Month: December 2014

Boone County fire crews responded to a a multiple vehicle fire north of Columbia Wednesday afternoon. Crews were at Chuck’s Auto Salvage on Mt. Zion Church Road. A worker there told ABC 17 he was cutting a spring out of one of the vehicles and thinks a spark may have caught a Jeep’s carpeting on

A 36-year-old Boone County man is in jail on suspicion of child molestation Wednesday. Timothy McWilliams of 5401 Bonne Femme Church Road was taken into custody Wednesday morning when detectives searched his home and allegedly found evidence relating to the incident. The 6-year-old victim apparently told her mother it happened on December 22. The victim

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed a man parked on the side of the road and got out of his truck before he was hit and killed the day after Christmas. Officials say 29-year-old Gregory Anderson of Columbia crossed Highway 63 near the exit at north Rangeline Friday afternoon. Anderson’s brother also told ABC 17

Fifth Ward Jefferson City councilman Ralph Bray is resigning from his seat effective Wednesday. Bray was elected as the Cole County Recorder of Deeds in the recent November election and will be leaving January 1 to take over his new position.

Thursday, the minimum wage is increasing in 21 states including Missouri. Starting Jan. 1, minimum wage in the state will be $7.65 an hour, which is 15 cents more than the current wage. About 136,000 workers in Missouri will be affected by the minimum wage increase, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Don Hart, the

The effort to recall First Ward Council Member Ginny Chadwick is moving forward. Columbia’s city clerk gave word the petitioners had gathered enough signatures to get the recall on the election ballot. Earlier this month, COMO Council Watch and other citizen groups delivered 451 signatures to the city clerk’s office. The city clerk had 30

Jefferson City police say a home invasion suspect landed behind bars Wednesday, after he was accused of threatening to kill a woman for damaging his vehicle. Keith Larry, 34, is charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, two counts of first-degree burglary and unlawful possession of a weapon. Investigators searched his home in the 700

ABC 17 News reported last week about Cole Co. Judge Daniel Green’s order to turn Larry Welch’s 20 year sentence into 7 years. That order has been blocked. 62-year-old Welch is convicted on manslaughter charges after driving drunk and killing a mother and son in Cole County in 2007. The daughter who survived the crash,

A Columbia student trip to Ireland was canceled by Hickman High School after its choir director went on leave. ABC 17 previously reported 33-year-old Matthew Felts is charged with misdemeanor stalking. The trip, scheduled through Trump Tours in Bentonville, Arkansas, wasn’t a school sponsored excursion. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark told ABC 17 News

Wednesday marked the official closing of DST systems in Jefferson City. Employees’ last day was December 12. Moving trucks were seen at the facility in the Monroe Bluffs building last week. The Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a career fair for DST employees on October 29 where 26 vendors participated.

A low pressure system currently producing wintry weather over the 4 corners region of the Southwest Wednesday afternoon will track across the southern Plains through the remainder of the week, and is expected to impact Mid-Missouri by late Friday night into the weekend. Right now, multiple weather models are in consensus of this system tracking

Missouri property taxes are due by the end of the day Wednesday. State law requires residents to turn in their taxes on any personal property like cars, boats, livestock, or real property such as homes by December 31. These taxes primarily fund roads and schools in each Missouri county. You do have a few options

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Oklahoma State’s Phil Forte III and Le’Bryan Nash scored 21 points, including all 12 of the Cowboys’ points in overtime, lifting them to a 74-72 victory over Missouri on Tuesday night. Anthony Hickey Jr. added 12 points for the Cowboys (10-2), who rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit and then

In just hours, the celebrations will begin to ring in the New Year….and law enforcement is already out in force looking for drunk drivers. New Year’s Eve is the second deadliest day for drivers and law enforcement are stepping up patrols to keep the roads safe. Consider this: one person dies due to drunk driving

Commissioners have ended 2014 by passing a multi-million dollar budget and looking forward to a new state-of-the-art 911 emergency management center. Boone County commissioners met Tuesday for the last time in 2014. Commissioners ended the year with the passage of a budget that tops out at almost $80 million. “Wonderful explanation of all of the

A total of 15 flu-related deaths in children have been reported in nine different states, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. And the CDC said widespread flu activity has been reported in 36 states including Missouri. Nearly 14,500 cases of the flu have been reported in Missouri. More than half of those

Longtime Randolph County Presiding Commissioner Susan Carter is entering retirement. Carter was elected in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010, serving two terms in the position. ABC 17 stopped by her retirement reception Tuesday in Huntsville. Carter shared some of her most treasured accomplishments. “Small things like direct deposit for our employees, signage for our

Officials will perform an autopsy Wednesday after a man found dead west of Columbia. Crews with the Boone County Consolidated Water District #1 were working in the area on Monday when they discovered the body of 44-year-old James McAuley of University City around 2:30 p.m. Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded. McAuley was

Investigators confirmed on Tuesday a suspect was arrested, accused of beating and leaving a good Samaritan in a water-filled ditch near Boonville on Christmas Eve. 44-year-old Joey Lee Allen of Scottsdale, AZ, was charged with 1st degree assault, 1st degree robbery, and stealing. Around 11:30 Monday night, officials learned Allen might be found in Versailles,

After 25 years of use, the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District’s Station One is under renovation. “When I joined the department in ’94 as a volunteer, that was the first year we had 600 calls, this year we’re expected to top 1,200 calls. We’ve grown dramatically in the number of calls we run,” said Chief