Month: November 2014

Construction began Monday on a new elementary school in southwest Columbia. Columbia Public Schools held the groundbreaking for the new school at the corner of Scott and Route KK. The 650 student school will be the city’s 21st elementary school. It will help ease the large number of students at other schools in that part

Detective Tom O’Sullivan at the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said they typically see a spike in crime right before the holiday season starts, so the 7 businesses that have been targets of robberies recently is quite normal for this time of year. “Many times those robberies are committed by the same person and you’ll get

The man behind the failed Mamtek plant in Moberly learned his punishment Monday afternoon. Bruce Cole was sentenced to 7 years in prison, the maximum possible. Cole addressed the court to say he was devastated that he let people down, and said his life will never be the same. Cole claimed he didn’t know he

Lincoln University campus was locked down after someone flashed a gun near one of the dorms Monday afternoon. Campus officials were saddened by the news, as they were hoping to spread a message of peace. “It’s very concerning to us that they are not able to just walk here, within the area, without having to

A man who was convicted in October of multiple charges stemming from shooting his girlfriend was sentenced to life in prison. Alfonso Rodriguez was charged with domestic assault, armed criminal action, and resisting arrest for the May 2013 shooting of his girlfriend, Giesela Angel-Lopez. The shooting happened in the 5600 block of South Route K

A former Morgan County employee was charged with 7 counts of felony stealing after an investigation spanning from January 2013 to October of this year. Tami Davis allegedly stole money from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office during this time period. The Morgan County Prosecutor has requested a special prosecutor from Laclede County for the case.

Columbia police arrested a man the department believes robbed two stores this weekend. According to a news release from the department, officers arrested Robert L. Buck for robbing both the Dollar General on Vandiver Dr. Sunday night and the BreakTime store on Smiley Lane Saturday night. Around 5 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a robbery

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss talks with Helias senior tight end Hale Hentges about setting new school career records in touch downs, receptions and sacks – all beating his Uncle’s previous records.

Columbia police are investigating after an armed robbery at a gas station in north Columbia Saturday night. Police were called to the Break Time on Smiley Lane off Rangeline just before 10 p.m. Officers said a white man came into the gas station, indicated he had a gun and demanded money from the two clerks.

A Columbia man was arrested Friday night after threatening a woman at gunpoint following a minor car accident. Police arrested Antoine Johnson-Harris for unlawful use of a weapon. Officers said he was involved in a minor traffic accident with a 27-year-old woman near Business Loop 70 East and Rangeline. The woman didn’t stop her car

The peak of flu season starts next month, and the Center for Disease Control is recommending people to get vaccinations as soon as possible. The CDC says it takes about two weeks after getting vaccinated for antibodies to develop and provide protection against the flu. The CDC says it is impossible to predict what this

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri starting cornerback Aarion Penton has been suspended indefinitely after he was cited with a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession on campus. Columbia police records show the 20-year-old sophomore was cited about 1:40 a.m. Friday with possessing 35 grams or less of marijuana. Penton also was among four Missouri athletes arrested

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim recaps high school football district title games.

A man was arrested on Friday, after he was accused of shooting a woman east of Jefferson City. Osage County deputies were called to the BreakTime in Linn around 12:45 a.m. on Friday, after hearing reports of a gunshot victim. They found a 32 year-old Chamois woman who was shot in her left shoulder off

The Salvation Army is sending an alert for Mid-Missourians to be on the lookout for scammers wanting to steal your holiday donations. The Salvation Army said its annual red bucket campaign brings in a large percentage of its money for the entire year. So, they hope everyone drops in some cash or change when they

A Mid-Missouri man is accused of taking nearly $200,000 from people he tricked into investing in a fake biodiesel plant near Fulton. Secretary of State Jason Kander on Friday ordered Boyd Ware to stop his activities in Central Missouri Energy, LLC. Ware launched the company in 2006 with the idea of building a biodiesel plant

A Mid-Missouri fire might be suspicious, after flames break out next to a vacant home Friday afternoon. A police officer spotted smoke coming from a shed off Wall Street in Sturgeon, about 30 minutes north of Columbia. Firefighters responded around 3:20 p.m. and quickly put out the fire. But investigators told ABC 17 News there

An accountant who has been doing business in Columbia for decades is one of the two men facing charges for raping a Mid-Missouri teen. Thursday, we told you Jerry Colster and Don Landers were charged for statutory sodomy. Landers founded Landers, Weiss and Company, now Landers and Company, in 1976. It is now one of

Police have limited information after a college student is jumped by three people in Jefferson City. The victim goes to school at Lincoln University. He was walking back to campus Thursday morning near the Break Time on Clark when a man grabbed him from behind and hit him in the head with a gun. Two

Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing Thursday night on a proposed confined animal feeding operation in Callaway County. The operation, submitted by Eichelberger Farms from Wayland, Iowa, would house more than 10,000 pigs. Manure produced would go to landowners in Callaway County to fertilize crops. Many people at the meeting raised concerns