Month: August 2016

A single vehicle crash closed part of Stadium Boulevard early Saturday morning. A call came in at 3:35 a.m. about a fully involved car at Stadium Boulevard and Bernadette Drive. Columbia Fire and Police responded to the scene. The car was fully engulfed in flames. Our ABC 17 News crews could see the smoke about

Mizzou and Team USA Wrestler J’den Cox is now an Olympic bronze medalist. Cox won his bronze medal match 3-1 over three-time World medalist Reineris Salas Perez of Cuba. Cox is now Mizzou’s seventh Olympic medalist. Cox won his first two matches Saturday morning in the 86kg weight class with ease.First, No. 9 Cox defeated

Mizzou and USA wrestler J’den Cox will wrestle for an Olympic bronze medal Saturday in the afternoon session starting at 2 p.m. Cox won his first two matches Saturday morning in the 86 KG weight class.First, No. 9 Cox defeated No. 17 Amarhaly Mahamedau of Belarus, 7-1. Cox then defeated No. 13Alireza Karimimachiani of Iran,

Two suspects are in custody after what deputies are calling a months-long “drug-induced crime spree.” Christopher Webb and Lisa Payer were arrested Friday. Both were wanted on multiple counts of stealing and burglary, among numerous other charges. Deputies say they broke into a number of homes in the area and then failed to appear in

Police are investigating after a bullet struck a woman’s Northeast Columbia home, flying through her bedroom window. Columbia Police responded to the incident in the 2000 block of Whispering Meadows Court just before 5 a.m. Saturday morning. When crews arrived, they found a bullet hole in an upstairs window of the home. Police told our

The popular opioid overdose-reversing drug may soon come to Columbia’s first responders. Second Ward city council member Michael Trapp asked the city to look into the costs of outfitting each Columbia police officer and firefighter with the drug that’s become increasingly popular in addressing the growing number of overdoses from prescription painkillers and heroin. ABC

Many high schools across mid-Missouri battled it out on the gridiron Friday night for the first game of the football season. Since 2011, high school football has had the highest number of head injuries reported than all other high school sports in the state. According to the Missouri State High School Activities Association(MSHSAA), 1,332 football

Saturday will start off with clouds and scattered showers as a cold front slowly moves through. Showers in the morning will gradually end as skies break up through the day and drier weather in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will only reach into the upper 70s in the afternoon as a cool northwesterly breeze increases

Scores will be updated until all games are FINAL: Week 1 Mid-Missouri high school football scores: Battle at Mexico: 35-13 F Hickman at Jackson: 7-42 F Rock Bridge at Rockhurst: 0-21, game postponed due to weather, will continue Saturday at 1 p.m. McCleur North at Jeff City: 0-38 F Helias at Hannibal: 14-19 F Camdenton

With one week of the new school year behind him, Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman is our guest for “This Week.” Our conversation starts with Dr. Stiepleman’s view of the very first week of the 2016-17 school year, and continues with his thoughts on current and future challenges.

Jefferson City police are holding a special enforcement looking for drunk drivers starting Friday. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign runs through Labor Day. Jefferson City police gave out more than 620 tickets during the same time period last year. But officers are not only looking for drivers who are drinking and

ABC 17 News went to the scene of at least one crash reported along I-70 in Columbia during Friday’s rush hour. Emergency officials confirm the left-hand, eastbound passing lane was shutdown near Rangeline. Several units responded around 5:20 p.m. It appears at least two vehicles are involved, including a passenger van. All lanes reopened by

A man was recovering Friday from serious injuries after officers shot him twice in Paris, Mo. The Missouri State Highway patrol says it all started just after midnight Friday when the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department says it got a report of a white male attempting to break into a vehicle using a hatchet in Madison,

Mizzou confirms Ehren Earleywine will stay on as the softball coach of the Tigers. This comes a week after MU officials confirmed Earleywine did not violate Title IX. Mizzou softball coach Ehren Earleywine released this statement Friday: “Naturally, I’m relieved to have this process done, and I deeply regret the attention this has brought to

ABC 17 News went to several crashes reported Friday afternoon that slowed down traffic south of Columbia between Ashland and Jefferson City. ABC 17 News witnessed one car that rolled on its side around 12:45 p.m. Friday near Zumwalt Road, about 10 minutes north of the Missouri River Bridge. Around 1:30 p.m., there was another

A portion of West McCarty Street was shut down for a wreck in Jefferson City Thursday night. One vehicle ended up on its side. ABC 17 News was told no one was hurt nor transported to a hospital, but a few people were treated on scene and released. Crews are still working to find out

The ABC 17 News team is joining forces with The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri to make sure students start school on the right track – with full bellies! August 15 – 19, Stop by your favorite Columbia or Jefferson City HyVee and donate food items for the Food Bank’s Buddy Pack program.

A newly posted video of Columbia police body camera show a scene of what one woman calls continued “harassment” by the department against her family. The group Citizens for Justice posted two videos from CPD body cameras that capture a scene from March 7, 2015 on Aztec Boulevard in northeast Columbia. In it, Sergeant Roger

The Missouri Department of Transportation wants to get more mid-Missouri teenagers to buckle up this school year. Department officials have launched the program, “It Only Takes One.” It is designed to educate high school students on safe driving habits and safety belt use. Sixty-four teenagers died last year in crashes on Missouri roadways. MODoT said

The Jefferson City Police Department said it has a backup plan if its 911 operations center has communication issues again. ABC 17 News reported Wednesday, the city’s IT department was performing a software upgrade when 911 operators noticed callers could not hear them back around 8:00 p.m. “They grabbed their cell phones, they grabbed anything