Month: July 2016

The 2015 citizen survey in Columbia shows a trend city manager Mike Matthes has tried to grapple with for years. The survey of 1,016 people show a continuing drop in satisfaction of the city’s police department – now at an all-time low since the city began surveying people in 2003. Survey takers reported a 59-percent

Jefferson City police have extra officers on duty for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The police department said additional officers will patrol downtown and the north side of the city in particular. Officers will especially be on the lookout for drunk driving, as the department is taking part in the “Drive Sober or Get

UPDATE: Broadway Bluffs Drive was back open Friday night after a damaged gas line forced crews to shut it down earlier in the day. ORIGINAL: Authorities are asking drivers to avoid the intersection of Broadway Bluffs Drive and Trimble Road after a gas line in the area was damaged. Workers at the scene tell ABC

It’s time for one of Jefferson City’s main events, Salute to America. The festivities get underway Saturday, and culminate the evening of July 4th. Because of the heavy rain in the forecast, Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin joins us for “This Week.” She starts the conversation by saying plans will not change much for Salute

UPDATE: ABC 17’s Joe McLean got the first look inside a home where more than 40 animals, mostly cats, were rescued June 23. Warning: the video has images which some people may find disturbing or upsetting. Because of the filthy conditions inside the home, everyone wore surgical masks, gloves, and coverings on their feet. Joe

With only about two months left until school starts again, parents should begin thinking about taking their kids for school vaccinations. “They’ve taken diseases that used to affect tens of thousands of kids and now they’re not even in existence in the United States anymore,” said Ryan Hobart, a spokesperson for the Department of Health

The city of Osage Beach now has the ability to text 911. It will be the only 911 center in the lake area to have texting capabilities, and only the 5th area in the state. While calling 911 is preferred, texting may be the only option in certain situations. Text the number when: -the person

A federal judge denied a suspended Missouri State Highway Patrol’s motion to throw out a civil rights lawsuit against him. Judge Nanette Laughrey said a jury could decide on whether Trooper Anthony Piercy violated 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson’s civil rights when Ellingson drowned while in Piercy’s custody at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Attorney General’s

UPDATE 7/1:Cheryl Nelson returned home Friday and is safe ORIGINAL STORY 6/30:The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Boone County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a Hallsville-area woman missing since this weekend. Fifty-year-old Cheryl L. Nelson’s car was found at Cooper’s Landing Thursday, according to Nelson’s daughter, Suzanne Fifer. She last spoke to Nelson last weekend,

A water main leak on Iven Road in Jefferson City has left a home with some damage in the front yard and basement. The break happened early Friday morning; workers say only the one house was affected, and no boil advisories have been issued. Cole County Water Supply District crews are on scene fixing the

Two people are in the hospital following a shooting in Sedalia early Thursday. Police say Elisha Curry, 30, and Terez Lewis, 27, were taken to a trauma center. Henry Ward, 18, is currently in custody, after ABC 17 News got video of his arrest in north Columbia. Officers went to a home shortly before 5

Deputies in Camden County have arrested a man from Oklahoma wanted for sexual assault in the lake area. A 15-year-old girl told her father and law enforcement she saw Glendale Earl Phares III outside her window in mid-June. She then said later that same day, Phares, who knows the victim and her family, came out

As the temperatures increase, it’s almost a given that so do the crime rates. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office shared the number of calls they responded to each month in 2015. February was their lowest month with 1,430 calls. July was their highest month with 1,886 calls. October (1,813), May (1,805), August (1,782), and September

The City of Columbia Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of an early morning house fire in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department was called out at 1:35 a.m. Friday morning in reference to smoke in a home on 1303 Torrey Pines Drive. The resident woke up to the smell of smoke and called authorities. Division

Turnover will likely remain a problem at the Cole County Sheriff’s Office, even after four new positions were approved by Cole County Commissioners this week, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office will soon hire three jailers and one detective to alleviate what Sheriff White describes as “a very stretched department.” The decision comes

A 61 year-old male recovering after a rollover crash in Morgan County Thursday night. The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. when the man’s Jeep went off the road. After overcorrecting, the Jeep went off the other side of the road and flipped. The driver, William Beck from Smithton, was taken to Bothwell Hospital for

While heavy rain will be the main threat with Saturday and Sunday’s storms we’ll need to watch for strong storms on Sunday morning and evening. There will be two rounds we’ll need to keep an eye on that could produce damaging winds and large hail. From 2AM-5AM the nose of a Low Level Jet could

A 14 year old was still recovering Friday morning after he suffered a boating injury. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports David Laz from Naples, Florida received serious injuries, though it is unclear exactly what happened. Troopers say it happened near the 3.9 mile marker of the Gravois Arm of Mill Creek Cove. Laz was

A 30 year old man was recovering Friday morning after he was injured by a propeller at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 35 year old Justin Breden was driving the boat when the incident happened Thursday afternoon at the 6.5 mile marker of the Gravois Arm. Troopers say 30