Month: February 2016

Boone County Commissioners are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution in support of the University of Missouri. Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill said the resolution was drawn up with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the city, and Columbia Public Schools. Atwill is concerned about possible legislative cuts to MU and the entire UM System. Atwill

Election Day 2016 is still ten months away, but the presidential candidates are already aggressively trying to win their respective primaries. Our guest for “This Week” is Columbia College political science professor Dr. Terry Smith. We started our conversation by asking Dr. Smith about the perception of some people that this election is unfolding like

The University of Missouri was celebrating Monday after getting a major gift for the Mizzou New Music Initiative. Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, residents of Westphalia, Mo., gave a gift of more than $2 million over three yearsto MUto support the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI). The MNMI brings together a diverse array of programs

Two more people werechargedfor 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. Police confirmed Johnson and Willis were wanted for a robbery on January 10 on Alpine Drive.

Police responded to a report of a robbery near a liquor store in northeast Columbia Saturday. It happened around 8:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Arena Liquor store at Ballenger Lane and Rice Road. Officers on scene tell ABC 17 News a woman reported someone robbed her during a fight in the parking

Columbia police officers investigated a shooting in central Columbia Sunday night. It happened near Third and Grand Avenues just after 8:30 p.m. Officers on scene told ABC 17 the shots were directed at a home. Shell casings were found on scene. Multiple officers were on scene, with at least five police cars on Third Avenue.

A warm front will lift in the morning on Tuesday bringing a thunderstorm chance, after 12AM. Western Missouri could see thunderstorms at this time, while storms look to move in near HWY 65 from 3AM-5AM, and US 63 from 5AM-7AM. Counties east of HWY 54 look to see thunderstorms start up from 7AM-9AM. Take a

Officials do not suspect foul play, after a member of the football team died over the weekend at Northwest Missouri State University. Nicholas Turner was found dead Sunday where he lived on campus. He was a junior from St. Louis who just recorded a sack in the team’s NCAA Championship win against Shepherd. A memorial

An administrator at Missouri Veteran’s Home confirmed the building was temporarily on lockdown Sunday. Administrator Brenda Ezell told ABC 17 News the lockdown started around 3:15 p.m. It was lifted around 4:00 p.m. The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the facility for reported threats around 2:30 p.m, according to Mexico Public Safety. A man

ABC 17 News has confirmed with police that Brittany Woods was arrested for driving while intoxicated Saturday night after crashing into another vehicle, closing the entire roadway. Boone County emergency officials sent out a Nixle alert around 8:20 Saturday night about an accident on the 3100 block of I-70 Drive Southeast. Police say it was