Month: August 2016

Columbia Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened near the Business Loop early Friday morning. Police were called to the intersection of Austin Avenue and Grand Avenue around 4 a.m. The victim told officers the suspect threatened him with a gun and demanded money. The suspect then took off on foot. The victim described

UPDATE 8/11, 3:00 p.m.: Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in Thursday morning’s crash on Highway 124 near Hallsville. According to the crash report, 48-year-old Hamilton Richardson was driving a 1998 Chevy pick-up truck when he crossed over the center line and crashed head on with a dump truck. The driver of the

Brian Treece is a little more than 100 days into his new job as mayor of Columbia. With downtown growth literally bursting at the seams and an understaffed and self-reported demoralized police department, Mayor Treece has his challenges. How are his campaign promises holding up to his accomplishments so far? In what is a rare

Many Mid-Missouri students will head back to school next week, and law enforcement officials are taking extra measures to keep them safe. For the first couple weeks of school, Jefferson City police will have extra officers looking for driving violations in school zones and along bus routes. Last year, six children were killed in the

As Jim Sterk takes over as athletic director for Mizzou, one person he’ll likely be keeping in touch with is Alumni Association Executive Director Todd McCubbin. McCubbin essentially called athletics the “front porch” to a university. Winning programs bring national attention, likely bringing in larger alumni donations, building a better overall university. Sterk is taking

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms its officers are working a crash on Interstate 70 eastbound. It happened around 1:30 Thursday afternoon, near mile marker 137. MoDOT cameras showed traffic was slowed in the area due to the wreck. Viewers reported seeing a helicopter land near the scene of the crash, however ABC 17 News

University of Missouri officials have formally introduced Jim Sterk as the new athletic director. Sterk is coming from San Diego State University, where he was recently named 2015-16 Athletic Director of the Year. Watch Sterk’s introduction and comments from other leaders above.

The University of Missouri Police Department met with the Highway Patrol and other emergency response agencies Wednesday morning to discuss safety measures for the upcoming football season. Major Brian Weimer with MUPD said they’re not changing much to the usual security plans. “We’ll still be operating a unified command as we have for the past

On August 10th, Fulton Police pulled over Le’Clarence J. Vaughan, 24, for speeding. During the traffic stop police realized that Vaughan had a revoked drivers license in Missouri. Officers also conducted a search of Vaughan’s car and found marijuana. Vaughan was arrested for intent to distribute of a controlled substance, driving while revoked and speeding.

The Perseids are ancestors of the Comet Swift-Tuttle. This is a field of debris composed of icy space rocks, and takes about 133 years to orbit around the sun. This comet moves through our solar system, and the remnants get caught in the gravitational pull from Earth. When these rocks enter our atmosphere, they get

After two women on the East Coast were murdered while jogging, ABC 17 News looked into what the city of Columbia is doing to ensure safety for joggers and trail goers. Columbia Park’s and Recreation says parks in Columbia are the safest parts of the city, even safer than some parking lots. Michael Griggs, Parks

Heavy rainfall created flash flooding on some Columbia roads Wednesday night. It started after 5:30 p.m. ABC 17 crews got video of water over streets including Business Loop, Nebraska Avenue, Providence and Broadway. Rain also contributed to a wreck on Highway 63 just after 6 p.m. Columbia police confirmed the vehicle hydroplaned before crashing.

As few as fifty officers would help the police department fully implement parts of a federal task force’s recommendations. Five Columbia police lieutenants spoke to the city’s citizen police review board about President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Each broke down a different aspect of the report, from police training to oversight. The

Storms with heavy rain moved through parts of Mid-Missouri Wednesday afternoon with skies clearing quickly behind the storms. This allowed the sunlight to go through water droplets, forming a beautiful double rainbow. Rainbows can be seen when you have your back to the sun and the rain is ahead of you. Light from the sun

Dana Light Axle Products hopes to add about 135 local jobs in Columbia if the county approves a 50 percent tax abatement on a $39 million project to upgrade its equipment. The company employed 400 people when it first opened. Now it only employs 89. Dave Griggs is the secretary of Regional Economic Development Inc.

As the university prepares for a flood of students to return to town, the city’s Substance Abuse Advisory Commission met for it’s monthly meeting. On the agenda included a discussion about the possibility of a drink specials ordinance. The idea was originally brought up earlier this year. Drink specials in town continue to get more

Summer is quickly coming to an end, which means harvest season is right around the corner. Here in Mid-Missouri, there is some great news, following the rain that has fallen this summer. There are nearly 100,000 farms in Missouri, according to farmlandinfo.org. These farms produce anything from cattle to the crops we eat. For these

A former teacher in the St. Elizabeth school district has been sentenced in federal court for distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes sentenced Stephen Strobel, 26, to more than ten years in federal prison without parole. He will also serve 15 years of supervised released once he gets out of prison. Strobel pleaded

A recent audit of the state’s System of Case and Record Management of the Judiciary found multiple cybersecurity problems. “The Office of State Courts Administrator has an obligation to ensure court information and records are handled securely and accurately, and with the responsible management of public dollars,” state Auditor Nicole Galloway said. “The current system

One man is at University Hospital in Columbia after deputies in Camden County say he was shot early Wednesday. At around 3 a.m., deputies went to a home in the southern part of the county for reports of a shooting. The victim is a 33-year-old man from Linn Creek, whose name and current condition have