Month: January 2017

UPDATE 7:44am: Callaway County fire officials are calling an overnight fire “somewhat suspicious” after discovering items missing from the home. Firefighters tell ABC 17 News six people were living in the home, including two adults and four children between the ages of 12 and 18. All six people were apparently staying at a hotel Monday

UPDATE 1/3: Columbia police confirm they’re investigating last month’s apartment complex fire as an arson. They say officers were dispatched to help the fire department on December 8th in the 2300 block of S. Providence Road. They say the fire was determined to have been intentionally set and say an arson investigation is ongoing. Police

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that there were two fatalities during the New Year’s holiday counting period from Dec. 30, 2016 to Jan. 2, 2017. Troopers investigated a total of 220 traffic crashes. Out of those crashes, there were 84 injuries and the two fatalities. Troopers made 103 DWI arrests and 67 drug arrests

TODAY: Dense fog will erode through 9AM this morning. Light showers are possible in the morning through 12PM as a cold front moves through. Temperatures this morning will start off in the low 40s with falling temperatures in the afternoon. Winds will pick up during the day gusting at times to 25 mph. Clouds will

UPDATE 6:09am: The National Weather Service has cancelled the Dense Fog Advisory for the mid-Missouri area. ORIGINAL: Foggy conditions and drizzle could impact some mid-Missouri drivers as they head back to work after the holiday weekend Tuesday. A Dense Fog Advisory was extended overnight until 8:00am for Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps, and Pulaski Counties.

Callaway County authorities say two people accused in a burglary have already bonded out of jail. Callaway County sheriff’s deputies say they responded to the area near County Roads 269 and 276 in Stephens around 8 Monday morning. When they got there, they say they found 35-year-old Justin Archuleta, of Columbia, and 36-year-old Alicia Kaufmann,

A Cooper County house was a total loss after a fire Monday night. The Cooper County Fire Protection District responded to the fire in the 9700 block of Chestnut Road after a person on I-70 called and said they saw smoke coming from the home. Fire Chief David Gehm said crews arrived on scene to

Columbia students could have some protection from ending up with felony convictions for fights at school. Districts across the state are grappling with a rewritten criminal law that makes third-degree assault a felony. The crime, once a misdemeanor, now occurs when someone “knowingly causes physical injury to another person.” The Hazelwood School District notified parents

2016 was one of the deadliest in the last five years for police killed in the line of duty. We all remember the horror in July when five officers were shot in Dallas. They were among the 135 officers killed this year in the line of duty. Nearly half of the 135 were shot to

Two people are dead and more than 100 others are facing possible charges for driving while intoxicated after the New Year holiday weekend in Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s counting period started the night of Friday, Dec. 30 and ends Monday, Jan. 2 at 11:59 p.m. Official numbers have yet to come in, but

Bitterly cold air will start the day Wednesday as temperatures fall into the upper teens in the early morning. Northwesterly winds will generate wind chills in the single digits early Wednesday. Afternoon temperatures will only reach the mid to upper 20s as the breeze makes it feel more like the upper teens to low 20s

A Monroe County murder trial will now take place in Callaway County. Last week, Jason Lage pleaded not guilty to the charges in court and requested a change of venue. The motion was approved Friday. Lage is accused of killing Zachary Dawson at a home in Madison back in 2014. The trial was originally scheduled

TONIGHT: It will stay cloudy and mild with drizzle and fog. Visibilities could drop below a quarter mile due to fog. Low temperatures will drop to near 40 north of I-70 and into the mid 40s south with light southeasterly winds shifting to the north by daybreak. TUESDAY: Light showers are possible in the morning

Residents in Central Columbia say the lack of a storm water drain is causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to their properties. Right now, there is no storm water drain at the intersection of Anderson and West Ash Street, which is turning Josie Sullivan’s home–the house she’s lived in for 11 years–into a storm

The first two days of 2017 have been mild, as we have been 30 degrees above average. However, these warm temperatures aren’t going to last long into the New Year. Monday temperatures are set to be in the mid 50s as a warm front off to the South approaches. After that, we can expect another

Governor-elect Eric Greitens has named the next Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety. Drew Juden is currently the Police Chief in Sikeston, and has been chosen to head the department. St. Louis Fire Captain Greg Favre was appointed as Deputy Director. Juden is a former president of the Missouri Police Chiefs Association, and

The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District believes a trash pile is to blame for a New Year’s Eve fire. The fire happened Saturday just after 5:45 p.m. on Deep Water Drive. When firefighters arrived on scene, they saw a two-story garage on fire. As they began to release hose lines for use, the fire spread

UPDATE, Jan. 2, 2017 12:00 p.m.: Jefferson City Police say the spelling of homicide suspect Jeffery Millens’ first name was incorrect when the original information was released to the public. Millens’ first name was spelled “Jeffrey” in the release when they say it is actually spelled “Jeffery.” According to a staff member at the department,

UPDATE 1/2 5:45 a.m: ABC17 crews talked with the Audrain County Jail. They tell us Richardson was booked at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Employees say Richardson is not being compliant and they haven’t been able to get an arresting photo yet. ORIGINAL: A 25-year-old Mexico man was shot by a 22-year-old man during an argument

With the holiday season winding down, most people are traveling home after the busiest traveling time of the year. ABC17 talked with Signal 88, a security company, who has studied previous burglaries. The captain of the company, Alex Dixon, has studied burglaries and says he typically sees a pattern. Dixon says, “Most burglaries are a