Month: April 2015

A state audit says more than $7 million in funds meant for Missouri highways was improperly spent by the state transportation department. The report released Thursday says the Department of Transportation used nearly $3.8 million of road funds for safety grants to local entities. It says the department also spent nearly $1.9 million from road

A woman was arrested in northeast Columbia, accused of cutting her boyfriend’s wrist during an argument. Police say Natalie White was taken into custody for taking off his license plates and smashing his windshield. At first, White also refused to come out of the home when officers arrived. Two children, ages 2 and 3, were

Thursday, Callaway County authorities are looking for a man who got away after stealing from a manufacturer near Holts Summit. Holts Summit police, Callaway County deputies and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers conducted a manhunt along Route AA for several hours Thursday morning, but made no arrests. Holts Summit Police said it started at Doolittle

James Delarosa Borden, 40, is charged with a nine-count indictment. In February ABC 17 News reported four others were also charged. The indictment alleges the five distributed the drug in Boone County from February 2014 until January 20, 2015, causing two people to overdose. James Delvico Borden, 38, Javis Deonn Wideman, 36, Matthew Alec Ell,

A Columbia man was indicted Thursday for his role in a heroin distribution conspiracy 40-year-old James Borden, also known as “Jimmy White”, “Detroit”, and “D,” was charged in a 9 count indictment that also includes 38-year-old James Delvico Borden, 20-year-old Matthew Ell, 20-year-old Angelic Polston, and 37-year-old Javis Weideman, who were all previously charged. All

A man is back on the streets, after he is arrested and accused of shooting into a Fulton store. Joseph Mitchell bonded out after he was taken into custody early Thursday morning when police found a weapon inside his vehicle. Fulton officers got a call for shots fired around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. They think bullets

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said they support state workers wages to be raised in Missouri. They said in the past six years, state workers have received almost a zero percent pay raise. “Out of fifty states we are dead last in state employee pay,” said Democratic Senator. Jamilah Nasheed, from St. Louis.

Missouri welcomed back a legend to University Field on Wednesday afternoon, when Chelsea Thomas returned as an assistant coach for Saint Louis University. Wednesday’s game was the first time Thomas and Ashley Flemming, both in their second seasons coaching at SLU, coached against Mizzou. “It’s no fun to sit in that dugout,” said Thomas. “But

A Versailles man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to selling $750,000 worth of synthetic pot at his store in Laurie. On Monday, two others pleaded guilty in the same case. 49-year-old Scott Hanson pleaded guilty to selling the drugs at Vedas, located at 101 N. Main St. in Laurie. Hanson and other conspirators sold

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible late Thursday afternoon and evening across Mid-Missouri, mainly along and south of I-70. A cold front has stalled over central Missouri and will be nearly stationary through the evening, acting as a lifting mechanism for storms. Increasing sunshine from the west Thursday afternoon will help provide instability for storms

Kristen Mack hit her 10th home run of the season and Sami Fagan got her team-leading 37th RBI as Mizzou holds off SLU to win 10-6 in a rain shortened game. Already up 1-0, Mizzou batted around during the second inning. Kristen Mack hit an opposite field home run to score Kelsea Roth. Three consecutive

A line of showers and t-storms will move into the northwestern counties of Mid-Missouri from 4-7 AM Thursday as a cold front moves in. These will spread southeast to Columbia by 8 AM, Jefferson City 9 AM and the Lake of the Ozarks to I-44 10AM to noon. As the line moves southeast, it will

There are conflicting stories about an alleged case of animal abuse in Jefferson City. Five puppies are dead and two others are suffering from severe burns after a space heater accident. On Wednesday, an unlicensed Jefferson City area dog owner was inspected because of this alleged neglect. But he called ABC 17 shortly after our

Three repeat offenders paroled from Missouri prisons are now back behind bars. In the last two weeks, ABC 17 News reported about three offenders in mid-Missouri who have been paroled, two of them multiple times. Then, they were arrested for committing violent crimes shortly thereafter. “Repeat offenders are a nuisance and a detriment to society,”

Web Extra: Missouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine and catcher Kirsten Mack talk about Wednesday’s win against St. Louis University

This is severe storm season and it’s best to be prepared and know ahead of time what storms could bring. A thunderstorm is considered severe if it contains hail 1 inch in diameter or greater, and/ or wind at 58 mph or greater and/ or a tornado. ABC17 Stormtrack meteorologists show the Storm Prediction Center

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss highlights the Missouri, St. Louis University softball match up Wednesday afternoon.

Columbia police are cracking down on pedestrian violations as part of a new campaign. According to Columbia police, there were about 20 pedestrians hit by vehicles last year and 15 hit by cyclists. And three of those crashes killed pedestrians in the last six months. In January, police said the pedestrian who was killed on

Three University of Missouri professors Wednesday were selected as 2015 Kemper Fellows. Elisa Glick, Hudson Berkley, and Nicole Monnier were given the award for their excellence in teaching. The associate professors come from the MU magazine journalism, women and gender studies, and Russian and German Studies departments. The award includes a $10,000 check, and is

A Cooper Co. railroad crossing is scheduled to close this Friday for rail repairs. Union Pacific Railroad will close Route 41 at the railroad crossing just south of the Lamine River until Monday, April 6. Traffic will be detoured around the area by using I-70 to Route K back to Route 41.