Month: August 2016

Columbia voters approved a one percent hotel tax increase to fund improvements and renovations to the Columbia Regional Airport Tuesday night. The tax will now increase from 4 to 5 percent. According to city leaders, Columbia needed to prove it could first raise the funds for the new airport before the FAA would match any

The Boone County results are in… Brenndan Riddles has won the Republican nomination for Associate Commissioner District 2, beating his opponent,Paul A Prevo. Brianna Lennon has won the Democratic nomination for Associate Commissioner District 1, beating opponents Sid Sullivan, Ann Peters, Trevor A. Fowler, Gene Rhorer and Ted Farnen. Lennon told ABC 17 News that

Russ Carnahan won the Democratic nomination for Missouri Lieutenant Governor. The former U.S. Congressman beat both of his opponents, Winston Apple and Tommie Pierson Sr. by close to 190,000 votes. On the Republican side, Senator Mike Parson defeated Attorney Bev Randles and AC Dienoff for Lieutenant Governor. Additionally, Robin Smith has won the Democratic nomination

The Republican incumbent candidate for U.S. Senator was declared the party winner for Tuesday’s primary election before all the votes were officially counted. The Associated Press called the victory for Roy Blunt (R) about 40 percent of the votes counted. As of 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, candidate Roy Blunt has collected close to 470,000 votes. He

The NCAA released its report on the University of Missouri men’s basketball team. The NCAA concluded the University failed to monitor its men’s basketball program, which committed several NCAA violations as early as July 2011. While Missouri announced its investigation and self-imposed penalties in January 2016, the NCAA still look over the University’s findings and

UPDATE: According to the Associated Press, Josh Hawley has won the Republican nomination for Missouri Attorney General, beating opponent Kurt Schaefer. We’re just hours away from learning the results of the Republican and Democratic nominees for Missouri Attorney General. On the Republican side, Josh Hawley and Kurt Schaefer are going head to head for the

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an unprecedented travel warning, advising pregnant women and their partners not to travel to a neighborhood north of Miami, where the Zika virus is currently circulating. In light of the recent news, ABC 17 News took a deeper look at how Zika could affect us in

ABC 17 News confirmed a fire is under control after lightning hit part of Reeves Library at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. early Tuesday. Officials believe the original strike happened around 6 a.m., before it rekindled that same morning. ABC 17 News learned the school was already renovating that part of the building, and only

On top of restrictions already imposed on MU men’s basketball, now the University of Missouri will face one year’s probation, after the NCAA released its findings on Tuesday following almost two and a half years of investigation. Mizzou already announced a one-year postseason ban back in January and gave up all wins from the the

UPDATE 8/2:Jefferson City Police have identified the body as 51 year-old Michael Guy, who is believed to be homeless staying in Jefferson City at the time of his death. No cause of death yet has been determined. Police are trying to reach out to family members but have been unsuccessful. They are urging anyone that

As of 8AM Tuesday morning, parts of Mid-Missouri had picked up 5″ of rainfall since midnight, this includes parts of Callaway county, closer to Fulton, and in Audrain county, just south of Mexico. Parts of Monroe county exceeded 3″ this morning, leading to impassable roads closer to HWY 24. Due to the heavy rain late

A Fulton man is in the Callaway County jail after being arrested on possible charges of unlawful use of a weapon and driving while impaired. Just after one Tuesday morning, the Fulton Police department received several calls of shots fired in the area of E. 8th and Grand. They also received information that a vehicle

ABC 17 News confirmed two people drowned Monday morning while trying to load a pontoon boat at the Lake of the Ozarks. Troop F believes the men, 46-year-old Dennis Michel and 40-year-old Jacob Seeman were loading a boat at a ramp when it got away from them around 8:20 a.m. According to the patrol, one

Police believe three masked men confronted and shot a man outside an east Columbia duplex Monday night. The department responded to the shooting around 11 p.m. in the 5400 block of Volunteer Drive, near the corner of Grace Lane. A sergeant told ABC 17 News the victim suffered bullet wounds to his stomach and leg,

Arguments in a Missouri death penalty case questioning the state’s use of lethal injection started again in district court Monday, and offered a new, potential, method of execution. Attorneys for Ernest Lee Johnson, sentenced to death for the 1994 murders of three people at a Columbia convenience store, filed their opening argument in federal court.

Voters across the state will head to the polls Tuesday to vote for various candidates, and issues. Unlike, elections past county clerks say this election they are over prepared. You might recall back in March, during the Presidential Primaries some counties ran out of ballots due to the higher voter turnout. Osage and Miller County

Jefferson City leaders are getting closer to finalizing the city’s budget for the upcoming year. A proposed total budget of more than $60.8 million was introduced at the Monday night city council meeting. The 2017 Fiscal Year starts November 1 and goes through the end of October 2017. The expected revenues for the next year

The heavy rains Sunday night caused some storm damage for Mid-Missouri residents Monday morning. ABC 17 News crews traveled to Hartsburg, where residents said some homes had partial flooding. One resident told our ABC 17 News crew he was waist-deep in water Sunday night. Roads in Boone County that were closed for flooding have now

ABC 17 News talked to crews at the scene of a fire off Dodd Road, near Highways 124 and 63 just north of Columbia. Fire and medical officials responded to the fire at 9:36 Monday morning. According to dispatch reports, 17 different units went to the scene, including three fire engines and an ambulance. ABC

Crews in Jefferson City recovered a body from Wears Creek early Monday morning. Jefferson City Fire Division Chief Jason Turner could not confirm the cause of death, but said the Jefferson City Police Department is investigating. ABC 17 News has a reporter in Jefferson City working to get more details and will be following this