Month: August 2013

Moberly police caught a May armed robbery suspect Saturday. Joshua Butcher, 20, was arrested in the 100 block of Hagood on several Randolph County warrants, including Robbery and Armed Criminal Action. Police told ABC 17 News the warrants relate to a May 5th robbery of an 18-year-old at the intersection of Emerson Street and Myra

The new fiscal year begins in October for the city of Columbia. The city manager led today’s council meeting hoping to get one step closer to finalizing the budget. Columbia’s city council is halfway through its discussions in completing the 2014 budget, but still has work to do. Mayor Bob McDavid said there is a

Two Boone county teens were in jail Friday after being linked to alleged credit card theft and fraud. Charles Donigian, 18, and Alorie Beam, 17, were originally suspects in a burglary investigation, according to the Boone County Sheriffs Office. Donigian was being held on charges of felony stealing and fraudulent use of a credit device

Kidnapping and rape suspect Brian Adkison is still on the run two weeks after escaping from the Caldwell County Jail. Police say Adkison kidnapped his ex-girlfriend, a University of Missouri medical student, assaulted her and dropped her off at University Hospital back in June. He then led law enforcement on a five-day pursuit that ended

An attempted child abductor is on the loose after trying to kidnap a boy in a Macon park, about an hour north of Columbia. It happened before 10 Thursday night at the Jackson Street park. Macon police said a 13 year old was at the park when an older man came up and tried grabbing

A man wanted for robbing a bank near St. Louis escaped police in Osage Beach Friday morning. On Thursday local officers got a heads up Matthew Holleran could be in Mid-Missouri, after hitting a bank in St. Charles, possibly driving in a gold Mercury Sable. Osage Beach authorities saw the suspect vehicle Friday morning at

Investigators are looking into a house fire on Dunbar Drive Friday morning. Around 2:15 a.m. firefighters were called out to the 1300 block of Dunbar Drive. Crews arrived and found a fire in the basement. They originally thought someone was trapped inside, but after searching they did not find anyone. Three people live in the

Columbia’s Chamber of Commerce is the latest organization to announce its stance on the looming possibility lawmakers will try and override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of HB 253. The chamber’s board voted to oppose any legislative attempts to override the veto in the upcoming session. Chairman Bob Wagner says the Columbia Chamber of Commerce strongly

No one was injured Friday after an SUV went through the front of a Columbia business. Emergency crews responded to Frameworks on Old Highway 63 near the Business Loop around 11 a.m. The driver was a 73 year-old woman from Rocheport who accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. Police are not issuing a

High school football returns to mid-Missouri Friday evening with jamboree events spread throughout the state. Battle High School is debuting its new school and new facilities by hosting a four-team scrimmage Friday evening. The Hickman Kewpies and Rock Bridge Bruins and will be guests of the Spartans. Hickman is coming off a 9-2 season that

On Thursday MoDOT tried to explain its plans for future road construction in Ashland. A j-turn will be built just south of Peterson Lane. MoDOT said j-turns are the answer to the safety problem at the intersections off Highway 63. Vehicles speed down Highway 63. Just south of Ashland at Liberty Lane, one car pulls

Aspen Heights, the plagued student housing neighborhood located off of Highway 63 and Grindstone Parkway, is once again having problems. In July, more than 500 students were told that they were not going to be able to move in on time and had to wait until Aug. 17. Around 80 students are still waiting until

The Columbia Public School District released scores from the latest round of MAP testing Friday morning. Missouri school districts are in the process of moving from MAP tests to the Common Core test. That change won’t happen for two more years. In the meantime, the federal government wants testing done despite the motion toward the

The way Missouri handles Conceal Carry permits will change next week. A new law going into effect no longer has permit information being given to the Department of Revenue. The change comes after thousands of files were shared with the federal government earlier this year. Each county sheriff will now hold the files on permit

The Columbia Board of Education met Thursday morning to talk about a controversial bill and ended up passing a resolution to back Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of an income tax cut bill. The governor has campaigned around the state saying if lawmakers override his veto of House Bill 253, the state would lose about $800

Lincoln University announced Thursday it will waive application fees to the school for displaced RR Donnelley workers. On Aug. 1, the company announced it would close its Jefferson City facility, leaving around 500 employees without jobs. University president Dr. Kevin Rome says the school will waive the $20 fee to apply for the fall 2013

A Randolph County man will spend the next 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of a toddler. Joseph Laswell, 23, of Clark had a pre-trial conference Thursday afternoon and during the conference, he accepted a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and abuse of a child. He was sentenced

The City of Jefferson Public Works and Planning Committee agreed to forward Capital Mall’s expansion plans to the city council for a vote. The mall is working with the city to create a community improvement district on mall property. The plans include 11 tracts that would house new businesses on the grounds. Mall officials say

Thousands of people will converge on the Lake of the Ozarks this weekend for the annual shootout boat race. Already, records crowds are expected at the lake after a street parade in Laurie Wednesday night brought thousands of people to the small town. Around 80 speed boats were displayed during that event. Officials aren’t sure

Two people are in jail after the Columbia Police Department’s SWAT team served a drug search warrant Thursday morning. Just after 9 a.m., police searched an apartment in the 2300 block of Hendrix Drive. Police arrested 36-year-old Antwane L. Grant and 34-year-old Lamanda D. Grant after finding marijuana, ecstasy, drug paraphernalia, a large amount of