Month: August 2015

Columbia police arrested one man after he crashed his car and ran from authorities Sunday. Emergency crews responded to the crash just before 6:00 p.m. Officers originally followed the man for speeding, Kevin Purdy with the Columbia Police Department said. The man crashed his car twice, once near Highway 63 and Vandiver and a second

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested an Osage Beach man after two others are hurt in a car crash Friday night. It happened on Blue Spring Drive just before 5:00 p.m. Evan Gamm, 28, drove into oncoming traffic, hitting another car head on, the highway patrol said. Emergency crews took Gamm and two teens in

One person is recovering after a boating accident at the Lake of the Ozarks. It happened Saturday afternoon at the 31 mile marker in the main channel, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Around 4:15 p.m., Jeffrey Gaines, 40, of Colorado, was boating at excessive speed and hit a wake. The impact damaged the boat’s

The motorcyclist involved in the crash that killed a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper Friday has been found. ABC 17 News confirmed a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol died in a car crash Friday morning in Audrain County near the Boone County line. MoDOT closed Highway FF between County Road 989 and Route

As September quickly approaches and the summer season nears its last few weeks, hot temperatures are not expected to make an exit from our region, at least for this upcoming week. As an upper-level ridge that has been residing over states just to the west of Missouri begins to make a shift eastward, it will

Jefferson City officials and the State Fire Marshal are working to find what started a fire on East McCarty Street early Sunday morning. The Jefferson City Fire Department arrived to the scene at 1:45 a.m. According to Division Chief Jason Turner, heavy smoke was coming from the two-story home. Firefighters went inside the building and

There is a cold front moving southeastward – at a rather slow pace – that will bring a chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms for mainly our southeastern counties tonight. The main chance for rain is before 2AM for areas south and along I-44. As we head into Sunday morning, this already sluggish front is

Columbia Regional Airport closed after a single engine plane suffered a collapsed nose gear during landing just after 2:00 this afternoon. Airport police say the airport has reopened. The airport says a Mooney single engine aircraft had one person on board when it landed on the main runway, Runway 2-20. The person in the aircraft

Columbia Police are investigating a home invasion that happened in the 1700 block of Stanford Drive early Saturday morning. Police arrived to the home just after 3 o’clock in the morning. Officers found the front door was kicked open. Three people were inside sleeping at the time of the break in. Police say two male

Columbia police collected several shell casings in the south part of town, after bullets struck two men there Saturday morning. Sergeant Don Hawkins tells ABC 17 News someone reported the shooting at 1:53 a.m. Police found two men near the sidewalk of the 3900 block of Peachtree Drive, near the Nifong Square shopping center. Sgt.

A new lawsuit claims the company that arranged the Second Missouri Classic Game still owes Lincoln University thousands of dollars. Lincoln University filed the suit Thursday against ALW Entertainment of Carrollton, Texas. The company, owned by Al Wash, arranged and promoted the football game, played on September 6, 2014 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City

The 2016 budget is being hammered out between Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes and the Columbia City Council. It’s about a 440-million dollar plan that includes money for essential services, public safety, veterans services and even some new city jobs. Mike Matthes: We don’t often get to add employees, most of those are in the

The 2016 budget is being hammered out between Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes and the Columbia City Council. It’s about a 440-million dollar plan that includes money for essential services, public safety, veterans services and even some new city jobs. The city manager is our guest for “This Week.” This is a transcript of our

Jefferson City Police arrested a stabbing suspect Friday afternoon after receiving a tip. Patrol officers took Christopher Page, 22, into custody on Elizabeth Street around 4 p.m. without incident. Jefferson City police got a call around 11:43 p.m. Wednesday, reporting an open door and a woman lying in a pool of blood. Officers found the

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 2 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: Rock Bridge at De Smet: 47-17 FHickman at Lee’s Summit: 7-20 FHolt at Battle: 12-55 FJefferson City at CBC: 14-49 FHelias at Hannibal: 35-49 FOwensville at Blair Oaks: 19-48 FTolton at Lutheran St. Charles: 44-46 FClark County at Centralia:

A weak cold front will move slowly through Mid-Missouri Saturday. A few showers and storms out ahead of this front in the morning will push east and out of the area by mid-morning. As the front drifts to near HWY 54 in the afternoon, a few more storms could pop up through early evening. Severe

Boone County Fire officials responded to a gas leak east of Columbia just after 3:30 Friday afternoon. St. Charles Road between Whitewater Drive and Slickrock Drive was temporarily closed. Ameren was also on scene.

At least one person was hurt after a multiple vehicle crash along I-70 Friday evening in Columbia. ABC 17 News had crews at the scene, who confirmed one woman was taken in an ambulance after a chain reaction crash on I-70 westbound near Providence Road around 6 p.m. Friday. ABC 17 News is working to

Columbia Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man accused of shooting a pizza delivery man back in May. 42-year-old Edward Wall of Columbia is wanted for robbery, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. He’s considered armed and dangerous. Wall allegedly confronted a delivery driver for Wise Guys Pizza

Drivers in Mid-Missouri should be aware of more traffic in southern Boone County this weekend. The Ashland Police Department will have extra officers on traffic detail during the Cattlemen Days Rodeo over the next two days. Crews are finishing setting up the 39th edition of the rodeo, where nearly 2,000 people are expected to attend.