Month: July 2016

The hotly contested Missouri attorney general race has included some harsh attack ads on the Republican side between state Sen. Kurt Schaefer and MU law professor Josh Hawley. First, an advertisement paid for by Citizens to Elect Kurt Schaeferclaimed that Hawley “defended a terrorist.” This was in reference toGregory Holt, also known as Abdul Maalik

An early-morning fire caused heavy damage to a home in Sunrise Beach on Thursday. According to the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District, the fire started shortly after midnight. When firefighters got to the house, they found heavy flames inside the home. It took a little more than an hour to get the fire under control.

Governor Jay Nixon has taken action on the last several bills from the 2016 legislative session, signing four and allowing three to become law without his signature. The bills Nixon signed include: House Bill 1559, designating July 1 as “Lucile Bluford Day” in Missouri. The bill will take effect next year. Bluford was a journalist

UPDATE 7/14:The suspect involved in the Pendleton standoff has been identified. Police say they 49-year-old William Scott Gier was arrested last night after a domestic disturbance call. The female victim and Gier were apparently in an intimate relationship. The female victim said Gier slapped her on the right side of her head and pushed her

One lane of Highway 63 was back open Wednesday night following a crash. Emergency crews responded to the wreck on Highway 63 in Columbia just before 9:30 p.m. Two cars were involved. Officials on the scene say it happened when one car apparently died in the middle of the highway and another car hit it.

The GOP candidates vying to be the next Missouri governor faced off in St. Louis Wednesday night. The four candidates seeking the Republican nomination debated at Lindenwood University tonight. It was broadcast live on FOX 22 KQFX. The discussion was mostly calm throughout the one hour debate, but got heated when the issue of contentious

People gathered outside of Columbia City Hall tonight to remember the more than 200 people killed in Iraq. Isis claimed responsibility for last week’s suicide bombing in Baghdad. Around 175 other people were hurt in the attack. ABC 17 news spoke to the people at the memorial who say Isis is not just targeting the

Major changes are coming designed to improve safety at one Jefferson City intersection. Wednesday, MoDOT held a public informational meeting on the changes coming to the Route 50/63 and Shamrock/Liberty Lane intersection. The $430,000 project is set to start Summer 2017 and is expected to last two to three months. There have been 47 crashes

The Columbia Police Department is investigating four armed robberies that happened on July 12 between 12:55 a.m. and 11:45 p.m. Police said they believe the incidents are connected and the suspects seem to be targeting college aged men. Officials said some of the victims are current or former students at the University of Missouri. “At

A line of severe storms brought strong winds and heavy rain to Mid-Missouri from 11 AM to 3 PM July 13th. Widespread damaging winds of 60 mph or greater were reported as this line moved through, along with heavy rain which caused flash flooding. Here are the storm reports. 12:55: Higbee (Randolph Co) Roof Damage

University of Missouri administrators said more than 40,000 donors stepped up and gave a record amount of money to MU for fiscal year 2016. MU made the fundraising announcement at Jesse Hall on Wednesday. Administrators said donors delivered, giving $171 million to MU during 2016 — $6.5 million more than the previous record set in

The father of a teen killed in a car crash on Highway 54 wants the road made safer. Aron Jones is the father of Karlie Jones, who was killed in a car crash on Highway 54 in Callaway County between Jefferson City and Holts Summit. She was the passenger in the car driven by Caleb

UPDATE 7/13, 4:30 p.m. – Firefighters, park rangers, and conservation workers rescued a woman who became lost while hiking near the Devil’s Icebox Wednesday afternoon. They found her on the other side of a swollen creek, where water was rushing forcefully and trapping her on the other side. Crews walked all the way around the

A woman has died following a two-vehicle crash in western Fulton Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened on Highway F near Airway Drive at around 1 p.m. According to Fulton police, a Saturn sedan and Mercedes van collided, but the cause is unknown. Crews had to cut a female passenger out of the Saturn, but she

The four Republican candidates vying for the governor’s office next month will take part in a debate Wednesday night. The one-hour debate will begin at 7 p.m., and will take place at Lindenwood University, and will begin at 7 p.m. ABC 17 News, partnering with KMOV in St. Louis, will carry the debate live on

Mizzou Athletic Director Mack Rhoades will leave to take a job at Baylor University in Texas. PowerMizzou.com broke the news Wednesday afternoon; a statement from UM Interim Chancellor Hank Foley confirmed the departure. In that statement, Foley said Rhoades told him earlier Wednesday about his accepting the job at Baylor. Foley also announced Wren Baker

The bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City has named an interim principal for Father Tolton High School in Columbia. Bernard A. Naumann Jr. will serve in the position effective immediately; the appointment is for the 2016-17 school year. The previous principal, Kristie Wolfe, resigned on June 30. In addition to his duties as interim

Strong storms left damage in their wake in parts of Mid-Missouri on Wednesday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has reports of large tree limbs and power lines down east of Moberly, tree limbs down in New Bloomfield, minor flooding in Howard County, and hail measuring more than half an inch in diameter in Centralia.

Commissioners have made it a priority in 2016 to identify any problems with Cole County employee salaries. The county’s salary commission was presented with the results of a study that concluded the pay for elected officials is set too low. The study was performed by the Husch Blackwell LLP firm, which recommended Wednesday that the

Researchers at the University of Missouri are exploring outcomes of what could happen to mental health professionals if they certify emotional support animals. Emotional support animals are not recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act, unlike service animals who have to go through training to get certified. Emotional service animals have little or no training.