Month: November 2014

As we sit down with our family and friends for Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, Boone County fire officials said they encourage everyone to be safe while cooking. Boone County Fire officials said cooking is the No. 1 cause of fires in Boone County. “We encourage people to never leave things unattended — a lot of cooking

A rollover accident Wednesday night shut down one lane on I-70 in Columbia at the Stadium Boulevard exit. Boone County crews say one car is involved.

AAA says about 46.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from Wednesday through Sunday, the highest number of people traveling for Thanksgiving since 2007. Almost 90 percent of those people will be driving. Wednesday afternoon, the Missouri Department of Transportation said traffic was backed up between Kingdom City and Warrenton, even though all

One person was killed Wednesday morning after a driver lost control and was hit by a garbage truck. 33-year-old Virgil Elliott was killed when he began to fishtail driving north on Paris Road and crossed the center line into the path of a City of Columbia garbage truck. The driver of the garbage truck was

A former high-ranking member of the highway patrol says policing has to change to prevent more scenes like Ferguson. Charles Jackson lives in Jefferson City and commanded the Missouri Highway Patrol Troop F at one time, before serving as the state’s director of public safety. Jackson began his career as a trooper on the roads

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) – Namon Wright scored 21 points, Montaque Gill-Caesar added 18 and Missouri beat Chaminade 74-60 Wednesday in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational. Missouri (3-3) had two disappointing losses to open the tournament, but jumped on Chaminade (2-3) early, building a 10-point halftime lead behind Wright. The Silverswords made a run

Moniteau County Prosecutor Shayne Healea appeared in court for the first time Tuesday after being charged last Friday. Healea is accused of backing into a downtown Columbia restaurant in October. Healea was arrested after his truck crashed through a window at Addison’s on Cherry Street. Court documents said Healea was under the influence of alcohol

Jefferson City Police Department prepares for the busiest DWI arrest day of the year. Tonight while many are planning on traveling home for the holidays, law enforcement will be out preventing those from driving drunk. Urging those that plan on drinking, to get a designated driver. “We’ve given 20,000 thousand rides in the past few

I-70 between Columbia and Warrenton had some slick patches Wednesday afternoon, causing some traffic delays as well as at least one accident. All lanes are open, but traffic was moving slowly between Kingdom City and Warrenton. Delays should be expected through the afternoon and early evening. An accident was backing up traffic at the Mineola

The Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City will not be open for its annual candlelight tours next weekend. The Office of Administration cited safety concerns for the decision. The candlelight tours are normally held at the same time as the downtown Living Windows and the Jaycees Christmas parade. Visitors will still be able to view the

Fulton police are looking for a suspect in a Tuesday night armed robbery. Just after 9 p.m., Fulton police were called out to Incentive Resale at 601 Airway Drive. The store clerk reported that a white man wearing blue jeans, a grey hooded sweatshirt, light colored gloves and a Halloween mask came into the store

ABC 17 News did some digging about a month ago and found the number of rapes in Columbia is at an all time high. We also found a large number of these rapes are happening in neighborhoods that college students live in, particularly East Campus. A big concern for students living there is the lighting,

Governor Nixon held a news conference Tuesday afternoon at UMSL withthe National Guard, state, and local law enforcement to address safety and property concerns following violent protests Monday night. Nixon opened the conference by addressing Monday night’s reaction to the decision. “Lawlessness and destruction terrorized this community. I am deeply saddened for the people of

Tensions are high at a daycare in north Columbia where Tuesday afternoon, where employees were told they may not get paid at the first of the month. Many of them walked off the job at Playground Daycare. Employees said there were still children inside Tuesday afternoon around 5:00. While several of the workers walked out

At least seven businesses burned Monday night following a grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Dozens of businesses suffered some sort of damage or theft. On Tuesday, many worked to repair much more than broken windows. The sound of power tools feels natural on South Florissant Ave. in Ferguson. Dozens

Missouri high school football teams will continue to play their state title games in St. Louis this weekend, the Missouri State High School Activities Association announced today. There are safety concerns surrounding the “Show-Me-Bowl” with the unstable events in nearby Ferguson. “We continue to keep the people of Ferguson and everyone involved in this situation

A Boone County man faces charges after allegedly threatening to set fire to the ColumbiaPolice Department and bomb the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. 21-year-old Matthew Crain is charged with making a terroristic threat with a bond of $5,000. Crain was just charged in Boone County with misusing 9-1-1 just over three weeks ago.

The lawyer for the family of Michael Brown said in a news conference this morning, “the process is broken,” after a grand jury chose not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the August killing of the 18-year-old Brown. Benjamin Crump, flanked by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Michael Brown, Sr., condemned the grand

A St. Louis County grand jury has decided not to charge Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Wilson shot Brown on August 9 in Ferguson. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch explained the grand jury’s decision, saying they were the only group who had access to all

“Hell no!” That was one of the first things shouted out at Speaker Circle on the University of Missouri’s campus after Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced the grand jury had decided not to press charges against Officer Darren Wilson. “He did not just say that!” Students expressed outrage at the decision, some immediately bursting into tears