Month: April 2014

Columbia Regional Airport is doing better than other airports its size according to the Government Accountability Office. The office told congress there are fewer flights and fewer seats available at airports all over the country, particularly the smaller ones. But, the Columbia airport has not been shrinking at all, in fact, it has been adding

On Wednesday, Tolton Catholic announced Jeremy Osborne will be the new head boys basketball coach. Osbourne was assistant coach for the basketball team for two years before becoming head coach. “We believe that this continuity within the program, as well as his other strong characteristics already discussed, separated him from all of the other excellent

After a crackdown on the illegal online drug trade last year, the FBI seized the “Silk Road” website and arrested its founder, 29-year-old Ross Ulbricht. But now, competitors have made some changes and the site has rebuilt, drawing more traffic and sales than before Ulbricht’s arrest. According to a report released Wednesday by the Digital

Just more than 24 hours after he was introduced, Kim Anderson made his first important move. The new Missouri basketball coach retained associate head coach Tim Fuller, who was the interim head coach when Frank Haith left. Fuller went 5-0 to start last season when Haith served a five-game suspension for his role in the

Tuesday night in Oklahoma two men were scheduled to be executed. Clayton Lockett, 38, was the first to be given the lethal injection. Ten minutes after doctors administered the first drug, containing the sedative, he began to twitch and mumble. He was pronounced unconscious at the time and the last two injections were given. The

As a Columbia motel closes its doors, the remaining residents are moving out and Wednesday, do not know why it’s closing. Providence Inn and Suites will stop operating tomorrow, more than three weeks after owners announced its closing. Wednesday ABC 17 News discovered that the owner was charged with operating his motel without a business

State Representative Joshua Peters Wednesday called for a closed session within the House to discuss Senate Bill 493 that deals with students transferring out of unaccredited districts. “This is a vitally important discussion that shouldn’t involve lobbyists or interest groups or any of the external influences that too often drive education discussions away from what

The focus Wednesday in Central Arkansas moves towards repairing infrastructure, rather than accounting for missing people. Mayflower Superintendent of Schools John Gray said 75% of the students in the school district are without power. Chain Electric has crews throughout Faulkner County. One worker said one mile and a half stretch may take all day to

A Fulton man was arrested and taken to the Fulton State Hospitalafter destroying property in the Callaway County Hospital Wednesday. Dominic Gines allegedly damaged parts of the therapy office with a metal pipe,and threatened a police officer with the pipe before he was arrested. Gines was charged with felony property damage, felony assault on law

A Columbia man who was shot last Saturday night in Fulton’s Carver Park is listed in good condition at a Columbia hospital, according to a news release from the Fulton Police. 58-year-old Daryl Umbles was taken from the park by a Staff for Life helicopter around 9 p.m. An ABC 17 News crew at the

Columbia Police are trying to enforce safe driving due to what they’re calling a continued problem with unlicensed, revoked, suspended, and uninsured drivers. Police will be conducting a safety checkpoint in Columbia between May 5 and May 11 to address these problems, and enforce seatbelt laws. In a news release, police said the checkpoint location

Three members of Missouri Task Force One who were deployed to Arkansasearlier this week will return home Wednesday. The 3 members were requested Sunday night following devastating tornadoes north of Little, Rock, Arkansas. The members were assigned as a part of the Incident Support Team (IST) in multiple roles. Texas Task Force 1 and the

The University of Missouri held a news conference to introduce new Men’s Basketball Coach Kim Anderson. The MU Board of Curators made the announcement on Anderson’s hire Monday. Anderson started by thanking his family at the University of Central Missouri, stating, “I am Missouri through and through.” Anderson addressed critics by acknowledging his age, “all

A University of Missouri student claims she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house. On Monday, MU police were called to pick up a rape kit at University Hospital. A report with the kit states the incident happened in a fraternity bedroom. The name of the fraternity was not listed. MU police have turned the

Three men pleaded guilty before a federal judge over the last week to conspiring in heroin trafficking in Columbia. 34-year-old Toney Antwane Jones, 31-year-old Gregory Lamont Townsend, and 36-year-old Terrell Deandre Williams all appeared in court for the same charge. Jones and Townsend are both from Columbia; and Williams from St. Louis. According to court

University of Missouri students are helping others to feel safe wherever they are. The app you download on your phone is called Safe Trek. “It’s kind of a bridge between doing nothing and calling 911,” said Nick Droege, Co-Owner and Chief Operating Officer of Safe Trek. Droege and four other University of Missouri students created

The Cole County sheriff says low pay is making it hard to keep deputies. On Tuesday, Sheriff Greg White and the Cole County Commission applied for a grant that would give county deputies an extra $200 a month. The Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Fund Grant was created in 2008 as a way to increase salaries

The Columbia Police Department had one person in custody Tuesday afternoon for analleged kidnapping, but that man has since been released. Officers responded to a kidnapping call shortly before 9 a.m. The female caller told dispatchers her female friend was taken by a man they knewfrom the Columbia Mall and was headed east on I-70.

A new deal could keep the city of Columbia out of the courtroom over downtown development. The Opus Group agreed to withdraw their threat of a lawsuit against the city if city council votes to rescind the current development agreement with the company and instead approve a new agreement. First Ward councilwoman Ginny Chadwick is

A Rolla man pleaded guilty to having heroin in Phelps County Court Monday. Dennis Elms was charged with felony possession with intent to distribute heroinand was sentenced to 15 years in state prison. Since Elms has prior drug convictions, he is not eligible for probation or parole. Elms was arrested for the charge in April