Month: May 2015

Sedalia police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store Sunday afternoon. Sergeant D.L. Keltner said officers arrived at the Tiger Eagle Stop on East Broadway Boulevard at 3:50 p.m. The clerk there told officers a bald, black man in light blue, striped overalls came into the store, telling the clerk he was

The system that brought showers and thunderstorms over the weekend will move to the northeast Monday morning. A few showers or a stray thunderstorm could linger into Monday morning, but rain will end by Monday afternoon. Then partly sunny skies and slightly cooler temperatures will return. Highs Monday will reach near 70 with a breezy

Columbia police cleared the scene of a standoff on Apple Tree Lane near Southampton around 7:15 Sunday night. Columbia police said they got a 911 call from an assisted living facility on the street around 5:30 Sunday evening, saying a black man in a white T-shirt came into the facility and threatened to shoot everyone

An upper level system currently to the west of Missouri will slowly make its way eastward through the weekend and into Monday. As it does it will continue to rotate in showers and thunderstorms Saturday night through Monday morning. Showers and thunderstorms will pick up after 9pm Saturday night and last into the overnight hours.

Hundreds of residents across Columbia donated food to the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Saturday morning, Columbia postal carriers picked up canned goods from homes across the city. And dozens of volunteers sorted through the donations at the post office throughout the day for the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. The Food Bank

Hundreds of people in Mid-Missouri are taking steps to protect themselves from identity theft. Saturday, the Mid-Missouri Better Business Bureau along with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office hosted Shred Day to help people get rid of sensitive documents. This comes less than two weeks after Columbia police arrested a man who reportedly stole trash outside

Saturday, a man is in jail after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a car chase through parts of Mid-Missouri. Fulton police arrested Clayton Craddock, 30, around 11:00 Friday night. Police officers tried to pull over Craddock for several traffic violations near State Road HH and Atkinson Road, but Craddock would not stop his car.

A recent spike in pedestrian deaths has Columbia city leaders concerned. Mayor Bob McDavid announced a pedestrian-safety task force Friday at City Hall to investigate the problem. “How does Columbia’s accident rate compare with national trends? Do the accidents share a theme? How does Columbia compare with comparable university towns?,” said McDavid. Four pedestrians in

Gov. Nixon has signed a $26 billion operating budget for the state in the next fiscal year. The new budget includes more money for schools, as well as cuts to social services. The governor praised the legislature for coming to an agreement on time. He also highlighted several key items that he was satisfied with

A Columbia man was arrested Monday for stealing scrap metal in Macon. Early Monday morning at around 2:30, Macon Police got a tip about a theft in progress near downtown. Officers saw a suspicious car in the 200 block of Goggin St. which contained scrap metals. Officers located 51-year-old Tommy Tolson, who was wearing all

Officials say it is important to know that storm shelters are not water tight. This week in Oklahoma City, a 43-year-old woman drowned in an underground storm cellar. According to Oklahoma Police, the woman went in the shelter to avoid severe weather. But flood waters rushed in and trapped her inside. All underground storm shelters

Traffic was backed up shortly after 4:30 Friday afternoon for an accident on I-70 in Columbia. One eastbound lane of the interstate was closed for an accident near Providence Road. Stay with ABC 17 News for the latest on this developing situation.

A Columbia man was arrested after trying to steal from the Conley Road Walmart in Columbia. Dustin Wheeler was apparently trying to steal items and was wielding a knife. Officers found Wheeler sitting in Burger King inside Walmart, but didn’t find the knife. Officers found a small baggie containing a white substance that tested positive

A Fayette woman was arrested Thursday following a fight with a man in the 7000 block of Buckingham Square in Columbia. Shayana Mcquitty was arguing with the man when she grabbed a knife during the struggle and stabbed him in the leg. Mcquitty and the man were in a relationship at the time of the

The Columbia Police Department announced Friday it plans to add Chaplain services. The Chaplains program was established to provide spiritual and emotional support for all members of the department. Chaplains will be available for counseling and guidance for officers as well as their families. Department Chaplains are Fr. Francis Doyle of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Friday night through Sunday night will be an active weather period across Mid-Missouri. Some scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible late Friday night into early Saturday, with heavier rain pushing up from the south Saturday evening into early Sunday. Saturday night through Sunday morning, an area of organized showers and thunderstorms will bring the potential

A Nordyne official in Boonville confirms production at the factory will cease in mid-June. Nordyne announced in November that they would be closing factories in Boonville and in Poplar Bluff. Nordyne says there are currently 52 employees left at the Boonville facility. The first round of layoffs at the Boonville plant happened early this year,

A Mid-Missouri college announced a new leader Friday. Dr. Benjamin Akande was appointed as the next president of Westminster College in Fulton. Akande takes over July 1, after Dr. George Forsythe retires. Forsythe spent the last 10 years at Westminster, before filling his current role in 2008. Akande was born in Nigeria and currently serves

A Columbia man went to jail after a broken truck lead to his arrest for a series of break-ins at multiple storage units. Shawn Reams, 39, was arrested Thursday at his home in 1300 block of Wagon Trail Heights off Highway 63 North. A search warrant uncovered drugs and stolen electronics. Police investigated a string

A mini dirt bike rider was hurt after crashing into a car in central Columbia early Friday. The accident happened at the intersection of College Avenue and Walnut Street at around 3 a.m. Officers at the scene say the rider was on the sidewalk, and when he tried to cross a street he ran into