Month: September 2015

ABC 17 News has confirmed the Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating an officer-involved shooting in California, Mo. There are still several unanswered questions surrounding the shooting as of Friday evening. When ABC 17 News asked California Police to comment on the shooting, we were directed to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Around 1 a.m. Friday,

The Columbia City Manager announced a new strategic plan to city leaders Friday morning. More police on the streets and a hint at setting a city minimum wage were two high points of the 2016-2019 plan laid out by Mike Matthes. The plan sets out five main initiatives. The first will focus on the economy,

Hundreds attended a Friday funeral for a fallen Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper. 25-year-old Trooper James Bava was killed in a single-car crash last Friday morning in rural Audrain County. Highway Patrol on Friday said Bava was responding to a speeding motorcyclist before he crashed on Route FF. Troopers found and interviewed the motorcyclist but

Columbia’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant is slated to open on September 16, creating 90 new jobs. The new restaurant will open at 305 N. Stadium Blvd., where the former Macaroni Grill used to sit. To celebrate the opening, the company will give away free meals for a year to the first 100 people in line for

A Jefferson City woman was arrested Wednesday for drug possession and endangering the welfare of a child after her toddler was found walking around the neighborhood carrying a knife. 25-year-old Laura Pultman was contacted by police after her one-year-old was found walking around unsupervised wearing only a diaper with a knife in her hand. The

More than a dozen heroin overdoses were reported in Pulaski County in a 10 day period starting August 17. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office said three deaths in Richland and Waynesville were likely caused by heroin during this time frame. Multiple agencies formed a small team to locate possible sources of the deadly heroin throughout

The University of Missouri has confirmed a member of the men’s track & field team is suspended indefinitely. 21-year-old Tony Carodine is accused of hitting a small dog in the head multiple times on Thursday night. Carodine allegedly picked the dog up by its neck, causing it to squeal, then threw it on the ground.

A 19-year-old Moberly woman was arrested for DWI after an accident on S. Morely St. Moberly Police said the woman was parked and began backing out of her spot when she hit another parked car. That strike caused a chain reaction, sending the parked car into another, and eventually into a home in the 1500

Extra troopers are already out Friday night ahead of the holiday weekend. The Highway Patrol said every available trooper will be on the roads enforcing traffic laws and helping drivers. A total of three people died in crashes on state roads over the Labor Day weekend last year.

Just before 9:00 Thursday evening, a routine traffic stop in Westview Heights outside of Jefferson City turned into a foot chase. The suspect was pulled over on Collier Court, and that’s when authorities realized he had a warrant out for his arrest. About half a dozen Cole County deputies were called to the scene to

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UPDATE: The Columbia Fire Department is investigating a small chemical leak on MU’s campus Thursday night. Battalion Chief Stephen Potter said they closed Hitt Street as a precaution to clean the reported leak at the Sears Plant Growth Facility, a greenhouse that’s part of the Bond Life Sciences Center. Potter said two researchers at the

The chief executive officer of Arkansas-based SmitCo Eateries Inc. confirms Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is scheduled to open in January on the Business Loop in Columbia. SmitCo Eateries CEO Brian Smith says the restaurant will locate in the 100 block of East Business Loop 70 in Columbia, which is currently occupied by Pizza Hut. ABC 17

The United Way of Central Missouri kicked off its community campaign Thursday. The organization has a goal of raising $1.8 million this year, $50,000 more than last year. At a kickoff luncheon Thursday, United Way organizers announced that local businesses and partners have already raised 48% of this year’s goal through its Pacesetters campaign. The

The Lincoln University ROTC Ranger Challenge team will be holding training Friday morning in Jefferson City. The group will be carrying dummy M16 rifles between 5:30 and 7:00 a.m. from Soliders Hall on the LU campus to the Missouri River bridge, and return to campus.

ABC 17 News reported Wednesday that a man was arrested in connection to a Jefferson City fire. 31-year-old James Stude was arrested Wednesday for the fire in the 1200 block of East McCarty Street late Saturday night. Court documents said one firefighter fell down a flight of stairs while working to get the fire under

ABC 17 News confirmed a suspect was booked in the Boone County jail Wednesday for a shooting in August just north of Columbia. Jahme Cartez Taylor, 21, was transported from St. Clair County jail across the river from St. Louis in Illinois. Taylor is accused of nearly shooting his brother during a fight early August

A multi-car crash in the southbound lanes of Highway 63 north, just south of Route NN, slowed traffic flow in the area Thursday morning, according to Boone County Joint Communications. The crash happened at around 7:00 a.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed a car hit a fence after it rear-ended a truck and went

A Chamois man faces federal charges for making meth and having two explosives. 22-year-old Zachary Reed was charged in a two-count indictment on July 15. The indictment was unsealed on Tuesday after Reed was arrested and made an initial court appearance. Reed is charged with making meth in Osage County in September 2014. Reed allegedly

Road closures will take effect starting this Saturday and during every MU home football game in Columbia. Columbia Police will close part of Old Route K at the west Outer Road of Providence Rd. during all Mizzou home football games. The closure starts just south of the bridge past the drive to the MU tennis