Month: June 2016

It is just one week away from the Fourth of July, and for many people celebrating the holiday that means fireworks. If you live in Jefferson City or Columbia, it is illegal to use them within city limits. But the Jefferson City Police Department said it is difficult to enforce. JCPD said it has gotten

Police have arrested two men in connection with a shots fired call in central Columbia last week. Shortly before 8 p.m. on June 22, officers responding to reports of gunfire found an empty vehicle damaged by gunshots in the area of Garth Avenue and Business Loop. According to investigators, that vehicle had been traveling on

20 Community Hero Awards were presented by MU Health Care Monday at the Columbia Walmart on West Broadway. 18 employees, as well as a vendor from Nauser Beverage and a Walmart customer, were honored for their quick response after a 76-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest while shopping last month. The staff at Walmart immediately

Seven people got treatment for non-life-threatening injuries following a crash on Highway 54 Monday afternoon. The crash happened around 2 p.m. near Sandy Hook Road. All seven victims, ranging in age from three to 36, were in one vehicle, which had crashed down a small hill in a group of trees. All had gotten out

Coil Construction broke ground on the new BMW of Columbia dealership Monday. The dealership will be located at 1900 I-70 Drive. This ground-up 32,000 square foot facility will become the Drewing Automotive group’s new location to sell and service BMW automobiles. It will become one of the top three largest BMW dealerships in Missouri. The

Crews started sliding the new bridge over I-70 at Business Loop 70 into place Monday morning, The work is expected to finish up by Monday evening. As with the other new bridges over Garth Avenue and Rangeline Street, workers will use dish soap to help them move the bridge. All on- and off- ramps at

Monday morning, drivers will see lots of fog on the road. Highway Patrol says first and foremost to drive slowly. They also say to never drive distracted. Turn off the music, have both hands on the wheel, and roll down your window to hear other traffic on the road. Officials also say to never drive

With fourth of July around the corner the dry weather mid Missouri has experienced makes fighting fires tough. Boone County Fire Protection District says “we need more moisture, keeps down the fires… drier grass makes it easier for spot fires since you don’t know where the fireworks are going to land.” Gale Blomenkamp, Assistant Fire

Investigators have determined a lightning strike is what started a attic fire Sunday afternoon. Around 4:48 p.m. Columbia Fire Department responded to a call at the 300 block of Crown Point in Columbia. The resident wasn’t home at the time, but a neighbor called it in after seeing smoke from the attic. Four unit trucks,

The rain across Mid-Missouri continues on a stubborn trend and sticks around into Sunday evening. The bulk of this rain will be in the counties east of US 63. Spotty rain pockets will continue for the rest of Mid-Missouri as these storms slowly disintegrate as nightfall approaches. Conditions will clear overnight as the cold front

Parts of Highway 54 East in Holts Summit were shut down for a brief period of time Sunday afternoon after heavy rains flooded the roadways. The flooding happened near the Center Street exit. MODOT crews were on scene to assess and fix the damage. The Highway Patrol and Holts Summit Police Department were on scene

A private developer will begin work to install a roundabout at the intersection of Route WW and Rolling Hills Road in Columbia on Friday, July 1st under a permit with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Traffic will be shifted to the north side of a temporary barrier wall at Route WW and Rolling Hills Road

Missouri Department of Transportation crews will replace cross pipes on Howard County Route BB on Wednesday, June 29th and Thursday, June 30th. The work will close Route BB between Route O and County Road 116 from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route around the work area.

The City of Columbia Public Works Department announced Friday that street maintenance is scheduled for East Broadway, between Providence and Hitt Street, From Monday, June 27th through the morning of Friday, July 1st. The mill and overlay process will be done during the evening from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. There will be no parking

Three teenagers have drowned in just one day. The first is a 13 year-old girl who drowned in Ozark County in the North River. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the teenager went underwater just after 5:30 Saturday evening and never resurfaced. She was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. This is an addition

UPDATE: 6/26/2016, 6:30 a.m.Police have identified Saturday’s homicide victim as 25-year-old Edmund “Ricky” Randolph, Jr. UPDATE 6/25/2016, 5:20 p.m.: Columbia police are now investigating a young man’s death in north Columbia as a homicide. Police said the case is just beginning and there are many interviews they have to conduct so for now, the name

UPDATE: Davis has been charged with attempted enticement of a child, sexual misconduct or attempt involving a child under 15 and attempted statutory sodomy in the 2nd degree. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 19 at the Boone County court house. A Columbia man was arrestedThursday, suspected of trying to arrange a sexual encounter

UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the drivers of the car and train in Friday night’s crash. The Patrol said Donald L. Wood, 73, of Ashland, suffered moderate injuries in the crash. The online report for the crash said Wood, driving a 2002 Ford Mustang, “stopped on the railroad tracks” when the Union Pacific

A crash in Gasconade County hospitalizes one man with serious injuries. This took place yesterday evening after six on Route A, five miles north of Bland. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that a 66 year-old man was riding on wet pavement when he lost control, which caused him to travel off the road before

At least seven Columbia Police officers responded to Newton Drive early Sunday morning for a report of gun shots. Scanner traffic indicated a caller told 911 they heard gun shots on Newton Dr. around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers patrolled the street but they told our ABC 17 News crews on scene they couldn’t find any