Month: September 2016

Another roundabout is up for debate during the Columbia City Council meeting Tuesday night. The council will hold a public hearing on intersection improvements at Green Meadows Road and Forum Boulevard at City Hall starting at 7 p.m. Among the options are a double-lane roundabout and traffic light, aimed at moving traffic through the south

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence are both expected to visit Missouri this week. Pence will make his trip Tuesday morning. He plans to attend a town hall in Springfield at the Expo Center at 10:30 a.m. He will then hold a rally in Chesterfield at the Double Tree

UPDATE: ABC 17 News has confirmed the crash was fatal. 73-year-old Emmit Williams was killed. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Williams lost control of his motorcycle and crossed into the path of another car, driven by 16-year-old Colton Wells. Both vehicles then traveled off the right side of the road and hit a

In an ABC 17 News traffic alert, the Lafayette Street interchange is set to open in Jefferson City this Friday. There will be periodic lane closures in both directions leading up to the interchange opening. Highway 50 and 63 will have lane closures that last from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. every day through Friday.

A man accused of shooting four people last September at the VFW club is set to go on trial this week. Louis Green Jr. was outside the building when he opened fire at a party, authorities said. He was charged with four counts of first degree assault and armed criminal action. The trial is scheduled

A head-on vehicle crash was reported Tuesday at Business Loop and Providence. The driver of a white vehicle was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries, and the driver of a van was still at the scene without any visible injuries. ABC 17 News is working to find out more.

Just as the holiday weekend crash counting period was getting underway, mid-Missouri saw two motorcycle crashes Friday afternoon. One in Columbia was fatal. Friday’s fatal crash was the second for 2016 in Boone County. Saturday afternoon, a third motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a car on the

UPDATE 5:15 p.m.: Power has been restored for residents in the Hamilton Tower in Downtown Jefferson City. Crews were able to restore the power around 5:05 p.m. UPDATE 4:05 p.m.: Ameren crews are replacing one transformer right now. They were waiting for it to come in from St. Louis. Crews say that the outage could’ve

From 1-4 p.m. Monday, the seventh annual Wounded Warriors Family Support High Five Tour will stop by Capitol City Ford Lincoln in Jefferson City. The donations will benefit wounded combat veterans and their families. The donation goal for this year is $1 million. During the four-month tour, 48 states will be visited by a 2016

ABC 17 News has confirmed gun shots were fired in two different Columbia neighborhoods early Sunday morning. The first incident happened just after 2 a.m. Police found shell casings at the intersection of Providence and Rain Forest Parkway. The second incident happened around 5 a.m. in the 1400 block of Greensboro Drive. Our crews were

UPDATE: 2:27 p.m.: Columbia Police have released the name of the driver who died in a early morning crash Sunday morning. Briann Rodgers, 35, was killed after his car went off the left side of the roadway crashing into a utility pole. Then crashing into a concrete sign. Columbia Police say Rodgers was not wearing

A Columbia man was arrested on suspicion of stealing, trespassing, and property damage. Harold Wayne Stewart is being held on a $27,500 bond in the Boone County Jail. According to Columbia Police, they received a call around 12:30 Sunday morning for a disturbance at Woody’s Auto Shop. Police believe Stewart was breaking into cars at

Trooper Andrew Armstrong has patrolled the roads in Callaway County for 15 years. With that 15 years experience, he said there is one part of the job he wished didn’t exist. “The absolute worst part of my job is knocking on somebody’s door and telling them their loved one has been killed in a crash,”

Around 6 p.m. Saturday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Highway 5 in Howard County. Troopers said the driver, Brock Griffith, 47, was driving eastbound on the highway when he drove off the left side of the road and overturned. Griffith was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the crash

Since its launch in 1998, the International Space Station (ISS) has been above our heads in orbit around the Earth. There it has been for over 17 years, orbiting the earth over 100,000 times. Mid-Missouri has a particularly great view of one of those orbits tomorrow morning. The ISS will begin to come into view

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Backup running back Justin Crawford rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown filling in for the injured Rushel Shell, and Skyler Howard overcame a first-half injury to lead West Virginia to a 26-11 win over Missouri on Saturday. West Virginia’s Mike Molina kicked four field goals in place of the suspended

The Columbia Fire and Police Department were called to a crash involving a motorcycle in the 700 block of Business Loop 70 East Saturday afternoon. The crash happened around 3:20 p.m. Police said Amy McGoveran, 35, was driving eastbound on the Business Loop and turned left into O’Reilly Auto Parts in front of the motorcyclist.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a crash involving a motorcycle on Highway 54 in Cole County Friday afternoon. Troopers said the driver, Joshua Horn, 19, drove off the right side of the highway, hit a guard rail and was thrown from the bike. Horn was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries. No

UPDATE: Columbia Police have arrested three men in connection to the fight on Waugh Street Friday night. Dillon Ayers, Kirk Ayers, and Michael Ayers are accused of being involved in the assault at Paquin Park. The three were arrested on suspicion of Armed Criminal Action, Assault, and Property Damage. Michael was also arrested for an

Less than an hour after the Labor Day holiday counting period began, a man was arrested for DUI in Morgan County. It happened just before 5 p.m. yesterday evening on Miller Road, 0.4 miles south of Miller Lane. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the car ran off the right side of the roadway,