Month: July 2016

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department identified a man wanted after driving into floodwaters earlier this month. Deputies are searching for John Belisle. He was charged Friday with domestic assault and resisting arrest. He’s also a registered sex offender. The pursuit happened on July 3 when deputies chased him until he drove into the Auxvasse Creek.

80 degree temperatures will stick around for the start of the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 80s Saturday and partly cloudy skies. Spotty t-storms are possible during the day Saturday but will be very hit and miss with most areas seeing plenty of dry time. Any storms which pop up in the

The third quarter finance reports were just released for the attorney general candidates. With the ongoing rivalry between Kurt Schaefer (R) and Josh Hawley (R), ABC 17 News decided to compare their two campaign totals so far. Schaefer has raised a little over $3 million while Hawley has raised about $2.25 million. Currently all three

The Columbia City Council on Monday will discuss a request from the Planning and Zoning Commission to delay adoption of the Unified Development Code. The commission voted unanimously last month to request a two-month extension, which would mean that it would tentatively have a document near the end of October. Development services manager Pat Zenner

Water, it’s a vast resource across the Earth and it plays a huge role not only in keeping us alive, but in warming the Earth’s atmosphere. We are now well into July here in Mid-Missouri and although today was a pleasant day, the thermometer is on the rise. One would think that when summer officially

Businesses may soon be required to have a license to sell tobacco products in Columbia. The city’s Board of Health discussed the idea at Thursday night’s meeting. Missouri is one of 10 states that doesn’t have state regulations for tobacco sales, only federal. Jefferson City and Kansas City both require a tobacco retail license. Dr.

At least 80 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Nice, France Thursday night as a tractor-trailer plowed through a large crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day. The driver was shot and killed by police. The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a terrorism investigation. “It doesn’t have to take somebody with a

A gas leak shut down a road in downtown Columbia Friday. It happened just before 8:30 Friday morning. Boone County EMA sent an alert saying 8th street between Walnut and Broadway was temporarily shut down due to the leak. Employees from a shop in the area told our ABC 17 News crews on scene it

The newly formed University of Missouri system review commission held its first meeting Friday in Jefferson City. The 4-hour meeting included the eight board members outlining the group’s goals. The commission is charged with making recommendations to the General Assembly by the end of the year. Members include: Gary Forsee, a former system president Pamela

Police arrested the victim in Thursday’s robbery at Todd Apartments in central Columbia, saying he had marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his apartment. Sergeant Robert Fox told ABC 17 News on scene that two black men barged into Michael Hohe’s room with a gun and stole marijuana. Friends of the victim say the robbers also

Update 7/15: The second suspect in an alleged car chase with Columbia Police has been arrested. Boone County authorities said early Friday morning they arrested 17-year-old Tre Gasaway in the 100 block of Redwood Road. Gasaway is in the Boone County jail. Update 7/14: One suspect allegedly involved in a Wednesday evening car chase with

Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be working on the Lamine River bridge this weekend. Traffic on Interstate 70 near Boonville is down to one lane in each direction. MoDOT officials said drivers should expect major traffic delays on I-70 during peak travel times on Friday. Officials encourage drivers to take a different route. They

Firefighters were able to quickly put out a trailer fire that left one resident out of her home this morning. Crews got the call at 12:30 a.m. Friday. A neighbor reported the fire and said it was underneath the front of the mobile home. Crews were able to get the fire under control in about

Some Mid-Missourians are still cleaning up after storms swept though this week. Situations like this can be appealing to scammers. ABC 17 News spoke with experts about what you should look out for in order to avoid becoming a victim. Sean Spence with the Mid-Missouri Better Business Bureau said, “If somebody comes to your house

As Police Departments across the nation are struggling to recruit new potential officers, here in Mid-Missouri help is also wanted. Not only are larger scale Police Departments struggling with recruitment but smaller scale departments are needing help. Chief Steve Myers with Fulton Police Department told ABC 17 News that on an everyday basis they use

A fire caused serious damage to a home in Russellville Thursday, but no one was hurt. The fire happened at a home on Brush Creek Road south of Russellville. No one was home at the time. Crews responded to the scene around 3:00 p.m. and stayed on scene for about three hours. The fire marshal

After hoteliers with the Columbia Hospitality Association accused the city of misusing taxpayer money, city manager Mike Matthes is speaking out against claims, he said, are not “factually correct.” “There are people that believe that they can make you so afraid of the establishment and so distrustful that you’ll vote no because they don’t want

Summertime in Mid-Missouri has people hitting the trails, including Rock Bridge State Park in Boone County. But with severe storms that can move in quickly, checking the weather report is key to a safe visit. In the same day, a woman became trapped by a rising creek and two men got lost in a cave,

A judge sustained a motion by the defense team for a woman charged with murder, allowing one of the charges against her to be dropped. Emily Usnick faces murder, child endangerment, and drug charges related to the 2009 death of a newborn child. Thursday’s hearing led to the charge of abandoning a corpse to be

A Mexico man has pleaded guilty to child sex crimes, and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Rico Watson was charged with statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation, and endangering the welfare of a child for raping, sodomizing, and molesting a teenager in 2013 to 2014. Speaking about Thursday’s plea and sentence, Audrain