Month: November 2013

Boone County fire crews battled a large blaze that destroyed a trailer and spread to the woods near Harrisburg Saturday. A family was home at the time of the fire, including one woman in a wheelchair. Fire officials said a passerby jumped off his bike to help pull her to safety. That family was being

Saturday night’s game is a sellout, meaning a full tailgate Saturday afternoon. Even though University of Missouri students are technically on Thanksgiving break, the crowds have still descended on Columbia. Police told ABC 17 News that getting ready for Saturday’s game is similar to games past, but they are already starting to think about changes

ABC 17 News confirmed the cause of death for a Mid-Missouri police chief Friday. According to Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols , Huntsville’s longtime police chief, William Stuck, 64, died from a single gunshot wound to the stomach. Investigators performed the autopsy Friday morning. They are still waiting to hear from the state crime lab.

Black Friday is often not thought of as a day for the small stores along Broadway in Columbia. However, the majority of stores downtown did take part in Black Friday sales. “Here it’s a little bit slower pace. We get rushes. At one moment we’ll have a lot of people and the next minute it

Class 4 State TournamentChampionship Webb City 28, Helias Catholic 14 Class 6 State Tournament ChampionshipBlue Springs 35, Rock Bridge 14

Two people are dead and one is seriously injured after a head-on collision Friday morning. Law enforcement say a car driven by Richard Vanboening, 21, of Mexico, Mo., crossed the center line of Highway 124 around 7 a.m., hitting an oncoming car. A passenger in the car, Victoria Singleton, 22, also of Mexico, was pronounced

The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office confirms a Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company gas line exploded south of Houstonia early Friday morning. Emergency response crews shut down a perimeter around the burning pipeline, which still had visible flames more than eight hours after it exploded. An ABC 17 News crew reported seven buildings in the area were

Gov. Jay Nixon is calling state lawmakers back to the Capitol to consider incentives aimed at attracting a massive Boeing Co. production facility to the state. Officials are hoping to entice Boeing to produce its 777X passenger jet in Missouri. Several other states also have been discussing trying to land the project, and Boeing hopes

A central Missouri woman was killed in a car crash in Pulaski County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Angela Tate, 52, of St. Robert, was traveling on Highway 28 Thursday night when her car ran off the left side of the road. Troopers say Tate’s vehicle hit a utility pole, rolled, then hit

Police are searching around Columbia Square Apartments on Claudell Lane for a potentially dangerous suspect. Columbia Police told ABC 17 News that the suspect was last seen knocking on a resident’s door with a gun. Before this incident, police said the same suspect was wanted for trespassing earlier in the day. Police are searching with

Sedalia police arrested a man early Wednesday morning, accused of having drugs during a traffic stop. Police told ABC 17 News Thursday officers arrested Michael Durham, 36, after a traffic stop around 1:26 a.m. Durham is accused of having methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia either on him or in the vehicle. Durham was in the

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday often thought of as sitting around with family and friends eating turkey. It is now quickly becoming a day where family and friends sit around outside of a store waiting for the doors to open. “It is cold. You have to come prepared. Other than that though I wanted to

Almeta Crayton’s Everybody Eats has been a Thanksgiving tradition in Columbia for the past 16 years. But this time the meal is happening without Almeta, after her death on October 21 at the age of 53. Her son Tyrone is now taking part in the program. Stamper Commons at Stephens College was packed from 9

According to AAA, 40 million people will be traveling by car over the holiday weekend. Sgt. Paul Reinsch with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said he expected traffic to be heavy until midnight. This year, a combined effort as part of Operate CARE had troopers stationed every 20 miles on Interstates 29, 44 ,55 and

A California, Mo. man was hospitalized Thursday morning after a fire destroyed his home. California Rural Fire Department chief Steven Walters told ABC 17 News the fire was reported on Meyer Road around 4 a.m. When crews arrived, the house was engulfed in flames. The homeowner was home at the time. Walters said the homeowner

The Missouri volleyball team won against Arkansas in its last regular season game 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 29 -27) With tonight ‘s victory, the No. 4 ranked Tigers are undefeated in regular season at 34-0 and 18-0 in SEC play. This is the first time an SEC team has every run the table in the regular

A Fulton State Hospital employee is coming forward, detailing the brutal working conditions at the state’s only maximum security psychiatric facility. Larry Pierson has worked security at the hospital for three years. During his time there, he says he has been assaulted 40 times and ended up in the emergency room six times. He was

Centralia police officers arrested two people Wednesday on suspicion of stealing vehicles. In October, Centralia police officers investigated a report of a stolen camper. According to investigators, officers found Erik Ray and Angel Picton, both from Mexico, Mo., living in the camper on Route OO east of Hallsville. The camper was returned to the owners.

Fire crews from Southern Boone Protection District and Boone County Fire Protection District were still on the scene of a house fire late Wednesday night. The fire started along the side of a house in the 8000 block of Tom Bass Road, near Ponderosa Street around 7 p.m. A family of five was home at

Funeral services have been announced for a Lincoln University football player killed in a car accident. Joe Jackson-Parks, 18, died in a car crash in Warrensburg on Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2 in Jason Gymnasium at Lincoln University. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be