Month: January 2015

The fight to keep a man convicted in a deadly DWI crash is going to the Missouri Supreme Court. Larry Welch was convicted in the drunk driving crash that killed Jean and Toby Olsen in 2007. The crash happened on Route C, just outside Russellville. Recently, Welch had his sentence reduced by Judge Daniel Green,

A propane leak at Belle Elementary School has been fixed and classes are continuing as normal. Superintendent Dr. Patrick Call said administrators and students first noticed a bad smell before Christmas, so they called a repairman. They replaced the regulator, which is considered to be the heart of the propane system, and the smell went

The polar jet stream will retreat to the north this weekend allowing temperatures to modify slightly reaching into the lower 30s Sunday. At the same time the subtropical jet stream will strengthen and move across the southern states, sending moisture in our direction. A wave of low pressure aloft from the Pacific ocean will move

Highway speed limits could increase from 70 to 75 miles an hour in Missouri if leaders approve a bill just filed in the state legislature. Rep. Mike Kelley of Lamar is trying to pass House Bill 295. It would let rural interstates increase traffic speeds if the highway consists of four lanes. “There is a

Rolling down a particular stretch of 1-70 might take a little longer. MODOT said it’s dropping the speed limit … from 70 to 60. “I think that’s too slow — it’s a little too slow,” said Sarah Anselmi. The speed limit will lower starting next Thursday from just east of the connector to east of

Police confirmed a church fire in central Columbia last October is considered arson. On Thursday investigators confirmed both the Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel fire on November 16 and the Parkade Baptist Church fire on October 31 were intentionally set. The blaze at Bach-Yager has already been ruled arson, after an early morning fire destroyed most of

The year 2014 was a busy one for both Columbia and Jefferson City as far as new business licenses. In Columbia 5,071 business licenses were issued, 31 more than in 2013. In Jefferson City 549 licenses were given, seven more than in 2013. “It was a good year. We started seeing people strongly coming out

Security improvements are still on track for Jefferson City schools. ABC 17 News sat down with Jefferson City School Board President Dr. Dennis Nickelson. Last summer ABC 17 reported about the new buzz-in system for West Elementary, including better doors and locks. They also installed video cameras after an 8-year-old was taken by some of

Firefighters put out a house fire Wednesday night in Callaway County. It happened near Calwood at 3827 State Road JJ, which is close to I-70. The fire was contained to three rooms of a double wide, which was not occupied at the time. One firefighter was taken away in an ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

A Columbia woman is in the Boone County Jail after police found meth and marijuana on her. Officers responded to a call from Taphouse on Green Meadows Road at around 6:30 Wednesday night. Employees tried to get Octavia Melton to leave. When officers searched her, they found a baggie that tested positive for meth and

Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson is asking the state supreme court to block the release of Larry Welch, a man convicted in a deadly 2007 DWI crash. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has issued a stop order to halt a Cole Countyjudge from reducing the sentence of a man convicted in a deadly

The 13th Judicial Circuit which serves Callaway and Boone counties has elected a new presiding judge effective January 30. Christine Carpenter will succeed Judge Jodie Capshaw Asel, who has served as presiding judge since January 31. Carpenter was first appointed to the court in 1999 as a Drug Court Commissioner. Prior to her appointment to

The 98 th General Assembly convened for the 2015 session Wednesday in Jefferson City and not everything went as planned. The session began at noon only to be interrupted by protestors who were holding signs and chanting in the Senate Chamber. The protesters said they interrupted the proceedings to protest the criminal justice system and

The only way to hold up Shane Ray is delay his flight. That still did not prevent him from doing what he wanted. As expected, the Mizzou junior defensive lineman announced on Wednesday he is declaring for the NFL draft. Ray, a consensus first-team All-American, is viewed as a first round pick by many NFL

A Columbia woman convicted of killing a man in an impaired driving crash is no closer to finding out what actually happened the night of the tragedy after a judge’s ruling Wednesday. Kelli Smith asked a judge to get her cervical swab taken after the crash tested for DNA, but he denied that motion. Smith

Temperatures will drop below zero by Thursday morning as southerly winds increase, producing dangerously cold wind chills of 10 to 18 below zero early Thursday. Although it will be warmer Thursday afternoon, gusty winds will still make it feel bitterly cold under partly cloudy skies. Wind chill readings in the afternoon will reach into the

Web Extra: Extended interview with Missouri defensive end Shane Ray on decision to declare for NFL Draft

The trial of a suburban Kansas City lawyer charged with killing her father and his girlfriend has been delayed and will now include members of the Missouri Attorney General’s office on the prosecution team. The Lake Sun Leader reports a Circuit Court judge agreed Monday to continue the trial of Susan Van Note, which was

The 2015 legislative session began Wednesday at Missouri’s capitol, and while state representatives filled the building, so did protestors. What started as a quiet gathering in the middle of the capitol, turned into a loud group of protestors demanding two different things. “I came here because of dignity and Medicaid expansion, the system has failed

Demonstrators have temporarily disrupted proceedings on the floor of the Missouri Senate on the first day of the 2015 legislative session Wednesday. Protests started outside on the front steps of the state capitol in Jefferson City around noon on Wednesday. Then dozens of protesters unveiled banners and led chants from the visitors’ gallery of the