Month: May 2015

Fifth Ward Councilwoman Laura Nauser was underwhelmed by the numbers the Columbia Police Department provided the council Monday night. “When we start putting cameras up on streets, monitoring everyday citizens activities who are not committing crimes, and then that data goes somewhere, I get concerned,” Nauser told ABC 17 News. The city council discussed a

We are tracking another round of rain for Mid-Missouri which will start up 6-8 AM Wednesday morning near HWY 65 in western Missouri and spread east through the day, ending Wednesday evening. Occasional showers are likely Wednesday and it will be cool with afternoon temperatures only in the 50s. Most areas will receive .30″ to

A 1-year-old baby girl died in what investigators said is a tragic accident at a Columbia daycare. Emergency responders were called to a home on Alamos Place Thursday afternoon for an unresponsive baby. Boone County Sheriff’s Detective Tom O’Sullivan said the infant became entangled in her blankets during nap time and suffocated. “The preliminary indications

Ronnie Phelps, the Aquatics Director at the Jefferson City YMCA’s said the biggest step parents can take in keeping their kids safe around water is enrolling them in swim lessons. She also said the younger parents start children in the lessons the safer they will be. With this weekend being the kickoff for water-related sports

The Columbia City Council is scheduled to make votes on three major issues Monday night. The council will vote on a bill on electric rates, a bill for a special August election to extend the capital improvement sales tax, and a bill to establish a pedestrian safety task force. In April, Columbia voters approved Proposition

A ballot petition fraud case has one behind bars and three others facing felony charges. It happened in Boone County last spring when there was an initiative to get early voting on the ballot. Keven Hayes is in the Boone County jail for forging hundreds of signatures and he is not the only one accused

Hundreds of bikers rode across Mid-Missouri Monday as part of this year’s Run for the Wall event over Memorial Day weekend. The 10-day trip starts in Ontario, California, ending in Washington D.C. Saturday. The group meets at the Lincoln Memorial just before noon, before walking over to the Vietnam Wall, where they place a plaque.

The Columbia man accused of stealing and hanging a rabbit was charged Monday with felony stealing an animal and felony animal abuse. Columbia Police said they arrested Nicholas Jones in late April and he was taken to a hospital. According to court documents, Jones took the rabbit from the Columbia Humane Society after filling out

On Monday deputies uncovered an active meth lab just north of Columbia, in the same home as two young children. David Greer, 36, and Ashley Greer, 30, were both taken into custody for making meth. Investigators carried out a search warrant at 5165 Creasy Springs Road around 7 a.m. Monday. They found the lab in

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department is warning Mid-Missourians of a scam involving jury duty in Cole County. Scammers call people identifying themselves as Deputy James Marshall from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department. The caller informs the victim they have missed jury duty in April, and Judge Joyce has issued two warrants for them; one for

The Jefferson City Council is set to meet Monday night to discuss trash services in the city limits. The council could vote to direct staff to finalize the RFP for trash services. Jefferson City Administrator Steve Crowell told ABC 17 a motion will likely be made, and he anticipates a long discussion. The council will

Road work in Columbia will slow traffic this week. Work begins on Forum Blvd. Monday and will last through Thursday. Crews will work on Forum between Stadium and Wilson’s Fitness between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. this week.

Drivers expecting to travel on I-70 this week should be aware of road work in Cooper County. Starting Monday night, one lane of I-70 between Route 87 and the Missouri River bridge in Cooper Co. will close. The work will start at 6:00 p.m. and last through 6:00 a.m., and will be completed each Monday

The man accused in an October Columbia murder is set to appear in court Monday. Anthony Shegog is charged in the deadly October stabbing of Walter Lige. In court Monday, a motion from the prosecution will be reviewed to get Shegog to provide samples of saliva. Shegog’s trial was supposed to begin this week, but

President Barack Obama is banning the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local police. The announcement is a surprise coming nine months after police in full body armor with armored trucks dispelled last summer’s racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri. The White House suggested last year that Obama would maintain programs that provide

Parents and students packed the streets around some Mid-Missouri schools Saturday for graduation weekend. More than 6,000 people will receive diplomas from the University of Missouri this weekend. MU said more than 4,000 earned an undergraduate degree, 1,000 earned masters degrees and 300 earned doctorate degrees. 350 people from 32 states also earned a degree

A specialty dog food company is voluntarily recalling a frozen product distributed in four states over fears of possible salmonella contamination. The Food & Drug Administration said last week that California-based OC Raw Dog has recalled its Turkey & Produce Raw Frozen Canine Formulation. The recalled formulations were packaged into 6-pound Doggie Dozen Patties and

Gov. Nixon announced he is releasing $10 million in state funding to build a new learning center for students with MU’s Trulaske College of Business. The taxpayer money will match another $10 million in private donations. “Missouri’s continued economic growth and commitment to strict fiscal discipline has positioned us to make smart investments in higher

Warm temperatures coupled with the moist, southerly wind flow are making our atmosphere unstable over the region which will play a role in this weekend’s weather. A warm front lifted north Thursday night, locking in the warm temperatures and muggy air. The associated cold front behind that will approach eastern Kansas and western Missouri late

Monday before 4 a.m., Columbia police were called to Amelia Street for an armed home invasion. The investigation revealed three unidentified black males who entered the apartment through an unlocked back door. Two men, ages 22 and 21, and one woman, age 20, were inside and not injured. The culprits demanded money before running away.