Month: November 2016

UPDATE 11/17: Officials with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department tell ABC 17 News that a man wanted for sex crimes has turned himself in. Public jailing records show 49-year-old Walter Palma remains in the Boone County jail Thursday morning. He’s held on a $100,000 dollar bond. Arrest records show Boone County deputies booked Palma in

A premier sports, outdoor, and lifestyle retailer will be bringing 100 new jobs to Columbia when it’s seventh Missouri location opens soon. Academy Sports + Outdoors will be located in Trimble Road and will encompass nearly 63,000 square feet of retail space. The Columbia location will include gear for Mizzou and Cardinal fans, as well

TODAY: High clouds will be increasing today as the next storm system approaches and moves in on Friday. A Wind Advisory will be valid from 10AM-6PM for Benton, Saline, and Pettis counties where sustained winds of 30 mph and gusts near 45 mph is possible. Temperatures will warm to the upper 70s to near 80,

UPDATE 7:11am: Firefighters say the tree fire is now under control, but still burning. Captain Martina Pounds with the Boone County Fire Protection District says someone in the area was doing some outdoor burning and embers later got on a hollow tree. That then caused the large tree fire. Captain Pounds says someone driving by

A Red Flag Warning and Wind Advisory will be valid today (Thursday) for central and southern Mid-Missouri. A Red Flag Warning is issued when relative humidity is likely to fall below 25% and strong southerly winds can increase rapid fire growth. Warm temperatures in the upper 70s/ to low 80s will aid in fire development.

TODAY: High clouds will be increasing today as the next storm system approaches and moves in on Friday. A Wind Advisory will be valid from 10AM-6PM for Benton, Saline, and Pettis counties where sustained winds of 30 mph and gusts near 45 mph is possible. Temperatures will warm to the upper 70s to near 80,

A dozen residents met with city engineers to discuss speed problems on their road. Columbia Public Works held the informal discussion at the Daniel Boone Regional Library Wednesday night. The road scored highest on the department’s matrix of roads “traffic calming” would help. The Columbia City Council asked for more funds dedicated to traffic calming

Hundreds gathered at Peace Park for a “Peace Walk Against Hate” Wednesday night. The group marched through downtown, some holding signs ranging from “Love Trumps Hate” to “A Diverse America Is A Beautiful America.” Audrey Lockwood, a student at Stephens College, organized the event through Facebook. She said the march was not in response to

The Columbia Police Department has changed certain priorities over the last year. It was fall of 2015, when ABC 17 News discovered the department was eliminating its traffic unit. CPD is stressing that it still monitors and polices the city’s roads, only re-prioritizing to make way for community outreach. That shift in policing may be

The University of Missouri confirmed the cases of mumps had climbed yet again Wednesday. University officials said there are now 31 cases and 27 other students who are showing symptoms. Just last week, the cases reached 17. According to the University of Missouri Student Center, they are “working with local and state public health officials

Columbia Police Department officers will now receive annual Fair and Impartial Policing Training. The department announced the decision in a press release issued on Wednesday. It comes after the department’s Community Outreach Unit held several Fair and Impartial Policing Training courses for CPD officers’ continuing education requirements. The department also hosted a training session at

According to the CDC, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Wednesday night, doctors and other experts gathered in Jefferson City to put on a free seminar about the latest prevention and treatment options. “The main thing for this event is to really promote the importance of lung cancer

A Kansas City man was arrested in connection to a burglary in Callaway County this week. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, the burglary happened August 28 at a business in the 1900 block of Old Highway 40 near the Callaway and Boone County line. During the burglary, several all-terrain vehicles were stolen and

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more American children committed suicide in 2014 than died in traffic accidents. A psychiatrist for the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine said bullying and social media have been factors. “We know there is an increased risk of suicide if you have a mental illness,” Dr.

On Wednesday afternoon, officers responded to a crash near Providence Road and Rogers Street where one vehicle had rear-ended another vehicle. Officers spoke with Michael Kerrigan, the driver of the vehicle that rear-ended the other vehicle, and noticed signs that suggested Kerrigan may have been under the influence. Kerrigan performed poorly on a Field Sobriety

City leaders say residential growth in Ashland is booming and it’s higher than the state and national average. But the city is still severely lacking in commercial growth, which is key for its sales-tax base. “We’ve cut back staff, we’ve cut back services, we’ve cut back work,” said Ashland Mayor Gene Rhorer. “We just have

The Columbia Public Works Department has scheduled an informal open house meeting for Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at Daniel Boone Regional Library in Conference Room B. The department will be discussing possible solutions for traffic problems, like high speeds on Stewart Road. The meeting will define and prioritize problems, identify

TONIGHT: Skies will stay mostly clear with southerly winds increasing to 10-15 mph by morning. Lows will drop to the mid to upper 50s. THURSDAY: Thursday looks sunny, windy and warm with afternoon temperatures reaching the upper 70s to near 80. Thursday afternoon, winds will gust up to 35-40 mph with strongest winds west of

A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty of robbing a woman outside a church last year. The jury decided Glen Lewis was guilty of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action Wednesday afternoon. Lewis will be sentenced on January 9, and faces a minimum of ten years in prison for the robbery charge. Columbia

For the past few years, natural gas customers have benefited from lower costs on their utility bills. But starting this month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that due to an increase demand for natural gas, the price on the wholesale market will be on the rise. Starting Nov. 1, mid-Missourians who use natural gas