Month: September 2015

In light of recent shooting deaths of police officers, ABC 17 News checked in with local law enforcement agencies to see if they are making any changes or taking any extra precautions. “We’re pretty vigilant to begin with, but I think we’ve definitely ratcheted up a couple notches,” said Detective Tom O’Sullivan with the Boone

Right now we are in a summer weather pattern as high pressure aloft is building over the Central States sending the main storm track north of Missouri. This pattern will persist through Sunday, giving us above average temperatures and mainly dry weather. As we head into the middle of September, forecast models show the high

More than 640 bridges in the state need some major repairs or even need to be replaced. The Missouri Department of Transportation recently finished the latest bridge inspections. MoDOT added another 50 bridges to the list this week that need critical condition. “A lot of it is just age and deterioration,” MoDOT State Bridge Engineer

September is National Hunger Action Month and The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri is participating in a big way. Tuesday, The Food Bank along with Columbia’s Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors unveiled a 16 foot, 212 pound orange spoon that will sit near the entrance of the building for the entire month. Hulett Heating

More than a dozen new jobs are coming to Moberly after officials announced the expansion of Lakeview Energy. The company plans to expand its bio fuels operations to Moberly, bringing 19 new full time jobs with hiring to begin immediately. The company bought the assets of the former Producer’s Choice Soy Energy facility and about

A 20-year-old Emergency Medical Technician is charged with stealing prescription pills from Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Boonville. According to court documents, Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers investigated a report of 11 hydrocodone pills stolen from a lost medication locker at Isle of Capri. Documents said the locker is accessible only to security supervisors

A Randolph County fast food restaurant is now closed due to a fire. The Sonic off North Morley in Moberly caught fire early Tuesday morning at around 2:30. Investigators traced the cause back to a possible short in an electrical cord. Insurance adjusters were on scene Tuesday, and the restaurant needs to be inspected before

A Missouri man sentenced to serve life in prison without parole for marijuana is now released from prison. In May, Gov. Jay Nixon granted Mizanskey a commutation of his sentence. A Missouri Board of Probation and Parole at the Jefferson City Corrections Center held his first hearing on Aug. 6. Four days later, Mizanskey and

Cole County is asking some property owners to address some health concerns after neighbors complained about a house on Scruggs Station Rd. in Jefferson City. Untrimmed grass, weeds, garbage, and loose tires were among the complaints. The health department considered the property a hazard. A spokesman for the health department briefed the Cole County Commission

An Osage County woman pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday for having meth and an illegal gun. 39-year-old Sangria Mueller told investigators she had meth and intended to sell it in Osage County in February 2014. Mueller also said she had a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. Mueller has three prior felony convictions for drugs, and a

ABC 17 News has learned Tuesday the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the state geologist are investigating the source of a water leak in Iberia. A viewer told ABC 17 News there has been a water leak in her front yard at 315 Walnut St. in Iberia for 8 years and it is coming

The Columbia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who apparently vandalized and stole from Robinson’s Cleaners. The suspect went into the location at 3601 Buttonwood Drive last Friday and was captured on surveillance cameras prying open the coin collectors on washing machines. The suspect took the money from each

Lawyers for both sides of a man’s murder trial argued several different aspects of the upcoming case in Boone County. Circuit Judge Jodie Asel considered 35 motions in limine during 32-year-old Cody Baker’s pre-trial hearing. Authorities believe Baker killed Finley Steele, Baker’s girlfriend’s 8-month-old daughter, in February 2014. The girl’s mother, 25-year-old Anna Steele, called