Month: August 2014

The Missouri State Fair got underway Thursday in Sedalia. The event brings in $4.5 million annually, but has had its share of controversy over the last three years. Three years ago, high winds caused damage on the fairgrounds, and a wreck on the dirt race track injured spectators a year later. However, those incidents won’t

Click the video player to watch a full-recap of MU training camp practice from August 6. ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim spotlights linebacker Kentrell Brothers. Austin also gets some help from Evan Boehm during post-practice interviews.

Two people were seriously injured following a two-car crash in Jefferson City Wednesday. The accident happened at the intersection of Rainbow Drive and Binder Lake Road. 18-year-old Sara Grieshammer was driving east on Rainbow Drive in a 2006 Saturn Ion when 30-year-old Jessica Ochoa, driving a 2001 Toyota Camry, stopped at an intersection, then pulled

Proposition EPIC on the Boone County ballot failed Tuesday and now supporters are worried about what will become of the Central Missouri Events Center, home of the Boone County Fair. The measure was a one-eighth cent sales tax for six years that would have funded parks and recreational areas like the Events Center. It was

Boone County Sheriff’s Detective Tom O’Sullivan says State Troopers and deputies have located a fourth suspect following an early Monday burglary west of Columbia. Detective O’Sullivan told ABC 17 they received calls about a suspicious man “covered in mud” near Highway 63 in the Hartsburg area Monday. 34-year-old Brett Russell was arrested and stolen property

Demolition has begun at a University of Missouri apartment complex following a deadly walkway collapse in February. Columbia firefighter Lieutenant Bruce Britt was killed after a walkway fell as he was responding to a call. Two buildings were torn down so far as of 2:00 Thursday afternoon. Residents were already moved out last month, but

Police are investigating a Thursday morning robbery in Columbia. Around 4:45 a.m. police were called out to the 3300 block of Premier Lane off Brown Station Road. Police on scene didn’t give many details, but tell us they are speaking to neighbors to try and get more information. We also know medics were called to

Thousands of children who are trafficked for sex are bought and sold online from the same sites many people use to look for an apartment or buy used furniture. According to a new report from Thorn, a group that studies the role of technology in sex trafficking, 70 percent of sex trafficking survivors were advertised

For the first time in the Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task detectives arrested a man on charges of trying to have sex with an animal. Jerald Hill from Roach bonded out of jail. Wednesday we learned through sources and viewer tips Hill was a church leader at Windermere Baptist Conference Center. We have

The current State Representative in the 47th district, John Wright, now has a Republican competitor for the November elections. Chuck Basye won the Republican primaries last night by nearly a third of the votes. Basye is a marine veteran who is focused on education, jobs, and agriculture. He’ll be facing incumbent John Wright, who was

State leaders laid out their plans after a Missouri state sales tax for transportation failed. Amendment 7 on Tuesday’s ballot would have raised the sales tax in Missouri by 3/4 of a cent. The money would have been used for transportation related projects through ten years, but nearly 60% of voters rejected it. MoDOT Director

The Jefferson City Police Personnel Board met today to discuss the hiring process of two communication operators and 4 police officers. Police said there is a low number of people applying for the jobs. Only 60 applicants applied for both of the positions. They said two years ago they had twice as many applicants. Lt.

Columbia Police responded to the Landmark Bank at 1000 Kennesaw Ridge in the north part of the city for a robbery in progress Wednesday afternoon at around 2:45. The FBI has released surveillance photos from the bank. According to emergency scanner traffic, a person of interest took off on foot, heading northeast on Kennesaw Ridge.

ABC 17 Sports caught up with Mizzou sophomore linebacker Donavin Newsom after day three of MU football summer camp.

It was a decisive night for Missouri voters as several important issues were on the ballot. Amendment 1, the right to farm, passed by 2,528 votes. Amendment 7, the 3/4-cent sales tax increase for highways and road improvements failed statewide. The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission commented, “We are very disappointed in the result, but

Scott Boulevard between Vawter School Road and Bellview drive will reopen for two-way traffic Friday night. The section of the Columbia road had been closed for 5 months while crews demolished and rebuilt the bridge over Hinkson Creek, constructed a new roundabout at Brushwood Lake Road, raised Scott Blvd. by 9 feet, and constructed a

A suspect with a long criminal history was arrested Tuesday morning after a no-knock search warrant in central Columbia. Malcolm Redmon, 31, was taken into custody by federal agents on three drug-related charges involving cocaine. The bust happened at a home on the 400 block of Sanford Avenue around 6 a.m. Columbia police also had

Tuesday marks another major voting day for Missourians. Amendment 1, the Right to Farm, asks voters to decide if the state constitution should be amended to ensure that the right to Missouri citizens to engage in agricultural production and ranching practices shall not be infringed. You can read more about right to farm here. Amendment

On Monday police still have no suspects in three shootings that happened within one hour in Columbia early Saturday morning. The first shooting happened at 1:35 a.m. as Columbia police patrolled near the intersection of Rangeline Street and Big Bear Boulevard. There, officers found several shell casings in front of Sidelines Bar, but no one

A Columbia man was arrested for burglary after an incident on Sonora Drive. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s department, deputies were called to reports of an assault in the 1400 block Monday afternoon. There they learned Gerrell Lawrence, 18, forced his way into the home of someone he knew. While in the home, Lawrence