Month: November 2016

UPDATE 11/22: On Monday, detectives with the Columbia Police Department Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime (VNOC) Unit, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the East Central Drug Task Force and the United States Postal Inspectors served a narcotics-related search warrant at 1503 Lowe Street. The search warrant was issued after a package addressed to Dylan Parham with

Thanksgiving day looks to bring much to be grateful for, including dry weather! It looks to be chilly in the morning of Thanksgiving with temperatures in the low 30s before 8AM. It looks to be mostly sunny during the day with highs in the mid to low 50s with light southerly winds under 8 mph.

TODAY: Showers beginning to spread across Mid-Missouri this afternoon as an approaching low pressure systems slides eastward. Thanks to the increase in cloud coverage as well as rain, highs today will struggle to climb into the lower 50s. Showers will become more numerous by late afternoon, giving us a wet evening commute, particularly for areas

Columbia Mayor Brian Treece suggested an administrative delay on all downtown development earlier this year, and on Dec. 1, it’s supposed to expire. But the implementation of a newly revamped zoning and building code called the Unified Development Code is taking longer than expected and will most likely push back that expiration date. “I want

UPDATE 11/22: The Cole County Sheriff’s Department responded to County Park for a weapons violation. Reportedly, a male subject was shooting at a female, and the female was shot. The suspect left the scene. Two bystanders picked up the female, headed towards the hospital and called 911. While responding to the call, deputies found the

UPDATE: Columbia Police identified the man killed in the 1800 block of Kathey Drive on Sunday as 45-year-old Kevin Robert Hollins. Hollins died of a gunshot wound to the head. UPDATE: The probable cause statement has been released for the arrest of Monique Parra. According to the statement, Parra and her boyfriend agreed to clean

The City of Columbia Parking Utility is installing 30 new parking meters this week near Flat Branch Park, from Fourth Street to Cherry Street. The new meters are part of a citywide update of 1,600 new meters planned for January. The new meters are being installed for the purpose of staff training, but can be

Starting Wednesday, extra law enforcement will be out monitoring the roadways preparing for a busy holiday weekend. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will be participating in a program called Operation C.A.R.E, which stands for Combined Accident Reduction Effort. Its a national program aimed at making holiday roadways safer. Extra troopers will be assigned to the

TODAY: As clouds continue to increase this morning and winds remain from the east/southeast, temperatures wont’ be quite as cold this morning, with most areas in the upper 30s to low 40s. Isolated showers are possible west of HWY 63 in the morning and moving near the Lake of the Ozarks by 9AM-11AM. Showers will

Kolin Mattingly believes the crime has come too close for him to remain silent. Columbia police investigated three robberies on November 9 in the city’s northeast side, all within 30 minutes of each other. One of them, Mattingly said, happened on the same street his one-year-old son goes to preschool. The Columbia resident said he

Three law enforcement officers from Texas to Missouri were ambushed within hours of each other Sunday. One officer and two suspects died. A man has been arrested and now faces murder charges after reportedly shooting and killing a officer in San Antonio Sunday afternoon. Hours after that, a St. Louis Officer was targeted. Police say

On Monday, local, state and federal agencies simulated an active shooter drill on Mizzou’s campus. The exercise took place in an empty dorm, Laws Hall. All participants acted as if the training was real, but the scenario was indeed fake. ABC 17 News gives you an inside look at how it played out.

A Columbia man is charged with leading Boone County deputies on a motorcycle chase on Nov. 18. On Monday, Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Spencer Bartlett charged Joshua Merle Meggers, 38, with felony resisting arrest and felony drug possession. A probable cause statement reveals deputies saw Meggers driving a black motorcycle when he failed twice

Ahead of one of the busiest travel periods of the year this Thanksgiving holiday, 2016 is on its way to being the deadliest year for crashes in Missouri in nearly a decade. So far this year, 829 people have died on Missouri roadways. From 2006 to 2014, deadly crashes were on a general downward trend.

UM System President-designate, Dr. Mun Choi, is set to visit all four campuses next week. The UM Board of Curators announced Dr. Choi as the 24th UM System President earlier this month. He comes from UConn. On Monday, the University said Dr. Choi will kick off the first of four inaugural visits at UMSL November

New charges of first-degree assault have been filed against accused child abuser Aaron Fisher. Fisher was charged with two counts of forcible child sodomy after he sexually abused and severely beat a 5-month-old girl in 2009, authorities said. Fisher admitted after his initial arrest to sexually abusing and beating the toddler, but this confession was

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Residents in the area of Pinehurst Lane tell ABC 17 News they’re concerned about their safety after Sunday night’s shooting. Just before 10 p.m., law enforcement responded to reports of a shooting in the 5500 block of Pinehurst Lane. No one was hurt, but one car and one home were both hit by bullets. Some

Callaway County deputies were called to a home invasion robbery that happened on the 5000 block of Red Maple Lane just south of Fulton on Monday. Fulton Police Department officers, who were helping deputies, located a suspect near Carver Park in Fulton later in the afternoon. The suspect was arrested by Fulton officers and taken

TONIGHT: We will have mostly cloudy skies, a steady southeasterly breeze near 10 mph and low temperatures in the lower 40s overnight. TUESDAY: Isolated showers are possible west of HWY 63 in the morning with increasing rain chances through the afternoon. Showers and isolated t-storms will become more numerous by late afternoon, giving us a