Month: August 2014

Each treatment of a case of bed bugs can cost anywhere from seven hundred to fifteen hundred dollars. The owner of Wingate Lawn Care and Pest Control, Bryan Ninichuck said, “We find them in hotels, individual homes, housing and you’ll see them on planes.” Ninichuck said, “You notice bed bugs by live insects or by

Roughly 1,200 people lost electricity in central Columbia Wednesday when a tree branch caught on fire after falling into a power line. The flames were out by the time Columbia firefighters arrived on the scene near Rollins Road and Glenwood Avenue. Nobody was hurt in the small fire. The outage was also corrected the same

Web Extra: post practice interview with Mizzou defensive coordinator Dave Steckel.

A pair of shootings in the Ferguson area of St. Louis left two people injured overnight. In one incident, a man was injured early Wednesday after he was shot by a police officer. The shooting happened off Chambers Road near the scene of a deadly police-involved shooting on Saturday. Police were responding to calls of

Click the video player to watch the Mizzou sports wrap for August 12, 2014. Mizzou football starts its first scrimmage of training camp, Golden praises the young defensive linemen, and MU volleyball gets more preseason recognition.

As a new school year kicks off, safety and security remain top priorities for the Columbia Public School District. “We evaluate safety and security in our schools every single year so we can make modifications or adjustments or additions as we see needs around the district,” said Michelle Baumstark with Columbia Public Schools. Baumstark said

At the end of August, 10 more people will start answering 911 calls at the Boone County Joint Communications Center as the department gets ready for its new building. The new call center will be on the Sheriff’s Department campus just north of Columbia off Highway 63. In May, ABC 17 News reported county leaders

After two nights of clashes between police and the community, people continued to protest in Ferguson Tuesday. ABC 17 was there when officers from dozens of law enforcement agencies in the St. Louis area fired tear gas and wooden pellets at protesters in Ferguson. Community members continued to occupy the streets for the death of

The Boone County Health Department found bed bugs in America’s Best Value Inn hotel off I-70 Drive. Andrea Waner with the Health Department said they received a complaint about the bugs Monday. Waner said, “Today, they found the presence of bugs in one room and the evidence of them in another.” There were five rooms

As protests continued in Ferguson Tuesday, one group said it’s time to start the town’s healing process. It’s been four days since a Ferguson police officer shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in the northern suburb of St. Louis. Hundreds gathered outside the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office Tuesday afternoon in Clayton. They talked about finding a

The Jefferson City School Board made a unanimous decision that all students participating in extra-curricular activities must submit to random drug testing. The Board said they want students to take drugs seriously and let them know if they fail these tests they won’t be able to participate. It does not matter if the student plays

A man accused in a July Columbia shooting appeared in court Tuesday morning. 18-year-old Tavion Jones is one of the accused shooters in an incident on West Worley Street on July 5th. In court Tuesday, prosecutors said they had to appoint Jones another public defender from Callaway County because their office is already representing another

Two people were arrested Tuesday morning in Mexico for having illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia. The East Central Drug Task Force among other agencies searched a home in the 500 Block of North Wade Street and found meth, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. 21-year-old Robert Peak was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

A body found Friday in Moniteau County has been identified as a man, likely around 30 years old. ABC 17 News has confirmed with the Missouri Highway Patrol Monday a body was found in south Moniteau County, about 25 miles southwest of Jefferson City. Officials told ABC 17 News the body was discovered by a

A Camden County man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to sex trafficking charges. 36-year-old Joshua Smith pleaded guilty to one county of sex trafficking and one count of attempted sex trafficking. Smith admitted to using force, fraud, and coercion to benefit financially from prostitution of one woman between November 2011 and March 2012. Smith

Another day of protests unfolded Tuesday in suburban St. Louis following the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager, Mike Brown, over the weekend. The chaos started days ago as riots and looting broke out in Ferguson. St. Louis Police were supposed to hold a press conference giving new details into that shooting, but cancelled it, saying

On Monday night the Jefferson City School Board unanimously approved expanding guidelines for student drug testing. The newly adopted policy requires high school students in extracurricular activities submit to random drug tests throughout the school year. Previously, the policy only applied to student athletes. ABC 17 News is told it will include everything from band

Accessing Facebook messages on your phone will soon require the use of a separate app. The Facebook Messenger app has been around since 2011, but Facebook is now requiring mobile Facebookers to download the app if they want to send or receive messages on their phones. But it has come with some privacy concerns, as

Police responded to a road crash late Monday afternoon on the Missouri River Bridge just north of downtown Jefferson City. Officials say a driver cut off another car, and then plowed into the guard rail so hard the vehicle flipped over and rolled onto its roof. Witnesses say the car almost went over the side

Patrick Curl appeared in court Monday and waived his formal arraignment, pleaded not guilty, and asked for a bond investigation. On July 30, Boone County deputies arrested two suspects, Patrick Curl and Jennifer Freeman, they believe are involved in the disappearance of a Harrisburg man who has been missing for nearly three years. Charles Bell,