Month: September 2015

The posted speed limit is 45 miles per hour, but many residents who live along Scott Boulevard say drivers are traveling much faster. “It’s so wide and so big that when there’s not a lot of traffic it’s so tempting to treat it like a highway,” said Laurie Weaver, who has lived near Scott Boulevard

An area of low pressure is drifting in from the east, bringing clouds to Mid-Missouri for the weekend. Saturday will start with mostly sunny skies but end mostly cloudy. High temperatures will reach the upper 70s east of HWY 63 and near 80 west Saturday with northeasterly winds up to 12 mph. The clouds will

The trial for a Jefferson City man accused of arson continued in Cole County Friday. Kurt Steidley is charged with 2nd degree arson for allegedly setting fire to Everhart’s sporting goods on New Year’s Day 2011. A jury found Steidley guilty early last year, but the judge granted a new trial after a complication. Members

A Mid-Missouri man was taken into custody Friday morning, after a woman called police claiming she had been kidnapped and held hostage in Callaway County. Officers went to the O’Reilly Auto Parts around 10:30 a.m. on Bluff Street near St. Louis Avenue in Fulton. The woman apparently locked herself in the bathroom and began yelling

A Columbia man and woman are free Friday after officers investigated a shots fired incident Thursday afternoon off Rice Road and Boyd Lane. Investigators said 22-year-old Eric Cravens and 21-year-old Shana McClain were arrested for reportedly disobeying orders from officers. ABC 17 News cameras were rolling when CPD officers arrested Cravens and McClain. They are

Drivers in Cooper County could experience delays along I-70 this weekend. The Route 5 interchange at I-70 in Boonville is completely closed until Tuesday, October 6. The closure means drivers on Route 5 won’t be able to get to I-70 from that location. Crews are working to replace pavement in the area.

A hearing for a Highway Patrol trooper who claims he unfairly punished for taking a stand against the MSHP has been set back. The hearing was scheduled for this coming Monday but was continued due to the lack of time to complete discovery in the case and resolve legal issues. Corporal Randy Henry took a

A Miller County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing two children under 12 years old. A Miller County jury found Nathanial Stemmler of Eldon guilty of 4 counts of statutory sodomy after they heard evidence that he had deviate sexual intercourse with two children younger than 12 years old. The

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall is making a stop in Jefferson City. The wall is a half-size replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. and lists the 58,307 names of those who died in the conflict. Organizers expect more than 20,000 people to visit the wall over the next five days. The wall

An 11,000-pound boulder serving as a memorial to Boone County residents who fought for the South in the Civil War is getting a new home at the Battle of Centralia historic site. The hunk of granite, known as Confederate Rock, was removed early Saturday from the lawn of the Boone County Courthouse, where it’s sat

The City Administrator for Jefferson City announced the resignation of the city’s Finance and IT Director, Bill Betts. Betts will remain with the city until November 30. Betts has worked for the city for almost 10 years. City Administrator Steve Crowell said, “Bill has done an excellent job, not only in his capacity as director,

ABC 17 News has confirmed a lockdown has been lifted at a Callaway County elementary school. On Friday ABC 17 News confirmed the Highway Patrol clarified how the suspect walked away from medical crews on the way to Columbia. Troopers first arrested him for drugs and DWI on I-70 Thursday morning at the 172 mile

Republican candidate for governor Randy Asbury announced he is withdrawing from the 2016 gubernatorial race. Asbury, from Higbee, said the campaign experience has been positive for him and his family. “We have no regrets but must bring the campaign to its end,” said Asbury. He said, “We would like to thank everyone who supported us

Authorities are now offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in a recent double homicide in Boone County. Detective Tom O’Sullivan with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department says Crimestoppers is offering $2,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case. Preliminary autopsy results indicate gunshot wounds killed the two men whose bodies

Spring marks a time for severe weather as ingredients are coming together to see strong to severe storms. The upper level jet is shifting north, which brings increasing winds with height (also called shear), which is just one ingredient. During the fall months, this same jet is shifting south. Thus again, bringing the shear ingredient

A trial is underway for a man accused of starting a fire at a Jefferson City store on New Year’s Day in 2011. 55-year-old Kurt Steidley of Knob Noster is charged in Cole County with second degree arson for the fire at Everhart’s Outdoors in Jefferson City. This is the second time Steidley has gone

Cirrus clouds, or high level clouds, contain ice crystals. The sun’s light bounces off these ice crystals reflecting the light. Because the ice crystal is a medium, the light bends, this is called refraction. The refraction is what allows us to see the visible wavelengths, and seeing the colors of a bow. Typically sundogs are

The search for clues in a Boone County double homicide led investigators back to the place they found the victims. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department conducted a line search at the 6900 block of Mexico Gravel Road alongside cadets from the University of Missouri’s Law Enforcement Training Institute. Major Tom Reddin said the sweep is

Pope Francis spent the first part of his U.S. tour in Washington D.C. He addressed congress Wednesday morning and visited the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese in Washington to eat with the homeless. “It only takes a missed paycheck or some medical emergency — people who didn’t have health insurance or something and you’re right

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri responded Thursday to the University of Missouri Health System apparently ending “refer and follow” privileges. (Read the full news releases at the end of this story.) An executive committee at MU Health voted unanimously to end the privileges effective December 1. Last month, a Senate panel brought into question