Month: December 2015

A Fulton High School student was arrested Wednesday after police got a call from school staff saying he had drugs on campus. 17-year-old William Smith was arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute on school property. His bond was set at $4500.

A state lawmaker has withdrawn a bill that would revoke the scholarship of any college athlete who refuses to play for non-health reasons. ABC 17 News checked the Missouri House’s website Wednesday which showed that the bill was withdrawn Wednesday. On Tuesday, Rep. Rick Brattin explained why he pre-filed the bill. “If our universities aren’t

A former state official has announced she is running for Boone County southern district commissioner next year. Brianna Lennon, a democrat, is a graduate of the University of Missouri law school. She has worked in the Missouri Attorney General and Secretary of State’s offices. Lennon said she wants “to work to preserve our mix of

Governor Nixon’s son is getting house arrest after his second arrest for DWI in less than six months. Columbia police pulled over Willson Nixon back in August for not using his headlights near College and Locust. They also claim he clipped a parked car during the same traffic stop. Willson Nixon was also arrested in

As temperatures threaten to drop below freezing later this week, many homes may rely on their chimneys or wood-burning stoves for warmth. Boone County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Gale Blomenkamp urges people using those, though, to get professionals to check their system before winter use. “They inspect that flue pipe to make sure that

The annual One for One Holiday Food Drive is officially underway in Columbia. Donations can be dropped off at the corner of Providence and Broadway as well as the Capital Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. The food drive began at 6 a.m. and will end at 6 p.m. tonight. They are asking people to bring

All six positions on the Columbia Police Department’s new Community Outreach Unit have been filled. The department has been working to staff the unit to improve community relations and combat crime in problem neighborhoods. Officers Justin Anthony and Antonio Parker have been working in the Community Outreach Unit since April. Officers Gamal Castille, Matt Rodriguez,

A woman is in serious condition Tuesday night after getting hit by a vehicle. Columbia police officers tell ABC 17 News that officers were dispatched just before 5:30 p.m. to the Highway 63 Connector southbound on-ramp to Highway 63 south. At the scene, officers found a 24-year-old woman laying in the grass median. Several witnesses

Much colder air will briefly settle over Mid-Missouri Wednesday night through Friday bringing temperatures back down to more seasonal numbers. Wednesday will be a transition day as the colder air moves in with high temperatures in the low to mid 40s, dropping to the upper 20s by Thursday morning. Thursday looks chilly as temperatures stay

Jefferson City Police are using extra radar coverage this week to step up speed limit enforcement. Police are looking for speeders in the work zone on Highway 50 near the site of the future Lafayette Interchange. The special enforcement lasts until Friday. The speed limit in that area is 35 mph, and penalties could include

A Mid-Missouri man is facing numerous charges in Pettis County after multiple violent incidents over the past few days. On Sunday, a Sedalia man told police he was attacked while walking home in the 300 block of Scott Joplin Ct. The victim said 29-year-old Jose Ortiz started punching him, and the victim fell on the

A University of Missouri student was arrested Monday evening for allegedly making a terrorist threat. The University of Missouri Police department arrested Nathan Benz of St. Louis just before 8 p.m. after he made a threat on the social media site Yik Yak Monday. Benz is a freshman at MU. Major Brian Weimer said they

ABC 17 News has now confirmed Boone County Sheriff’s deputies continue to search for a man involved in a stabbing in Columbia Monday night. Detective Tom O’Sullivan said the department knows who the 25-year-old suspect is and that he is the ex-boyfriend of a woman who lives on Mauller. That woman’s current boyfriend was the

Police confirmed one man was arrested after a brief chase and K-9 search in northeast Columbia Friday afternoon. It started just before noon close to Whitegate Road and Sylvan Lane, off Paris Road. Officers stopped a car in the area, before the driver, Justin Miller, ran from the scene. ABC 17 News witnessed a man

Gov. Jay Nixon today applauded new data from the U.S. Department of Education showing that Missouri’s 4-year high school graduation rate increased to 87.3 percent in 2013/2014 from 85.7 percent in 2012/2013. Missouri’s graduation rate is significantly above the national average of 82.3 and ranks in the top 10 in the nation. Missouri’s graduation rate

Authorities in Randolph County Tuesday held active shooter training for school bus drivers. The training, sponsored by Moberly Police and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, was centered around a January 2013 incident where a school bus driver was fatally shot and a 5-year-old child was taken hostage. The training was designed for school bus drivers

A Pettis County teen was tasered and arrested Monday morning after he allegedly threatened an administrator with a knife. The incident happened in a hallway at Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia around 9:30 a.m. Monday. Students in the area were placed on a lockdown and stayed in their classrooms as a precaution. A school resource

ABC 17 News confirmed workers briefly evacuated the Jefferson Building Tuesday morning after a fire sensor was triggered. Mike O’Connell, the communications director for Missouri Department of Public Safety, says the alarm went off around 11 a.m., and employees cleared the building as a precaution, before they were let back in shortly afterwards.

Lincoln University just finalized a deal with a construction company to start work on the new multi-purpose rec center for Jefferson City. The new 80,000 square-feet building is a joint effort between the city and the college. It will be built near the high school and most of the work should be done by late

The Highway Patrol has confirmed the name of a man who was taken to University Hospital after getting trapped inside a pick-up truck about 10 minutes east of Columbia. ABC 17 News has video from I-70 near mile marker 135. Troopers say Raffael Caleca, 48, from Warrenton, drove off the side of the road, before