Month: November 2016

A traffic stop Sunday in Callaway county netted a large amount of marijuana and cash. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a trooper conducted a traffic stop at the eastbound, 153 mile marker on I-70, and discovered 36 pounds of drugs and almost $39,000 in cash. The trooper asked the suspect a variety of

The Missouri State Auditor’s office has discovered poor compliance with the state’s sunshine law, Auditor Nicole Galloway announced Tuesday. “My office regularly receives complaints related to access of public information, which is exactly what the sunshine law is designed to address,” Galloway said. “For this report, we sent public records requests to hundreds of local

UPDATE 11/15: According to reports, Campbell was arrested at 10:10 a.m. this morning. ORIGINAL STORY: The Missouri State Highway Patrol was looking for an escaped inmate Monday night. The agency tweeted a picture of Texas County homicide suspect and escapee, Daniel Glen Campbell. Campbell was last seen wearing an orange and white striped jail shirt.

Officers were called to Mikel Street and Ridgeway Avenue. The victim reported he was walking home when two black females in their teens approached him from behind. The victim reported one of the females grabbed him by his side, causing pain. The other female grabbed his wallet out of his back pocket. The victim reported

On Tuesday, the Boone County Commission was presented with the proposed budget for next year. The proposed budget is about 1% larger than 2016’s. Boone County Commissioners will have until December 15th to present the auditor with any questions, concerns, or changes they would like to make. The public is also invited to voice their

Officers were called to an assault in the 3900 block of Clark Lane. The male victim said that he was sitting in his vehicle outside of Jeffery Michael Lemley’s house when Lemley came up to his passenger side door with an open knife and threatened to kill him. According to the official release, the victim

On Monday evening, officers were dispatched to a robbery with a gun in the 200 block of Nikki Way. The female victim said that she arrived home, got out of her vehicle, and was grabbing her book bag when she was approached by two black males from behind. The victim said that one of the

TODAY: After some morning fog in low areas this morning, we’ll look for mostly sunny skies with winds becoming southwesterly under 10 mph in the afternoon. Temperatures will be 10-15 degrees above normal today as high temperatures climb to the upper 60s. TONIGHT: It looks mostly clear with light winds again. We’ll keep an eye

One man is in custody Tuesday morning after leading deputies on a high speed chase. Terrell Sims was arrested early Tuesday morning after failing to yield to authorities. The chase initially started around 1:40 a.m. after a deputy with the Boone County Sheriffs Department saw a driver speeding and attempted to pull him over on

TODAY: After some morning fog in low areas this morning, we’ll look for mostly sunny skies with winds becoming southwesterly under 10 mph in the afternoon. Temperatures will be 10-15 degrees above normal today as high temperatures climb to the upper 60s. TONIGHT: It looks mostly clear with light winds again. We’ll keep an eye

Since the year 2002, heroin related overdose deaths increased by 286%. Among new heroin users, three out of four reported having abused prescription pills. ABC 17 has been digging into the connection between heroin and opiates for the past eight months and found there is a growing epidemic of heroin use and deaths in Mid-Missouri.

Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight says videos of other potential sexual assaults should be allowed in an upcoming rape trial. Joanthony Johnson, 27, is accused of first-degree rape and two felony drug charges. Columbia police arrested him in February for an alleged incident involving a 17-year-old girl at Johnson’s downtown apartment. The victim told police

Business and city leaders discussed the possibility of a “public inconvenience fee” for developers that close roads and sidewalks. Mayor Brian Treece pushed for the plan in the summer, when it approved the various closures of Elm, Fifth and Sixth Streets for a new downtown apartment complex. The new Brookside apartments are set to open

A theft alert from a security system led to the arrest of a mid-Missouri man by the Mexico, Missouri, Department of Public Safety. According to the department, officers were notified by a businesses’ security system of a possible theft in 1300 block of West Liberty Street around 3:56 a.m. Monday. An officer found Kevin Edward

The Columbia Board of Education voted to change their salaried parent educators to hourly Monday night. This change is in order to be in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, set to take effect December 1. The board agreed after the unanimous decision that the most important goal was to make sure the district

Jefferson City public school leaders are considering asking voters to decide on a second high school on the upcoming April ballot. Monday, Superintendent Larry Linthacum made a recommendation to the board of education to ask for a bond issue for the new school and a major renovation of the current high school. Linthacum also recommended

A warming trend began Monday and will continue through Thursday as southerly winds pump warmer air into Missouri ahead of a strong storm system. 30 year average high temperatures for mid-November are in the lower 50s. By Thursday, our high temperatures will be 20-25 degrees above average as we reach into the mid to upper

The Missouri Prevention Center and the University of Missouri College of Education have received a $4.1 million grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to study a training program for principals. The program, Safe and Civil Schools Leadership, aims to help principals create and maintain safe learning environments. According to the official release, the

Leaders in Jefferson City held a town hall meeting over the weekend to hear from residents about the city’s infrastructure needs. Fourth Ward councilmen Glen Costales and Carlos Graham hosted the meeting. along with Jefferson City Public Works director Matt Morasch. Residents discussed the flash floods in August and September and the damage that was

A man recovering from a gunshot wound is now facing multiple charges after he’s caught peering in to a Maries County home. Walter Gray was shot around 6:15 p.m. Saturday at a home in Vienna off Highway 63. It’s a perfect example of Missouri’s Castle Doctrine at work. Under the law, the homeowner had a