Month: October 2014

Web Extra: Kansas City Royals plays in clubhouse following sweep of Angels in ALDS.

Web Extra: Full, raw interview with Kansas City Royals centerfielder Lorenzo Cain after beating the Los Angeles Angels in the American League Division Series.

The 53 people that lost everything in a massive four-alarm fire on Friday are getting help from their community. People in Holts Summit and surrounding areas came together to donate money, food, clothing, toys, and household items these victims may need. They donated so much that it filled the entire gymnasium at Union South Baptist

Second Chance is holding its eleventh annual Paws in the Park fundraiser at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia over the weekend. Valerie Chaffin, the executive director of Second Chance, said this year there are about 60 sponsors with tents and booths. “It started 11 years ago to give us a bigger opportunity to adopt out

The mid-Missouri Better Business Bureau hosted “Shred Day” in the Lucky’s Market parking lot in Columbia Saturday. The event happens once a year and is sponsored by the Missouri Attorney General. It’s an opportunity for consumers and businesses to drop off any sensitive documents they want to dispose of for free, including papers with social

A man is in jail after allegedly assaulting a Callaway County Sheriff’s deputy who tried to pull him over for speeding. The deputy tried stopping the driver, 29-year-old Clayton Craddock of Fulton, on Old Highway 54, but the driver led the deputy on a pursuit, driving at speeds higher than 90 miles per hour. Craddock

Two suspects have been arrested by Sedalia and Fulton Police Departments after allegedly forcing a woman to withdraw money from her ATM at gunpoint. A 58-year-old woman told police she was assaulted in the 700 block of Grand Street. She said she was approached by two people who forced her to go to her ATM

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim highlights high school football from Friday Oct 3rd.

Fire crews from South Callaway, New Bloomfield, and Jefferson City were working a 4-alarm fire at a Holts Summit apartment complex Friday afternoon. ABC 17 confirmed the Evergreen Apartments were severely damaged by a fire that started between 1:00 and 1:30 p.m. 26 out of 29 apartments were occupied, according to the owner of Capital

Hickman at Rockhurst: 6-42 FINALHelias at Rock Bridge: 36-14 FINALMMA at Tolton: 6-50 FINALConfluence at Jefferson City: 6-48 FINALBlair Oaks at California: 10-21 FINALPalmyra at Centralia: 32-14 FINALSouthern Boone at Warsaw: 24-10 FINALMoberly at Hannibal: 12-46 FINALMarceline at Fayette: 54-12 #SZFFFulton at Boonville: 20-6 FINALWestran at Salisbury: 39-0 FINALBrookfield at Macon: 54-13 FINALWaynesville at Camdenton:

Several roads in Boone County are still closed following Wednesday and Thursday’s severe weather and flooding. Akeman Bridge at Perche Creek and Gillespie Bridge Road at Perche Creek are still closed. Route E at Twin Bridges is also closed. Other main areas that are closed include Brushwood Lake and Blackfoot Road at Bear Creek. On

A new executive director has been selected for the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. Lindsay Young Lopez will replace long time director Peggy Kirkpatrick. Young-Lopez went to Mizzou and most recently served as senior director of development at Columbia College. They are still working on a start date.

For the first time in almost 30 years Missouri has two baseball teams in the playoffs. That means more people in Missouri will be looking for tickets. It was two years ago several Mizzou fans fell victim to fraudulent tickets. “You really want to use caution when you are purchasing tickets from someone you don’t

An armed robbery suspect was arrested in Callaway County late Thursday morning after allegedly robbing a Wellsville bank. An Auxvasse police officer caught up to 29-year-old Pierre Parrish Jr. on State Hwy. B coming into the city. The officer chased the suspect on Old Hwy. 54 near the intersection of Highway 54 in Callaway Co.

An adult and a child were rescued from a SUV stuck in flood waters in Boone County. Crews were working to pull the vehicle from the water on Strawn Road. Boone County officials told ABC 17 News water rose several inches in a very short period of time over the road. The two stuck in

High winds and damaging storms caused tornado sirens all around Mid-Missouri to sound Wednesday afternoon. They went off in all of Boone County, even in parts that were not under a tornado warning, like Columbia. Viewers called into ABC 17 to ask what was going on, so our crews decided to look into tornado siren

A software company in Jefferson City called DST will be closing its doors on December 31st, 2014. Nearly 70 people will be losing their jobs who work for the company. DST said many of the workers in Jefferson City have been offered a relocation option to their Kansas City office to retain employment. On Thursday,

The trial for a man accused of shooting his girlfriend in the neck in May 2013 wrapped up in Columbia Thursday. Alfonso Rodriguez was found guilty of 1st degree domestic assault, resisting arrest, and armed criminal action after he allegedly shot his girlfriend while driving on Route K last spring. The jury recommended a sentence

A convicted Jefferson City murderer currently on death row wants the Missouri Supreme Court to set him free. David Hosier was arrested in 2009 for the murder of a Jefferson City husband and wife. Thursday, Hosier’s lawyer said Police broke the law while investigating the case. Hosier’s lawyer argued a violation of the 4th amendment

Boone County officials have closed several roads due to flooding. They also warn that some lights may not be properly working due to lightning strikes. Here’s a list of the current closures: Oneal Road just North of Wilcox Hatton Chapel Road at Locust Grove Church Road Bell Road at Locust Grove Church Road Wilcox Road