Month: April 2015

The Columbia Police Department is stepping up its seat belt enforcement on the Click It or Ticket statewide campaign. CPD will be joining efforts with statewide law enforcement Tuesday to get more drivers to buckle up and save more lives. Statistics show 21% of Missouri drivers are still not wearing seatbelts. 66% of people killed

A 20-year-old Arizona man was arrested after he allegedly hacked into Arizona government agency websites. Deputy City Manager Tony St. Romaine said Randall Tucker, also known as Bitcoin Baron, claimed responsibility for the DDOS attack on the City of Columbia website on December 25. According to ABC 15 in Phoenix, police searched his home after

Jefferson City area drivers will need to be aware of Highway 50 changes through Monday night. Police are preparing to close parts of the highway near the Chestnut Street bridge. The work is part of a two-year project that will create a new interchange at Lafayette Street, improve 6 overpasses, and build an extra lane

The Jefferson City school board will welcome new members Monday at its scheduled meeting. Michael Couty and Pam Murray were elected last Tuesday. The board will recognize outgoing school board members Joy Sweeney and Alan Mudd. Following a closed meeting, the board is set to vote on contracts for East Elementary renovations and stadium refurbishment.

Missouri Head Coach, Ehren Earleywine, was suspended following his ejection from Saturday’s game against Mississippi State. Earleywine made contact with first base umpire, Cindi Brunot,while arguing a close call at first base that ended the fifth inning. Earleywine was suspended for two games under NCAA Rule 13.3 for making inappropriate physical contact with an umpire.

The Columbia Fire Department was called out to an apartment fire just before 6 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived on scene of Ashland Manor Apartments, flames were seen coming from the second floor deck of a three story multi-unit apartment building. Crews determined the fire had burned through the outside wall of the building and

Kirsten Mack’s first career grand slam, and home runs by Natalie Fleming and Angela Randazzo propel Mizzou to a 10-2 victory. With Head Coach Ehren Earleywine serving the first game of his two game suspension, the Tigers took the field with the intent to take it to Mississippi State right away. “Some of our senior

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss sitsdown with Columbia Daily Tribune reporter Blake Toppmeyer talking about Missouri softball.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps Missouri softball game three against Mississippi St. while coach Ehren Earleywine is suspended for two games.

ABC 17 News received numerous phone calls and emails Sunday from viewers saying they saw multiple black military style planes flying low over Columbia around 11:30 Sunday morning. The photo above was sent from a Columbia viewer. ABC 17 News put in calls to Air Traffic Control in Springfield and Columbia and was told the

The Jefferson City Fire Department got calls around 3:30 Sunday afternoon regarding smoke coming from the Hair Plaza in downtown Jefferson City. The fire department is still investigating the fire and how it was started, but preliminary findings show it could possibly be an electrical fire. Jason Turner with the fire department said the fire

Monday will start with a few thunderstorms early in the morning. By Monday afternoon clouds will start to break up and temperatures will lift into the upper 60s. We’ll enjoy dry weather through Monday evening and into Tuesday. Early Tuesday will bring mostly sunny skies, but clouds will increase through the day. By Tuesday evening

Mizzou players reactions to Coach Ehren Earleywine being ejected from game against Mississippi State. In the fifth inning on Saturday, Coach Earleywine disagreed with a call from the umpires and was ejected. Blake Toppmeyer with the Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Earleywine made contact with an ump today, he has been suspended from next two

Fourty-three children are diagnosed with cancer every single day, so hundreds of Mid-Missourians came out to raise money to help them Saturday. A group of University of Missouri students held their fifth annual fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s Foundation to raise money for research on childhood cancer. “These fundraisers are really successful because there’s not much

Needing a spark, Coach Earleywine tried to fire up the Tigers, but it didn’t work as Mississippi State took game two of the series 8-4. “We didn’t have enough energy, until Coach [Earleywine] went out, had our backs, and got kicked out for us and showed some energy,” said senior infielder Corrine Genovese. Flat from

Two Moberly residents are in jail, charged with having tools to produce counterfeit money and possession of methamphetamine. Benjamin Gorham, 19, and Lena Kalinowski, 32, were arrested Saturday after the Brookfield Police Department called the Moberly Police Department overnight, saying they had arrested someone with counterfeit money with ties to Moberly. On Saturday morning, Moberly

Rain could move into northern Mid-Missouri by late Saturday night. By Sunday morning an isolated thunderstorm could be seen as a warm front clips northern Missouri. A few spotty showers are possible during the day Sunday while temperatures warm into the low to mid 70s. The best chances of storms though will come Sunday night

Saturday, the Imani Mission Center in Columbia led a march through the city to protest black on black violence. First ward city councilman Clyde Ruffin and city manager Mike Matthes also marched with the group and spoke afterward. According to Matthes, black young men and women ages 15 to 24 are 16 times more likely

Saturday, Red Cross volunteers installed free smoke alarms in Columbia homes. About 20 volunteers from the Mizzou Red Cross Club and community volunteers from all over Mid-Missouri knocked on about 100 doors in central Columbia. Volunteers also changed batteries and educated families on fire safety. The Red Cross said the Columbia Fire Department helped choose

With just five days left to file taxes, University of Missouri officials are warning employees that several have been targeted victims of a tax fraud scheme. The IRS has been warning people for months about the scheme where someone files taxes using another person’s information, getting their refund. ABC 17 News has reported on instances