Month: March 2016

As we prepare for a new season of severe weather, we talk to Ashland city officials about their storm shelter registry program. The idea for the registry was largely prompted by the deadly Joplin tornado in 2011. It allows authorities to know where exactly they need to check for people in shelters after a storm

People who live in apartments may have to consider different safety concerns than those in homes. We spoke to some tenants in Boone County, who told us they don’t know what the response plan is for their apartment complex, should severe weather arise. Owners of some of those complexes told us there are severe weather

A Higbee family has lost their home after a fire Tuesday morning. The fire happened near County Road 2850. A source close to the family who lived there says the home is a total loss, and that one child ended up in a Columbia hospital. The father of the family also reportedly had a heart

Investigators with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department are looking into a series of daytime burglaries since early January. The burglaries have primarily happened on weekdays in rural and semi-rural areas. The thief or thieves are primarily stealing jewelry. Deputies believe the same person or persons are behind the burglaries. The burglar or burglars typically get

Periods of showers and t-storms will move through Mid-Missouri through Saturday, bringing heavy rain. Areas south of HWY 54 will see the highest amounts of rain with 3-6″ possible. Flash flooding is possible during periods of heaviest rainfall. The first wave of showers and t-storms will move through Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. Most areas

In March MoDot is challenging their road crews to fix every pothole as quickly as it is reported. That is why the agency is asking drivers to call about problem areas as soon as possible. It expects to spend about $15 million on the issue this month, which is typical in their yearly budget. That

Boone County commissioners have passed a development proposal for a new office building that would replace Bleu restaurant’s patio in Columbia. Presiding commissioner Dan Atwill confirmed they approved it and signed the contract Tuesday morning. Dave Baugher and his business partner Matt Beckett proposed a 10-story building last year, but Atwill said in the end

Firefighters in Sunrise beach kept a house fire from spreading to nearby properties early Monday. The fire happened at a home on Woodshed Road shortly after 5 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find one home on fire, but say the flames were in danger of spreading to the adjoining properties. Crews were able to contain the

Missouri Democrats are blocking a proposed constitutional amendment that would grant greater religious protections to some businesses that decline to provide goods or services for same-sex weddings. Senate Democrats stalled a vote on the measure during a filibuster that ran from Monday night into Tuesday morning. The proposal would amend the state Constitution to ban

Voters in four states are heading to the polls Tuesday for presidential primary contests. Republicans are voting in Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho and Hawaii Tuesday while Democrats are voting in Michigan and Mississippi. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump are the favorites in Michigan. Both front-runners areare hoping to increase their delegate leads

Law enforcement, health care, insurance and transportation groups are urging Missouri lawmakers to ban texting while driving. A House panel heard testimony Monday on three bills that would make it an infraction for a driver to read or send text messages on the road. Missouri currently bans people younger than 22 from texting while driving.

Boone County deputies investigated a crash Monday night after a car went off the road and into a creek. It happened in the 6400 block of Rangeline Road just after 10 pm. Deputies on scene tell ABC 17 News a passenger was taken to the hospital. Deputies believe the driver left the scene and are

Firefighters fought to contain a barn fire in New Bloomfield Monday afternoon. It happened at Fairview Farms, a horse breeding and boarding business off County Road 367. Units from 12 different departments responded, bringing over 50 emergency responders to the scene including troopers and sheriff’s deputies. Three buildings are a total loss, including two barns,

The University of Missouri Police arrested a man Saturday afternoon in connection to two sexual assault reports on the MU campus. On Monday he was charged with with two counts of rape and one count of sodomy. The images of Zachery Jones, 21, was taken from a surveillance camera that was connected to a residence

ABC 17 News has confirmed four units responded from the Boone County Fire Protection District after flames unexpectedly spread during a controlled burn near Rocheport. Firefighters were called around 5:45 p.m. Monday to McGill Creek Road and Highway 40, about five miles from Rocheport just west of Columbia. The outside fire briefly got out of

ABC 17 News confirmed a couple has now landed behind bars in mid-Missouri, accused of plotting to rob someone on craigslist. ABC 17 News got court documents on Monday for Morgan Williams and her boyfriend Tony Shaw. Columbia police claim they advertised online about selling an iPhone. Officers believe Shaw later pulled a gun after

The executive director for the American Association of University Professors has authorized a formal investigation into Dr. Melissa Click’s dismissal from the University of Missouri-Columbia. The UM Board of Curators dismissed Click in February, following her actions at two protests in 2014. According to the AAUP, a faculty member with “indefinite tenure, or a probationary

Columbia police have made an arrest in connection to an early morning shooting at the Phillips 66 on Rangeline Drive. The shooting happened just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Police arrested Turbo Midgyett for the shooting a few hours later. Police said there were at least 100 people people at the gas station when the

Protesters with Concerned Student 1950 say they’re tired with nothing being done about racial problems at Mizzou. The group met at the Black Culture Center on the Mizzou campus Monday, saying they want action, not presentations or talk. One protester yelled out her support for former Mizzou professor Melissa Click. Click was dismissed from the