Month: October 2014

The Boonville Police Department will give twenty of its officers, including all seventeen patrol officers, body cameras. Chief Bobby Welliver said he finished writing a grant for the body cameras in late July. The Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, given out through the Missouri Department of Public Safety, will pay for either half or all

The SEC announced Missouri and Vanderbilt will kick off at 3 p.m. on October 25. This is the designated homecoming game for Missouri as well. The game will air on the SEC Network Mizzou beat Vanderbilt in Nashville last season, 51-28. Also, the Tigers learned their game against Florida this week will be on ESPN2.

With a superintendent on his way out, and a high school principal resigning in the first semester, the Jefferson City School Board Monday night investigated allegations of an out of control elementary school. More than 50 parents and supporters from Moreau Heights Elementary demanded action. They said things have become so out of control, teachers

Web Extra: Greg Holland, Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer in the Kansas City Royals clubhouse after game 3 of the ALCS postponded due to weather.

A man from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, is facing possible charges in Mid-Missouri after police say he stabbed someone over the weekend at a motel near the Lake of the Ozarks. Joshua Grose was arrested Sunday night at the Skyline Motel by Osage Beach Parkway and Highway 54. Police say he was sitting on

A man faces several charges after Mid-Missouri police say he took them on a car chase while he was high and going the wrong way. William Smith was first spotted just before 1 a.m. Saturday heading east on Highway 54 westbound in Osage Beach near Big Surf. Ten minutes later, a similar Dodge Stratus was

Nurses around the country said they’re not ready if Ebola shows up in their hospitals. The concerns comes after a Dallas nurse caught the deadly virus. She’s been identified as 26-year-old Nina Pham. This is the first transmission of the virus in the United States and it brings health care protocol into question. University of

Officials with the Missouri Propane Education and Research Council are urging folks to buy their propane a little early this year. Floor manager Jason Barton says as of right now, his Westlake Ace Hardware store is only seeing a few propane customers a week. Barton says, “some people still like to grill, others might use

The Columbia Surgical Associates and the University of Missouri Health System announced Monday they are affiliating. This allows the two groups to share information and collaborate around joint treatment protocols. The collaboration will improve health care for patients in Mid-Missouri giving them more access to physicians and where they want to receive care. “This affiliation

After learning Victoria’s Bridal in Jefferson City would be closing, several customers of the shop are asking when and where they can pick up their dresses. Laura Roark ordered her dress in August and said she was informed the store would be closing from watching ABC 17 News. After she heard, she called the store

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss talks with Justin Conyers, Battle Spartan’s high school football coach, about his time coaching in Columbia.

Local realtor, John John, said the key to keeping yourself safe, as a potential buyer, seller or realtor- is to fill out and read a disclosure form. John John said there is no law in Missouri stating a seller or realtor has to fill out a disclosure form, however, the form acts as a “protection

A club owner and numerous women entertainers were arrested after authorities raided an adult cabaret in Pulaski County Saturday morning. Multiple law enforcement agencies served a search warrant at the “After Dark” club on Highway 28. The warrant came after a long term investigation in which undercover detectives found the club to be violating numerous

Columbia police are investigating a shooting that happened downtown early Sunday morning. Just before 1:30 a.m., police responded to the 1000 block of East Broadway after callers reported hearing shots fired. Officers found a cartridge casing in the area. Employees at both Jimmy John’s and Hot Box Cookies told ABC 17 News police closed the

Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel talk with media after 34-0 loss to No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Hunter Mason completed 22 of 28 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown and ran for another as No. 13 Georgia shut out No. 23 Missouri 34-0 in the Bulldogs’ first game without suspended star Todd Gurley. Freshman Nick Chubb rushed 38 times for 143 yards and one touchdown as Georgia

This weekend is the 23rd Annual Pumpkin Festival in Hartsburg. Each year, the event draws thousands of visitors to the town of about 100 residents. Saturday, about 20 emergency personnel staffed the festival including law enforcement, fire fighters and paramedics, which is a lot for the usually quiet town. Tom O’Sullivan with the Boone County

Four people died in a head-on car crash Friday night in Morgan County, near Otterville. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report said Kelsey Toebben, 22, of Jefferson City attempted to pass a semi on U.S. 50 East around 8:30 p.m. Her car collided with a Volvo driving in the westbound lane near the highway’s

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim highlights SportsZone Football Friday from Oct 10th.

A Columbia man was arrested Friday afternoon for having meth and various drug paraphernalia as well as packaging materials. Columbia Police searched a home in the 2000 block of Riney Lane and found 22 grams of suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia such as pipes, syringes, and a spoon with residue. They also found scales, baggies, and