Month: October 2016

Cole County leaders agreed Tuesday to refinance the debt service owed on the jail. The total amount of outstanding debt service on the Cole County Jail after the $5,858,868 refund is $18,974,903. The county only refunded the 2011 Series Certificates of Participation. Under the new plan, the county will save $211,528.07 over the next six

The Columbia Police Officers Association has filed a lawsuit accusing the Columbia Police Department of several, alleged, violations of Missouri’s Sunshine Law. ABC 17 obtained the final draft of the 12 page document which outlines, in Count I of the filing, that the department refused to disclose public records from lawful requests to do so.

Traffic signals were out in west Columbia Thursday morning after storms rolled through mid-Missouri. ABC 17 News first started getting reports the signals were out around 7:00am. Our ABC 17 News crews took video of the outage. They say they did not see officers directing traffic and said cars were just treating the signal like

TODAY: Storms are possible north of I-70 and west of US 63 through noon. There is a slight chance this line will fill in across southeast Mid-Missouri by early afternoon. There is a Slight Risk for severe storms today west of US 63 for damaging 60 mph winds and quarter size hail. If we can

The City of Columbia announced Thursday the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the Columbia Regional Airport a grant for runway improvements. The grant is worth $11 million dollars and will be used to rebuild and lengthen runway 13-31. City officials say the 2009 Airport Master Plan indentified and included in the Airport Layout Plan. That

Local candidates running for the Missouri House of Representatives got to speak on several issues Wednesday night, including University of Missouri funding. Candidates for the 44th, 45th, 46th and 47th Districts took part in the forum held by the University of Missouri’s Pi Sigma Alpha and Political Science Club at the Rhynsburger Theatre on Mizzou’s

TODAY: Storms are possible north of I-70 and west of US 63 through noon. There is a slight chance this line will fill in across southeast Mid-Missouri by early afternoon. There is a Slight Risk for severe storms today west of US 63 for damaging 60 mph winds and quarter size hail. If we can

One of Columbia’s most dangerous intersections could get some new safety features. The Columbia City Council will host a public hearing at its November 7 meeting on improvements to the Route B and Waco Road. Those include “mast arm signals, raised islands, pedestrian crosswalk, and restricted turning movements for the driveways located closest to the

Areas west of HWY 63 could pick up 1-2 inches of rain by Friday morning from storms which move through early Thursday morning and Thursday night. Local amounts up to 3 inches will be possible. Warm, moist air is moving in ahead of a storm system in Kansas as low level winds increase overnight Wednesday

The case against the motorcycle operator that Trooper James Bava was trying to stop before his August 28, 2015 death has been dismissed and refiled. Serghei Comerzan, 22, was operating a motorcycle in excess of 100 miles per hour on Highway FF in Audrain County that day. Bava died after losing control of his patrol

One driver remains in custody, after he is accused of ramming a deputy’s vehicle during a car chase while he was drunk. The Callaway County sheriff’s department was called to Larry Court near Highway NN, about 15 minutes south of Fulton. They believe James Wills hit another vehicle there around 2:30 in the morning. About

Excavation is set to begin next Monday on a stormwater project in Jefferson City where a sinkhole has been growing for a year. ABC 17 News reported on the sinkhole at Forest Hill Avenue and Forest Drive. It opened after a stormwater pipe collapsed, and has grown significantly. Work will get underway at 8:00 a.m.

Jefferson City leaders are taking another step to improve the blighted East Capitol Avenue Area. This week, the city council approved a contract for a company to design a street lighting system along the road. It is part of a larger $1.3 million project to reconstruct Capitol Avenue next spring. ABC 17 News reported a

A Columbia man was sentence to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbery and tampering with a victim. Maurice Penny waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Friday and pleaded guilty to both counts. Officers arrested Penny in 2015 after he robbed a man and, later, threatened the victim, promising bad things

TONIGHT: There is a slight storm chance this evening and overnight, mainly north of I-70 and west of HWY 63. Areas south of HWY 54 will likely stay dry overnight. There is a marginal severe threat for large hail and strong wind gusts. THURSDAY: Storms are possible through Thursday morning north of I-70 . There

On Wednesday, Gov. Jay Nixon reversed a few budget cuts he made in early September. He released $12.1 million, including $9 million for public schools. According to Scott Holste, the Governor’s Communications Director, the decision was made due to a new report from the State Budget Office on Missouri’s continued economic growth. The report showed

ABC 17 News has confirmed the MU fraternity accused of hazing was already on probation for a “previous alcohol incident.” Kappa Alpha was suspended Monday due to a hazing incident. While university officials did not release specifics about the incident, the Columbia Police Department says officers responded last week to an assault report at 1301

ABC 17 News confirmed a man who was shot in both legs less than three weeks ago in northeast Columbia landed in jail, accused of having two illegal guns. On Wednesday ABC 17 News went through the latest court documents for Deangelo Porter. ABC 17 News was at the scene last month as a man

After a delayed opening, the Missouri River Bridge is expected to be back open by Nov. 14. The Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday after speaking with the contractors that they are confident the bridge work will be completed by that date. The bridge was closed in early May and was scheduled for a 120-day

The University of Missouri System presidential search committee continued its second-round interviews of candidates in Kansas City Wednesday. John Fougere, a spokesperson for the university system, said Wednesday that it was unclear if the committee would finish out Wednesday with any concrete recommendations for the curators but they are on track to have one announced