Month: May 2015

Pools opened just for Memorial Day weekend in Columbia, before the regular season starts on Thursday. This year’s date was moved up because the last of school in Columbia is this Wednesday. The Albert-Oakland pool, Lake of the Woods, Douglass and the Little Mates Cove pool at Twin Lakes will stay open from 12 to

Right now the Westbound lanes on Highway 54 in Cole County are back open after a car crash. MoDOT confirms downed power lines at Old Bass Road near Brazito closed both directions on the highway. Both lanes are now back open. ABC 17 News also confirmed some residents in the area are without power. Stick

City buses are not running Monday in either Columbia or Jefferson City because of Memorial Day. Trash service for both cities will also be delayed one day for the rest of the week. City government offices are not operating for the holiday. Parking is free but the landfill in Columbia and the yard waste site

Police continue to search for James Horn, the prime suspect in the murders of Sandra Kay Hutton and her son Zachary. Officers believe Horn is in the Sedalia area, though various sighting reports have turned out to be false. Horn should be considered armed and dangerous. Police further warn that Horn is an avid outdoorsman

ABC 17 News confirmed there is storm damage in Clifton Hill after strong storms moved through Randolph County at around 3:00 p.m. Sunday. Clifton Hill is about 13 miles west of Moberly on Highway 24. Highway Patrol Troop B troopers reported a brief tornado touching down near Clifton Hill at around 3:08 p.m. Troopers also

A man is on the run after robbing a Jefferson City store at knife point. Jefferson City police responded to the Bee Line Snack Shop on Missouri Boulevard around 10:45 Saturday night. Employees at the store told police a man came inside with a large butcher knife and demanded money from the cash register. The

We will get a break from the rain Memorial Day but rain returns Monday night. The upper level wave which brought the rain Sunday will be east of Mid-Missouri by Monday morning, leaving us with stable air through much of the day. The first half of the day Monday looks dry and warm but an

Severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon into the evening across Mid-Missouri, with areas along and south of I-70 in a slight risk for storms from the Storm Prediction Center. Leftover small-scale boundaries and a northward lifting warm front will provide lift for storms developing through the afternoon. A Tornado Watch is in effect until 8:00

On Friday , Columbia police made a second arrest in the shooting near Forest Avenue. Police stopped Montez D. Quinn, 25 from Columbia, in the 1000 block of Smiley Lane. Quinn had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant and was a suspect in the shooting on East Forest Avenue. Detectives also found a small bag of marijuana.

ABC 17s Sherree Burruss recaps MSHSAA class 1 and 2 track and field.

Henry County sheriff’s deputies confirmed a double murder suspect was shot and killed Saturday afternoonin the Kearn Memorial Wildlife Conservation Area in Johnson County. Clinton police Lt. Sonny Lynch said a search team, acting on a tip, went into a home about 11:15 a.m. Horn was suspected of killing his ex-girlfiend, Sandra Sutton, and her

Showers & t-storms will increase Saturday night from west to east through Sunday morning. The best chance of rain early Sunday will be west of HWY 63. Showers are expected to decrease with some dry weather for the middle of the day Sunday. Scattered storms are possible again Sunday afternoon and evening. There is a

We all know Memorial Day weekend is often full of fun activities and a welcoming of the coming summer season, but most of us also know, the important significance of Memorial Day. Our guest for “This Week” is a veteran who faced a deadly situation while serving his country. It’s important to point out, we’re

If you’re traveling for the Memorial holiday, the Missouri Highway Patrol wants you to know its stepping up patrol. Extra troopers will be out catching speeders and enforcing traffic laws as part of a holiday safety campaign. The safety campaign is called “Combined Accident Reduction Effort.” The Highway Patrol will have a trooper stationed every

Governor Jay Nixon has commuted the sentence for Jeff Mizanskey, who has been serving a life sentence with no parole for drug offenses. This means Mizanskey is eligible for parole consideration. Missouri Department of Corrections spokesman David Owens tells ABC 17 a parole hearing will be set sometime this summer. Mizanskey was convicted in 1996

Showers & t-storms in southwestern Missouri are forecast to move to the northeast and into the Lake of the Ozarks from 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday. These will be very “hit and miss” and are not expected to be severe. A few more spotty storms are possible west of HWY 63 from 5 PM

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is warning about a string of daytime burglaries in east and northeast Columbia. According to the department, eight daytime burglaries have been reported in the Lake of the Woods area since early April. The targeted homes are on Pinehurst Lane, Lakeland Drive, Lake of the Woods Road, Locust Grove Drive,

Law enforcement officials in Alabama have released details about the arrest of Carl Roettgen, who is suspected of pointing a gun at a Mid-Missouri police officer. Carl Roettgen was arrested in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Wednesday. Police there got information about two wanted fugitives in the area, and found them at a campsite in Gulf

Officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation are warning drivers to plan extra travel time this weekend because of Memorial Day. AAA Travel predicts the number of drivers across the country this weekend to top 30 million. In addition to that, road construction projects may slow down traffic even more. One project to keep in

Unattended cooking is being blamed for setting off a sprinkler at Paquin Tower in Columbia. Firefighters were called to the building shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday. They found water coming out from under the door of an apartment on the 13th floor. Inside the apartment, firefighters found that a sprinkler head had activated. A fire