Month: December 2013

Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes said on Thursday a former police officer is not getting his old job back. Surveillance video showed Rob Sanders shoving the unruly inmate in a holding cell in August 2011 before other officers handcuffed him to a railing. The inmate, Kevin Baker, suffered a fractured vertebra and later reached a

Before you throw out your old Christmas tree, here are some things to know. The city of Columbia offers several options to recycle the tree. Residents can leave the tree curbside, decorated or bare, until January 31. After that, the tree must be cut into 4-foot pieces. The rules for curbside disposal are the same

Police in Moberly are searching for a man who robbed a Break Time convenience store at gunpoint Christmas night. According to police, the suspect robbed the Break Time on S. Morley Street around 9 p.m. Wednesday. Officers say the suspect had a handgun and took an undisclosed amount of money before fleeing on foot. No

A Columbia woman is recovering after being by struck by a bullet fired into a home on Christmas Eve. Police say several adults and children were in a house on Benton Street when the woman was wounded around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Several rounds were fired into the home, but only the 41-year-old woman was hit

Law enforcement are searching for three men who burglarized a south Columbia church last week. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says three men broke into the Family Worship Center on E. Bonne Femme Church Road on December 20 between 3:45 a.m. and 4:20 a.m. Detectives say the church’s video surveillance captured the men in their

Jefferson City police say a missing Mid-Missouri boy has been found dead in Cape Girardeau, along with Demetrius Beasley, the alleged abductor. Investigators say Markell Beasley, 6, of Jefferson City was found dead Christmas Eve. The boy was reported missing on Dec. 22 after Markell’s mother reported the child’s father-figure, Demetrius Beasley, had taken him

An Osage Beach man was killed in a single-car crash on Christmas Eve. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Kenneth Parsons, 63, was driving northbound on Midway Road around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday when he crossed the center line and ran off the opposite side of the road. The car hit an embankment, became airborne, hit

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has put out an endangered person advisory for a boy from Jefferson City. Markell Beasley, 6, is believed to be with a man who had a hand in raising him. According to state troopers, Markell’s mother allowed family members of Demitrius Beasley to take her son to St. Louis from

While many children eagerly await the delivery of gifts from Santa on Christmas Eve, come children already got a delivery from one of Santa’s helpers: 9-year-old Lexie Bousquet of Centralia. Lexie said she decided she wanted to start a toy drive for children who are less fortunate. “I wanted to do something to help others,”

The Boone County’s Cyber Crimes Task Force continues an investigation into a Columbia man suspected of having sex with a 13-year-old-girl. Prosecutors charged 24- year-old, Christopher Snell with multiple sex crimes against a child today. Court documents show that Snell admits he has violated more than one child. Even though Snell has been arrested and

Plans for the improvement of Business 50 West in Apache Flats continue to move forward. The Cole County Commission reviewed bids and plans for the project Tuesday morning and are hoping to break ground soon. This is the largest project that the county has ever done by itself. The road is known for being narrow,

A Glasglow man is dead after a wreck in Howard County. The accident happened Monday, on Highway 87 just north of County Road 344. Troopers say William Nodder, 29, of Glasglow went off the road, over corrected, went off the road again and flipped. Nodder was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the

A man is in jail after a standoff that lasted hours in Osage County Sunday night. Louis Duncan of Osage County is facing charges after allegedly firing a rifle at his wife and daughter at their home near Chamois. Police collected the bullet, which had gone through two walls in the home. No one was

Police are currently investigating the death of an MU student near his home outside St. Louis. Jarrett Mosby, 21, was found dead inside a car in Madison, Ill. He was enrolled as a senior in business administration, according the university’s website. KTVI reports witnesses said Mosby was shot multiple times while sitting in the passenger

Officials in one Mid-Missouri county have cost taxpayers more than $25,000, according to a new state report. On Monday the Missouri auditor issued findings for Randolph County, showing 16 employees still had health insurance premiums paid after quitting or getting fired. For two of them, the extra benefits continued for around a year. Deputy State

Columbia police officers are investigating reports of gunfire heard early Monday. Three separate calls came in shortly before 4 a.m., with the callers each reporting 5-6 gunshots. Officers went to the 1600 block of Boyd Lane, where the gunfire was reported, and found shell casings in the road. No damage was found, and there are

Police are investigating an armed robbery in north Columbia that happened on Sunday night. Just before 6:30 p.m., three men armed with handguns entered a residence on Elleta Boulevard through an unlocked door. They demanded money and property and got away with one item. A K-9 unit lost their scent, and now the three men

Three suspects are on the run after an armed home invasion in Columbia Sunday night. Just after 7 p.m., a resident at a home in the 1100 block of Elleta Boulevard said he stepped outside into the backyard. When he came back inside, three men wearing masks had entered the home through the front door.

Mizzou improves to 11-2 on the season and 8-0 at home after Sunday’s 75-60 victory over Western Illinois. Junior Morgan Eye led the Tigers with 22 points overall as she made six three-pointers in the contest. Frericks notched her fourth career double-double, tallying 12 rebounds and a career-high 14 points in the game. The tigers

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss spoke with Missouri women’s basketball team members Bri Kulas and Jordan Frerick for this week’s Sunday Sit-Down.