Month: June 2015

A walk-in clinic that is already in Columbia is now expanding to Jefferson City. Capital Region just announced it is adding another location in the Hy-Vee near the mall. MU Healthcare already has three Mizzou Quick Care locations. The clinics are available to anyone over the age of 2. They offer certain vaccines, treat minor

A Phelps County woman was sentenced to fourteen years in jail after she was caught selling heroin. 31-year-old Jessica Edwards was sentenced this week after violating her probation. A local drug task force raided her home in Rolla, and found more than 40 plastic baggies bags with heroin in them. Edwards was already convicted for

Household burglary rates are at their highest this time of year, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Justice. On average, the report said burglary rates are about 11 percent higher during the summer months. According to the Columbia Police dispatch, officers have responded to about 30 burglary calls since the first of

Doctors at the University of Missouri Children’s Hospital are reminding parents how to be safe while mowing the lawn. The hospital has already seen two serious lawn mower-related injuries to children. Doctors expect more injuries as the summer months continue. “The injuries children suffer with are often not salvageable injuries,” said Dr. Sumit Gupta. “The

Jefferson City police are continuing to investigate a shooting a few blocks from Lincoln University. It happened around 2 a.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of E Ashley Street. Two Lincoln University police officers were near the scene and confirm six shots were fired. One bullet shattered a car window and another bullet hit a

Capitol Police are investigating after a child was left alone in a hot car Wednesday morning. Mike O’Connell with theMissouri Department of Public Safety told ABC 17 Newsa woman called Capitol Police around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday after hearing a child crying from inside a vehicle. A day care facility, Fountain Life Preschool, left the 3-year-old

Nearly three weeks after ABC 17 News aired a special report where customers of a Cole County builder claimed they were ripped off, those same customers said Tuesday they were still out money for unfinished work. Ken Jinson was arrested just hours after ABC 17’s Jillian Fertig confronted him last month about taking money from

Southerly winds will send warm, moist air into Mid-Missouri the next few days and with plenty of sunshine Wednesday, temperatures will climb into the lower 90s. The humidity will make the lower 90s feel more like the upper 90s in the afternoon. A weak cold front draped across the Missouri-Iowa border will help spark spotty

Boone County deputies respond to hundreds of calls a year on Demaret Drive varying from small complaints to shootings. But according to deputies it is difficult to enforce regulations on landlords and tenants to prevent some of those crimes. Inside Columbia city limits, there are laws to make sure every rental property is registered and

A woman is being treated for a case of tuberculosis has health professionals concerned. The case of TB is resistant to drugs normally used to treat the disease. The woman was briefly quarantined in a Chicago hospital and then flown to the National Institutes of Health, but not before making her way through three states,

Lunch in the Park started this week at Douglass Park in Columbia. Children 18 and younger can receive a free bagged lunch Monday through Friday all summer. The free lunches are funded by a USDA grant through the Adult and Childcare Food program, which is applied for each year. Erin Harris, Nutrition Specialist at the

A mistrial has been declared in the murder case for Susan Van Note in LaClede County. Van Note, a former Kansas City attorney, is charged with two counts of first degree murder and forgery for the brutal October 2010 deaths of her father and his girlfriend. On Tuesday, the defense asked for a mistrial, fearing

Today’s heat index could increase the chances for someone to get sickened by the heat. Health Care officials urge people who want to exercise outdoors to do so in the morning or later in the evening to prevent the possibility of a heat stroke. Even though the temperature only hit ninety degrees, experts said that

It’s recently begun to feel a lot like summer outside and people will do whatever it takes to beat the heat. This includes using more electricity than they normally would. “Columbia Water and Light sees our peak in the summer time because we’re an electric utility,” said Water and Light Spokesperson Connie Kacprowicz. “Once those

A man charged with 1st degree murder in Camden County for a 2006 deadly shooting was arrested Tuesday. David Smith was arrested for the murder of Shawn Spencer. Deputies responded to the report of a shooting on Silver Mountain Drive in Camdenton on April 1, 2006, which is where David Smith lived. After talking to

Emergency crews went to the Columbia airport Tuesday, but officials confirmed it was only as a precaution. Ten units were called at around 3:00 p.m. when pilots saw a possible problem with the landing gear. The private plane was coming to Columbia from Nashville, but it landed safely.

One state agency went before lawmakers Tuesday to discuss its role in Missouri and its future. The Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect held an informal hearing with representatives from the Juvenile Justice Center. Missouri is the only state that uses a juvenile officer system and it has actually been that way since 1957.

Some Callaway County residents are under a boil order after losing water Tuesday. Some streets in Auxvasse, including Pine, Prairie, North Mary, Morgan, and North Elm, are under a boil order until further notice. The city issued the order after making service connections to new water lines in the area. The work forced crews to

Next time you go the grocery store you may notice the price of eggs are on the rise. The reason is the bird flu. This year has been the worst outbreak of the disease in the United States. Three Missouri counties were affected, and just yesterday Michigan became the 21st state to confirm a case

Some Columbia students got home late after a substitute bus driver got lost on a summer school route Tuesday. A viewer reached out to ABC 17 News after her children apparently did not get home on time and were taken through Centralia. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark told ABC 17 News the substitute driver