Month: December 2016

The Jefferson City Police Department will increase its presence on the roads, beginning Thursday and continuing until Jan 1. It’s an effort made possible through grants from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Traffic and Highway Safety division and the Missouri Safety Center. “It’s never worth the risk to drive while under the influence of drugs

Police told ABC-7 Thursday they have no suspects in the violent sexual assault of a woman found early Tuesday morning on a sidewalk on the 800 block of North Resler Drive in West El Paso. At about 5:30 a.m., EPPD patrol officers were driving by the area and spotted the severely beaten woman lying on

University of Missouri leaders and Gov. Jay Nixon held the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated Lafferre Hall, home to the College of Engineering, on Thursday. The renovations cost a total of $44.6 million, $38.5 million coming from bonds approved by Nixon and the Board of Public Buildings. The remaining $6.1 million came from private

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop to the upper teens to lower 20s and hold steady into the morning as southeast winds increase to near 10 mph, generating wind chills in the single digits to lower teens. FRIDAY: Skies remain cloudy Friday with temperatures starting off near 20 and slowly rising. Patchy freezing drizzle is possible in

The Missouri State Highway Patrol began searching an area on Blue Ridge Road in Miller County in search of a domestic assault suspect. A trooper and a citizen spotted the subject running through a wooded area. At 2:00 p.m., a Patrol Bell 206 helicopter arrived on scene. After searching the area, the pilot and the

Multiple sources are reporting that the director of the Missouri Department of Corrections announced his impending resignation, though that’s being denied by a department spokesman. Reports by the Kansas City Star and The Blaze said George Lombardi, the department’s director since 2009, sent and email to DOC employees Thursday morning. “It is with heavy heart

Two people were arrested in North Columbia following a brief chase. According to the Columbia Police Department, officers were preparing to serve a search warrant in the 3400 block of Squirrel Drive Thursday afternoon. As officers were preparing to enter, a car fled the scene. Officers gave chase, and the vehicle finally did stop for

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has canceled the endangered person advisory for Seth Davis. He was found safe in Brownsville, Tx. and is in the custody of the Brownsville Missing Persons Unit. He will be reunited with his mother. According to the Gallatin Police Department’s Facebook page, Seth and Anthony Davis were found in Brownsville

The University of Missouri released a new total number of mumps cases on Wednesday. Since the start of the fall semester on Aug. 22, there have been 228 cases of mumps diagnosed among MU students. At least 190 of those cases are considered recovered, which means the student is no longer contagious. Most of the

A Boonville man is charged following his arrest for several drug charges. According to the Boonville Police Department, officers with the department and the Mustang Drug Task Force served a search warrant at an apartment located at 2240 Rankin Mill Lane in Boonville. During the search of the apartment officers seized powder cocaine, about one-quarter

TODAY: It’s even colder today as arctic air settles in. High temperatures only reach the low 20s north of I-70 to the upper 20s at the Lake of the Ozarks with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will shift from the northwest, becoming southeasterly in the afternoon. TONIGHT: It will be a cold evening commute with a

UPDATE: Troopers on scene tell our crews they are still investigating the crash. They say the driver lost control of the vehicle and ended up on it’s side in a ditch. The wreck did not cause any traffic impacts and was cleared by 8:00am. The driver was not hurt in the crash. ORIGINAL: Boone County

With Thursday possibly bringing the lowest temperatures yet, warming centers are open for anyone who needs them. Low temperatures can have deadly effects if anyone is out in the elements for too long. Frostbite only takes minutes to set in, and hypothermia comes quickly if a person is wet. That is why Columbia offers multiple

A strong cold front will move through on Saturday morning with another arctic blast with temperatures falling quickly during the day. The high temperature of 45 will occur before 7AM. With the colder air, will bring a chance for snow showers, mainly in the afternoon. Areas west of US 63 could see up to 1″

TODAY: It’s even colder today as arctic air settles in. After early sun, clouds will work their way back in through 9AM for those west of US 63 and those east through 12PM. High temperatures only reach the low 20s north of I-70 to the upper 20s at the Lake of the Ozarks with mostly

The cold weather pattern continues through the weekend, ending with the coldest weather yet this season as temperatures plunge to near zero by Sunday morning and only climbing into the teens Sunday afternoon. Ahead of the arctic air, a low pressure system will move in from the southwest Friday night, tracking across mid-Missouri. Southerly winds

The city of Columbia will pay hundreds of thousands to settle a lawsuit between it and its former emergency management director. Zim Schwartze, the former director and police captain, settled her wrongful termination lawsuit on November 3. Schwartze claimed City Manager Mike Matthes and police chief Ken Burton forced her out of employment in 2012.

The Hallsville Board of Alderman has hired a new Chief of Police. The board hired Robert Bias to be the city’s new chief of police. After a month of no full-time police officers in Hallsville, the city will have their first full-time law enforcement presence at the end of December. Currently the Hallsville Police Department

A semi-truck has rolled over on I-70 near the Millersburg exit. A lieutenant with the Boone County Fire Protection District told ABC 17 News that the semi-truck ran off the road. The semi-truck the only vehicle involved. The driver was able to walk away from the crash and was taken to a hospital. At last

Next week, the Jefferson City Council will reconsider a controversial proposal to build a Taco Bell on Schotthill Woods Drive. Wednesday, residents voiced several concerns about the possible development as they met with developers in the city annex. “Issues of noise and potential loitering and litter, just things that Could devalue our property and make