Month: October 2015

A dedication was held for the new food pantry in Mexico Sunday. The Laura Miller George Help Center and Atkins place on Fairground Street opened in July and started serving residents right away. The ceremony was held at 2:00 p.m. for the $1.2 million facility. The 15,000 square-foot building includes space for food storage, a

Emergency crews responded to a deadly four-car crash in Morgan County Saturday. It happened around 10:00 a.m. near Highway 50 and Potters Ford Drive, which turns into Morgan County Drive. Jeffrey Ryden, 38, did not yield at the intersection before driving onto Highway 50, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Ryden crashed into another

Authorities arrested three people after serving a search warrant in Boonville Friday night. The Boonville Police Department, Mustang Drug Task Force and Cooper County Sheriff’s Department served the search warrant int the 800 block of Sycamore Street. Authorities arrested Derrick Sleet, Deanna Offineer and Ethan Hessing all on suspicion on multiple counts of possession of

Tonight into tomorrow morning, a weak cold front will slide southeastward through Missouri. Although this front will not bring any wet weather or a drastic cool down in temperatures, it will noticeably affect the wind pattern, causing winds to shift in direction and increase in speed. After our region has been receiving a predominantly southerly

Callaway County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people after leading authorities on a chase Sunday morning. Around 6:45 a.m., a deputy investigated a stealing offense at a convenience store in Kingdom City, according to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. About 30 minutes later, a deputy found the suspect vehicle in Fulton on 4th Street near Westminster

A 62-yard drive ending in a field goal stood up as the only scoring drive for the Missouri Tigers Saturday night, losing to No. 11 Florida at Faurot Field. Freshman Tiger quarterback Drew Lock passed for 151 yards and threw two interceptions, one of them returned for a touchdown, as the Florida Gators improved to

One person is recovering after a crash in Camden County Friday. It happened just before 11:00 p.m. David Hammond, 45, was trying to pass another car on Missouri 7 south of Route Z, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Hammond drove off the left side of the road, over-corrected and hit the other vehicle.

Emergency crews took three people to the hospital after a car crash in Fulton Friday. It happened just after 9:40 p.m. on Westminster Avenue south of Jefferson City Road. Teresa Cole, 30, drove off the side of the road and hit a tree while going around a curve, according to Fulton police. Cole and two

Concerned Jefferson City residents took action against crime Saturday. Residents living in public housing near Elizabeth and Buena Vista Streets voiced concerns about too much crime in their area at a town hall meeting. City officials and representatives from the Housing Authority of the City of Jefferson also attended the meeting. Jefferson City police officers

Beginning tomorrow and lasting through next week, the continental United States will be affected by a shift in the jet stream, the upper level “river” of high-speed winds in the atmosphere, causing major changes in weather for some regions and the intensification of current conditions in others. As we dive deeper into the fall season,

Columbia police are investigating two shootings Saturday. Just after 1:30 a.m., 911 dispatchers received reports of shots heard in the 3500 block of Rock Quarry Road. Officers found a bullet hole in the front window of an apartment building, a cartridge and shell casing on scene. Then around 12:20 p.m., dispatcher received reports of shots

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is seeing a sharp increase in the number of students seeking help this fall for anxiety. The University of Missouri’s Counseling Center director David Wallace says about 35 percent more students sought counseling in the last five weeks compared with the same timeframe last fall semester. The

About 30 volunteer firefighters managed an enormous barn blaze northeast of Columbia Friday night. The Boone County Fire Protection District said the barn, located on the 6000 block of Mexico Gravel Road, is a total loss. Battalion Chief Bruce Cutter said an engine leaving the Lake of the Woods station could see smoke rising from

A day after a shooting in central Columbia leaves a man injured, a Long John Silver’s employee who jumped in to help the gunshot victim talked to ABC 17 News about the incident. ABC 17 News reported Thursday night that CPD received a call about a gunshot victim at the Long John Silver’s on Business

The husband of the woman killed in an Interstate 70 crash this past summer is speaking out. Alvin Haile’s wife, Margaret, died when a semi slammed into the back of her vehicle while she was in traffic near Route ZZ. Alvin said he and Margaret met at a birthday party of her brothers. They were

This weekend, law enforcement will be out in full force for the Mizzou Homecoming Football Game. In light of violence on and around college campuses in recent days, ABC 17 looked into what security measures will be taken for the big game. Parking lots open at 8:00 a.m. Saturday for the 70,000 people expected to

House decorations are slated for Friday night on the Columbia MU campus between 6:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in Greek town. You can see a map of the houses here. The MU homecoming parade starts at 9:00 a.m. and will take a route through campus and downtown Columbia. There will be some parking restrictions along

MoDOT wants drivers to be aware of several road projects starting across Mid-Missouri next week. In Boone County, drivers should expect closures in the southbound lane of Rangeline St. from Vandiver to the eastbound off ramp to I-70, and the right northbound lane of Rangeline from the entrance to Boone Electric. Replacement of bridges over

Road work could slow traffic slightly in Jefferson City starting Monday. One westbound lane of the Highway 50/63 bypass in Jefferson City will be close from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for work on the Lafayette Street Interchange project. One lane will be open at the bypass at all times. Workers will

Two people are in the Callaway County Jail Thursday after the MUSTANG Drug Task Force and Fulton Police searched a home at 906 Anthony St. Investigators found several bags of meth containing about 100 grams, 250 grams of pot, scales, ginders, glass pipes with burnt residue, and a loaded remington shotgun. Randall Haymart and Joni