Month: January 2016

A low-pressure system expected to track from southeastern Kansas into northwestern Mid-Missouri Monday night will bring a slight threat for thunderstorms for areas mainly to the east of Highway 63 on Tuesday. The associated warm front with this system will drag in warm and moist air to the Mid-Missouri region early Tuesday morning. As the

Columbia Police confirmed they responded to reports of a shooting in north Columbia early Sunday morning. Officers said the shooting happened around 3 a.m. near the 1400 block of Tide Water Drive. Police said callers from several streets in the area reported people in two different vehicles were shooting at each other in the area.

The Camden County sheriff’s office confirmed a man wanted for allegedly molesting a child was in custody Sunday. Detectives said they were actively searching for Duffy Woodman, 50, of Camdenton since Friday. Authorities said Woodman turned himself in to the Republic Police Department around 2:00 Saturday afternoon without incident. They said Woodman was booked in

Two people are behind bars for a Columbia robbery that happened earlier this month. Scott Johnson, 30, and Ashley Willis, 31, were arrested in Lee’s Summit and transported to the Boone County Jail Friday, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Court records showed both Johnson and Willis were wanted by Columbia police for a

A weak cold front will progress southeastward through the central Great Plains overnight, arriving in the northwestern corner of Missouri by tomorrow morning. With the limited amount of moisture in place, this front is not expected to be a heavy rain producer by any means. Showers are expected to be spotty throughout the day as

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a strong-arm robbery that happened at the 2500 block of Quail Drive at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived, a male victim in his early 20s told police he was lost trying to walk home from a local bar. CPD confirmed to ABC 17 News they do not

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A 28-year-old man has been convicted of fatally stabbing a rural southwest Missouri couple four years ago during a botched burglary. The Springfield News-Leader reports that jurors found Jose Huckleberry of Springfield guilty on Friday of two counts of second-degree murder in the April 2011 deaths of Don and Helen Willingham.

A retired high school teacher was federally charged Friday with trying to have sex with a child. According to an affidavit, Paul Cannon posted on Craigslist from Sedalia earlier this month seeking a couple that would “like to include their kids in sexual fun.” A detective with the Boone County Sheriff Department Cyber Crimes Task

UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the body that was recovered from the Lake of the Ozarks Friday. A dive team found the body of Rick Steffy, 48, of Homer, IL, at 6:14 p.m. Steffy’s boat was also located under water. ORIGINAL STORY: The Missouri State Highway Patrol drive team is searching for

Interim UM System President Michael Middleton released a video Friday concerning the retiree insurance program. Middleton says the university has been reviewing the program and found the retiree insurance costs are escalating and the current program is unsustainable into the future. The Total Rewards Advisory Committee submitted a report and recommendation to UM leaders regard

A Columbia mom is relieved, knowing her daughter, who is in a wheelchair, is out of harm’s way. This comes after she claims the Columbia para-transit bus has, at times, dropped her daughter off in the street. “Very dangerous, very dangerous, because of the traffic coming in and out,” said Maxine Lambert-Hollend. The para-transit bus

The latest Zika virus first broke out in Central and South America, before cases were reported in the U.S. It is transferred via mosquitoes and has very little effect on adults. However, unborn children can develop microcephaly, which is an abnormally small head. Symptoms for adults are almost flu-like, and they rarely even know they

War veteran, Jeffrey Lopardo of Jonesburg, MO passed away on December 13, 2015. Since then, no one has come to claim him as a blood relative. However, he was fortunate enough to have been a part of a loving community of other military veterans. After service arrangements were made at the Millard Funeral Home off

A well-known community figure, Curtis Soul Brown, 71, bonded out after his arrest on Thursday for last weekend’s shooting in central Columbia. Police say a fight broke out between Brown and another man at a home near Sexton and McBaine on Saturday, before Brown pulled a gun and started firing rounds. Bullets hit a nearby

Columbia officials said they will not pursue third-degree assault charges against MU assistant communication professor, Melissa Click, in exchange for an agreement that includes no violations for one year. Under the new deal with prosecutors, Click also has to finish 20 hours of community service and has agreed to waive the statute of limitations. If

The University of Missouri’s Students Association met Wednesday night at its normal time. However, several resignations would soon follow. During the meeting, presidential-elect, Haden Gomez resigned over students’ concerns about his and vice-president elect, Christopher Hanner’s, leadership abilities. Several screenshots of messages from the GroupMe application showed Gomez and Hanner knowingly committed several campaign infractions

Police say two teens are now in custody, accused of robbing a girl at gunpoint and taking her book bag before assaulting her brother when he tried to defend her. Officers believe at least one other suspect is still on the loose. Quency Floyd, 18, was arrested January 14, and then Orlando Strickland, 17, was

A Columbia man is behind bars in the Boone County Jail after officers arrest him for several crimes Thursday morning. Justin Plummer, 34, was arrested just after 6:30 a.m. in the QuikTrip parking lot in the 3200 block of Clark Lane. Columiba Police told ABC 17 News that they found Plummer sleeping in the driver’s

Saturday will bring a mostly sunny sky with a southwest wind from 8-13 mph as temperatures warm near 60 for most areas, and lows 60s across the Ozarks and I-44. A weak cold front will move in on Sunday, bringing some more cloud cover along with a spotty rain chance after 9AM. Most areas south

Police got a call about a woman with a gunshot wound to her head around 9:20 Thursday night in northeast Columbia. Officers said it appeared the bullet grazed her head. They claim the victim, 20, was inside a car near Ballenger Lane when she heard a gunshot before she was hit. Officials say her injuries