Month: December 2016

University of Missouri System Interim President Michael Middleton announced today that the UM System will begin a nationwide search for the position of chancellor at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU). “Our Columbia campus is an integral part of our university system and I believe that its success contributes significantly to the success of the entire

Juan De Dios Rey was arrested on Dec. 2 for a felony warrant for domestic assault and kidnapping with a bond of $50,000, and a misdemeanor warrant for speeding with a bond of $150. On Oct. 1, Rey picked up a female victim on Vandiver Drive. Rey and the female victim were in an intimate

On Sunday evening, Columbia police arrested Edward Rosson after he allegedly threatened a woman with a machete and taser. Police responded to the 100 block of Eighth Street on Sunday evening for a domestic assault call. Once they arrived on scene, a woman told police that her and Rosson were in an intimate relationship, and

A storm system developing near the Gulf of Alaska on this Monday morning will track southeastward over the next 48-72 hours, bringing with it, a chance for light snow on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Snow showers look to be possible anytime after 1PM on Wednesday. It will be cold enough aloft for snow to develop,

TODAY: It will be a cold morning with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s with dense fog in parts for the morning commute. Areas north of I-70 look to have the greatest chance where snow pack is still possible, and the ground still may be wet from Sunday’s storm system. Fog looks to burn

On Sunday public dispatch records showed at least 5 crashes on Highway 63 happened between 10:20-11:20 a.m. This comes after a mixture of snow and rain entered into Columbia. Our ABC17 crews responded to a few of the crashes. When asked if one particular crash happened due to weather, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper

Here in mid-Missouri some areas experienced the first snowfall of the season. Areas to the north saw more snow than the southern portions. There were reports of up to an inch of snow in some northern portions of mid-Missouri. However, most areas saw just a few flurries mixed with mostly rainfall. Since temperatures were right

The first few days of December have been right around average temperature wise, but that is set to change in the coming days. There is a very active weather pattern set up for the start of the week. Through Tuesday we expect chances of rain, but there is a chance of snow in the forecast

TODAY: After drying up during the afternoon hours, conditions will remain dry through the evening. Partly cloudy conditions will persist. Temperatures will be dropping below freezing through the evening hours. Fog will develop through the evening hours with just a slight westerly breeze. MONDAY: There is a chance for morning fog to start off your

UPDATE (12/4): CPD confirmed Gary Taylor was the driver arrested in Saturday night’s crash. He’s since bonded out of the Boone County Jail. ORIGINAL (12/3): Columbia Police confirm a man was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after crashing his car in the 600 block of West Stewart Road. Police and fire

UPDATE 12/4 10:38 a.m: ABC17 just talked with a spokesperson for the Boone County Fire Department. He said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Boone County Fire officials say a structure is a “total loss” after a fire early Sunday morning. Crews were called to Wilhite Road, near the Route E intersection

TODAY: Light snow and rain will begin to clear out by late morning. Skies on the other hand will remain mostly cloudy until late afternoon. Due to the persisting cloud cover, the high temperature will rise only to the mid 40s. Winds today will be out of the southeast at 5-7 mph with partly cloudy

Starting on December 4th and extending through the 6th (weather permitting) the Missouri Department of Transportation will begin work on several different roads throughout Callaway County. Route J at Route F will be closed from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 4th. Route H between County Road 325 and County Road 333 will

The Mayor’s Task Force on Pedestrian Safety issued a recommendation to help reduce or eliminate traffic-related deaths in Columbia back in March. So far, the City Council members have heard two presentations on the Vision Zero policy, a policy that originated in Sweden and is now used across the country as a way to address

The Missouri Democratic Party elected Stephen Webber as its chairman Saturday at Lincoln University. Webber is replacing Roy Temple, who has held the leadership position since 2013. “It has been an honor to serve as the Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party,” Temple said in a statement. “I look forward to working with Chairman Webber

Missouri is seeing a startling decline in methamphetamine lab seizures, but it isn’t because users are turning away from the drug. Statistics provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol show just 172 meth lab seizures through September, on pace for around 230 seizures for the year. That’s less than half the 507 seizures in 2015,

A 21-year-old Sunrise Beach man was seriously injured Friday night in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 5 in Camden County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. near the Highway 7 Junction. Troopers said the driver, Macolm May, was traveling northbound when he drove off the left side of the

TONIGHT: The chance for rain kicks up this evening starting in southwest Missouri and moving in a northeasterly direction overnight. Winds will be light around 5-7 mph out of the southeast. Temperatures will slide down to the upper 30s by tonight. Since temperatures will be in the upper 30s we don’t expect to see any

Columbia Public Works announced on Friday that Engineering Surveys and Services plans to survey the Nifong Boulevard corridor between Providence Road and Willowcreek Lane. Work starts December 5th and will continue throughout the month of February. The survey information will be used as part of the Nifong Boulevard Corridor Improvement Project. The project is part

The Jefferson City Fire Department was called out to reports of smoke at an apartment building in the 200 block of Dunklin Street on Friday night around 11 p.m. When firefighters arrived on scene flames were showing from the second floor of the apartment complex. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire on the second