Month: March 2015

A developing storm system in the Plains will bring three rounds of showers and t-storms to Mid-Missouri. The first batch will move in Monday night after 10 p.m. ahead of a warm front moving across Kansas. These are not expected to become severe but will produce lightning, heavy downpours and possibly small hail. They will

Ameren says a gas line is no longer leaking in Mid-Missouri. Workers from the water department nicked the line in Auxvasse, about 30 minutes northeast of Columbia. The pipe was connected to a nearby home. Ameren crews responded to the scene near Harrison Street and Mary Avenue. They had the leak capped by 3:30 Monday

Missouri Public Service Commissioner Bill Kenney is now facing one midemeanor count of driving while intoxicated, over two weeks after his arrest by Cole County deputies. Kenney already posted a cash bond of 200 dollars. He is set to appear in court April 7 for his arraignment. ABC 17 News obtained his arrest report after

The Camden County Sheriff’s department issued an update Monday for a Mid-Missouri toddler who was found unresponsive in a pond near the Lake of the Ozarks. The parents of James Lewis III say he is improving but still in critical condition. Investigators believe the 2 year-old wandered away from a home near Cody Lane in

A popular fast food chain is now coming to Jefferson City. The city’s administrator told ABC 17 News another Jack in the Box is in the works for Mid-Missouri. There is already one location in Columbia. The fast food chain is currently remodeling the old Fazoli’s restaurant on Missouri Boulevard. ABC 17 News learned it

The discussion continued in Columbia whether or not there should be state oversight of police departments. On Monday the Missouri Municipal League met to discuss citizen police review boards versus state oversight. It is a topic that has been highly debated since the controversy in Ferguson this year. Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid said that kind

A news conference was held in Jefferson City today about work zone safety. Today is the first day of work zone awareness week and one man who works for MODOT told his story of an accident he was involved in while working alongside the highway. Scott Campbell said there wasn’t much he could do to

On Monday a judge granted a change of venue for criminal charges against Moniteau County Prosecutor, Shayne Healea. His case will now be heard in Shelby Co. In November, Healea allegedly crashed his truck through a window at Addison’s on Cherry Street in Columbia, injuring four people. Healea is charged with four counts of second

The University of Missouri saved more than $26,000 on its storm water utility bill because of a 40% discount the City of Columbia grants it, according to new numbers obtained by ABC 17 News. The university receives a discount for maintaining its own system of pipes and street inlets, according to MU spokesman Christian Basi

A man came into a house near 6 a.m. Sunday after knocking, and robbed the people inside at gunpoint. Two victims inside the house on the 500 block of Sexton Road, near the intersection of Cook Avenue, tell ABC 17 News the robber, his age described as in his 20s, came in when one of

Lawmakers are working on passing a bill that would make Missouri the last state to have a prescription drug monitoring program. Lawmakers have fillibustered similar bills in the past, but they never made it past discussion. Senate bill 63 allow doctors and pharmacists to keep a look out for possible “doctor shopping”. One big reason

Deputies arrested two men after a disturbance involving two dogs escalated into gunfire Friday night. Josh Williams, 35, was arrested on eight different counts including unlawful use of a weapon, assault, endangering the welfare of a child and more. And deputies arrested Shaetwyn Allen, 34, for resisting arrest. ABC 17 News has confirmed investigators with

Monday will start off mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain. The chance of rain will increase throughout the day, with the best chance of rain Monday evening. A few isolated thunderstorms will be possible ahead of a warm front late Monday night too. This warm front will move through the area early

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Missouri red shirt senior Drake Houdashelt wins first NCAA Wrestling Championship title at 149 lbs, Mizzou wrestling at 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championship.

The most recent temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center was issued March 19th and shows the outlook through spring. The west coast will likely see a warmer than average spring, while Texas could see a cooler than average spring. The Midwest is under an area of equal chance, meaning that we have an equal

Saturday, one person is dead and another injured after a car accident in northeast Columbia. Emergency crews responded to a crash on Route B near Waco Road around 12:15 p.m. Columbia police said 24-year-old John Severtsen, a passenger in the car, was pronounced dead on the scene and another person was taken to the hospital.

Each year, thousands of people in Mid-Missouri tour the Budweiser Clydesdales facility. And Saturday, Warm Springs Ranch near Boonville opened for the season. Warm Springs Ranch said they are booking up faster and faster each year. Last year, more than 28,000 people toured the ranch. And this year, weekend tours are already booked until the

ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim highlights the Missouri Wrestling team’s NCAA Wrestling Championship semi-finals.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss highlight the Rock Bridge girls basketball team’s semi-final win over Cor Jesu.

Three men landed in jail after getting in a bar fight and then threatening the bouncers. Columbia police said it happened at Campus Bar and Grill early Friday morning. According to Campus Bar management, Yevhen Drobovych, Nermin Memic, and Ilyas Suleymanov got in a fight with another patron and punched the man. They were kicked