Month: April 2015

A Mid-Missouri man is facing several charges after a high speed chase and crash involving stolen vehicles near Columbia. Columbia police arrested Joshua Skouby, 24, from Auxvasse Thursday morning. Police responded to a car wreck on Business Loop 70 East and Old Highway 63 just before 7:00 a.m. Police said Skouby was driving a stolen

Captain John Wheeler with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department said St. Martins officials came to them asking for help. They said about 6 months ago they started seeing a need for a leash law in the area. The leash law mirrors Russelville’s and was made official this morning, as Cole County Commissioners thought it was

Congresswoman Vicki Hartzler stopped by a Columbia elementary school for a firsthand look at federally regulated school lunches. Hartzler represents Boone County, and shared a school lunch with the Jefferson Middle School student council before meeting with CPS officials. She also highlighted the “Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act.” Under current rules, schools are

A major vote is on the horizon for new boundary lines with Columbia Public Schools on Monday. ABC 17 talked with School Board Vice President James Whitt on ABC 17 News at 9:00 a.m. Whitt said leaders had a few questions for the committee during their last work session. The changes should remove trailers, but

While some legitimate businesses use door-to-door sales techniques to identify potential customers, scammers also prowl neighborhoods seeking likely victims. They may be selling magazines, alarm systems, vacuum cleaners or almost any other type of merchandise or service. Often the salesperson has a spiel that plays on your sympathy. Magazine sellers, for example, may say they’re

There is a potential for thunderstorms developing along and ahead of a cold front this afternoon to become strong to severe. The cold front is positioned north to south and is entering Missouri Thursday afternoon. Thunderstorms have started to develop west of Highway 65 and have the potential of intensifying once they cross into western

Here’s the latest on the development of storms to move into Mid-Missouri later today. Storms are expected to develop along US 65 after 2PM. Storms will track to the northeast moving in along US 63 between 3 and 5PM. As storms fire up they will increase in intensity tracking NE, bringing the threat for severe

Officials at the scene of a fire in Callaway County say the situation appears to be suspicious. The fire happened at a mobile home on County Road 428 Wednesday night. There are no reports of any injuries at this point. Officials are looking for what caused the fire, and have asked a fire marshal for

Storms tracked across Mid-Missouri Wednesday morning and late afternoon bringing frequent lightning, strong wind gusts and large hail. Here are the storm reports we received. 9:40 AM: 1″ hail 11 mi. south of Marshall, 11:00 AM: 1″ hail near Marshall, 11:40 AM: 1.75″ hail near Eugene, 11:52 AM: 2″ hail near Hickory Hill, 11:54 AM:

Utility rates will be rising in Columbia, after voters approved two ballot issues. Proposition one allows the city to borrow more than $63 million for projects related to electricity. Proposition two will raise the stormwater utility fee over the next five years, to fix old pipes that carry rain water to streams. Proposition one will

The threat of severe storms has decreased for Wednesday night with the tornado threat dropping to 2% for most of Mid-Missouri. Spotty showers & t-storms are expected to develop after midnight with a slight risk of large hail and isolated strong wind gusts. Heavy rain is also possible in a few of the storms. Storms

One woman is out of her home after a lightning strike at about 6:15 Wednesday night in Jefferson City. Firefighters at Fire Station #2 saw and heard the lightning strike, and saw smoke coming from the home on East McCarty. Crews got to the home quickly and evacuated everyone from the building. Officials said there

Severe thunderstorms moved through Mid-Missouri Wednesday night, leaving damage due to lightning and strong winds. A homeowner had windows blown out in Columbia due to a lightning strike after a severe thunderstorm moved through Boone County just before 7:00 p.m. In Saline County, a semi truck was overturned on I-70, about 17 miles west of

The Crime Stoppers reward for information in the Rickie Dunn homicide in Columbia has been increased to $2,000. Dunn was shot and killed on Illinois Avenue in Columbia on November 30, and no arrests have been made. ABC 17 has been following up weekly on the case with Columbia Police, but they said they have

A measure opponents say increases the risks to motorcyclists and would burden society with the costs of injuries from non-helmet-wearing riders is moving forward in the Missouri Legislature. The Missouri House on Wednesday gave first-round approval to a measure that would allow people 21 and older to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. Rep. Eric

A Jefferson City suspect is now going to prison after police say he was drunk and carrying a concealed weapon on the campus of Lincoln University. Terrence Hawkins was sentenced Wednesday. He received five years behind bars with no chance for parole. Officers say he appeared intoxicated when they stopped him in the Scruggs Student

Six Columbia residents are among seven facing time in federal prison for selling cocaine in Boone County. Yun Yi Chang and Ricardo Harrell of Columbia, and Samuel Johnson of Kansas City all pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine between July 2008 and 2012. Chang was sentenced to 13 years in prison, Harrell to

With severe storms hitting Mid-Missouri, Abc 17 News talked to emergency officials about a new kind of 911 system that can save lives and also help first responders during a natural disaster. Osage and Boone are the only counties in the state with the service. It is a national database in which you can create

Two waves of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected in Mid-Missouri Wednesday night. There are two severe thunderstorm watches in effect right now, one for areas east of Highway 63 to cover storms moving out of that area until 6:00 p.m. There is another severe thunderstorm watch for areas west of Highway 63 for storms

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