Month: February 2014

Battalion Chief Gary Warren, with the Columbia Fire Department, told ABC 17 News that regardless of weather conditions they still get out of the door within 60 seconds of a call and plan to be there within 5 minutes. “The bad weather conditions are really no different for us than normal motors. We still have

On Wednesday the Columbia Police Department confirmed they are investigating two overnight shootings, more than 12 hours after the initial call. Officers set up a crime scene in 100 block Woodlawn Avenue late Tuesday night. Investigators only told ABC 17 News that they were investigating a crime scene, despite initial reports of shots fired from

The Missouri Attorney General is asking consumers to be aware of tow truck services price gouging during winter storms. The agency says it is normal for tow trucks to raise their rates slightly during a winter storm because of the amount of overtime their employees accumulate. It says there are also scammers out there looking

An SUV hit a MoDot plow truck head-on just before 5 p.m. Tuesday night. The collision happened on Route E, just south of Sweringen Road near Harrisburg. The driver of the SUV told ABC 17 News he was heading north on Route E when he lost control rounding a corner. He said he tried to

While road officials urge everyone to stay off the street Tuesday, tow truck companies are making sure all of their trucks are on the roads. ABC 17 News rode along with Tiger Towing owner, David DeBates today. “The roads are not too awfully slick. I guess they are in some areas, but snow covered is

Roads crews in mid-Missouri were busy trying to keep up with snowfall Tuesday afternoon. The city of Columbia reached two inches of snow before noon, meaning no parking on snow routes kicked into effect across town. Any cars parked on those streets would towed at the owners expense Tuesday so city streets crews could plow

Columbia police have made an arrest in a Sunday night shooting that sent two to the hospital. Monday night police arrested Eugenia Dyer, 36, of Columbia for the shooting in the 5000 block of Rice Road. Just after 10 p.m. Sunday officers were called to a local hospital in reference to two male gunshot victims.

Tuesday’s snowstorm has prompted many schools and businesses to close for the day. The University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia College, Stephens College and William Woods University are among the area schools of higher learning to cancel classes on Tuesday. Most public school districts closed even before the snow started, including Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton, Moberly and

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a suspicious death Monday night. Nichole Bailey, 24, died this morning after being taken by Staff for Life to University Hospital in Columbia. A deputy told ABC 17 News Bailey is believed to have been left out in the cold and may have died from hypothermia. She was

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has canceled an advisory for a missing child from Knox County, Missouri. Troopers said early Tuesday they thought Gabrial Muzolf had been taken by his biological father, Patrick Muzolf. Patrick was thought to be headed to Texas. Shortly after 5:30 Tuesday morning, the advisory was canceled after Gabrial was found

Steady snowfall caused chaos on mid-Missouri roads throughout the morning and early afternoon Tuesday. You can keep track of road conditions using MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map and snow maps for both Columbia and Jefferson City here. Interstate 70 just west of Columbia has just started to reopen after closing around 9:30 a.m. due to several

A controversial bill to re-zone property for a new student housing complex was voted down 4-3 Monday night by the Columbia city council. Those opposed said it didn’t fit the vision for the area. The bill was tabled at the last two meetings. The bill would have re-zoned 43 acres northeast of the Stadium Boulevard,

Today, 12 customers of Hutcheson Ford dealership in St. James received a refund check for the full price of their vehicle purchased over the weekend. Between the customers, the dealership gave back more than $300,000 as part of a deal promised in its “Super Weekend Sale.” The deal — if a customer purchased a car

After the weekend of freezing rain, Columbia residents won’t be getting much of a break before Tuesday’s snow storm hits. And area hardware stores won’t be able to help residents prepare for it because almost all of them are out of ice melt. “I’ve called around everywhere but they said there wasn’t any in Columbia,”

The family of a Jefferson City girl missing since last month says she is safe, police now say she is in custody. Sarah Rudjawitz’s family said Monday she had been found safe. Jefferson City police said she had been detained and was in the juvenile center. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported

In Missouri, 1 in 8 babies are born prematurely. About two-thirds of infant deaths happen with babies who are born preterm. The Missouri Legislature’s Task Force on Premature Births and Infant Mortality says it has recommendations that may reduce infant deaths and premature births in the state. These recommendations are: 1. Establish a Statewide Perinatal

An autopsy has found no obvious signs of trauma on the body of a Kansas City woman found behind a gas station last week in Holts Summit. In a news release Monday morning, Sgt. Marc Haycook said the cause of Jessica Murafetis’ death was still unknown and toxicology results could take months to come back

A Columbia man has admitted he pretended to be a woman in order to get Boy Scouts he knew into sending him child pornography. Ian Francis Burow, 24, pleaded guilty Monday to seven counts of producing, receiving and distributing child pornography. He had six victims between December 2010 and August 2011. Burow was the director

Early Monday morning, firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at a Columbia school. Just before 6 a.m., firefighters were called to Jefferson Middle School at 713 Rogers Street. Officials on scene told ABC 17 News there were flames and smoke visible when they arrived. They think the fire was due to a problem with

Columbia police arrested one person after gunfire erupted outside a Super Bowl party in the city’s northwest corner. Police tell us Jarryl Jones was the man arrested for the incident. He has since bonded out. Investigators say Jones said he was just trying to break up the fight when he fired off some shots. A