Month: October 2014

People in Moniteau County were wondering if there was still enough time for someone to run against Shayne Healea in next week’s election, but the Moniteau County Clerk’s Office said no. Healea was arrested after his truck crashed through a window at Addison’s on Cherry Street in downtown Columbia Saturday night. He bonded out, but

Four people were injured Saturday night after a truck crashed into Addison’s Grill on Cherry Street in downtown Columbia. 36-year-old Shayne Healea of California, Missouri backed his truck, which had the tailgate down, into a portion of the building, according to police. Healea is the Moniteau County prosecutor. After hitting the building, police said Healea

House Bill 1490, passed by Governor Nixon in july, is now in the works as Missouri educators reorganize the standards of education. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education met this morning, to listen to the progress state wide groups had made and to hear public opinion. President of the Board of Education Peter

On Monday ABC 17 News confirmed the current third-ward councilman, Bob Scrivner, is planning to run for Jefferson City mayor. Last week Eric Struemph announced he is no longer running following a health scare with bladder cancer and his father’s deteriorating condition from Alzheimer’s disease. The upcoming election is in April, and Struemph said he

Columbia police are investigating two reported shots fired incidents that happened over the weekend. On Saturday night just after 7 p.m., multiple callers reported hearing shots fired in the area of Edenton and Bodie Drive. Officers were told a car with several bullet holes went to the police station downtown and left the car without

A family’s home in Montgomery county was damaged by a fire Sunday. The details of the early fire have not been released as of Monday morning. The Red Cross has been helping the family of four with food, clothing and personal hygiene items. Relatives have given the family a camper to stay in for the

A man from Vienna died in a motorcycle crash Sunday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Martin Wiles was driving on Route V west of Vienna when his motorcycle left the road. Wiles, 42, was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene. Troopers say he was wearing a helmet at the

Saturday night, 12 people were arrested for drinking and driving. Of those 12, 9 were male and 4 were female. Most of the drunk driving offenders were between the ages of 19 to 26 and happened between 1 and 2 in the morning. According to the Missouri Department of Revenue’s website, the blood alcohol content

Web Extra: Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel after homecoming win over Vanderbilt

Web Extra: Missouri center Evan Boehm after 24-14 homecoming win against Vanderbilt.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Bud Sasser scored two touchdowns and Russell Hansbrough added another to lead Missouri past Vanderbilt 24-14 Saturday and end a two-game home losing streak. After scoring twice apiece on special teams and defense last week at Florida, the Tigers (6-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) used three touchdowns by their offense against the

Police are searching for a suspected burglar that got away. MU Police said a man broke into a residence at Campus View Apartments, also known as Tiger Diggs, and stole several items. Police said it happened around 6:00 Saturday morning. Police said three female University of Missouri students live in that apartment. They reported an

This weekend is the University of Missouri’s 103rd Homecoming Celebration. Saturday morning, thousands came to the annual homecoming parade that went through the streets of downtown Columbia. In honor of the university’s 175th anniversary, descendants of Boone County residents who gave land, money or other resources to help build the university in 1839 served as

Central Methodist University is celebrating after receiving the largest donation in its 160 year history. Saturday, CMU President Roger Drake announced Fayette natives Jay and Kelly Jacobs gave the university $3.6 million. Jay Jacobs is an alum of CMU and the current president of Pimco, an investment management company based in California. Drake said the

A Morgan County man said he’s lucky to be alive after a hunting accident left him dangling from a tree by his neck. The man said he blames the safety harness he was using and wants to warn other hunters about the danger. A regular bow hunter, Troy Smith said the best place to do

Hickman at Jefferson City: 0-39 FINALRock Bridge at Ft. Zumwalt West: 41-62 FINALWashington at Battle: 8-56 FINALDuchesne at Centralia: 6-35 FINALMMA at Macon: 0-41 FINALTolton at Hallsville: 17-21 FINALKnob Noster at South Callaway: 0-56 FINALMontgomery Co. at North Callaway: 24-48 FINALTransportation and Law at Hermann: 6-36 FINALVersailles at California: 7-56 FINALSouthern Boone at Owensville: 40-24

A former Pulaski County man was arrested Thursday after allegedly sexually assaulting two teenagers. A complaint was filed in Pulaski County alleging 34-year-old Neil Couillard sexually assaulted his 14-year-old son. Both Couillard and the victim recently moved to Wright County, where detectivesinvestigated accusations against him Thursday. When they arrived to his residence in Wright County,

Semifinal scores: Jefferson City 0Lee’s Summit 7 Mexico 0Desoto 10 Fatima 6North Platte 0 Dora 5Salisbury 4 Third place game finals: Eureka 0Jefferson City 8 Mexico 3Monet 5 Salisbury 1Canton 7

Two people were seriously injured Thursday afternoon after falling about 18 feet from a dam at Stephens Lake Park. Columbia firefighters responded to the park at around 4:30, where park visitors led them to Sherman’s Dam on the south side of the park. They found two 19-year-old men on the rocks below the dam, near

Imagine losing your only daughter and not knowing what really happened to her. That’s the case for Marianne Asher-Chapman. October 2003 was the last time she saw her daughter, Michelle “Angie” Yarnell. “She’s still missing. It was decided that her husband killed her, he disposed of her body and it’s still hidden. I’ve appealed to