Month: February 2016

ABC 17 News confirmed Thursday that a former Miller Co. teacher accused of child sexual exploitation in Mid-Missouri will appear in court. Stephen Strobel will appear in federal court at in Jefferson City at the end of March. Strobel was a teacher at St. Elizabeth High School when investigators allege he produced child pornography. He’s

Two people and a dog are safe Thursday night after a man fell through an icy pond in south Columbia. The incident happened after 3:00 p.m. in the 4000 block of Hyde Park Avenue. The man’s neighbor was able to pull the victim and the dog from the water. The man’s dog fell through ice

Columbia police responded to shots fired near the Columbia Mall around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night. Police on scene told ABC 17 News officers found 3-4 shell casings. Officers were in the southwest corner of the mall parking lot near Sears investigating for about an hour. At least two witnesses heard the sound of gunshots in

A temporary FEMA recovery center for flood survivors is set to open in Pulaski Co. this weekend. The center will be located at the St. Robert Community Center on J.H. Williamson Drive, and will be open on Saturday at noon. The center will offer also offer hours between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday through

MU students and staff got a look at the second candidate trying to become the University of Missouri System’s first ever Chief Diversity Officer. On Thursday, they heard from Kevin McDonald, who serves in a similar role at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Western New York, and before that, Virginia Tech. He thinks real

A Sedalia teen is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 50 at the Lamine River Bridge in Morgan County Thursday morning. Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash involved a tractor trailer and a pickup truck. 18-year-old Alexander Carr of Sedalia was driving east and 40-year-old Joseph Wells was driving west

Camden County deputies and members of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group stopped a suspected drug dealer north of Camdenton Thursday morning. Osage Beach Police responded with their drug detection dog, who alerted to the presence of drugs in 35-year-old Joseph Mayer’s car. Investigators found several plastic baggies with meth inside and drug paraphernalia in

A man who has previously claimed ties to a Columbia gang is back in jail this morning. Columbia Police arrested Tavion Jones Wednesday night. He’s facing possible charges of kidnapping, armed criminal action and robbery. Law enforcement said they arrested Jones in connection to a fight involving a gun that happened on Tuesday afternoon just

Light snow will move in quickly, affecting Mid-Missouri by mid-evening. A fast moving wave of low pressure will clip our north and eastern counties bringing light snow in as early as 7pm near HWY 36, spreading southeast through 10 pm and gradually shifting to the east overnight. Snow will be out of the area by

A man sought on kidnapping and domestic violence assault charges in Independence has been arrested in Morgan County. According to a news release from the Grain Valley Police Department, Michael P. Snider was arrested Wednesday at a residence near Gravois Mills by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department. Snider was charged in June. He will be

The Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper charged in the death of a man who drowned while in Highway Patrol custody waived his arraignment Thursday. Anthony Piercy has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of Brandon Ellingson, who drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks in May 2014. Piercy is the trooper who arrested

ABC 17 News has gained the first public interview with MU’s controversial assistant communication professor, Melissa Click, who is breaking her silence following campus protests in November. Click talked to ABC 17 News on Wednesday to describe her own experiences after the footage surfaced showing a confrontation between her and a student journalist. Click made

City administrator Robin Triplett said the phone system in Fayette city government became easier to use in 1999. The city signed a contract with AT&T for its “Plexar” service, allowing them to transfer calls easily between city hall and its three other buildings. The city renewed the contract in November 2012 for $849 a month,

A Montgomery City man is now being linked to more car thefts after being pegged as a suspect in Callaway Co. car thefts this week. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said it worked with the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office and the Auxvasse Police Department to investigate several car thefts on February 3 , 2016. On

Another band of light snow will move through northeastern Missouri Thursday night into Friday morning with another fast moving wave of low pressure aloft. This band of snow will move through from 12-6 AM Friday, possibly adding up a dusting to 1/2″ in Audrain, Monroe, Montgomery and Randolph counties which could lead to slick roads

A West Middle School Student reportedly brought a BB gun to school. Police responded to a call from the Middle School around 7:57 a.m on Tuesday, that there was a suspicious incident reported about a student. Columbia Public Schools told ABC 17 that a fellow student reported the BB gun to a school official. This

A West Middle School student brought a BB gun to school yesterday, and that comes just a few days after a different student brought a BB gun to Lange Middle School. I’m sure your wondering — how is your school keeping your child safe? Michelle Baumstark with Columbia Public Schools says, “The most important thing

Crews in Columbia and Jefferson City have cleared most of the main roads after snow hit Mid-Missouri Wednesday morning. Columbia Public works said crews will continue to monitor roads for ice as temperatures drop through the night. Both Columbia and MoDOT had nearly 30 trucks on the roads during the heaviest snowfall Wednesday morning. Columbia

One professor is fed up with the actions of the administration. After recent events where both the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Dr. Hal Williamson, and Dean for College Education gave notice they are leaving their positions, a question of the faculty’s happiness is up in the air. ABC17 checked to see the faculty’s

Snow that fell across Mid-Missouri Wednesday afternoon caused dozens of crashes on state highways. Highway Patrol Troop F had more than 40 calls for service since the snow started late morning. 32 crashes were responded to, including 8 injuries. No deaths were reported. In Boone County, Joint Communications reported 92 emergency calls and about 32