Month: March 2014

A Callaway County woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for the murder of her husband. In January Sandra Plunkett was found guilty of the 2011 murder of her husband in Holts Summit. Prosecutors say she planned the murder to get life insurance money to feed her heroin addiction. Plunkett says she

A couple from St. Louis received a standing ovation from the University of Missouri this afternoon. Gary Savill and Barbara Stampfli-Savill made an estate commitment of $2.5 million to MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The couple says the gift will fund scholarships for vet students in underrepresented ethnic groups that will cover 50 percent of

A Boone County man will avoid jail. Cody Crane, 27, pleaded guilty to drug charges in January. He was arrested last year during a raid involving multiple agencies. ABC 17 News went to his sentencing hearing on Monday where the judge gave him five years probation with special conditions that he not possess or own

Missouri basketball has been on the NCAA tournament bubble for several weeks. But the Tigers have several opportunities to get on the right side of the bubble with two more SEC games left in the regular season and the SEC tournament. This week, Jerry Palm from CBS Sports predicts the Tigers will head to Dayton

Sunny skies with little cloud cover helped melt ice and sleet that accumulated on roads Sunday afternoon and evening. Columbia Public Works reported on their Facebook page that a salt and cinder mix was dropped on roads Sunday to improvetraction on slippery spots. CPW cautioned that roads in shaded areas may have slick spots that

Crews will begin work Wednesday on Business 50 West in Jefferson City, a project approved by the Cole County Commission in January. The Don Schnieders Excavating Company was awarded the $3.5 million dollar project, which is the largest road project Cole County has ever done on their own according to Cole County presiding commissioner Marc

Sunday Sit-Down for March 2nd, 2014: Columbia College men’s basketball coach Bob Burchard. Burchard led his team to its fourth straight regular season AMC title. The hall of famer previews the 2014 AMC tournament at Southwell Complex with ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim.

Columbia police were investigating a shots fired incident early Sunday morning in central city. Investigators got to Lincoln Drive, just west of Providence Road through downtown, around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. They told ABC 17 News they found evidence of a shooting, but no victims or property damage in the area. Anyone with information on the

He served three years as the director of basketball operations for the Missouri women’s basketball team. Now Michael Porter is in his first year as a Mizzou assistant coach.ABC 17’s Sherree Burruss tells us how he’s using that persistence to guide his athletes and his family.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Jabari Brown scored 21 points and Missouri set season bests with 62 percent shooting and 19 assists to whip Mississippi State 85-66 on Saturday. Jordan Clarkson had 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds and reserve Keanu Post added career bests of 14 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (20-9,

Girls high school district championships:New Franklin 57, Harrisburg 50 Boys high school district championships: Tolton Catholic 73, Harrisburg 51Linn 47, Tipton 44 (OT)South Callaway 75, Montgomery Co. 90Eugene 58, Blair Oaks 40