Month: January 2015

Cole County commissioners approved a nearly $68 million 2015 budget Monday morning. The commission has been meeting for the last few weeks to set the budget. With a major construction project on Highway 50 nearly complete, the cost of operating the county has gone down for 2015. The plan includes salaries, road and bridge projects,

Managing your email notifications from ABC 17 News is easier than ever. Go to the email link at the top of the page (next to the search bar) or click here. This is where you can not only sign up for emails – but which ones. If, for example, you only want to know the

The Boone County Fire Protection District recommends people keep space heaters three feet away from combustibles, which is anything that can catch fire. Battalion Chief Gale Blomenkamp said most space heaters have a limiting switch on them, but there are still some space heaters on the market that do not have the feature. “If you’ve

Columbia fire investigators think a heater caused a deck fire Monday morning. Around 2:15 a.m. the call came in for a report of a fire in the Sunset Mobile Home Park on Lenoir Street. Fire officials say a wooden deck attached to a mobile home was on fire. A neighbor saw it and woke up

The winter weather is causing hazardous driving conditions throughout Mid-Missouri. MoDot crews spread 250 thousand tons of salt throughout Boone County from Sunday night into Monday morning with 10 trucks to treat freezing roads. MoDot officials said they have treated all first and second priority roads at least once as of 6:30 Monday morning. They

Pockets of light rain and drizzle will continue through midnight and taper off toward morning as temperatures fall below freezing. This could lead to a glaze of ice mainly on bridges, overpasses and sidewalks but some untreated roads could also be slick in areas through early Monday morning. Some brief light snow is possible Sunday

The scene has been cleared in Holts Summit after a suspicious package prompted a call to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s bomb diposal unit. A Holts Summit police sergeant told ABC 17 about 12:20 this afternoon that the highway patrol had rendered the package safe and that this was not a hoax. Police responded around

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Cinmeon Bowers had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead Auburn to an 85-79 victory over Missouri on Saturday night. Malcolm Canada scored the final six points for Auburn (9-6, 1-1 Southeastern Conference), which trailed by eight points early in the second half. Keith Shamburger led Missouri (7-8, 1-1) with a

Boys basketball: Blue Springs 73, Hickman 51Helias 71, Moberly 49Battle 50, Timberland 49Rock Bridge 56, Branson 46Warsaw 46, Blair Oaks 64Mexico 73, Fulton 63Centralia 49, New Bloomfield 52Hermann 51, South Callaway 65California 53, Southern Boone 37North Callaway 64 Montgomery County 51Linn 53 Steelville 54 Girls Basketball Helias 60, Moberly 27Mexico 47, Fulton 62Warsaw 24 California

Seeing your breath condensation is a typical sign that it’s cold out. But when it gets too cold, it can be hard to even catch your breath. Dr. Cindy Ruffolo at Providence Urgent Care said breathing problems are typical when the temperatures take a dive. “It’s just your body’s normal mechanism to warm the air

This week, Abc 17 News reported the man convicted in a 2007 deadly drunk-driving crash that killed two people outside Jefferson City also pleaded guilty to a separate alcohol-related crime years before. Abc 17 News has reported a judge reduced Larry Welch’s sentence from 20 years to seven years. And he could be released from

The search is on in Columbia for the next city council person. A few days ago, councilwoman Ginny Chadwick announced she was leaving after less than a year in office. Chadwick represented the city’s first ward, including parts of downtown and the MU campus. She faced criticism for voting down a controversial marijuana ordinance and

The weekend will start off with sunny skies and a very cold morning Saturday with temperatures in the single digits early. A southerly breeze will bring temperatures up to near 30 in the afternoon but the breeze will make it feel more like the teens. Clouds increase Saturday night as moisture moves in from the

Experts said a terror attack similar to the one in France this week could happen in the United States, or even Missouri. The former Homeland Security Coordinator Paul Fennewald said law enforcement, both state and federal, is just a part of the equation. Fennewald said the key to curbing terrorism, foreign or domestic is for

A Boone County judge has declared a mistrial in the case against Brian Adkison. After deliberating for six and a half hours the jury came back with a not guilty verdict on count one of first degree burglary. The jury could not reach a verdict on the forcible rape charge and the deviate sexual assault

The owners of the Capital Mall In Jefferson City are planning to soon start several major renovations to improve the aesthetics of the complex. “The landscaping plan is going to be much improved, there are going to be physical improvements, an enhanced and updated facade so it’s going to look like a very modern building

Every year, some of us make New Year’s resolutions that are broken before we’ve gotten used to writing the new dates on our checks or other documents. BBB has some resolutions for 2015 that may be formidable, but they can help anyone become a savvy consumer in the New Year. Always check a business out

Web Extra: Kim Anderson talks about SEC opener, win over LSU

Web Extra: Missouri men’s basketball win SEC opener against LSU 74-67

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Johnathan Williams III scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Keith Shamburger converted four free throws in the final minute of overtime to help Missouri defeat LSU 74-67 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Missouri (7-7) improved to 1-5 against the five power conferences after scoring the final