Month: September 2015

A woman is stable tonight after emergency crews had to rescue her from a pond in south Columbia. Just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, emergency crews were called to the Hunt Ridge Place Apartments in the 2800 block of Clover Way. Multiple boats were in the area. Stephen Potter with the Columbia Fire Department said a

Results from the Columbia Police Department’s most recent alcohol compliance check reveal one of the eight locations checked sold alcohol to an underage buyer. Police checked the following locations on Tuesday September, 22: Bengals Bar and Grill, 227 S. 6th Street Target, 2400 Bernadette Drive Phillips 66, 126 S. Providence Road Break Time #3025, 1410

Lorenzo Lawson calls himself “old school.” He remembers a time when people in his neighborhood knew the name of the police officers who patrolled the area, and the officers knew theirs. He said that relationship changed the way police officers handled potential problems. “If they see a young man out there, doing something, they knew

Former Mizzou defensive lineman Michael Sam says he has no regrets after he came out in February 2014. Sam tells ABC 17 he came back to Columbia to train while he is on a break from football. “It’s been a roller coaster,” Sam said. “I’ve been trying to figure out what’s next in my life.

Emergency maintenance is taking place on a Howard County bridge after crews discovered a hole in the bridge Wednesday. Drivers can expect lane restrictions and closures on the Route Z bridge over Bartlett Creek west of Route 87 while crews work to repair the bridge. Officials with the Missouri Department of Transportationsaid this a one

Fall has officially arrived and daily average temperatures will continue to drop as we continue through the rest of September and into October. At temperatures at or below 32 degrees, frost can form over surfaces and plants. Due to differences in topography across Missouri, the average first frost date can vary. The average date for

Earlier in September, ABC 17 went to Iberia to talk to Ruby Ash about a broken water pipe under the street in front of her house. After ABC 17 News made calls to local lawmakers and the Department of Natural Resources, the water seeping out of Walnut Street in Iberia has stopped. Tuesday, crews came

Anyone who has lived in Missouri knows that the weather is anything but predictable and that winter brings its own set of problems. “When we talk about having bad weather from the county and state’s standpoint, these folks get excited they say that’s a season,” said Doc Kritzer, Callaway County Associate Commissioner. A national ice

A University of Missouri law professor is suing the the University, saying banning guns on campus violates state law. Law professor Royce De Barondes has named the MU Board of Curators and MU President Tim Wolfe in the lawsuit. His attorney, Jennifer Bukowsky, said an amendment to the state constitution passed last November protects his

The Boonville Fire Department responded to a house fire on 6th Street early Monday night. Boonville Fire Chief Tim Carmichael says the fire started in the attic, due to a possible electrical problem. He says the home is a total loss. The resident was not home at the time, but her two dogs died in

About 10 people have new jobs after a plant opens its doors for the first time in Mid-Missouri. Henderson Products in Fulton assembles dump trucks and plows for snow and ice removal. The facility says it can make around 300 vehicles every year. On Tuesday the first truck rolled off the line, headed for MoDot

Macario Ortiz was charged Tuesday afternoon in connection to several weekend fires in Cooper County. Early Tuesday morning, the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office posted an update to their Facebook page. In it, they announced deputies had detained a 39-year-old Hispanic male from Illinois for questioning about the fires. Ortiz is now facing nine felony charges

The police shooting of a California, Missouri, man has been ruled “justified,” according to the state highway patrol. Around 1 a.m. Friday, September 4, the patrol’s drug and crime control division was contacted by the California police chief about an officer-involved shooting at 608 S. Taylor Street. California police were trying to arrest Nicholas Rodriguez

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is recovering after undergoing knee replacement surgery on both legs. Nixon spokesman Scott Holste says the governor had the surgery performed Tuesday and expects to remain in the hospital for several days. Holste declined to identify the hospital, or even the city, where Nixon’s surgery was conducted. Holste said Nixon retained

Fall begins at 3:21 AM Wednesday as the sun’s direct rays pass over the equator, giving us nearly equal day and night. Sunrise will be due east and sunset due west for the start of fall. After the equinox, days will continue to get shorter and nights longer, leading to cooler weather as we head

Erica Trusty from South Park Elementary in Moberly wins ABC 17’s Teachers Doing Good award for the month of September.

A man wanted in connection with an August shooting in south Columbia was arrested Monday. 23-year-old Mylonyo “Lonnie” Tramire Cunningham is charged for the double shooting that injured two men early Saturday, August 29. Cunningham is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action. Witnesses reported there was a fight before gunshots rang out

The Central Missouri Humane Society is looking for people to foster a dozen guinea pigs found abandoned in a box south of Columbia over the weekend. A Good Samaritan rescued the animals after discovering them next to a dry creek bed near Andrew Sapp Road outside Ashland. They were very malnourished, dehydrated and showed signs

The Columbia City Council approved the budget for the next fiscal year, without Mayor Bob McDavid’s plan for extra funds towards public safety. Mayor McDavid proposed moving $150,000 of the city council’s reserves into the public safety section of the budget, which includes police and fire departments. The Mayor wanted to use the money for

A fire damaged a wood business east of Columbia early Tuesday morning. The fire started at around 12:45 a.m. at Chigger Creek Wood Products on Rangeline Road. Firefighters got to the scene to find heavy smoke coming from the building. No one was inside at the time, and no injuries have been reported. The cause