Month: January 2017

Officers were called to 3500 Clark Lane, Tiger Stop, on Thursday in reference to a subject passed out in the drivers seat of a vehicle. Officers arrived on scene and found Gena Robinson in a maroon Scion vehicle with the vehicle running and the transmission in the drive position. The vehicle was partially resting on

An Ashland man is waking up in the Boone County jail Friday morning after he’s arrested for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle. Police arrested Allan Bobbitt Thursday for possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle. Columbia Police say they were near the Eagle Stop on North Providence Road Thursday

Right now, all of Mid-Missouri is under a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. Friday morning. Visibility is under a quarter mile, making for dangerous driving conditions. Our ABC 17 News crews were out driving on the roads in Columbia this morning. They said it was very difficult to see and suggested added extra time

Enjoy these nice spring temperatures through the weekend and into mid week next next week. A shift in the upper level winds will bring the next arctic air to Missouri By Thursday night and Friday of next week. Temperatures look to drop to the mid 20s by Thursday night with temperatures only touching the mid

The City of Columbia is moving forward with plans to build a subdivision in West Columbia, although modifications have recently been made to the development plans. In a 4 to 3 vote Tuesday evening, the Columbia City Council changed plans for the Ridgemont Park Subdivision to include a cul-de-sac. The council will vote on the

TODAY: Foggy morning until 10AM. Mostly Cloudy; 55. TONIGHT: Showers possible north of I-70 by evening, areas south partly cloudy; 47. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and mild; 62. SUNDAY: Mix of clouds and sun, rain chance 8AM-1PM mainly south of I-70.

TODAY: A Dense Fog Advisory is valid through 10AM for all of Mid-Missouri this morning. This means that the visibility will fall to 1/4 of a mile in spots causing hazardous driving conditions for the morning commute. After some patchy drizzle and dense fog to start the day, temperatures will be on the increase. While

A Dense Fog Advisory is valid through 10AM for all of Mid-Missouri. A Dense Fog Advisory means that visibility will fall under 1/4 of a mile causing hazardous driving conditions. Winds are calm, and the air is essentially saturated allowing dense fog to develop. Similar to Thursday, if clouds continue to hold through much of

UPDATE: The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the city council deny a local restaurant’s plan to build in southwest Columbia. The 4-3 vote came after an hour of testimony regarding Addison’s plan to build a slightly larger version of its downtown location at the corner of Vawter School Road and Frontgate Drive. Some commissioners

Columbia will host a march on Saturday in solidarity with D.C. Women’s March. While Friday will be a celebration for many across the nation, more than two dozen groups in Columbia are joining protestors across the country marching against the new president. Women’s Marches will also take place in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield.

Water main repairs in Jonesburg earlier this week resulted in a boil order being issued for the city’s elementary school. Montgomery County R-II School District Superintendent Michael Gray said Jonesburg Elementary School was under the order for Thursday and Friday. Gray told ABC 17 News that parents were notified about the situation on Wednesday. The

The Jefferson City public works director showed the city’s public works and planning committee Thursday how funds from a proposed stormwater utility fee could fix persistent flooding issues at one intersection. Residents may vote on the recommended fee in August. The city council, however, has yet to officially put it on the ballot. Last August

Columbia’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission is working to widen the shoulder area of the newly constructed dog bone roundabout on Rangeline at Interstate 70. “We are exploring different ways right now to try to get this to be a safer intersection for vulnerable road users to get past these roundabouts and across I-70,” said Jason

The University of Missouri is moving forward in its search for a new chancellor. The MU Faculty Council met Thursday to discuss what qualities they would like to see in the next university leader. Faculty members expressed their desired characteristics in a candidate to a representative from the UM System’s Human Resources Department and to

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed the cause of death of a man that was involved in an officer-involved shooting in Columbia. The autopsy results show Troy Bateman died from a single gunshot wound to the head. The results go on to say the wound is consistent with a self-inflicted injury. Law enforcement officers had

The Lincoln University Board of Curators voted 5-0 Wednesday to modify how the administration can define “financial exigency,” a term that describes the college’s lack of ability to fulfill the requirements of an employee contract. Under the new rules, the university president, Dr. Kevin Rome, can declare exigency on any particular department rather than the

ABC 17 News has confirmed that shots were fired on Nelwood Drive on Thursday. Nelwood Drive is located just off Quail Drive in northeast Columbia. Evidence and witness testimony indicates that two youths had guns and were shooting them at random. When police arrived, both of them had disappeared from the area. Nothing was hit,

Three schools in north Columbia were on modified lockdown around the same time as the Nelwood Drive shots fired. A man carrying a BB gun was stopped by police while he was walking by Northland and Blue Ridge Road. The man was not arrested because he wasn’t threatening anyone. The staff at Derby Ridge Elementary,

UPDATE 4:56 p.m.: According to a MSHP press release, Bateman’s autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a single contact gunshot wound in the head. Based upon this autopsy and investigation, the wound was likely self-inflicted. UPDATE 8:11am: The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed Thursday morning that the man killed in an officer-involved shooting

***Dense Fog Advisory from 7 PM Thursday – 8 AM Friday**** TONIGHT: Overcast skies will once again be a factor for the evening hours, with southerly winds under 7 mph keeping temperatures from falling too far. Dense fog will develop through the evening, with a low in the low to mid 40s possible by morning.