Month: June 2015

According to the CDC, children need to exercise frequently and get outside to be healthy, but with the heat index climbing into the triple digits these days, that can be hard to do safely. Debra Pervis is the director at the Child Learning and Development Center in Columbia. She said she uses a weather watch

A slow moving cold front will generate storms as it moves south Thursday afternoon, stalling near I-70 Thursday night. During the day, temperatures will heat up to near 90 with high humidity as dew points will hover near 75 Thursday afternoon. Storms will develop from mid-afternoon through the evening as the front pushes south into

In March 2015, carbon dioxide levels were at there highest at 400 parts per million. This is the highest it’s been since record keeping began in 1958. Green house gases are part of Earth’s cycle and atmosphere, but it’s the burning of fossil fuels, using electricity, and burning wood that creates more of those greenhouse

At least one person was hurt after a car crash just south of Columbia Wednesday afternoon. One car at the scene had very heavy damage near Highway 63 and Foresee Road outside Ashland. More than 6 units responded to the crash at around 10:00 a.m. Lanes were partly blocked, and the car lost a wheel

Three people were injured following a head-on crash in Jefferson City Wednesday afternoon. Crews responded to the scene at Ellis Blvd. and California Street just before 2:30 p.m. 25-year-old Lindsey Gilpin was driving east on Ellis when 52-year-old Randall Sharp, who was driving west, crossed the center line and collided head-on with Gilpin. Gilpin’s car

A Jefferson City cell phone repair shop owner is charged in Cole County after apparently stealing photos from customers’ phones. 32-year-old Guadalupe Villegas Carrera is charged with possession of child pornography and felony invasion of privacy after apparently taking and sharing photos of several women. Last week, ABC 17 News reported a victim had taken

MU students and staff are remembering a former University of Missouri System President Wednesday. Officials honored the life of Elson Floyd during a ceremony at the Alumni Center in Columbia. He held the position from 2002 until 2007, when he left for a position at Washington State University. Floyd died from cancer this past Saturday.

A phone scam is targeting Mid-Missourians where a caller claims to be a Columbia police officer. The caller ID matches a number that belongs to the Columbia Police Department. The man has been asking for personal information like social security numbers. Authorities with the department said they have received several complaints about the scam, and

The Mexico Department of Public Safety is investigating a Tuesday night shooting on Breckenridge Street. Officers were called to the area of Union and West Breckenridge streets just after 6:45 Tuesday night after shots were fired at a vehicle with people inside. The owner and passengers in the car told police their car was shot

A Mid-Missouri man was federally indicted for allegedly robbing several banks in Columbia between November 2014 and January 2015. 43-year-old Shaun Becker is charged with 6 counts of bank robbery by a federal grand jury and faces up to 20 years in prison along with up to a $250,000 fine. Becker apparently took $3,890 from

The University of Missouri announced Wednesday it will offer a 10-percent online tuition discount to military members and veterans, along with their spouses and children. Officials say it will apply up to a maximum of 150 hours in undergraduate courses, or 75 hours of graduate classes, through Mizzou Online. MU Chancellor Bowen Loftin said “we

The number of veterans in the U.S. waiting for care is up 50 percent since the Veteran’s Affairs scandal in Arizona that led to national outrage just one year ago. In a Washington Post report, the VA said it’s seeing a growing demand from veterans and a $2.6 billion budget shortfall. VA officials said because

A new procedure in Mid-Missouri is breathing new life into hope for cardiac patients. Boone Hospital is implanting a new device called a cardio MEMS into patients. The device sends patient updates electronically without the patient ever having to set foot in a hospital. For heart patients, the cardio MEMS monitors the amount of fluid

An upper level ridge has kept Mid-Missouri hot and humid since the weekend. This ridge will stay in place Wednesday before it begins to weaken and move eastward Thursday. Then an upper level trough will move over the Midwest and bring relief from the heat. High temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday will reach the low

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will meet Wednesday to discuss whether to recommend a new meningitis vaccine to the general public. There are five strains of meningitis: A, B, C, Y and W. Currently there is a mandatory vaccine that covers four of these strains. Health professionals refer to the fifth strain as

Moberly Police are investigating a home invasion that left two women injured Monday night. A viewer told ABC 17 News there was an overnight armed home invasion in the 700 block of Taylor Street, where a purse was taken. Moberly Police confirmed officers responded to the home on Taylor Street shortly after 1:00 a.m. Tuesday

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed to ABC 17 News it is ready to hand over its case from a deadly police shootout in a University of Missouri parking garage. On Tuesday, officials said they have the Boone County Medical Examiner’s report. Highway Patrol said it expects to send all of its files to prosecutors

One street is closing in Columbia, leaving more than 70 people without water so crews can replace pipes in the central part of the city. Starting Thursday, workers are connecting a new water main off Texas Avenue near I-70 and the Business Loop. It’s larger, meaning firefighters will have more water. A section of the

A trial date was set Tuesday for a man accused of stabbing another Columbia man to death over a woman. Jury selection for the Anthony Shegog case was delayed last month. It’s now scheduled to start in late July. Columbia Police believe Shegog was jealous because the victim, Walter Lige, was talking to his girlfriend.

A Kansas City man was arrested over the weekend for two armed robberies in Columbia. Detectives at the Boone County Sheriff’s office identified James Anthony Fristoe Jr., 22, as a possible suspect in the Friday hold-ups at the Breaktime off Forum and the Phillips 66 near Providence and Broadway. At first, Fristoe turned himself over