Month: December 2016

Columbia police are investigating five reports of cars being broken into at three gyms across town. The break-ins happened Wednesday between 9 a.m. and noon. The gyms were the break-ins happened were the ARC (Activity and Recreation Center) on West Ash Street, All Group Fitness on Broadway Business Park Court, and Pro Fitness on Vandiver

A Moberly Police Officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Thursday near Logan Street and Morley Street after learning it was reported stolen from Salisbury, Mo. The driver failed to stop for the officer, and a pursuit began eastbound on Logan Street. The driver of the stolen vehicle lost control and flipped the vehicle on

A recent audit of the system that manages human resource records and state financial activity showed there’s room for improvement, according to state auditor Nicole Galloway. The system was given a rating of “good,” which is just below the optimal “excellent” rating. “After the last audit, system administrators and management clearly took audit recommendations seriously

TONIGHT: It stays cold overnight with a clear sky as temperatures drop to the lower teens. A wind chill overnight will fall to the single digits by 10PM until 9AM Friday morning. FRIDAY: It will be sunny but continues frigid with high temperatures only reaching the upper 20s to near 30. The northwest breeze will

A Columbia man has been convicted of obstructing justice for threatening an attorney involved in his son’s prosecution. Bruce Wayne Stephens, 70, was found guilty Wednesday. Stephens is the father of Malcolm Redmon, who was sentenced in September to 24 years and four months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute powder

TODAY: One of the coldest days of the year is underway here in Mid-Missouri, as a Canadian High settles in across the region. This is funneling in Arctic air, which is keeping temperatures nearly 20 degrees below normal. We’ll have sunny skies, but it will be frigid throughout the day with highs in the mid

UPDATE 6:42am: The Columbia Fire Marshal tells ABC 17 News no one was hurt in Thursday morning apartment fire. He says they are still investigating the cause of the fire and did not have information on a damage estimate. Officials say Thursday morning’s freezing temperatures impacted firefighters. They say water they used to put out

Both of the southbound lanes were closed on Thursday morning after a two vehicle collision on Providence Road and the exit ramp for I-70. Traffic was moved to one lane going northbound on Providence Road. Multiple authorities were dispatched to the scene, but there have been no reported injuries. The cause of the accident is

The University of Missouri System’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force has released its recommendations following a system wide audit of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and practices within the UM System. The audit was conducted by consulting firm IBIS and was part of a series of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives outlined by the

61 years after renaming the Air Force base, and 75 years after his death, Sedalia, Missouri remembers George Whiteman. Whiteman is considered to be one of the first United States military members killed in World War II. Reports say he raced to his plane has the first Japanese bombs were falling on Pearl Harbor. Shortly

A permanent parking commission could be in Columbia’s future. The Parking and Traffic Management Task Force began finalizing its recommendations Wednesday for the Columbia City Council. It will hold one more meeting next week, and send its final list. Recommendations include a permanent group that would monitor public parking availability, and could handle citizen complaints

TODAY: It’s officially the coldest morning so far this season where temperatures will be in the upper teens for the morning commute with a wind chill of 3 to 5 through 8AM. Winds could gust for the morning commute up to 20 mph, and up to 25 mph by 10AM. We’ll have sunny skies but

A large barn fire Wednesday night shut down a Boone County road just north of Columbia. More than two dozen firefighters with the county’s Fire Protection District worked to put out the fire in the 6700 block of Wagon Trail Road, just north of Columbia. Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News on scene

As temperatures drop below freezing, many homes will start to rely on their heating sources, space heaters, chimneys or wood-burning stoves for warmth. Boone County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Gale Blomenkamp is urging people using those to get professionals to check their systems before winter use. Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News that the most

Officers from the Columbia Police Department and members of the community met at Panera Bread at the Columbia Mall Wednesday night for an informal gathering. It was CPD’s third and last Coffee with a Cop event for 2016. About a dozen residents sat down with the officers to ask questions and learn more about how

The Jefferson City Police Department will soon have an addition to its traffic unit targeting DWIs. The city council accepted a $35,000 grant from MoDOT Traffic and Highway Safety Division Tuesday for a new DWI enforcement vehicle. The police department won the award after participating in all five of the state DWI enforcement campaigns. This

Health officials at the University of Missouri are still working to control a recent mumps outbreak on the Columbia campus. The Student Health Center announced Wednesday that it was recommending students get a third MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) vaccine rather than the required two. “We continue to see cases and we want to try to stop this

A Columbia man will spend the next 15 years in federal prison without parole for child sex trafficking. We had previously reported the arrest of 35 year-old Kenyata Miles was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough. Miles pled guilty on May 16, 2016 to the charge after he was found by law enforcement

Osage County Public Water District #3 is under a boil water advisory until the end of the week due to a water main break, according to the Osage County Emergency Management Agency. The advisory affects residents living east of 4662 Highway 50 E to and including 59 County Road 822. Tough Bucks Lane, Enke Trail

The city of Columbia on Monday sent out its 2016 community survey to a random sample of residents. The survey has two new questions relating to additional police officers. Question 31 on the 2016 community survey asks residents how likely they would be to support an increase in property taxes to fund 50 more police