Month: September 2015

A Mid-Missouri man charged with stealing from a local community college may face additional charges for a string of break-ins. Around 2:00 a.m. Sunday, a security guard at Moberly Area Community College found someone inside the building and called police. “There was some damage to some offices and damage to the areas that he gained

ABC 17 News confirmed three people were hurt Monday after a crash east of Columbia. Troopers say David Rubinsky, 33, from Pitsfield, Ill., ran a red light in Kingdom City near the I-70, Highway 54 interchange north of Fulton. His car hit a Ford Freestar on the side as it was turning left on a

A house fire in Fulton is under investigation. Crews were called to the corner of 14th Street and Monroe Monday afternoon. A Captain on scene told ABC 17 News the front of the home, including the porch, was fully engulfed and flames were shooting inside to the kitchen. Crews said no one was inside the

Missouri lawmakers are meeting at the state Capitol Monday afternoon to review the state’s Water Patrol division. The Missouri House Appropriations Committee on Public Safety and Corrections will hear from several key officials in the hearing. The committee is expected to look over the interim committee report on the 2011 Missouri Water Patrol Division. The

A 21-year-old man was arrested following a shooting at 1610 Steamboat Lane off of Grindstone Friday night. Columbia Police arrested James Webb in connection to the shooting. Authorities say a fight between Webb and another man started inside the home on Steamboat Lane. Court documents ABC 17 news obtained claim the two were fighting over

Columbia school board members plan to vote Monday on whether or not to add four words and a comma to its current discrimination policy. The current policy reads “prohibition against discrimination, harassment and retaliation.” The change, if approved, will include “gender identity, gender expression.” Monday’s vote comes on the heels of controversy in a small

Not enough Missouri lawmakers appear to support a right-to-work measure for the Republican-led Legislature to enact the bill into law. An Associated Press analysis shows the bill appears to be short of the 109 House members needed to override Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto. Nine of the 116 GOP House members told AP they’ll vote

Crews are working on several sidewalks and streets in Columbia Monday morning. Pro Foundations, a contractor for the City of Columbia, began slab jacking concrete panels for both sidewalks and streets at 8 a.m. They are working on the following roads: Sidewalk at 555 Locust StreetSidewalk near Elm and WatsonRolling Hills Road (bridge approaches)Tidewater near

Nearly 100 Lake Park neighborhood residents have already signed a petition stating they’re against city officials rezoning approximately one acre of their subdivision into a commercial district. In August, the Holts Summit Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-3 in favor of the proposed rezoning at 379 Karen Drive. Right now there are plans to build

A Colorado woman was hurt after falling out of a trolley in Cole County Saturday. It happened on Highway 50 near Lisletown Road just after 5:00 p.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Barbara Sexton, 22, leaned out of a window and fell out of the moving trolley, the highway patrol said. Emergency crews took

A Moberly man is charged Sunday for stabbing another man. Moberly police arrested a J’Angelo Robinson, 29, Saturday. Officers responded to the 900 Block of West Rollins Street for a disturbance Friday, Moberly police said. Officers found a 36-year-old man inside the home with stab wounds in his chest. Emergency crews took the man to

Three people were arrested in Fulton following a burglary investigation in the 6600 block of State Route NN Saturday. While investigating the burglary, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department obtained a search warrant for another home in the 6600 block of State Route NN in reference to the burglary. Deputies found several bags of suspected methamphetamine

This weekend, Mid-Missouri got a taste of Fall as temperatures dropped into the upper 60s for daytime highs and 40s for nighttime lows. This “taste” is all too brief, as temperatures are expected to climb back to above average levels next week. The surface high pressure that has resided over our state has shifted to

The 2015 veto session is set to begin at the state Capitol in Jefferson City starting Wednesday afternoon. The session starts at noon and could run into Thursday. There are several high-profile bills awaiting decisions this year, including House Bill 116, 150, 722, 1022 and Senate Bill 20 and 142. House Bill 116 covers the

With a young team facing its first road game of 2015, No. 21 Mizzou needed its veterans to step up. Maty Mauk and Kentrell Brothers were happy to answer the call. Mauk threw for three touchdowns while Kentrell Brothers had 16 tackles and two interceptions, including the game-sealing pick with 1:20 left in the game.

No one was hurt after a wrong-way driver caused several accidents south of Columbia Saturday. Around 1:00 p.m., a pickup driver traveled south in the northbound lanes of Highway 63 near Route H, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Several drivers swerved to avoid the truck and went into the median. Shortly after, some

Two Mid-Missouri teens are recovering after a car crashed into a semi-truck Saturday. It happened on Ashley Road in Boonville just after 10:15 a.m., according to Cooper County Emergency Management. The driver of the car, Adam Lixey, 18, of Boonville, went into oncoming traffic and hit the semi, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department collected approximately 36,000 prescription drug pills Saturday during Operation Take Back. In four hours, 87 people dropped off their unwanted medications that would safely be destroyed with a new method of disposal. In July, the department announced they would use Deterra to dispose of prescription drugs. Saturday’s drug drop-off event

These past few days have certainly felt like Fall for the eastern and central parts of the continental United States. This, however, is not the case for the western half of the nation. As most of the Midwest, East, and South experience below-average temperatures, record heat bakes the western states of California, Oregon, Washington, and

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 3 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: Lee’s Summit West at Rock Bridge: 27-19 FBattle at Excelsior Springs: 38-7 FDeSmet at Jefferson City: 21-59 FBlair Oaks at Hallsville: 48-0 FCentral at Tolton: 6-62 FBrookfield at Centralia: 12-13 FMexico at Hannibal: 21-28 FFulton at Moberly: 35-6 FBoonville