Month: August 2014

Each year the Muscular Dystrophy Association chooses children affected by a muscle disease to be goodwill ambassadors. This year, Anne Page who lives in Jefferson City was chosen for the central Missouri region. “The children were all in the back of the home, kind of in an alley area, it was just really awful,” said

Cole County Commissioners met Wednesday morning to discuss a wastewater sewage ordinance that eventually passed. ABC 17 News was also in contact with the owner of the trailer that was at the center of the controversial ordinance’s existence. On Tuesday night, we reported sewage was still leaking from the property in rural Cole County. The

The Missouri State Highway Patrol will be out in full force this weekend as they step up enforcement in anticipation for increased traffic. Last Labor Day weekend, 8 people were killed in traffic accidents across the state. Many more were injured, a reason why you must drive safely. According to MSHP, there were 967 crashes

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department searched a lot at Katfish Katy’s campground and found meth and drug packaging materials. Deputies found almost one pound of meth, packaging materials, and digital scales at 8816 Sarr Lane, Lot 26. Deputies did not find evidence linking the campground owners or management to the criminal activity. 52-year-old Teresa Whittington

Columbia Police and Fire Departments are will work with area nightclubs and bars this weekend to make sure occupancy is not exceeded. Crews expect the combination of the holiday weekend and the first MU home football game to draw crowds, and will make sure the number of people don’t go over the posted limits.

An Eldon business owner was federally indicted Thursday for having marijuana and attempting to sell it. 52-year-old Earl Witt, owner of U Wrench It, was charged with possession of marijuana he intended to distribute on July 26. The case is being prosecuted by a special assistant U.S. attorney and was investigated by Mid-Missouri Drug Task

A Columbia middle school music room is damaged after Tuesday night’s rain. It wasn’t much rain, but the downpour was fast and hard. The roof on West Middle School was already damaged from storms, including the big storm Columbia saw on July 7. There have been ongoing roof repairs on the school all summer. District

The New Bloomfield Police Department has memories of late Officer Michael Tufts all over the place. From the article about the drunk driving crash that ultimately took his life to his badge and oath to become a police officer, Tufts is leaving his mark. But the officers said they’re really holding on to his personality,

The Amber Alert for 3-year-old Ramy Angeline Demboski has been canceled. She was found safe with her biological mother in Westport Wednesday evening. Demboski lives with her father and step-mother in Excelsior Springs, Mo. She was abducted around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect was said to be a black woman driving a blue or gray

After a 9-year-old girl accidentally shot her instructor at a gun range in Arizona, some concern was raised for safety at the range. Major Tom Reddin with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said gun safety starts with the instructor. “Making sure they have good experience, good training and firearms themselves. So they can teach good

A well-known Columbia program could be on its way out. The city manager is proposing doing away with the vouchers that residents redeem for black trash bags. This comes after a difficult year for Columbia’s Solid Waster Services. Officials said the utility is hundreds of thousands of dollars in the red. City officials said they

Last Friday, the entire fourth grade class of 72 students at Blue Ridge Elementary was instructed to stand outside for the full duration of the usual recess period, about 20 minutes. The temperature in Columbia that day was 93 degrees and the heat index was over 100. In a letter to parents, Principal Kristen Palmer

In a beautiful neighborhood in Cole County sits an eyesore with trash all across the property, but it wasn’t like like this until renters moved out. “It was so bad there was feces on the floor in the bathroom, there was trash and the bad thing, the sad thing is that there were babies, newborns,

Thirteen people were arrested Wednesday morning as a year-long drug investigation wrapped up in Macon and Randolph counties. Multiple agencies participated in the round-up, including the North Missouri Drug Task Force, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Macon, Chariton, and Randolph County Sheriff’s Departments, Moberly Police, and Macon Police. 12 of the arrests were made in Macon

A Carrollton woman was federally indicted Wednesday for a $185,000 bank fraud scheme. 62-year-old Carol Noble was charged in a three count indictment alleging Noble defrauded Central Trust Bank in Jefferson City in September 2011. Noble had a false loan prepared so she could buy a convenience store in Stover. The indictment also said Noble

The need for blood at hospitals is decreasing. This as advances in surgical procedures diminish the use of blood during certain operations. However, the American Red Cross said it still needs public donations to keep up with the thousands of units of blood it supplies each day. The American Red Cross set up camp in

Cody Thirlwall, 32, was reported missing by a family member August 13. Captain Doug Shoemaker with the Jefferson City Police Department said that was days after Thirlwall’s body found. Relatives said they had not seen Thirlwall since June. “So there was concern as to where he would be or what he was doing at the

An inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center has died following an assault on August 19. The victim, 35-year-old Mark Melton, was assaulted by his 33-year-old cellmate. Melton was severely beaten and taken to University following the assault, but died from his injuries on Sunday the 24th. Melton was serving a sentence for first degree

The first Compressed Natural Gas fueling station in Central Missouri opened in Columbia Tuesday. The station is located near the Bass Pro Shops at 63 and Vandiver. The private company Clean Energy built the facility on city-owned land. Part of the deal requires the city to get five cents per gallon on all fuel purchased

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed a body found in rural Moniteau County August 9 is Cody Odean Thirlwall, 32, of Jefferson City. His body was found by a hunter outside Russellville near Route A and Stone Creek Road, about 25 miles southwest of Jefferson City. According to his funeral home, Thirlwall used to work