Month: July 2014

Columbia Police are warning residents about another scam targeting City of Columbia utility customers. The Police Department received several calls over the weekend, and at least one claimed to be an employee of Columbia Water and Light. Customers are being told their accounts are delinquent and are asked to obtain a VISA card from a

A Columbia man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the summer 2013 death of 17-year-old Tre’veon Marshall. 20-year-old Nicholas Thomas was found guilty of shooting Marshall in McKee Street Park by a jury in early July. For more details on the case, click here. Thomas was sentenced to life

Road work continues in the Capital City to improve sections of Business 50 West. Asphalt paving on the westbound lane will start Tuesday and be complete by Wednesday at the latest. Old pavement will be milled in the center and eastbound lanes following that, and is scheduled to be completed by Thursday. On Monday, subgrade

Columbia Police confirmed to ABC 17 News an umpire was assaulted Saturday night at the Show-Me State Games. Officers working the games were called to a disturbance in a parking lot behind the Gold and Black baseball fields. Police near the parking lot responded to an assault between two men. 36-year-old Curtis Howell of Jefferson

A Jefferson City man was hurt in a car crash Sunday night and admitted to police he had been texting at the time. According to police, Eric Wickern, 39, was driving north on Dix Road shortly before 9 p.m. when the car went off the road and hit a utility pole, breaking it. The road

Jerry Wade, former Columbia City Councilman and 2010 mayoral candidate, died Saturday from lung cancer, according to a release from the Columbia Audubon Society, a group he served as president for. Wade was 73. Wade served as a member of Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission for several years, nine of them as its chairman. In

Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man in the 800 block of Nance Drive after he threatened ATV riders in the area with a shotgun. Deputies were called out to the area just before 8 p.m. Sunday and found 63-year-old David Baker of Columbia had confronted people riding ATV’s in the area regarding their high

When a strong breeze blows, you can smell the lingering smoke around a duplex on Cherry Street in Jefferson City. It has all the signs of a fire – blackened and boarded windows, shattered and scattered glass and melted vinyl siding. The duplex next to it is also damaged, but only the siding. One person

Jefferson City police investigated a rollover accident Sunday morning in the 2100 block of Highway 50 in the east bound lanes. A Jeep Cherokee driven by Curtis Perkins of Alice, Texas was driving in the left lane and initially ran off the left side of the road. He then over-corrected, crossed over both lanes and

Today marks the end of the 2014 Show Me State Games, as well as the 30th Anniversary of the yearly event. The coordinators of the games said there will always be a few hiccups here and there when you put on an event this big, but overall the games were a success this year. Emily

A Boonville man is charged with multiple sex crimes involving a child. 49-year-old Raymond Stevens is facing four different charges: three counts of felony statutory sodomy and and one count of misdemeanor child molestation. Howard County authorities said court documents on the case are sealed and will not be released as of Saturday. Stevens is

The Boone County Fair wrapped up its final night Saturday. Officials said they estimate the fair drew an estimated 10,000 people Saturday alone and an estimated 50,000 people since the fair opened Tuesday. Fairgrounds crews said the rain and hot temperatures Saturday caused the crowd to thin out at some points in the afternoon, but

Caffeine comes in a variety of forms through coffee, soda and energy drinks. When it comes in a pure, powdered form, doctors say it can kill you. An Ohio teen overdosed on a powdered caffeine supplement just last week. Doctors say not knowing the safe dosage could cost a person their life. ABC 17 wanted

From Kansas City to Columbia to St. Louis, the drug cartel is actively smuggling drugs into 16 counties in the state of Missouri. Sergeant Shannon Jeffries with the M.U.S.T.A.N.G. Drug Task Force said it’s a growing problem. “We have seen a slight increase in cartel members moving to areas not known for large levels of

According to court documents, local FBI agent, Scott Armstrong, is accused of strangling a teen until he lost consciousness on March 1, 2014. Armstrong was just recently charged with third-degree assault for the incident. Armstrong is also a part-time employee of the Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force. Sheriff Dwayne Carey said, “I found out

Columbia City Manager, Mike Matthes outlined his budget proposal Friday morning. He calls the 2015 budget a, “watershed year”. The budget is about $429 million dollars, with revenue of $399 million. The city will need voter approval on several issues including a property tax hike. That tax increase would allow for the hiring of 30

On Friday a committee made its final choice for the next Jefferson City fire chief. They picked Matt Schofield, who now serves as a captain. Three people applied for the position, including the current interim chief, Jason Turner. The committee’s recommendation goes to the city administrator, who says it could be months before he takes

The Moberly Police Department said Thursday it’s cracking down on curfew violations. Two nights ago, officers arrested six juveniles after curfew hours. Police said the arrests are part of a larger effort to keep the community safe, including its younger crowd. Several parents and teens told ABC 17 they were not aware of the curfew,

Three people were charged following a Tuesday search warrant at the Eldon Puff & Snuff smoke shop. A civil lawsuit against the smoke shop was filed by the Miller County Prosecuting Attorney Monday for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana and imitation drugs, as well as drug paraphernalia. According to court documents, on June 30, the Eldon

The American Red Cross says it needs blood donations as soon as possible to prevent a future crisis. The agency just reported their collections are down eight percent over the last 11 weeks. That equals about eighty-thousand donations. Summer is often the hardest time because there are fewer volunteers available. At the moment, officials need