Month: August 2013

One town rallies to support a member of the community. Connie Hunt is continuing to recover, but lost everything. Nearly two months ago, she was doused in gasoline and set on fire by her husband. The house burned to the ground. Saturday the people in Higbee hosted a barbecue to raise money for Connie Hunt.

Two people are dead after a small plane crash early Saturday morning near St. Louis. According to affiliate KTVI, a single-engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in the Chesterfield Valley. St. Louis County police say the plane crashed into a tree line about a half-mile from the end

A new list ranks Columbia as one of the top 10 college towns in the country to live in. The Livability.com listranks Columbia as the fourth most livable college town in the U.S. based on numerous factors, including cost of living, walkability and pollution levels. The site also took into consideration student-to-resident ratios, educational attachment,

A Sedalia woman was killed in a single-car crash Friday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Wendy D. Klein was traveling on Highway EE just north of Highway HH around 11:30 p.m. when her car ran off the right side of the road, hit a ditch and overturned. Troopers say Klein was ejected

Missouri held its second practice of the fall Friday morning under overcast skies and light showers Injury Update: DT A.J. Logan remained in a red jersey nursing his knee injury. Freshman OL Harneet Gill was also in a red jersey just observing practice without participating due to a foot injury. Freshman CB Anthony Sherrils shed

Authorities say 15 teens and children went to University Hospital in Columbia after a charter bus coming from the Missouri School for the Deaf in Fulton overturned in Montgomery County. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education spokeswoman Sarah Potter believes all the students have minor injuries. Police say the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Friday

Federal health officials are apparently zeroing in on the source of some of the cyclospora infections that have sickened more than 400 people in 16 states, including Missouri. A third case in the western part of the state was also announced Friday. The Food and Drug Administration says the outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa

The back-to-school tax-free holiday starts Friday. Certain back-to-school purchases such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items as defined by the statute, are exempt from sales tax for the weekend of August 3. There are eight counties participating in this holiday. Those include: Macon, Randolph, Monroe, Pettis, Miller, Maries, Gasconade, and Montgomery. The rest

A 15-hour standoff is over Friday with one man dead. The Howard County Sheriff’s Department was called out to a home on Country Road 342 just outside of Franklin at about 11:30 Thursday last night for a domestic dispute. Officials said it quickly became a standoff just after they arrived at the house. Through public

Amtrak is experiencing a growth in riders, but will it be enough to keep it afloat when federal funding is taken away in October? Amtrak reports ticket revenue is up 112 percent over the past few years. Since 2007, the train ridership is up 74 percent. The company still relies heavily on government funding. Amtrak

A man was arrested in connection to a recent murder in late June at the Broadway Marketplace on Conley Road. Domionte Cheatum was taken into custody in the 700 block of north Providence Thursday afternoon. Boone County deputies pulled over his car because it did not have current registration. Investigators think a drug deal turned

Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey says violent gun crime numbers are up this year in Columbia. That comment comes after a press conference last Friday where City Manager Mike Matthes said crime is down, despite nine shootings within city limits since June 15. ABC 17 News pulled crime statistics in Columbia for the last five

Gary Pinkel officially opened his 12th season at Mizzou Thursday with the Tigers first fall practice of 2013. Mizzou was one of four SEC schools (Georgia, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State) to open camp Aug. 1. In fact, those were the first four schools in the league to open practice. Before the practice began, the coach released

City crews in Columbia are starting work on a sidewalk that will cost almost $400,000. But officials argue the project is necessary and won’t affect the city budget. The construction is at Seventh Street and Broadway. Complying with ADA regulations is one of the main reasons for the renovation of this sidewalk in particular. City

A southern Illinois businessman has paid off part of a court-ordered legal settlement with nearly four tons of quarters packed into dozens of bags. Roger Herrin, of Harrisburg, was ordered by an appellate court to repay $500,000 in insurance money related to a 2001 car accident in which his teenage son died. The reimbursement followed

The planned closure of RR Donnelley is just the latest addition to the laundry list of businesses going elsewhere or closing in Mid-Missouri. In the past 18 months, there have been more than ten companies to go out of business. The majority of those came from just three cities: Boonville, Moberly and Mexico. It amounts

RR Donnelleyis closing its operations in Jefferson City. The publishing company, located at 321 Wilson Drive, is scheduled to close on or about October 1, after informing employees of the shutdown during a meeting Thursday morning. The Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce president confirmed around 500 people will lose their jobs as a result.

The fifth annual Project Homeless Connect was held Thursday to help place people who are experiencing homelessness with agencies that may help them. Thirty agencies and about 75 volunteers gathered to provide services to those who need it. Services included free food, free eye exams, free HIV testing, and aid in finding public housing. Almost

A Moberly man has been charged for sexually assaulting a juvenile. Police say they arrested 24-year-old Robert L. Hook on Wednesday after receiving a report of a sexual assault. Authorities believe Hook molested a child under the age of 14. Hook was arrested on charges of first-degree child molestation, first-degree sodomy, first-degree statutory rape and

A Thursday afternoon fire destroyed a home in Sunrise Beach and damaged a neighboring structure. Firefighters were called to a home on Crane Cove Point and upon arriving, found a house fully engulfed in flames. Both Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District and Mid-County Fire Protection District responded to the fire. Crews were able to put