Month: February 2016

The Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee is set to meet for a public hearing at the state Capitol Monday night regarding medical marijuana. House Bill 2213, the Missouri Compassionate Care Act, centers around the licensing of medical cannabis centers and cultivation and production facilities to provide medical marijuana to qualifying patients. The bill would also

Authorities cleared the scene at Douglass High School early this afternoon after a reported gas leak. Fire crews responded to the school after someone reported smelling gas in the area around 10:00 Monday morning. Crews checked the school and did not find any leaking gas valves. Officials said they tightened the boiler caps just in

A new video featuring University of Missouri communications professor Melissa Click has emerged on the internet showing her in a confrontation with Columbia Police during last fall’s homecoming parade. During the parade on October 10, members of Concerned Student 1950 stood in front of former UM System President Tim Wolfe’s car blocking him from moving

The Columbia City Council is set to meet Monday night and has a jam-packed agenda. First, the Council will hear public comment and vote on a bill that would allow construction to start for phase two of the Douglas Park improvement project. The park project would cost about $225,000 and is funded through the 2015

ABC 17 News confirmed crews are responding to two fires in Boone County Monday afternoon. The first fire is just south of Centralia at 13080 Davenport Rd. 10 units were at that fire as of 2:15 p.m. The second fire is in southern Boone County in the 1100 block of Victoria Avenue. 10 units were

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Emergency crews responded to several reported accidents on roads across Boone County Monday morning. The first happened on Highway 124 east of Harrisburg shortly before 7:30 a.m. when one vehicle hit a patch of ice and collided with a second vehicle. There were no serious injuries in that crash, but eastbound traffic was blocked. There

Light, patchy showers consisting of a wintry mix are expected to move in by 7AM tomorrow morning. Although chances are slight, with the showers being scattered in nature, the precipitation on top of refrozen snow melt tomorrow morning will likely result in slick spots on roads for the Monday morning commute. As temperatures warm to

Snow covered roads caused a two-car crash in Tipton around 9:20 Sunday morning that sent three people to the hospital, including a child. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened on Highway 50 near Claas Crossing Road. According to the crash report, Marcia Gardner, 36, was driving eastbound on Highway 50 when she

A 19-year-old Fulton woman was taken to University Hospital Sunday afternoon after her car slid off a snow and ice covered road and then overturned. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said around 12:20 p.m. Desiree Klein was driving northbound on Route VV near Wildwood Street in Boone County when her car slid off the road.

Columbia Police responded to an early morning disturbance between a mother and a daughter, and third minor. Police say they went to the 1200 block of Rainbow Trout drive around 12:30 Sunday morning about a disturbance. According to Columbia PD, 18 year old Sydney Akers was arrested for 2nd degree Domestic Assault and Child Endangerment

Columbia Public Works and MoDOT crews began treating roads early Sunday morning. MoDOT crews arrived for work at about 4 a.m. and Columbia crews at 2 a.m. While the snow won’t accumulate much, MoDOT engineer Randy Aulbur warned that the freezing drizzle is going to make the roads extremely slick. “Even though the road may

A supreme court justice has reportedly died. According to KVIA, an affiliate station of ABC 17 News in El Paso, Texas, Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, died in his sleep last night after a day of quail hunting outside of Marfa, Texas. You can find more details on this developing story here.

Police have arrested 32-year-old Jermell Burnett in connection with a shooting that happened on Third Avenue last month. ABC17 News was on the scene January 31st when police said someone shot a home near third and grand. Several people were inside that home at the time, including children, but no one was hurt. ABC17 News

The Columbia Police Department responded to a hit and run call around 2:30 Sunday morning. They found a tree with minor damage in a yard of the 2600 block of Nelwood Drive in North Columbia. They later found the vehicle they believe was involved in the Gerbes parking lot on Paris Road, but police did

Traveling via roadways on Valentine’s day may become hazardous as an upper level disturbance drops southeastward into the Mid-Missouri region overnight. Light snow is expected to begin overnight and continue to spread southeastward by tomorrow morning. By about 6AM-7AM tomorrow morning, a changeover to freezing drizzle will be possible for areas to the south of

This story has been updated to provide the latest information, including an interview with the property developer, Eran Fields. To Columbia residents, it seems like one apartment complex project is barely finished before another begins. The newest proposed apartment complex from California-based developer Fields Holdings LLC would go up where Quinton’s Bar & Deli and

Firefighters responded to a house fire just east of Columbia Saturday. It happened around 5:00 p.m. in the 200 block of Sarazen Court. Firefighters found smoke coming from the front corner of the house when they arrived, according to Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire Protection District. Crews went into the home

A two vehicle car crash caused traffic delays on I-70 just after 10:30 Saturday morning. Police on the scene told ABC 17 News that a chair fell out of a pick-up truck, causing another car to lose control and crash. Columbia police closed one lane of I-70 Westbound. The driver of the pick-up truck has

The Central Bank of Boone County says tax identity theft has been the most common form of ID theft in the last five years. The IRS says they’ve convicted nearly 2000 identity thieves in recent years. But citizens can also help prevent identity theft before it happens to them. First thing people can do is