Month: April 2016

The University of Missouri is getting back some money in its budget that was initially stripped by lawmakers following the protests on campus last fall. The latest budget negotiations in committee shielded the MU campus from any funding cuts. However, the UM system administration will see a budget deficit by almost $4 million. House and

The Emerging Issues House Committee postponed votingon a controversial religious freedom bill Wednesday evening. Rep. Elijah J. L. Haahr announced the committee would delay the vote until next week to give members more time to sift through the information. Last Tuesday , lawmakers heard more than 4 hours of testimony from those who support and

Hit and miss showers are expected Thursday as a trough of low pressure swings through Mid-Missouri. A large storm system spinning up over Iowa will slowly move east through the day Thursday, keeping our weather unsettled. A few showers are possible in the morning from 7-10 mainly north of I-70. These will become more numerous

A man could face up to 10 years in federal prison without parole for shooting another person in the back in Jefferson City. Carlton Tyler pleaded guilty on Wednesday to being a felon with a weapon. Officials say he fired two shots after fighting with the victim, who recovered. It happened off Miller Street in

Missouri roads have seen another uptick in deadly crashes this year — about 11 percent more than this time last year. “Year after year, the leading cause of car crashes in Missouri is inattention, speeding and impairment. So, that shows you that it’s the human factor,” said Sgt. Scott White with Missouri State Highway Patrol.

A former mid-Missouri pastor accused of child sex crimes has pleaded guilty to charges against him in three different cases. Moniteau County officials said Smith was sentenced to four years in prison after entering the plea Tuesday. Smith is a former Stover pastor and was charged with statutory rape and sodomy for a 2005 incident

A motorcyclist has been arrested following a short chase in Boone County. It happened just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, when deputies tried to stop the motorcyclist on Highway 124. The driver didn’t stop, but continued onto Route OO before ditching the motorcycle and running into the woods. Deputies caught the driver a short time later.

A Columbia teenager has been arrested on suspicion of having child pornography, following an investigating by the Cyber Crimes Task Force in Boone County. Authorities started investigating in March when the task force got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The tip suggested someone in the Columbia area had uploaded

A police officer has been honored by the Columbia Police Department for helping a stranded driver on April 18. A woman and her two children got stuck on the Highway 63/I-70 connector during a busy time of the day. Lt. Geoff Jones took the woman to work and explained to her boss why she was

UPDATE: The National Weather Service’s St. Louis Office has announced they will not send a survey team to Audrain County after Tuesday night’s tornado. Officials with the NWS said they made the decision after reviewingphotographic and video evidence and after one of its storm spotters gave them a rather detailed account of the very minimal

Services are underway a former state senator and representative. Carl Vogel died Thursday, April 14 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 61 years old. Governor Nixon ordered flags in Cole County to fly at half staff on Wednesday in honor of Vogel. Governor Jay Nixon issued a statement upon Vogel’s passing: “CarlVogelwas a

A Sedalia man was in the hospital Wednesday in fair condition after a crash in Pettis County. It happened just before 12:30 Wednesday morning at Highway65 just south of Mather Road. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 55-year-old Paul Chittum was driving northbound in the southbound lane when he was struck by another vehicle head-on.

One adult has been arrested, and two juveniles detained, following an incident with a gun on East Elm Street in Jefferson City. At around 1 p.m. Tuesday, a person called police to report seeing a man with a gun leaving an apartment in the 800 block of East Elm. The witness claims that man fired

UPDATE: University of Missouri graduate assistants have overwhelmingly approved unionization. 84% of the votes tabulated from Monday and Tuesday were in favor of unionizing. “We’re hoping that the margin of victory, as well as what I believe to be a pretty impressive turnout, will convince them they need to recognize the union and begin collective

A weak tornado briefly touched down close to 6:20 PM Tuesday, April 19 two miles north of Laddonia in northeast Audrain county near highway 54 and 19. We received a report of damage to an outdoor storage shed. Showers and t-storms developed in southern Audrain county close to 5:30 PM and increased into a line

UPDATE: The Callaway County Sheriff’s office tells ABC 17 News the hazardous material has all been cleared. Multiple agencies were on the scene for hours Monday night, cleaning up a material leaking from a semi truck. State Troopers tell ABC 17 News a person was following behind the truck when they noticed the vehicle was

A man from Eldon has been arrested after allegedly holding two people hostage Sunday morning. The incident happened at a home on Leisure Road outside the city. Deputies say Geoffery Merrick held the man and woman in his home without their consent for an extended period of time that morning. He also allegedly assaulted both

A man in Auxvasse faces federal charges for having illegal guns and silencers. A grand jury indicted Billy Owen, 53, in February; that indictment was unsealed Tuesday, and includes charges of being a felon in possession of firearms and possessing three unregistered silencers. In December 2015, investigators say they found Owen, who has a prior

UPDATE (12:50 p.m.): One person has been arrested following the search at the home in Jefferson City. The search warrant for drugs and weapons was served at a home on Bagnall Drive, not Northway Drive as previously reported. During the search, authorities seized three handguns (two of which were stolen), drug paraphernalia, more than three

UPDATE: The Missouri House has voted in favor of Senate Bill 586 by a margin of 116-38. The bill now goes to Governor Jay Nixon, who has indicated he would veto it. The bill’s language says it would modify “the definition of ‘current and operating expenditures’ and ‘state adequacy’ target for the purposes of state