Month: March 2014

A controlled burn on private property has caused the sky in Boone County to become hazy. Ash started raining down in the Columbia area late Monday afternoon. Columbia Fire Battalion Chief John Metz confirmed to ABC 17 News that the fire is burning in the Pierpont area, just south of Rock Bridge State Park. Firefighters

Columbia police arrested 11 drunk drivers over St. Patrick’s Day weekend at two differentDWI checkpoints. City police worked with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to stop 272 drivers on Friday and Saturday night. Friday’s checkpoint at Locust and Waugh yielded 4 arrests; two people were charged with driving while intoxicated, one for having drug paraphernalia,

Since Scott Boulevard has been closed between Bellview Drive and Vawter School Road, Columbia PublicWorks traffic engineers have been monitoring the flow of traffic on alternate routes. Traffic signal timing has been adjusted at Nifong and Forum, Chapel Hill and Forum, Stadium and Forum, andRoute K at Providence Road. CPW will create a right-in/right-out turn

It was a special day for Steve Goodwin. Yes, his Gremlins captured the Class 2 state title. But he also go to celebrate with family on the bench. “It’s my son’s birthday today,” Goodwin said after Sacred Heart (31-0) completed its undefeated season. “He’s eight years old. I couldn’t ask for anything better than to

Will Palaszcuk from KTGR joins Austin Kim on Sunday Sit-Down. The Mizzou basketball team falls to the NIT, and Will provides his thoughts on how the Tigers will do. Austin also gets Will to break his March Madness habits and “The Big Show” host reveals his surprise Sweet 16 team.

Missouri basketball will not be dancing in the NCAA tournament in 2014. The Tigers (22-11) were given an NIT bid and will host Davidson (20-12) Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mizzou Arena. Should Missouri advance in the NIT, the Tigers would play Southern Miss or Toledo. MU’s history in the NIT is less than stellar.

Buses were busy in Columbia on Sunday, but not shuttling people from place to place. The city has been training bus drivers on the new routes approved in February. Instead of basing the system’s hub at Wabash Station downtown, buses will make more frequent stops in neighborhoods. Thew new CoMo Connect system starts this summer.

Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala says city management hasn’t been communicating with the council or the public about downtown development. “It was wrong for me to learn about this freeze on downtown development in the newspaper,” Skala told ABC 17 News. “That’s the kind of information we should have been talking about way ahead of

Before pitching each game, fifth year Mizzou senior Eric Anderson does the same thing. “I put a cross on the back of the mound when I’m pitching and i go back to it a lot during the game. if you watch for it, i go back there kind of tapping it and saying a little

A Marshall man was killed late Saturday night when the utility vehicle he was driving rolled in rural Saline County. John Rector, 25, was taken to Fitzgibbon Hospital around 11:20 p.m. and died less than one hour later. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, a second man was not hurt in the incident on

A high speed chase through multiple counties ended early Sunday morning with a two hour standoff near Waynesville. Donald Heckman, 47, was arrested early Sunday after deputies used a Taser to stun him and wrestle him to the ground on Red Oak Lane, just north of Interstate 44. Pulaski County Sheriff Ron Long said in

Baseball: No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers sweep double header 5-1 and 4-1 against the Mizzou tigers. Senior Eric Anderson had a career day on the mound with eight strikeouts and went a season best six innings in game two of the doubleheader. Softball: No. 16 softball falls to No. 9 Kentucky in doubleheader Saturday after two

A Jefferson City family lost its East Miller Street home to fire Saturday morning. Assistant Chief Tim Grace told ABC 17 News the fire started in the back of the home in the 1400 block of East Miller Street around 6:30 a.m. It was ruled accidental, but an exact cause was not determined by Saturday

Boys state quarterfinalsHickman 57,. Willard 54Normandy 57, Helias 64State 2 Champions – Sacred Heart 56, Iberia 45 Girls state quarterfinalsRock Bridge 73, Parkview 35Dexter 75, Battle 31Incarnate Word 66, Helias 20

Time is running out to get taxes filed – but don’t let those who prey on people who wait scam you. One of the most common scams during tax season will hurt long past April and cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to fix. It’s identity theft. “Almost everything you need to steal someone’s

Gymnastics: Gymnastics hosted No. 3 Florida for senior night. Angie Kern scored a new career high on vault with a 9.85. Bri Conkle and Miranda Eubanks leading bars with a 9.8 and 9.85. Tigers lose 198.2 to 194.3 Baseball: Game one of four for Missouri to open there SEC schedule started with No. 17 Tennessee.

Nearly 12 years ago, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped out of her bedroom and held captive for nine months, enduring numerous rapes and other abuse. Friday night, she shared that experience to teach others prevention at the University of Missouri in hopes they won’t go through the same ordeal. Smart spoke about how important it is

Parents who currently take their children to the University Village Student Parent Center daycare met at Speaker’s Circle on the MU campus Friday to spread awareness of a petition they created last Friday. The petition was created to urge MU officials to relocate the daycare center, with hundreds of signatures from mid-Missourians and others across

Residents wouldn’t say much Friday afternoon concerning a shooting incident near Derby Ridge Drive. Bullets struck a car and a house on the 1700 block of Bold Ruler Drive Thursday night. One neighbor said she heard a few pops outside, but didn’t see anyone or anything when she looked out her window. Another man living

Six people from the Columbia area have been arrested on federal drug-trafficking charges after an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Columbia Police revealed large amounts of marijuana being sent through U.S. mail. U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Don Ledsford confirmed to ABC 17 News that the federal complaints were unsealed yesterday. ABC 17