Month: December 2015

Missouri lawmakers are giving us a first look Tuesday at the state issues that could come to a vote in the next year. Tuesday was the first day state lawmakers were able to pre-file bills in the legislature.More than 150 bills had already been pre-filed by noon Tuesday. A lot of the bills touch on

As we head toward the Winter Solstice which occurs at 11:48 PM CST December 21st, average temperatures continue to drop. By the end of the month our 30 year average high is only 38 with an average low of 21. We will lose an additional 10 minutes of daylight this month. The warmest temperature recorded

A Barnett man was arrested Sunday after leading police on a short pursuit through Eldon. Officers tried to stop 34-year-old Matthew Lankford after determining he had a no bond warrant out for his arrest. When they finally stopped Lankford, who had a male passenger, they searched the car and found several items that tested positive

ABC 17 News has confirmed more than 800 people lost power Tuesday morning in parts of east and central Columbia. The issue was first reported around 11 a.m. By 11:50 a.m. three different outages were reported in Columbia. One outage impacted traffic signals at the intersection of Highway 63 and Interstate 70. Boone County Joint

Crews responded to a vehicle fire in central Columbia Tuesday morning. A woman was driving west on Texas Avenue when the car started smoking around 7:15 a.m. She was able to get out of her vehicle safely before the flames increased. Her car was pulled over by the corner of Texas Avenue and Jackson Street,

Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia woman for drunk driving, among other charges, Monday night. Deputies tell us a Columbia woman Deborah Barr, 51, hit a car with an adult and a minor. It happened on I-70 Drive Southeast near Wester Lane. The two people were transported to the hospital for

Boone County deputies arrested a woman Monday night east of Columbia who is accused of hitting several mailboxes and another car after drinking and driving. Deputies were called to a leaving the scene accident just after 7 p.m. in the 700 block of Easter Lane, off I-70 Drive Southeast, past St. Charles Road. Deputies say