Month: March 2015

Fire crews at the Lake of the Ozarks battled an early Saturday morning fire in Sunrise Beach. Crews responded to 151 Cam Mo Drive just after 6:30 a.m. where a large fire engulfed a workshop and was threatening to spread into the house. The people who were home at the time were able to evacuate

The Boone County Republican Central Committee announced Sunday it has selected fallen Columbia firefighter Lieutenant Bruce Britt as the recipient of the 2015 Dr. Edward Robb award. The Robb award is given to an employee of any city or public entity in Boone County for outstanding service. Lieutenant Britt was killed last February in a

Columbia police are searching for a shooter who put a bullet through a north Columbia window Sunday evening. Around 7 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a call on Lawnridge Court. Officers, with a shield and guns drawn, went into an apartment looking for a man who fired a gun at his neighbor. Sergeant Michael Hestir

March started off wet, with rain and snow during the first few days. As the month continued though we quickly fell behind on rainfall totals. We’ve picked up 1.54 inches of rain since March 1st, which is 1.37 inches below our average for the month. The average rainfall total for the entire month of March

A 2-year-old Mexico boy was seriously injured after being accidentally run over by his mother around 2:30 Sunday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the boy’s mother, 31-year-old Nicole Murphy, was backing out of a private driveway on Pinnacle Lakes Road in Montgomery County when she accidentally ran over 2-year-old Slane Holsman. Authorities said

Moberly police arrested three people Saturday afternoon at the Wal-Mart Supercenter for stealing baby formula. Florentina Lordache, 25, Elena Nistor, 35 and Florin Dumitru, 35 are charged with felony stealing. Moberly police officers were dispatched to the Wal-Mart around 3 p.m. Security at the store told officers these were the same people wanted for stealing

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Hickman baseball, local scores Saturday, March 28th

A game played during gym class at a Mid-Missouri middle school is still causing controversy this weekend. It happened last week in Fulton during Physical Education class. Teachers asked students some questions that many parents found inappropriate. On Saturday, more than a dozen parents met at Pizza Hut to discuss what they should do. “Everyone

Temperatures will be much more mild Sunday afternoon, despite light morning showers. Highs to end the weekend will reach near 60. The warming trend will continue into the work week as temperatures push into the mid to upper 60s on Monday with mostly sunny skies. Then a warm front will move through for Tuesday, causing

A Mid-Missouri man is behind bars after firing a gun and then leading police on a car chase through Callaway County. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department arrested Travis Schroer, 33, of Fulton Friday night for resisting arrest and several traffic charges. Around 8:30 Friday night, deputies responded to a shots fired call near Old Highway

The victim in a triple shooting in Boone County is no longer being treated at University Hospital. 44-year-old Willie J. Mays was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. Jeff Hoelscher, a spokesman for University of Missouri Health Care, says Mays was treated and has been released from University Hospital. 53-year-old

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the Toltons girls high school soccer game, other high school soccer and baseball scores

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps the losses of Missouri softball, baseball and tennis.

A Mid-Missouri man charged in a Morgan Co. double murder has pleaded guilty to the crime. Friday morning Ronald Blower plead to two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and one county of burglary in the 2012 crime. In Friday’s hearing, Blowers admitted to killing Mable and Wayne Wells in Ivy

Residents got to hear from the crop of First Ward City Council candidates Friday. Much of the candidate forum focused on First Ward development and infrastructure. Six of the eight First Ward candidates showed up for the forum hosted by the Muleskinners. The candidates answered questions about everything from LGBT rights to the Flat Branch

A Mid-Missouri man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a 3-year-old boy. In January, a jury found Thomas “T.J” Presley guilty of first degree murder and child abuse for the death of Blake Litton. Prosecutors said Presley beat Blake to death in Stover in February 2012 and tried to cover

A woman is in custody following a high-speed chase on Highway 54 Thursday afternoon. 24-year-old Pearlie Bell of Jefferson City is charged with resisting arrest and driving without a license in Cole Co. with a $25,000 bond. Bell is also charged with aggravated burglary in Kansas with no bond. Bell is charged with resisting arrest

MU police found a suspect hiding in a pond after an early morning chase Friday. MU police say they stopped William Spark for a traffic violation. They were getting ready to arrest him for DWI and he allegedly took off running. They found him hiding in a lake or pond in the 900 block of

A Columbia man was arrested late Thursday morning after robbing and continually threatening a victim earlier this month. 31-year-old Maurice Penny is charged with 1st degree robbery and tampering with a victim after robbing the man on March 6 at a home on Rangeline St. The victim told Columbia Police a group of people were

Columbia Police enlisted the help of the SWAT team along with Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime Detectives to search 806 Oak Lawn Drive. It’s a home neighbors call a nuisance property. “When I saw the SWAT team and police officers, I thought, ‘Well, here we go again,’” neighbor Leon Javanovic said. Authorities found numerous forged