Month: December 2014

The day after Christmas is a busy day for many, putting up decorations, going shopping and of course, figuring out what to do with your Christmas tree. If you have a tree in your home and you’re wondering what to do with it there are several places set up throughout Jefferson City, where you can

A man died after his truck crashed into a guardrail and flipped in Cole County early Friday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Derek Schrimpf of Jefferson City was driving along Highway 54 near Shepherd Hills Road shortly after midnight. His truck went off the road, hit a guardrail and flipped, throwing Schrimpf outside.

A manager at University Hospital said Thursday night 19-year-old Jack Lipp died from his wounds. Columbia police said Jack Lipp, of Illinois, fell from a house on S. 4th Street during a party just after 2 a.m. on December 13. They told ABC 17 News many people left so they were only able to get

The Salvation Army has packed up the familiar red kettles for the season, but said the money collected from its Red Kettle Campaign this year fell short of the goal. The Red Kettle Campaign ended on Christmas Eve and the Salvation Army still has thousands of dollars to raise. “We’ve been running a little bit

Thursday, volunteers across Mid-Missouri gave their time to help others in need. Several places hosted Christmas charity dinners in Columbia, Jefferson City and Fayette. This year, the Salvation Army Harbor House in Columbia extended its Christmas dinner for the public from one hour to three hours. The organizer of a Christmas charity dinner at First

Skies will be partly sunny Friday morning with highs Friday afternoon in the low 50s. Then a cold front will approach Mid-Missouri Friday night, bringing rain into the area for the weekend. Friday evening a few showers will develop along the front. Spotty showers will continue through the overnight hours and into Saturday morning. A

Skies will be mostly cloudy Wednesday evening, but start to clear overnight and towards Thursday morning. Temperatures will fall to near 30 for an overnight low. Christmas will start chilly, but temperatures will quickly warm to near 40 by 10 in the morning. By the afternoon Skies will be partly sunny with temperatures reaching the

As the holidays get underway, many are hitting the road in Mid-Missouri. The Missouri Highway Patrol starts their Christmas counting period Wednesday night, lasting through Sunday night. Last year during that period there were more than 200 crashes, one fatal, in Missouri. About 33% of Americans are expected to travel this year, most of them

The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect in a beating. Officials said the suspect severely beat a man and left him by the side of the road just south of Boonville. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened Tuesday around midnight. Officials said a man living along Highway 5 opened

A trial is set to begin next month for a Missouri man accused of kidnapping and raping his ex-girlfriend in Columbia. Brian Adkison pleaded not guilty this week to new charges from a grand jury. His three day trial is now scheduled to start January 7. Adkison is accused of leading law enforcement on a

The son of a state representative is undergoing facial reconstruction surgery following an attack in Columbia, according to his father, Jeff Grisamore, who is from the Kansas City area. Grisamore tweeted Tuesday, “Requesting prayer for my son, Joel. He just went into facial reconstruction surgery in Columbia after attack by 2 unknown assailants.” Grisamore went

The lawyer for a woman convicted in a 2012 deadly DWI crash in Montgomery County has now filed a motion for further DNA testing following the trial. Kelli Smith, of Columbia, was convicted earlier this month in a wrong-way crash that left one man, Thomas Sullivan, dead. A major topic in the case was evidence

Columbia Police have released a suspect photo following a December 9 robbery at UMB bank on Chapel Hill Road and Forum Boulevard. They also believe this suspect is the same one from the Regions Bank robbery on Monday. Columbia Police said the suspect was a white man between 20-30 years old, about 5’8″ to 5’9″,

ABC 17 took a closer look into the suspects in a double shooting in Jefferson City Monday afternoon. We found one of the suspects, Tavion Jones, is no stranger to authorities. Jones was arrested in connection to another shooting ABC 17 reported on this past summer in Columbia. ABC 17 found pictures of Jones with

Governor Nixon directing the Missouri Department of Agriculture to look into opportunities for farmers, producers, and growers to benefit from trade with Cuba. “Cuba provides exciting prospects as an export market for the world-class goods produced by Missouri farmers,” Gov. Nixon said. “Our agricultural exports are up 14 percent this year alone and help drive

Emma Russell is 14-years-old. She loves playing piano, painting and making crafts out of duct tape. She probably gets her artistic shops from her father who is self-employed as a furniture designer. Emma also has juvenile nephronophthisis, a genetic kidney disease in children. Emma loves spending time with her family, something that has recently gotten

Authorities in Sedalia make a drug bust at an apartment in the Sedalia Housing Authority. It happened Monday, on Buckner Court. Officers found meth, prescription pills, drug packaging materials, and drug paraphernalia. There were also two small children under the age of 4 inside at the time. Crystle Wilson and Bradley Lawson were arrested on

Jefferson City Police have made six arrests in what they’re calling a drive-by shooting Monday afternoon. Jefferson City Police Captain Doug Shoemaker confirmed to ABC 17 two men were shot at around 2:40 p.m. near School Street and Lafayette Street. The police department arrested Tavion R. Jones, D’Angelo R. Harris, Rasheem M. Wallace-Jackson, all 18,

A man accused of shooting another man Thursday afternoon during a business robbery in Sedalia is now back on the streets. The gunman, Timothy Peck, initially escaped, but was eventually arrested on multiple charges including robbery, assault, stealing, and armed criminal action following a business robbery on the corner of Ohio Avenue and Main Street

University of Missouri Head Coach Gary Pinkel has tabbed former Mizzou player and coach Barry Odom to become his next defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, as announced Tuesday. Odom, 38, will join the team after the first of the year, as he takes over for Dave Steckel, who will leave to be head coach at