Month: January 2014

Fire investigators say faulty wiring in the attic of a Columbia home caused the fire that damaged it Sunday night. The fire started at around 10:40 p.m. at the home on Washington Avenue. Firefighters found smoke and small flames coming from the eaves, and were able to put the fire out after taking down some

A St. Louis County man died in a car crash in Mid-Missouri early Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Christopher Opre, 22, of Manchester, was driving on County Road 2650 around 3:15 a.m. when his car went off the side of the road, hit a tree and fence, then caught on fire. Troopers

Eldon police make three arrests and seize 16 plants in a marijuana bust. The Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force also helped in serving the search warrant in the 100 block of Autry Street on Sunday. While serving the warrant officers found a “grow operation” at the home. 16 marijuana plants were seized along with equipment in

Boys –Versaille 50 – Sacred Heart 87Father Tolton 74, Iberia 77Hickman 71, Hazelwood Central 48Helias 75, Warrensburg 36Salisbury 70 Cairo 58 Girls –Hermann 45, Fatima 38

Click the video player to watch Columbia Daily Tribune basketball writer Steve Walentik on Sunday Sit-Down with ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim. Walentik provides some perspective to the ESPN investigation involving Mizzou athletics and former MU swimmer Sasha Menu Courey. Walentik also breaks down the improvement of Jabari Brown, as the Oregon transfer turns

The Columbia Star Dinner Train is now owned by Train Travel Inc., a company that has been operating dinner and retail train operations for 29 years. The new owners have announced an expansion of its schedule and changes to some of its programs. The sale happened back in November and according to a news release,

Some water customers in Audrain County are under a boil advisory until further notice. Public Water Supply District Two was investigating a large leak in its system Sunday evening. As of 8 p.m., the problem had not been located. Customers in the southern and southeastern parts of the district were being told to boil their

A Tuscumbia man was arrested Saturday night after deputies found drugs in his car. Jason Killian was pulled over for a routine traffic stop on Highway 89 in Belle. According to a post on the Maries County Sheriff Facebook page, deputies found drugs and drug paraphernalia inside his car. Killian also had an outstanding felony

A Columbia fire truck was damaged by fire Sunday morning during routine maintenance. Battalion Chief John Metz told ABC 17 News the unit’s 75 foot ladder was up when it hit high-voltage electric lines near the fire station on Oakland Gravel Road in north Columbia. One firefighter had to jump from the truck, but was

Columbia police are investigating a shooting at Sidelines Sports Bar on Big Bear Boulevard just after 1:30a.m. Sunday. Investigators said a woman was sitting in her car outside the bar when her car was shot at several times by the suspect. Officers found seven shell casings at the scene and two bullet holes in her

The Columbia crossfit community gathered for a fundraiser that supported a former University of Missouri athlete recovering from a severed spinal cord. Kevin Ogar played rugby at University and was a crossfit coach. His sister said Ogar still does not have any movement below the waist. Ogar was competing in California when the injury happened

More than a half million books and journals belonging to the University of Missouri may be damaged or destroyed because of mold. A letter sent by MU Director of Libraries Jim Cogswell details the presence of active mold growth on books and bound journals located in an off-site storage facility north of Columbia. The underground

Jabari Brown had 24 points with a career-best six assists and Jordan Clarkson added 22 points, helping Missouri handle South Carolina 82-74 on Saturday. Earnest Ross added 14 points for the Tigers (15-4, 3-3 SEC), who led by double digits most of the way and kept the Gamecocks (7-12, 0-6) winless in conference play. The

A fire destroyed a Columbia mobile home Saturday evening, leaving a family of three without a place to live. It happened around 6:15 p.m. in the 4100 block of Ponderosa Drive, off U.S. 63 in south Columbia. Eight units from both Columbia Fire Department and Boone County Fire Protection District responded Fire crews at the

The Boone County Fire Department responded to a fire on the north side of Columbia at 6:45 a.m. Saturday. The fire was on North Wade School Road located in the left unit of the duplex. The occupants were sleeping when one resident woke up to a fire in the kitchen near the stove. They were

The price of prescriptions is on the rise nationwide. Now pharmacists are calling for a congressional hearing on what they call skyrocketing generic drug costs, some going up 600%. “In the month of January I would say that it happens almost every other day,” said Kilgore’s pharmacists, Bill Morrissey. That is how often Morrissey sees

Tax season begins in one week. That means the risk of identity fraud is its peak. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tax identity theft is the most common type of fraud in the United States. Elsie Hardt believes she may be one of those statistics. The Moberly woman received a text message from a

Girls high school basketball final scores- Hickman 68, Rolla 19Edwardsville 34, Rock Bridge 60South Callaway 68, Wellsville 41Battle 51, Smith-Cotton 30 Boys high school basketball final scores- Waynesville 46, Jefferson City 44Rock Bridge 47, Lee’s Summit West 70Helias 70, Fulton 38Kirksville 80, Harrisburg 64Brunswick 26, Sturgeon 94

On Friday night, the Missouri gymnastics team hosted No. 22 Kentucky coming up short to the Wildcast 195.150 – 193.775. Missouri began the evening on vault where Junior Rachel Updike scored a team high of 9.925 and also took home the event title. After the first rotation, Missouri trailed Kentucky 48.875 – 47.825. Next on

A meth dealer from Eldon will spend the next 20 years in prison with no chance for parole. Mitchell Atterberry was sentenced in federal court on Friday for a series of crimes dating back to 2010, when officers first raided his home near the Lake of the Ozarks. Police stopped Atterberry three times over the