Month: June 2016

ABC 17 News learned no one was hurt after a car snapped a utility pole in half, closing a road in east Columbia near Broadway and Highway 63 on Wednesday. At least six units responded around 11:40 a.m. at St. Charles Road, near the doctors’ offices on Keene Street. Emergency crews at the scene told

The Columbia Police Department is short-staffed by fifty officers, according to Chief Ken Burton. He gave the assessment at a meeting with members of the news media Wednesday morning. During the meeting, Burton said his officers are overworked, in part because the city of Columbia has grown, but the department hasn’t grown with it. According

A Versailles, Mo., woman pleaded guilty yesterday to a fraud scheme in which she stole nearly $400,000 from her employer. Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Abbie Martin Stemper, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud. Stemper worked at Smith

The University of Missouri reported record-high summer enrollment numbers Tuesday, despite an expected decline in fall enrollment. Summer session opened over the weekend, and the school is reporting a 2.2% increase from 13,396 students last year to 13,697 this year. Interim Vice Provost for enrollment management Kim Humphrey said, “We’re very pleased to see that

Columbia police were searching for a suspect early Wednesday after a clerk says he was robbed at gunpoint while on the job in north Columbia. It happened just before 2:00 Wednesday morning at the Eagle Stop on Providence. The store clerk told our ABC 17 News crew he was cleaning outside when the suspect came

UPDATE 6:23am:MoDOT’s traffic camera shows the crash is now cleared. ORIGINAL STORY: Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash on I-70 near the Missouri River Bridge in Rocheport Wednesday morning. It happened around 5:15 Wednesday morning on Westbound I-70, just east of the Missouri River Bridge. At least three units responded to the

A man wanted on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon was arrested in Moberly Tuesday. The Moberly Police Department says it found Ricky Allen Junior at a residence hiding in a hide-a-bed sofa. During a search, officers reportedly discovered he had been lying on 2 grams of methamphetamine, packaging materials, money, marijuana and

Much warmer and more humid air will move in behind a warm front which is expected to lift to the northeast through Mid-Missouri Wednesday night into Thursday morning. There is a chance a few t-storms could develop in Iowa Wednesday night and track to the southeast just ahead of the warm front, affecting areas east

The family of a man who killed himself in the Callaway County Jail want to take the deputies, and the doctor who saw him before his suicide, to court. A wrongful death lawsuit filed in Boone County names the county, its sheriff’s office, 23 individual employees at the office, MU Health and Dr. Tahir Rahman

Campus officers confirmed a man shot himself Tuesday afternoon at the University of Missouri. The victim, Michael Stout, is a vendor who was demonstrating how to use a smoothie machine. Police believe he was showing his friend a gun in his vehicle when it accidentally went off, hitting Stout in his left leg. Officials say

Governor Nixon spoke in Jonesburg Tuesday morning for the ribbon cutting ceremony for CertainTeed Roofing’s new manufacturing and distribution center. The ceremony took place at 11:30 a.m. and commemorated the completion of the company’s new facility. According to Amy Stevens, public relations manager for CertainTeed, the roofing plant already has 88 new employees working full

Jefferson City may soon get a new major roundabout near Highway 54. A bill was proposed to the city council Monday night to put in a roundabout at the intersection of Stadium Boulevard and Jefferson Street. The roundabout is aimed to ease congestion at the intersection. According to Jefferson City Public Works, traffic is known

Jefferson City Police continue to monitor an increasing number of thefts from unlocked cars. The agency said more than 75 such thefts have been reported since the beginning of April. Capt. Doug Shoemaker said two firearms were taken Monday night out of unlocked vehicles. According to police, there are a few steps to take to

During a raid or an arrest, authorities will often seize the property used in a crime. In many cases, federal authorities will pay local agencies for the help. State statute mandates those agencies report the money collected to the state auditor. The auditor compiles the reporting data and releases it in a yearly report. “A

Discipline numbers in Columbia Public Schools are down almost 60 percent in the last year, according to statistics compiled by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. “We’ve worked really hard on that,” said communications director Michelle Baumstark. Student and family advocacy supervisor Carla London sees students in her office who seriously misbehave and

Police in Columbia will have a new substation in the northeast part of town. The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a lease with Wynwood Townhouses off Aztec Boulevard. The lease, which starts July 1, will cost the department $300 a month, and will last for three years. Assistant Chief John Gordon told the council Monday

The Columbia city council approved a new substation for the Columbia Police Department at Monday night’s meeting. The department will lease a place at Wynwood Townhouses on Aztec Boulevard in northeast Columbia. The new community outreach unit will also use it as its headquarters. Police said they hope the new substation will cut down on

The United Way of Central Missouri on Tuesday announced the launch of this year’s fundraising campaign. The organization aims to raise $1.825 million in the next year, an increase of $25,000 from last year’s goal, which was met. United Way also announced Matt Tollerton and Jay Dunkmann as the campaign’s co-chairs. The organization announced 2016

UPDATE 6/7 10:22 :The Boone County Fire Department was able to determine that the origin of the fire was in the attic and it was started from deteriorated wiring. The estimated amount of damage is $3,000. The damage was contained to the attic and the homeowner was allowed to remain in the residence. ORIGINAL STORY:Firefighters

UPDATE 6/7 9:40 :One arrest has been made in the crash. Police arrested Quintez Jacobs, the driver of the vehicle. Authorities tell ABC17 News that it all started when Jacobs strangled a female he was in an intimate relationship with on Rangeline. Jacobs took the female’s car, she was test driving, without permission. He then