Month: November 2016

The City of Columbia is hosting an effort to develop strategies intended to reduce, or end, homelessness both locally and beyond. The 2016 Columbia-Boone County Homelessness Summit will get underway Friday at 1:00 p.m., and will wrap Friday at noon, at the Columbia City Hall. The keynote speakers include Linda Kaufman of City Solutions in

TODAY: Sunny skies will give way to a few high clouds this afternoon, as our next system begins to approach. After a cool start with temperatures in the mid 40s, we’ll warm into the low to mid 70s in the afternoon with a southerly wind of 6-12 mph under sunny skies. TONIGHT: It looks to

The Missouri Department of Economic Development released the October 2016 Jobs Report which indicated record growth in the Show-Me state. According to the report, nonfarm payroll employment grew by 9,300 jobs, which reaches a new record high for the state with 2,838,500 jobs. The report also showed that in just the last 12 months, Missouri

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit Wednesday, finding enough issues to give Montgomery County a “Poor” rating. The report named multiple financial issues in Montgomery County. The audit found some capital improvement sales tax revenue had been spent “for purposes not allowable under state law.” The report also showed $250,000 in loans, acquired

A storm system on Friday will bring light rain amounts. Areas west of US 63 looks to get trace to .10″. Further east of US 63 rainfall amounts of 0.25″ look likely, upwards to 0.50″, particularly east of HWY 54. Forecast model trends have been moving the storm system quicker across our area on Friday,

On Wednesday, Columbia Public Works will practice a dry snow run training to prepare for winter. The day will be spent with drivers reviewing safety procedures and snow routes, including trips to the salt dome. The event will take place all over Columbia, so residents may see some snow plows throughout the day. During the

TODAY: Patchy fog is possible again this morning in low areas and near grassy surfaces. Dense fog is not likely this morning. After a cool start with temperatures in the mid 40s, we’ll warm into the low to mid 70s in the afternoon with a southerly wind of 6-12 mph under sunny skies. TONIGHT: It

The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night. The call went out just before 8:30 p.m. on the southbound lanes of Highway 63 near Pinnacles Road, north of Columbia. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a white car rear-ended a truck in the right lane, causing both to roll

According to sources close to the hazing incident that occurred in Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity (KA) in September, the University of Missouri has officially withdrawn KA’s recognition as a fraternity on campus for five years. This “stop of recognition” means that KA will no longer be sanctioned by the university, will not have access to

An organization still needs donations to help families in need this Thanksgiving. Almeta Crayton’s Community Programs is asking for food donations like turkeys, stuffing, and green beans to help fill baskets for families. As of Tuesday night, they have more than 300 applicants for the baskets they are planning to deliver by November 19. “Without

Jefferson City area drivers will face more lane closures on the Missouri River Bridge just days after the westbound bridge reopens. Crews will shut down one right lane of the westbound Route 54/63 bridge for follow-up work starting Tuesday night. The Route W on-ramp to westbound Route 54/63 will also be closed with a posted

Several suspects are still at large after five robberies are reported across Columbia in three weeks. At the beginning of this month, ABC 17 News reported on a robbery that happened on Bethel Church Road. A homeowner answered his door to armed suspects demanding money. Police are still looking for the two men who were

A man accused of raping and robbing a woman on Mizzou’s campus is set to head to trial this week. Mohamed Mostafa’s case is expected to be heard Wednesday morning in Boone County. The alleged attack happened in May 2015 near University Hall. According to court documents, Mostafa was arrested in August 2015 after surveillance

UPDATE: 11/15, 11 a.m: The Benton County Sheriffs Department has confirmed with ABC17 news that Wilson was the mother of the children. Monday evening, Benton County initially responded to a report of a woman badly beaten lying on the road just north of Warson. When deputies arrived, they were told the woman had custody over

A Holts Summit man charged with rape is set to appear in court Wednesday. William Geising faces a list of charges stemming from an alleged assault that happened early Saturday morning in Russellville. According to court documents, the victim said Geising used an utensil to unlock her bedroom door. He then grabbed her hair and

Fatal crashes in Mid-Missouri have been on the rise. “Oftentimes, you’re looking away for a minimum of five seconds. And so, in essence, for that time you’re driving while blind,” said Bill Whitfield, Highway Safety Director for MoDOT. Days before the deadliest holiday travel day of the year, ABC 17’s Lindsey Berning is taking you

There has been another report from the Columbia Police Department about a gun being stolen from the owner, but the theft not being reported until several days after. Gun stores notice the increase of stolen firearms because of the calls they receive from gun owners asking for their serial numbers. Jim Hill, a gun salesman

UPDATE: House Speaker Todd Richardson says he’s looking forward to working with the University of Missouri in the upcoming legislative session: “We’ll have to see what the budget numbers look like but I know it’s something we’re really interested in partnering with them on.” Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson is expected to tour the University

TONIGHT: It looks mostly clear with light winds again. We’ll keep an eye on fog developing again late in low areas such as Jefferson City and the Lake of the Ozarks. We’ll have a light westerly wind tonight with low temperatures in the low to mid 40s. WEDNESDAY: After a cool start we’ll warm into

The University of Missouri’s Delta Upsilon Fraternity has released a statement on Twitter in reference to the incident that occurred earlier this fall: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MIZZOU_DU/status/798658040689868800″,”author_name”:”Delta Upsilon Mizzou”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MIZZOU_DU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”und” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://t.co/S6FghGzL6Y”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/S6FghGzL6Y&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Delta Upsilon Mizzou (@MIZZOU_DU) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MIZZOU_DU/status/798658040689868800″&#gt;November 15, 2016&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} The Legion of Black Collegians also released the same statement: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MizzouLBC/status/798658982998986752″,”author_name”:”LBC”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MizzouLBC”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;An