Month: April 2016

FINAL RESULTS: A 65-cent tax levy and $30 million bond issue both passed for the Columbia School district. 11,394 voted in favor of the tax levy while 10, 282 voted against. 16,037 voted in favor of the bond issue while 5,624 voted against. The levy will increase taxes by 65 cents for every $100 of

FINAL RESULTS: Karl Skala has been re-elected to Columbia’s Third Ward city council seat. Two Columbia city council seats will be decided by voters in Tuesday’s election. The Third Ward has been represented by incumbent candidate Karl Skala for the past six years. He’s running against Tom Leuther, a local pastor and Columbia native for

Cole County voters countywide have voted in favor of Proposition A, which will extend the sales tax for five years. 5,254 voted in favor, 1393 voted against. Proposition A will extend the sales tax for five years. Supporters say it will be used to construct new roads, rehabilitate existing roads and bridges, replace bridges and

FINAL RESULTS: Incumbents James Whitt and Jan Mees have been elected to the Columbia School Board. Voters choose two members on Tuesday, out of a total of five candidates running for both open seats. James Whitt is the current board president and Jan Mees is also an incumbent. Whitt was first elected to the board

Cole County residents have voted to renew a half-cent sales tax that has been in place since 1986.It’s expected to bring in more than $31 million in five years. The proposition gets voted on every five years. 5,254 voted in favor, 1393 voted against. ABC 17 News got more information on what has been done

Columbia Police and Boone County Sheriff were lead on a chase Tuesday evening. The chase ended at the corner of Lyman Drive and Halsted Court, in a residential neighborhood in West Columbia. Approximately 7 units were on scene when our ABC 17 crews arrived. A gentlemen was taken in handcuffs into a Boone County Sheriff’s

The Jefferson City Public Schools Board of Education met Tuesday to discuss the city’s plan to develop using a tax increment financing (TIF) district but came away with more questions than answers. City attorney Drew Hilpert explained to the board what the TIF was and how it would be used. He began by explaining something

Voters in Fulton have approved a half-cent sales tax to help pay for storm water control, as well as local parks and recreation. The vote passed by a margin of 792-479.

A cold front will move through Mid-Missouri Tuesday night and out of the area by mid-morning Wednesday. A line of showers and t-storms will move into our far western counties 1-2 AM, heading east and out of the area by 10 AM Wednesday. Rainfall amounts of a tenth to quarter of an inch are likely

Approximately 96,000 registered voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their vote in the Boone County elections. Voting polls will open at 6 a.m. Tuesday Morning, and stay open till 7 p.m. For the April elections, there will be fewer voting locations, due to the lower voter turnout compared to other elections.

The Jefferson City Council passed a proposal for development of a new subdivision despite strong opposition Monday. Council members voted 6-4 to pass the final subdivision plat of River Bluff Estates Subdivision after a public hearing. About 20 residents from the Hayselton Drive area gave testimonies in opposition to the proposal during the public hearing.

An 18-year-old has died following a crash in Cole County. The Highway Patrol says it happened on Henwick Lane near Morning Star Lane just before 4:00 p.m.on Monday. According to the crash report, the car went off the roadway, flipped over and crashed into a utility pole. The driver and passenger were thrown from the

Tuesday’s Columbia ballot will feature two issues for the Columbia Public Schools District. The first is a $30 million, no tax-increase bond. “That essentially means we’ve paid down our debt and we’re asking for permission to take on new debt without exceeding any ceiling,” said Peter Stiepleman, CPS superintendent. It would allow the district to

UPDATE: The Columbia City Council accepted the final report on pedestrian safety Monday night. The report was discussed at length by council members and Mayor Bob McDavid. Mayor McDavid recognized that some of the recommendations will take a lot of work and could face some opposition, referring to the recommendation: “using automated enforcement such as

UPDATE: The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a report that two people, a man and woman, had fallen off a bluff overlooking the Missouri River near Boonville Road and Hayselton Drive in the northwest part of town around 5:30 p.m. According to Division Chief Jason Turner, rescue crews were confronted with rough terrain and

Emergency crews were called to two crashes in Columbia involving motorcycles Monday. At 7:30 p.m., traffic was backed up on Grindstone Parkway as a motorcycle was towed from the scene. Earlier Monday, one person was put into an ambulance after a crash involving a motorcycle on Business Loop 70 near Sexton Road. Monday’s crashes come

UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol delivered its investigation of this deputy-involved shooting to prosecutors. Prosecutors said they have yet to review the case. ORIGINAL STORY, 1/12/16: Sergeant Shawn Griggs, with the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control, said the investigation for a deputy-involved shooting in Callaway County is almost complete.

A cold front will send a line of showers and storms into Mid-Missouri Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. This line will move in after midnight and move out of Mid-Missouri by mid-morning Wednesday. As the line approaches, storms will be stronger in northwestern Missouri as they move into Chariton, Saline and Macon counties. Isolated storms

UPDATE, 4/4/16: The man accused of wielding an ax is reportedly in serious condition after he was shot by a Callaway County deputy. UPDATE, 3/26/16:The man accused of refusing to put down an ax is reportedly in critical condition after he was shot by a deputy in Callaway County on March 24. Authorities still aren’t

Two men have been charged with child pornography in Boone County after a long Highway Patrol investigation. Brenner Dawson was arraigned in Boone County Court on Monday. A second man charged in the Highway Patrol’s investigation, Michael Houston, is out of jail after posting bond. The court documents obtained by ABC 17 detail the content