Month: August 2016

UPDATE 8/4/16: After the flash flood warning expired Thursday morning, Callaway County officials decided not to renew it. As of Thursday evening, much of the water from Glover Spring Lake had drained out. County Commissioner Randall Kleindienst estimated about half of the water was gone. He said because so much water had been released, if

Deputies in Callaway County have arrested a fugitive from northeast Missouri after finding him near the fairgrounds south of Fulton. Law enforcement in Ralls County told Callaway authorities they were looking for Richard Bowlin of Perry, who was a fugitive in Audrain and Montgomery counties on drug-related warrants. Ralls officials had learned Bowlin may have

The City of Columbia is taking steps to address a report that suggests police racially profile drivers during traffic stops. The City Manager’s Office released a statement today saying City Manager Mike Matthes and Police Chief Ken Burton plan to reach out to local organizations to talk about the 2015 Vehicle Stops reportthat shows a

The heat index in Columbia hits 109. The National Weather Service warns with a heat index above 105, heat cramps or heat stroke are possible. “Inhibiting your body’s ability to evaporate sweat, and so the ability for you body to cool itself is inhibited, and so therefore, you’re not really sweating at that point,” Angelee

Governor Jay Nixon may find himself working as a criminal defense attorney in Cole County. Michael Barrett, director of the state’s Office of the Public Defender, sent a letter to the Nixon’s office Tuesday, utilizing a law that gives his office power to appoint lawyers in the state to defendant’s who cannot afford their own

John Brunner, who lost his bid to become the Republican candidate for Missouri governor this week, has taken back a statement he made about a donor for opponent Eric Greitens. Greitens won the nomination to become the Republican candidate for governor on August 2. The statement Brunner retracted was related Michael Goguen, who had donated

A tax preparer from Columbia has pleaded guilty to defrauding clients and failing to pay his own income taxes, which totaled almost $300,000. David Keithley, 63, was charged with filing a false income tax return and failing to file an income tax return. He entered a guilty plea to the charges on August 2. Keithley

Update 8/4: Prosecutors have charged Christopher Buxton, 30, with murder after his two-and-a-half-month-old baby boy died at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia. The Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News Thursday morning it was asked to help in an investigation related to suspected child abuse. Kyler Buxton, the baby, was being treated at

An untried method of execution puts Missouri’s lethal injection once more under scrutiny. Attorneys Brian Gaddy and Jeremy Weis say “nitrogen-induced hypoxia” would be a more “humane” method of execution for Columbia man Ernest Lee Johnson. Johnson was sentenced to death for the 1994 triple murder of Mabel Scruggs, Mary Bratcher and Fred Jones with

A handful of so called, “political outsiders,” won their respective races on Tuesday night. Eric Grietens and Josh Hawley among them. Political experts say the recent “outsider” trend has been around since George Washington’s term. Voters will tend to see the outsider candidate card when there are multiple candidates running who are trying to differentiate

One of the races ABC 17 News followed during Tuesday night’s election was the republican nomination for Missouri attorney general. After conceding, Sen. Kurt Schaefer was asked about the tone of the race. Schaefer said with two lawyers involved, it can get heated. He also went on to say the amount of money spent may

The hotel tax increase has passed in Columbia, but city leaders said this doesn’t mean construction on the terminal would begin tomorrow or even next week. “We want everybody to know that it could be four or five years before you actually see progress in construction or dirt moving for the new terminal,” said city

Temperatures will climb Thursday as humidity levels will be high due to recent rainfall. With mostly sunny skies, afternoon temperatures will reach the mid 90s but the humidity will make it feel hotter. The heat index, or what it feels like with factoring in humidity, will reach 100 by 1 PM and climb as high

Mizzou defensive linemen Walter Brady and Harold Brantley have been dismissed, a team spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. The team said Brady was dismissed from the program for a violation of team policy, but would not elaborate. Brantley was kicked off for “failing to fulfill academic expectations.” Brantley missed the entire 2015 season for injuries sustained

UPDATE 8/3 9:42 a.m.-Columbia Police tell ABC17 that the man who robbed the store had a gun and demanded money from the manager. The suspect fled on foot heading southeast. The K9 Unit was brought out and officers were able to find some of the money along with other things involved in the robbery. The

For the third time in the last four weeks, Mizzou names a new athletic director. University of Missouri interim chancellor Hank Foley announced Sarah Reesman will take over as interim athletic director. Reesman has been with Missouri for 23 years. She serves as Missouri’s executive associate athletic director and senior woman administrator. Reesman will begin

Around 7 p.m on Tuesday night, The Boone County Sheriffs Department arrested 40 year-old Ernest Stevens for possession of a shotgun. Deputies responded to reports of hearing gunshots on Nelson Drive in North Columbia. It is illegal for Stevens to posses guns because he is a convicted felon, but he has bonded out of jail

Eric Greitens and Chris Koster earned the gubernatorial nominations from both major parties in Missouri. Greitens, a former Navy SEAL and founder of the veteran nonprofit The Misson Continues, will face Koster, a Democrat and the state’s current Attorney General, in the November election in 14 weeks. Greitens edged three active opponents – former Missouri

Lt. governor Peter Kinder lost a failed bid on Tuesday to become the Republican nominee for Missouri governor. Kinder came in third with just over 20 percent of the vote. He was running in a hotly contested Republican primary race against former Missouri House speaker and U.S. Attorney, Catherine Hanaway,former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, and

UPDATE: John Wheeler has won the Republican primary for Cole County Sheriff. He beat Randy Dampf, the closest contender, by nearly 3,000 votes. Because there is no Democrat on the ballot, Wheeler will become the next county sheriff. In the race for Cole County Western District Commissioner, incumbent Kris Scheperle beat opponent Janet Ousley by