Month: May 2016

Much of the day on Saturday will be dry. An approaching cold front will move in to Mid-Missouri counties north of I-70. Temperatures will be 10 degrees above average for early May, in the low 80s. There will be some instability in the afternoon and evening, and wind shear. Dew points look to rise to

The University of Missouri Curators and the Presidential Search Committee have finalized the document the search firm will use to find candidates. In Wednesday morning’s meeting, the group tweaked language and details in the document. Some examples include adding “international students” to the document when talking about groups of inclusion. The group also discussed the

Residents near Hanover Blvd are voicing their concerns after a WWII Veteran is attacked in their neighborhood. Drizz Zarhouni, a registered sex offender, was arrested on Sunday after beating a 91 year old, kicking him multiple times breaking bones in his neck and face. Zarhouni reportedly beat the Veteran before stealing his car and taking

Residents in a Jefferson City neighborhood asked the city council to make changes to an intersection after many close calls. Currently, there is only yield signs on two corners of the intersection of Sherwood and Fairway, just off Country Club Drive. After a recent crash where a driver failed to yield, some residents went before

Warm, dry weather Friday into Saturday will come to an end as a cold front slowly moves south Saturday, bringing a chance of t-storms to areas north of I-70 by mid-afternoon. High temperatures will climb into the low to mid 80s Saturday with dry weather for most of the day. Storm chances will increase in

A man has pleaded guilty Wednesday to 19 felony charges, including first-degree murder, for the murder of Carmelita Kaser in Moberly on Easter Sunday in 2013. Christopher Lewis, 21, admitted to killing 92-year-old Kaser along with Jeffrey Nichols on March 31, 2013. The two were caught the next day, suspected of having stolen from, assaulted

A former mid-Missouri chiropractor will spend five years in for prison for sexual assaults on the job in Montgomery County. In February a jury convicted Cary Baney for events that happened while he was working at County Chiropractic at 307 N Sturgeon St., in Montgomery City, Mo., in August 2013. He was sentenced on Wednesday.

Missouri senators have voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a proposal reining in the amount of money lawmakers provide to K-12 schools. Hours after he vetoed the bill Wednesday, senators voted 25-7 to override him. Two-thirds of House members also must vote to override the governor. The governor claims aid for K-12 schools

The Missouri Legislature has passed a requirement for voters to show photo identification. The House voted 112-38 Tuesday to send the legislation to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Under the measure, people without photo identification could cast a ballot after signing a statement saying they don’t have the required identification and can show some other form

Two-thirds of the Missouri House has voted to change how public union members pay dues, the first step in overriding a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon. The House voted 109-47 Wednesday in favor of a bill requiring public employees to re-authorize union dues through every year. The measure now goes to the Senate. Nixon vetoed

Airlines across the country have seen record financial success this year and experts say low fuel prices are the reason for the financial boost. Airport Manager Don Elliott said that impacts the airport’s efforts to bring in new flights and routes. “What they are investing in at this point are larger aircrafts,” he said. “Not

The UM Board of Curators will meet Wednesday morning in the Ellis Library Telepresence Center at Mizzou. On the agenda–a discussion regarding the approval of the UM System President position profile document. That document will be used by the search firm when they go out and communicate with potential candidates. Also at the meeting, a

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office has a new K9 on staff, trained to help with narcotics detection. Kaiser is a 21-month-old German Shepherd, and will work with Sergeant Scott Hines on narcotics searches, warrants, and helping deputies on patrol as needed. Kaiser was adopted from Universal K-9, a company based in San Antonio, Texas specializing

A crash in north Boone County is blocking both directions of traffic right now. It happened around 7:30 Wednesday morning on Brown Station Road, just north of Waco Road. At least eight units responded to the wreck. ABC 17 News has a crew on the scene. Our crews on scene saw at least one person

Two people have been injured in a crash on Route B north of Columbia that closed the road for over two hours. The crash happened around 8:30 Wednesday morning. Two cars were involved, and authorities on scene told ABC 17 News it was nearly a head-on collision. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert out

Missouri’s state capitol building is ongoing repairs as part of a $40M exterior stonework project. Officials said the repairs will greatly enhance the life of the capitol building at 201 W. Capitol Ave.and address its deterioration. “As part of the current phase of the ongoing repairs and renovation at the Missouri State Capitol, the Office

A Washington, D.C.-based group refiled an ethics complaint against a Missouri state senator, questioning the state’s ethics commission’s decision to drop the first one. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, or FACT D.C., called the decision by the Missouri Ethics Commission to decline an investigation into Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R – Columbia) an “unusual”

Ted Cruz announced on Tuesday night after the Indiana primaries that he is suspending his campaign. Trump’s win tonight gives him a big boost towards reaching the more than 1,200 delegates needed to win the nomination. Donald Trump applauded Cruz’s decision. “This has been an amazing evening, I didn’t expect this.. I didn’t expect it.

We will have dry weather from Wednesday through Saturday afternoon as high pressure settles over the Midwest, keeping the storm track to our north. Temperatures will stay mild through Thursday but a wind shift to the south will bring temperatures up to the lower 80s Friday and Saturday. A warm front will lift to the

Local leaders met on Tuesday night to discuss race and social equity in Columbia. Last fall, officials started the city’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2019, and one of the five priority areas where the city needed improvement was social equity. Some key objectives and actions that the city highlighted were, strengthening three low to moderate income