Month: December 2013

Boone County firefighters responded to a house fire in northeast Columbia Sunday night just after 7 p.m. Boone County fire officials said the fire started in a basement bathroom at a home in the 6000 block of St. Charles Road and Lake of the Woods. Combustibles caught fire in the bathroom, as well as a

Tracy Abrams scored a season-best 22 points and made two free throws with 4.6 seconds to lift Illinois over No. 23 Missouri 65-64 Saturday in the annual Braggin’ Rights game. Rayvonte Rice added 14 points for Illinois (9-2), which snapped a four-game losing streak in the 33rd renewal of the annual neutral-court matchup. Jordan Clarkson

The Missouri football team prepares for a stout Oklahoma State defense led by three players that could pose a threat in the 2014 Cotton Bowl.

Four firefighters from Marshall and a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper were injured while working to clear a rollover crash on eastbound I-70 at mile marker 77. The Missouri Highway Patrol said just after 4 p.m., a car driving too fast for road conditions on westbound I-70 lost control. The car went through the median, over

More than 600 Columbia residences saw their power turned back on Sunday afternoon. The winter storm of freezing rain and ice was to blame. Residences in the College Park area were without power through the night. “I woke up at about 5:30 this morning because it was cold. I immediately checked the temperature and it

This weekend millions of people across the county are traveling home for the holidays, just in time for a winter storm to hit mid-Missouri. With dangerous weather conditions in the forecast and more people on the roads than usual, road crews are working extra hard to keep the priority routes from freezing. Saturday evening Missouri

The Missouri tigers fell to Missouri State Thursday 67 -53 in Springfield the Tigers fall to 10-2 on the season. Freshman Sierra Michaelis led the Tigers with 14 points to set a new career-high mark. Her seven rebounds on the night also mark a career high. Missouri’s 10-1 record to start the year matches the

Sections of the Columbia Regional Airport are currently without heat after a fire happened in the airport’s boiler room on Saturday. Most passengers in the airport did not notice any issues with the building’s temperature, but several could tell it was colder when they first walked in. “I just noticed that it’s a little bit

Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon appeared in court Friday for a preliminary hearing on the felony charge of tampering with a motor vehicle. The case was bound over and is now going to the circuit court. Dixon is also charged with sexual misconduct, third-degree assault, harassment and stalking misdemeanors. Dixon will appear again in court

With Christmas just days away, Mid-Missouri’s Toys for Tots program still needs to raise $11,000 to fill the holiday needs of children. The program, sponsored by the Marine Corps League, provides toys for needy families across central Missouri. This year, though, the program still needs to fill thousands of gift requests. “We might have one

Police are searching for a man who robbed the Moberly Domino’s Pizza. Investigators say a male suspect robbed the restaurant, located in the 600 block of North Morley Street, at gunpoint Thursday night. The suspect was able to get an undetermined amount of money. He is described as being 5’10” to 6′ tall and wearing

The Southeastern Conference has fined the University of Missouri for allowing fans to rush the field during the 2013 football season. On Nov. 30, Mizzou fans rushed Faurot Field after the team’s 28-21 win over Texas A&M. The SEC announced Friday it is fining the university $5,000 for violating the conference’s “access to competition area”

The family of 12 year-old Eyana White is blaming relentless bullying for their daughter’s suicide. The family told ABC 17 News a fellow student told her to kill herself via Facebook. Eyana’s friends have told them the bullying was becoming too much for her to handle. However, the family said they saw no indication she

A fire damaged one side of a duplex outside the Columbia city limits Friday morning. The fire started on Demaret Drive at around 4:30 a.m. Five people were inside the single-story duplex at the time, and all got out with no injuries. Only the one side of the duplex was damaged. Firefighters said the fire

A water main break is Columbia is forcing part of a road to be shut down. The break happened in the eastbound lanes of the Business Loop. The area is closed between Range Line and College Avenue while crews work to repair the break.

Police received multiple calls from residents on Sylvan Lane in northern Columbia that shots were fired in the 1500 block Thursday night. Police found no shell casings or other evidence that shots were actually fired. Officers on the scene told ABC 17 News that neighbors could not pinpoint where exactly on the street they heard

MoDOT told ABC 17 News that it has all 225 of its trucks in mid-Missouri loaded and ready to go for the weekend. It’s preparing to pre-treat roads as early as Friday morning to be ready for the possible icy conditions moving into mid-Missouri. “The pre-treatment keeps the ice from bonding to the pavement. If

Final high school boys and girl’s scores Dec. 19th Girls…Boonville 61 – Moberly 31S. Callaway 54 – Eugene 36N. Callaway 62 – Wellsville 30Kirksville 47 – Fulton Boys…Harrisburg 73 – S. Callaway 58

An employee at a local hospital is trying to find a way to gain more hours to provide health insurance to her terminally-ill son. Rylan Newman’s family recently discovered there are no other treatment options for his cancer. His mother, Sharon, is currently working 20 hours a week at Boone Hospital Center. According to BJC

A Boone County home was heavily damaged in a Thursday morning fire. Around 10:30 a.m., fire crews were called to the home on Roemer Road. When crews arrived on the scene, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. Firefighters say the roof of the two-story home collapsed immediately after they arrived. A