Month: June 2016

The City of Fulton issued a boil order for certain parts of Fulton Wednesday. The city says a water main break is to blame for the order. It impacts businesses and residences located on Court Street between 5th and 6th Streets. City officials say business owners and residents in the affected area should either boil

The Columbia city manager said the state of the city is good. In a speech delivered Wednesday morning at city hall, Mike Matthes hit on several points including poverty and crime. Matthes said Columbia has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country but poverty numbers keep increasing. Matthes talked about Columbia’s social equity

UPDATE 1:54:Officials on scene told our ABC 17 News crew on scene astorm water utility crew hit an unmarked gas line. They say it was accidental. ABC 17 News crews drove through the area and say the road is now reopened. ORIGINAL: Columbia police and fire officials are currently investigating a gas odor and possible

UPDATE 9:17am: Columbia police confirm they responded to a shooting Wednesday morning in north Columbia. It happened just after 1:30 Wednesday morning in the 2000 block of Doris Drive. Police say an investigation revealed an older, light colored vehicle drove through the area and fired several gunshots at an unoccupied, parked vehicle on the side

A crash was backing up traffic on southbound Highway 63 in Callaway County Wednesday. Traffic was backed up for about a mile around 8:30 near the Highway 63 soccer fields. Our ABC 17 News crews saw two vehicles involved in the wreck. One car was off the road, while the other had visible front end

UPDATE 6/22:The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has canceled an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing adult. The endangered SILVER advisory was for 64-year-old Harlan K. Wheeldon. Authorities say Wheeldon was found safe in Arkansas. ORIGINAL STORY: The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisoryfor a missing adult. The advisory stems from an

A woman faces charges after she was arrested for repeatedly calling 911. 37-year-old Amy Blake reportedly called Boone County Joint Communications Monday morning to say a dispatcher had hurt her. She then allegedly yelled and cursed at the 911 operator. Later on, she called 911 back saying she wanted to press charges because no one

Thursday evening will bring a threat for storms that could produce damaging winds over 58 mph and large hail 1″ in diameter or greater. Areas in southwest Mid-Missouri including the counties of Benton, Morgan, and Camden, look to get the higher rainfall totals, where amounts of .50″ to 0.75″ is possible. The tornado threat however

A lake owned by Columbia Water and Light is set for a million-dollar “clean closure,” months after the department decided to stop using it for coal combustion. The Environmental Protection Agency released new rules for coal burning plants and the disposal of that ash in 2015, after seven years of reviewing the process. Columbia burnt

A Boone County court has issued a warrant for a Columbia man accused of stalking. 35-year-old Martin Edmiston was charged Tuesday in Boone County with five felonies; including aggravated stalking and first-degree burglary. According to court documents obtained by ABC 17 News, Edmiston was served a protection order on behalf of the victim by Boone

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a robbery at a Kingdom City fireworks shop. A store employee told ABC 17 News an armed man came into the Redneck Fireworks store around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday night. The employee said the robber got away with just under $200 in fireworks and fired a single shot

UPDATE 6/21/16:The Columbia City Council will put a pause on voting on the proposed roundabout at Fairview and Chapel Hill, discussed at Monday nigh’ts council meeting. The City says it needs more data on how many cars were backed up at peak times during the day. They also wanted to know staff concluded that the

Two people are without a home after a fire near Centralia. Centralia Firefighters were called out to the 19000 block of Adams Rd. around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday for smoke coming from a trailer. Fire crews were able to contain the fire to the living room area, but smoke made its way through the rest of

An overheated motor in an HVAC unit sent smoke throughout a Columbia fast food restaurant Tuesday morning. Fire crews responded to the Burger King on Business Loop 70 around 9 a.m. for a reported fire. When the crews arrived, they found the restaurant filled with smoke. They discovered the overheated motor on the roof. No

A Heat Advisory will be in effect from 11am until 9 PM Wednesday with heat indices ranging from 100 to 106. Temperatures will quickly heat up to 90 degrees by noon with the heat index rising to 100 by 1 PM and staying over 100 through 7 PM. High temperatures will reach the upper 90s.

Cole County drivers will soon see a change to one rural road southwest of Jefferson City. Tuesday, Cole County commissioners voted to raise the speed limit on West Brazito Road from 45 to 55 miles per hour. A recent traffic study found 85 percent of drivers speed at least 10 miles over the current speed

Several Sturgeon residents spent the day cleaning up tree limbs and debris from their front yards after a storm ripped through the area Monday night. One Sturgeon resident walked out the front door to find their back porch roof in the front yard. The wind blew it off and over the house, dropping it in

UPDATE 6/21 10:45 A.M.-Firefighters say the cause of the fire was electrical. The trailer was fairly old and had a faulty outlet. The estimated amount of damage is $10,000. The woman living in the trailer has to move, but is going to live with nearby family members. ORIGINAL STORY:Centralia firefighters say an early morning trailer

Gov. Jay Nixontodaysigned House Bill 1568to expand access to naloxone hydrochloride, a non-addictive opioid antagonist that blocks the effects of an opioid overdose, commonly known as Narcan. Naloxone has been approved by the FDA and can be administered by injection or via nasal spray. When administered in time, a dose of naloxone can reverse an

Damaging storms rolled through mid-Missouri Monday night. The storms left thousands in the dark. At one point, there were at least 342 outages in Columbia (for Water & Light customers), 480 in Hallsville, 480 in Harrisburg and 25 in Centralia. Ameren reported 384 customers were without power in Boone County. Sturgeon not only lost power,