Month: December 2013

Law enforcement are investigating a burglary at an east Columbia convenience store early Sunday. Around 3:18 a.m., Boone County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Kwik BP convenience store on St. Charles Road for a front door security alarm. At the business, deputies found someone had made a forced entry into the store, but they found

The threat of refreezing roads had streets crews across mid-Missouri maintain some staff Saturday night. Columbia Public Works said it would keep an eight person crew working through the night into Sunday morning. Friday’s rain quickly turned to snow overnight, making for dangerous driving condition. Towing companies have been busy with today’s accidents and are

Patric Massey took an unconventional route to Columbia College. 10 years ago, he played at Aurora College in Colorado until his father came back into his life. He moved to Montana to catch up, eventually taking a job as a store manager at a sporting apparel store. Massey would spend almost a decade in Montana

More than 2,000 Boone Electric customers were without power for hours on Saturday. The company said power was fully restored by about 4 p.m., with the majority of the outage focused on Hallsville in northern Boone County. On the company’s Facebook page, representatives said the problem was with a transformer at a substation near Hallsville.

Changing winter weather conditions did not slow down winter commencement ceremonies in Columbia this weekend. About 2,300 students at the University of Missouri graduated in ceremonies across campus between Friday and Saturday. At Columbia College, about 315 students were handed their diplomas by interim president Dr. Terry Smith during a service at noon Saturday.

A Columbia woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly trying to burn down her own home. Firefighters got a call early Thursday morning from Christina Soper at Broadway Apartments near Stadium Boulevard. Crews did not find anything at the scene, but Soper’s oven was turned up to 500-degrees. Police claim Soper told authorities she had already

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has confirmed there were at least four fatal accidents in Mid-Missouri on Friday. Officials are blaming the accidents on slick conditions on area roads. The latest crash was on Highway 50 near Highway 89 in Osage County. Police say Jerome Hinrichs, 68, of Wildwood, Mo., was traveling eastbound when his

Rock Bridge vs. DeSmet boys basketball- postponed Battle vs. Blue Springs girls basketball- cancelled Fulton vs. Marshall boys basketball- postponed Cole Camp at Blair Oaks boys basketball- postponed Missouri dual meet (wrestling) at Helias- will go on as scheduled (as of 1:50 pm) Friday games for Centralia tournament are postponed. Schedule on Saturday is as

State Farm Insurance has sold its Columbia campus to a Texas-based company. Company spokesman Jim Camoriano confirmed the insurance company is selling nearly two dozen properties to Lone Star Funds as part of a package deal. The Missouri Operations Center campus off South Providence Road is one of those 23 properties. Under the deal, State

Centralia police have arrested a man on suspicion of child abuse. They were alerted when a 5-year-old child was brought to Audrain County Medical Center. Officers say the child had severe bruising, scratches and other injuries consistent with abuse. Police arrested Anthony Barnett of Centralia Thursday morning on suspicion of abusing the child. According to

Police in the capital city are searching for man who robbed a check cashing business. Just before 6 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to the Check n Go on Missouri Boulevard for an armed robbery. Police say the suspect entered the business, showed a small handgun and demanded money. Employees gave the suspect money and

Temperatures were near zero Wednesday night, and an approaching winter-weather storm is putting pressure on area shelters. The Harbor House in Columbia is full and now trying to find places for people to sleep. “We had 13 cots being put up for people so they would not freeze to death because that’s just not acceptable,”

A Columbia teenager was arrested Thursday for an armed robbery at Aspen Heights. Officers arrested Kejuane Marshae Johnson, 17, just before 5 p.m. in the 4400 block of Belleview Drive West. Police say they were serving a search warrant to look for evidence connected to Tuesday’s robbery at the student housing complex. According to police,

Emergency crews have called off the search for a man who reportedly jumped off the Missouri River Bridge near Jefferson City. Around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, crews responded to the area for a man who jumped into the water. Rescue crews used boats and a helicopter to search the river near the bridge. The Highway Patrol’s

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says about 8,900 flat-screen TVs are being recalled because a faulty electronic component that can catch fire. Six incidents of the TVs overheating, smoking or catching fire have been reported, the agency says. One incident involved a TV catching fire and scorching a wall. The recall involves black Coby 32-inch

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has pieced together three others involved in the killing of Satina Beckner. Bryant Holmes, Jr. was the first one charged in the murder. He was arrested just a few days after the homicide on Oct. 8, and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Kelli Modock, Parish Walker, and

Cole County commissioners held an emergency vote Thursday morning to approve money to fix the heat in the holding cells at the courthouse. The heat in the holding cells at the Cole County Courthouse is completely out. Prisoner who are awaiting trial and those arrested are still being held in the cells. According to Sheriff

Law enforcement near the Lake of the Ozarks made a large drug bust in Macks Creek. The Camden County Street Crimes Unit and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group searched a home in the 100 block of Moffett Lake Drive and found a large amount of drugs and cash. Inside the home, officers found 70

Watch highlights from Tony Temple’s big day, as Missouri rolls over Arkansas in the 2008 Cotton Bowl. Temple rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns, setting new Cotton Bowl records. Highlights called by former ABC 17 Sports Director Baeu Baehman.

Missouri executed Allen Nicklasson on Wednesday night for killing a good Samaritan who stopped to help him and his friends after their car stalled on Interstate 70 in 1994. It was the state’s second execution in three weeks. An appeals court panel had granted a stay of execution for Nicklasson on Monday, citing concerns about