Month: May 2015

Job Description: The successful candidate’s primary duties will include gathering information, writing, shooting and editing stories from around Mid-Missouri for nightly newscasts, station’s weekly sports magazine show, station’s website and other digital platforms. Duties will also include sports anchoring and producing. Qualifications: Applicants must have the ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and the public.

A Cole County man is dead after an ATV accident. Deputies tell ABC 17 News they responded to the accident in the 13700 block of East Bend Road Tuesday afternoon. That’s where they found 64-year-old Leonard Hoelscher under the ATV. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

The Pulaski County sheriff says someone is trying to scam people by posing as the sheriff’s department. According to Sheriff Ron Long, the scammer or scammers call their target victims claiming an arrest warrant has been issued for that person. The victim is then supposed to make a credit card payment to avoid arrest. Long

A section of Highway 50 in Jefferson City is open again following cleanup of a fuel spill Tuesday night. The spill closed two lanes of westbound Highway 50 at Missouri Boulevard just before 10 p.m. Crews had it back open shortly after 11 p.m. The spill was about 100 feet long and 30 feet wide.

The Jefferson City school board met for a closed session Wednesday afternoon with staff at an elementary school to discuss the findings of a behavioral audit. The report was initiated by issues happening at multiple schools, including at Moreau Heights Elementary. The audit ended up limiting the scope of some issues that ended up being

An unsettled weather pattern returns Thursday as a warm front moves across Mid-Missouri, bringing rain and warmer temperatures. Out ahead of the front, showers will develop in southwestern Missouri and move into the Lake of the Ozarks & Truman Reservoir areas from 9pm to midnight. These showers will spread to the north and east through

Just 24 hours after ABC 17 News reported IBM was not fulfilling its promise to the state at the Columbia facility and employees accused the company of replacing local workers with foreign employees, more people have come forward. After Monday night’s story aired, Fertig received calls and emails from other former IBM employees, including IBM

Tuesday, the Columbia Regional Airport is back open after a plane gets stuck on the runway, causing the airport to shut down for 14 hours. This is the second time a plan has gotten stuck in that same spot in the last six weeks. The airport canceled three flights Monday, including the plane leaving for

A four-year-old girl was seriously injured in a riding lawn mower accident in Holts Summit Tuesday afternoon. Holts Summit Police Sergeant Marc Haycook told ABC 17 News the accident happened just before 4:30 in the 100 block of North Summit Drive. Haycook said there were officers in the area when the call came in, and

A right-to-work bill passed through the Missouri Senate Tuesday evening after a more than 8 hour filibuster by democrats. The bill passed out of a Senate committee Monday night and came up for a vote Tuesday. There has been a lot of backlash for the bill from not only democrats, but union workers from all

A Columbia couple is in jail after depleting their elderly family members’ bank accounts. Davey and Amy Smith both live near Route B in northeast Columbia. They were arrested for stealing and financial exploitation. On Tuesday investigators said the Smith’s stole at least $15,000 from a 92 and 63-year-old woman. It was a hotline call

A family of four was displaced after a fire broke out at their home in Cole County. The fire happened Monday off north Northport Drive in Jefferson City. The American Red Cross provided food, clothing, and personal hygiene items for the two adults and two children who lived there. The family is staying in a

An Auxvasse man Tuesday was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to selling heroin to an undercover police officer twice. Christopher Appleton admitted to the crimes that happened back in 2012. Appleton was caught in an undercover investigation by the MUSTANG Drug Task Force, Callaway, and Cole County deputies. He was sentenced

Drivers in Boone County will need to note road work on Highway 63 starting Wednesday. MoDOT crews will be completing work to repair and stabilize pavement on Highway 63 south of Turkey Creek and Deer Park. The work will close the southbound passing lane on Wednesday between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The driving lane

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Tuesday released the results of a Miller County sobriety checkpoint that took place over the weekend. The checkpoint was held between 9:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 a.m. Sunday. 422 vehicles were stopped in that time frame. 2 people were not wearing seat belts, 2 were driving without insurance, 2 were

Drivers in Cooper County will need to be aware of a railroad crossing closure Wednesday afternoon. Union Pacific Railroad will close Route K at the Blackwater railroad crossing in Cooper Co, from 6 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday to reconstruct pavement approaches. Traffic will be detoured around the area by using I-70 to Route 41

A suspect is still on the run after a golf cart was stolen from a local charity. The theft happened over the weekend at the Ronald McDonald House in Columbia. The non-profit reported the vehicle missing after leaving its keys in the ignition. It was found a block away a few hours later at the

People without a job in Missouri could get their unemployment benefits cut. On Tuesday, the Missouri House just voted to override Governor Nixon’s veto. That decision means benefits will be scaled back if the Senate approves the changes. Depending on the state’s jobless rate, the current aid could be reduced from 20 weeks to 13.

A Mid-Missouri man is still in jail after getting arrested for his 6th DWI. Fulton Police found 50-year-old William Fisher passed out behind the wheel around 5:30 Tuesday morning. His car was still in gear. Officials said Fisher is a chronic DWI offender who wasn’t supposed to get his license back until 2018.

As warmer weather settles in for late spring and summer, Mid-Missouri law enforcement is preparing for a summer spike in crime. Boone Co. Sheriff’s Detective Tom O’Sullivan said summer can be a busy time for law enforcement in dealing with more crime. Sometimes there is an increase in teens getting into trouble after school gets