Month: September 2016

Members of the Mid-Missouri Chapter for Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) said they learned about a man pretending to be with their organization and asking for cash donations about a week ago. “I’m disgusted that somebody would use our image to benefit themselves,” said “Ratchet”, the chapter’s president. “Ratchet” said the man is going by

Eleven degrees, that’s how far Columbia’s monthly temperature falls throughout the entire month of September. On September 1st each year, Columbia typically sees an average of high of 84 degrees and closes out the month with a high of 73. It’s a sign that fall and winter are just around the corner and that mid-Missourians

Preliminary autopsy results show two bodies investigators found in a burning home Monday were homicide victims. The Camden County Sheriff’s Department says forensic pathologists with Southwest Forensics did an autopsy on the two bodies yesterday. You’ll recall we told you investigators discovered the victims in a burned trailer off Floyds Road Monday morning. That’s just

Police reports indicate there have been almost 50 car break-ins in the last two weeks. CPD confirms that five of those break-ins happened on the University of Missouri campus near Greek Town. Victims reported missing wallets, phones and money. Most of the break-ins aren’t in a specific pattern, so they could happen anywhere in the

The Callaway County medical examiner was called out Thursday afternoon to investigate a death in Fulton. Family members found a deceased male relative in a shed located in the 300 block of Collier Lane. Authorities on scene told ABC 17 News that the man had likely died a couple of days prior. At this time,

A man has been charged in Callaway County after being accused of making terrorist threats that shut down Fulton area schools Monday. Courtney Cornelius Reid was arrested Wednesday in Jefferson City after allegedly making several phone calls to Fulton Middle School. The school’s secretary told police that three of the phone calls involved threats, and

The Kansas City Chiefs preseason game against the Green Bay Packers will air tonight, September 1 , at 7:00 p.m. Tonight ‘s scheduled airing of Battle bots will instead air at 12:00 p.m. Sunday, September 4th on ABC 17, KMIZ. Tonight ‘s Match Game can be seen following tonight ‘s episode of Nightline.

On September 1, 2016, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) Technical Committee passed the Draft Capital Area Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan to the Board of Directors for further review. After discussing the Missouri Boulevard safety assessment findings in June, city officials suggested solutions such as more crosswalks, pedestrian signals and “pedestrian refuge islands.” For

Update 9/1- Troopers have released the names of those involved the head on crash that shut down Route F Wednesday night. The Highway Patrol said 17-year-old Nicholas Pudney was trying to pass another car and hit it head-on. Pudney was taken to the hospital in serious condition by a helicopter. A passenger in the other

The city of Columbia is set to start closing sections of Elm Street for construction on Thursday morning. This will be a part of a year long development project. Phase one is set to begin Thursday and will close a section of Fifth and Sixth street. Sixth and Elm will be entirely closed while southbound

Jails across Mid-Missouri are stretching their resources to make up for a shortage in corrections officers. At the Boone County Jail, inmates outnumber officers nearly four to one. Capt. Keith Hoskins,Boone County Jail Detention Director, said the jail currently has 11 positions open, up from seven open positions in July. “Not everybody can work in