Month: September 2015

A motorcyclist was taken to a hospital after getting rear-ended on Highway 50/63 near Schott Road. According to police, the motorcycle’s driver was slowing to turn onto Schott Road from Highway 50/63 when a Mazda hit the bike from behind. The motorcycle’s driver was thrown off, and the bike slid into a drainage ditch, where

The Labor Day Weekend special enforcement counting period is wrapping up Monday night. So far this holiday weekend, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported nine deaths from crashes statewide. Three of those crashes happened in Mid-Missouri. Nearly 200 people have been involved in 96 crashes since Friday night when the counting period started, according to

Visitation wrapped up Monday night in the Boonville High School gym for the local district official who died last Wednesday. Jeff Brackman was the assistant superintendent at Boonville. His funeral will be Tuesday morning at 10 at the First Baptist Church in Boonville, before he is buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Mr. Brackman first joined

Showers and storms ahead of a cold front will push southeast into northern Missouri overnight, bringing a chance of rain to areas north of I-70 starting after midnight. As this cold front pushes south, more storms could develop along and just ahead of the front through the afternoon in Mid-Missouri. There will be an ample

ABC 17 News confirmed at least 1,223 lost power Monday in west Columbia. Columbia Water & Light says the outages happened shortly before noon on Monday near the mall and West Broadway. The affected areas cover homes near Cosmo Park and neighborhoods west of Stadium. The department said they currently have a stuck breaker, but

ABC 17’s Joey Parker caught up with Jeff Mizanskey, who was released from prison Tuesday, to talk about his new life as a free man. This is a transcription of that interview. PARKER: “What does that feel like, when people stop you and just tell you-“ MIZANSKEY: “Uh, it’s, uh, it feels great. But, uh,

Crews were called to the scene of a first-alarm commercial fire Monday at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District confirmed no one was hurt. The Cannon Smoked Saloon is at 23 Spring Cove Road, off Highway O just north of Sunrise Beach near the Indian Rock Golf Club. The BBQ

Five people have been hurt in a two-vehicle collision in south Callaway County. The crash happened early Monday on Highway 94 east of Portland. According to authorities at the scene, a van was driving around a curve and crossed into the opposite lane, where it hit a car head-on. There were two passengers in the

Fulton police made an early morning drug arrest Monday. At around 12:30 a.m., officers did a drug-related search at a home in the 100 block of East Sixth Street. Police said they found marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Officers arrested John Mertens, 19, for possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of paraphernalia and possession of

Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon confirmed the body of Cody Rush, 30, was located around 9:30 Sunday morning in the Osage River. Dixon said two women paddle boating spotted the Jefferson City man’s body floating in the river about 300 yards away from the Bonnots Mill River Access where he was last seen camping with

As a surface boundary that is draped over the Great Plains descends into Missouri, it will bring with it a chance for severe weather for Monday and Tuesday. On Saturday, the Storm Prediction Center issued a “Marginal” risk for severe weather for our most northern counties for Monday, with the main threat being damaging winds.

Maty Mauk threw for two touchdowns while Kentrell Brothers recorded 16 tackles along with a blocked punt to help Mizzou defeat Southeast Missouri State 34-3. The got off to a hot start with Maty Mauk finding J’Mon Moore for a 27-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Mauk returned to the left side of the

After a warm and humid Labor Day Weekend, Mid-Missouri will see a relief from the heat next week, but not before enduring a couple rounds of storms first. A low pressure system that is currently located in Nebraska and South Dakota will begin to move east, causing its associated cold front to push through the

State Highway Patrol said Chad Kemper, 24, was riding on top of a covered pickup truck early Saturday morning before falling off and hitting his head on the ground. Authorities said the driver of the truck drove up a steep hill on S. Oak Street in Eldon when Kemper fell off around 2:45 a.m. Emergency

Moberly Police arrested a 53-year-old man Friday after he tried to pass fake 50-dollar bills at Bratchers Market on S. Morley Street. The man was also in possession of methamphetamine. The man, which police are not releasing at this time, is facing several charges including five counts of forgery, resisting arrest and unlawful use of

Brian Geier, a State Highway Patrol trooper, confirmed four people were air lifted to local hospitals after their boat crashed into the shore Friday night. It happened around 11:30 in the Big Niangua Arm. Geier said at least three people were thrown from the boat with serious injuries. All four of the boat’s passengers were

A Russellville restaurant owner reached out to ABC 17 News Friday after he said allegations against his restaurant are unfounded and wrong. Last weekend, four employees were taken to the hospital for a mystery illness that has never been proven to be anything. The fire department in Russellville told Russellville Drive-In owner Kevin Grace they

University of Missouri officials remind fans attending the first home football game Saturday to be careful, as the first game will be a hot one. The Abc 17 Stormtrack Team expects the heat index to be in the upper 90s by kickoff time Saturday. So MUPD, medical teams and the university are prepared for any

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 3 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: Battle at Rock Bridge: 27-20Jefferson City at Hickman: 56-26Althoff Catholic at Helias: 54-38Eldon at Blair Oaks: 47-62Tolton at JFK with Valley Park: 44-6Centralia at Louisiana: 72-19Marshall at Mexico: 0-36MMA at Fulton: 0-69Hannibal at Boonville: 51-7Versailles at California: 0-42Osage at

On Friday, police arrested the third and final suspect for a Jimmy John’s robbery on December 7 in north Columbia. But ABC 17 News also confirmed the two other suspects are linked to five more business robberies. Mikel Derrice Crowley, 20, was taken into custody at 12:46 a.m. Investigators say he worked with Terrence Harvey,