Month: December 2014

Police officers are searching for the gunman in a Monday afternoon shooting off Rice Road near Ballenger Lane in northeast Columbia. Officials received some early reports of shots fired around 4 p.m. Investigators left the scene by Whispering Meadows Court just before 5 p.m. Police say they found nine shell casings, and they think the

Gov. Jay Nixon is backing a bonding package to pay for repairs to Missouri’s century-old Capitol building and other government and university facilities. Nixon got a firsthand look at some of the needed repairs Monday. He walked through the mud underneath the Capitol’s driveway and used his fingers to snap off one of the many

Governor Nixon and several law makers took a tour of the capitol basement pointing some of the structural damage issues that need to be addressed. Lawmakers efforts to repair several areas of the capitol has been a bipartisan effort. “I support the Governor’s initiative, I support both the republicans and democrats in the house and

School officials in Boonville confirmed their outside doors were locked on Monday while troopers searched for a suspect who escaped a traffic stop. Highway Patrol confirmed a car was stopped for a traffic violation around 11 a.m. on I-70 westbound near the 104 mile marker. The driver did not have a valid license and was

Just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Fulton police confirmed to ABC 17 News that someone robbed the Family Dollar on East Third Street. Police said they were called out to the scene just after 7:30 Sunday night for an armed robbery. A store clerk told Fulton police officers a suspect came in with a gun and

Dave Steckel said he waited 33 years for a head coaching opportunity in college football. That wait stopped on Sunday. Missouri’s defensive coordinator accepted the position to be the Bears’ new head coach. He is the sixth assistant to leave in Gary Pinkel’s tenure at Missouri, and the second in 2014. Former offensive line coach

Columbia police confirmed to ABC 17 News they were investigating an armed robbery at the China Moon restaurant on Rangeline Saturday night. The call came out around 10 p.m. Officers on the scene told ABC 17 News three suspects wearing ski masks came in with guns, restrained all employees in the store and made off

An area of low pressure will move across Missouri late Sunday night into Monday. This will bring scattered showers to Mid-Missouri overnight and Monday morning. Rain will become spotty during Monday afternoon as temperatures push into the mid-to-upper 50s. Then a cold front will follow late in the day Monday. This will cause temperatures to

Two people were arrested in Fulton Sunday morning after police found various drugs inside of a home. Just after 10 a.m., police served a narcotic search warrant in the 1400 block of Monroe Street. Officers arrested Brent Teel and April Teel (Dentienne) after finding a white, crystal-like substance, pills, numerous items of drug paraphernalia and

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Dee Davis scored 17 points and Myles Davis and Brandon Randolph added 11 apiece to lead Xavier past Missouri 74-58 on Saturday. The Musketeers (8-2) led just 44-41 with 11:36 remaining after Tramaine Isabell’s layup for Missouri, but Xavier responded with an 11-2 run and gradually pulled away in the team’s

After a cloudy and mild weekend a cold front will approach Missouri Sunday evening. Showers will develop ahead of the front and begin to move into Mid-Missouri around midnight. Rain and a few isolated thunderstorms will persist into Monday morning and through the day. Temperatures will still reach the mid 50s Monday afternoon. Rain will

Web Extra: Missouri men’s basketball head coach Kim Anderson and players Keith Shamburger and Jonathan Williams III after loss to Xavier

Monday, the Columbia City Council is set to vote on three smoking-related ordinances. Those include raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, raising the age for vapor products and e-cigarettes to 21 and banning the use of vapor products indoors. First Ward City Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick introduced the ordinance of

Area high school basketball scores are below. Click the video player to watch highlights from Friday’s action. BOYS BASKETBALL Fulton 85 Marshall 39Northeast 46 Hickman 86Tolton 71 Battle 46California 62 Russelville 43South Callaway 89 New Bloomfield 54Camdenton 72 Versailles 42Linn 59 Owensville 25 GIRLS BASKETBALL Hickman 54 Blue Springs 51Hallsville 44 Centralia 40North Callaway 42

A Montgomery County jury has found Kelli Smith, of Columbia, guilty in a wrong-way crash that left one man dead. Jurors deliberated more than thirteen hours before returning the verdict a little after 3:30 Friday afternoon. The panel then went into the sentencing portion of the case. A major topic in the case had been

A Mid-Missouri fire is now being investigated as arson. When Fulton firefighters got to the scene on Friday, they found smoke and flames pouring out of the abandoned home near the corner of Seventh and Vine streets. Officials said the flames were mostly contained to the front room, and they do not think the structure

Police confirmed late Friday afternoon a Mid-Missouri chase suspect was caught after escaping police earlier that same morning. Barry Allenbrand is wanted in Kansas and also suspected of stealing from a store in Osage Beach on Thursday. Around 5:30 a.m. Friday, officers chased him down Jeffries Road, where they used spike strips. He ditched his

One charity in Mid-Missouri said it is in dire need of help from the community. The Salvation Army in Columbia still needs hundreds of gift donations by early next week. And Red Kettle donations are down by thousands of dollars, it said. Each year, the Salvation Army gives families in need toys for children, groceries

Southerly winds will send warm air into Mid-Missouri this weekend bringing our temperatures above normal through Monday. Overnight lows will only drop into the 40s while daytime temperatures climb into the 50s to lower 60s by Sunday. The clouds will stick around but the sun will pop out at times. Areas of fog are possible

Morgan County authorities say they found two bodies in an apartment fire Friday morning. Fire crews got to the upstairs apartment at 21606 Highway 52 in Barnett just before 7 a.m. While putting out the flames, authorities found a child’s body and later spotted a woman. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is working with the