Month: April 2015

When Michelle Casey and the staff at Central Missouri Humane Society knew what happened, the rabbit was gone. Columbia police say they arrested Nicholas Jones Wednesday night for stealing the brown and black rabbit from the shelter. Police said they found Jones at the Tiger Village Apartments shortly after on Tiger Lane in west Columbia.

Former Mizzou star Shane Ray is heading west to Denver. Ray was selected 23rd overall by the Denver Broncos, after Denver traded up to select Ray. Ray is the seventh Missouri player since 2009 to be drafted in the first round, and the first since Sheldon Richardson, who was selected by the Jets in the

May will start off with mild, dry weather with mostly sunny skies Friday and high temperatures in the low to mid 70s. A cold front moving into northwestern Missouri Friday evening will increase our clouds through Friday night, leading to a few showers or thunder storms through Saturday morning. Spotty showers and isolated t-storms are

After a month of enforcing pedestrian laws, Columbia police are turning their attention to bicyclists. Thursday night kicked off CPD’s Bicycle Safety Campaign. Officers will be out ensuring cyclists are following the rules of the road, giving warnings Thursday night and tickets after that. They’ll also be making sure drivers are following the laws, especially

Educators in today’s technology-driven classrooms are concerned less about discipline problems of the past and more about a growing problem in many school districts — sexting. “This is an epidemic and they’re doing it on any device,” said Det. Tracy Perkins, Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force. More and more teenagers around Mid-Missouri are using

A downtown Columbia parking garage will soon close for cleaning. Columbia Public Works will conduct a deep cleaning of the 8th and Cherry Street parking garage on Sunday. The Department is asking those who park there to move their vehicles by 10:00 Sunday morning. Those with a parking pass for that garage will be allowed

A proposed Mid-Missouri hospital is one step closer to being built. ABC 17 News obtained the certificate of need for the close to $40 million project in Columbia. That certificate is required in Missouri before hospitals are allowed to be built to ensure the healthcare market isn’t over-saturated. The hospital would be built off Highway

According to a new report, bad roads cost Missouri drivers $4.5 billion a year, and the average Jefferson City driver more than $1,300 a year. TRIP, a national transportation research group, looked at Missouri roads and found more than 20 percent of major local and state-maintained roads are in poor condition. The report also said

A Mid-Missouri family is without a home after a fire in Camden County Monday. The fire happened in the 200 block of Monarch Lane. The family of 5 is staying with relatives, and the American Red Cross is monitoring their recovery process. The Red Cross has given the family food, clothing, and some personal hygiene

Middle school students from Centralia visited MU Childen’s Hospital Thursday to present handmade pillowcases to patients. Students from Chester Boren Middle School builder’s club delivered 40 pillowcases they made throughout the year. Each one was made with unique colors and fabric to help brighten up the patients’ rooms.

Boone County commissioners Thursday signed on to an agreement with Columbia Public Schools for a new radio tower by Battle High School in east Columbia. In a special report, ABC 17 News discovered without that tower, emergency responders have no way of communicating with Joint Communication inside Battle High School. Boone County commissioners said the

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday night after hitting a woman’s car and taking off. Police responded to the scene near Broadway and Garth Wednesday night. The victims told officers the woman was in the passing lane when another driver on his cell phone started veering into her lane. 25-year-old Taylor Carey hit the side

Bridge replacement work in Boone County will soon cause some delays for drivers in Mid-Missouri. Starting Tuesday, crews will start replacing the bridge that carries Route UU over Sugar Branch Creek. The work will take place just west of Columbia near Midway. Crews will close the route starting at 8:00 Tuesday morning, and won’t reopen

Columbia leaders are now making it easier for residents to connect with city government. The city will launch a new online engagement website Friday, speakupcomo.com. It will give users the chance to comment on posted pictures, vote on ideas, take surveys, and submit their own ideas for city improvement. The city said the website isn’t

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is planning a May DWI checkpoint in Boone Co. Highway Patrol hasn’t named a specific location for the checkpoint, but said it conducts the checkpoints at places where alcohol-related incidents are higher. MSHP said if you suspect someone is driving while impaired, call the Highway Patrol at 1-800-525-5555.

Thursday marked the last day on the job for the head of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Colonel Ron Replogle announced his retirement earlier this year, but it officially goes into effect Friday. Replogle has served on the patrol for more than 30 years. His retirement comes after the governor’s controversial decision to merge the

Police near the Lake of the Ozarks are warning consumers of scammers trying to steal personal information from ATM machines. Central Bank of the Lake of the Ozarks Fraud Department said they have received reports that ATMs in Kansas City and Springfield were compromised by scam artists placing a device on top of the card

The devastating earthquake that flattened parts of Katmandu and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas over the weekend has prompted an international outpouring of sympathy and aid for Nepalese recovery. Better Business Bureau advises consumers to check out the charities they support and avoid fraudulent charities that often crop up to take advantage of their sympathy

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Two suspects in a 2014 home invasion pleaded guilty to charges in Columbia Wednesday. She’aun Prince and Darrius Edwards are charged in connection to a deadly home invasion that happened last April. Prince pleaded guilty to first degree burglary, which was lowered from second-degree murder, as part of a plea deal. Prosecutors recommended a 10