Month: February 2017

Jefferson City Parks and Recreation is pitching in to help with the long-awaited riverfront project near the state Capitol. The $3 million project would build a pedestrian and bicycle bridge around the area behind the Capitol building to a 30-acre plot on the Missouri River known as Adrian’s Island. However, funds are still needed to

Missouri is one of the top five states in the nation with the most structurally deficient bridges. Meaning the bridges are in poor condition, and for some they should be shut down. Out of the 345 bridges in Boone County, 150 Boone County Public Works is responsible for 19 are considered to be in poor

Columbia Water and Light will meet with the community to reveal a draft of a new water resource plan at the Activity and Recreation Center at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The utility company hired Black and Veatch, a consulting company that specializes in developing plans to clean, control, move and conserve water, to create the water

Barry Homan takes the bridge over Grindstone Creek off Highway 124 near Harrisburg nearly every day. He said the bridge has been standing for nearly a century, and is nearing the end of its life. “This has gotten to the point where it is truly unsafe,” he said. “This is the main thoroughfare all the

The City of Columbia is looking to intervene in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after a Columbia firefighter died in a walkway collapse. The city filed a motion to intervene Friday, alleging they have a right to be reimbursed for workers’ compensation paid to Britt’s widow, Leigh Kottwitz, and her daughter, Stormy Britt. Court documents

TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear with low temperatures falling into the low 30s. Southwesterly winds will remain under 5 mph through midnight but will increase to near 10 mph by morning. THURSDAY: The day will start off cool but increasing southwesterly winds will warm temperatures to near 60 by noon. It will be windy

Danielle Nicole Flynn of Cooper County has been charged with child endangerment after her boyfriend, David Michael Orton of Cooper County, had allegedly been molesting two children. On Jan. 6, the Cooper County Sheriff’s Department responded to a local school, where two children told the school counselor and authorities that they had been sexually assaulted

Three people have been appointed to the University of Missouri Board of Curators by Gov. Eric Greitens. The three appointments fill three of the five available seats. Donald Cupps and Pamela Henrickson are continuing to serve even though their terms expired on Jan. 1. It’s standard for board members to continue attending meetings after their

Lincoln University’s board of curators voted Thursday to alter the college’s definition of academic and administrative faculty. The definition of academic faculty is listed in the university’s rules and regulations. “The members of the academic faculty of the university shall be designated by the following titles: Professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and instructor,” said the

Fulton Public Schools sent out a release Wednesday afternoon about the consequences for retaliating against any “student, staff, parent, patron” for reporting misconduct, specifically in regards to Fulton High School (FHS). On Feb. 10, the school district alerted parents about possible “inappropriate electronic contact” between a high school staff employee and a high school student.

A Cole County woman has admitted to committing the felony of receiving stolen property. Kayla Parks is a Kmart employee, who acted with three other employees. Parks, Kennette Wair, Kenisha Brandt and Brandon Normal stole merchandise through merchandise overriding, failing to ring up merchandise and taking items without paying for them. The group took $4,412.34

Mid-Missourians have been spoiled this month, at least as far as temperatures are concerned. Outside of a few cold days, this month has seen an abundance of spring-like weather. That’s what is to be expected this weekend, as the thermometer once again eclipses the 70-degree mark. It’s a going trend, that could leave February 2017

A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM Thursday. This means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. A combination of windy and dry conditions will be ideal for fires to spread quickly. Relative humidity will drop as low as 20% in the afternoon as southwesterly winds of

TODAY: Abundant sunshine is here and will stick around for the rest of the week in Mid-Missouri. Even under the sunny skies, today will be significantly cooler in the mid to upper 40s. Winds will be breezy today out of the northwest under 15 mph, gusting up to 20+. TONIGHT: Skies look to be mostly

TODAY: Mostly clear and colder with morning wind chills in the mid 20s, and afternoon wind chills in the mid 30s. Highs are near average today at 46. THURSDAY: Mostly clear and cool start, but warming quickly to 62. FRIDAY: Mild and mostly sunny; 67.

The temperature outlook through the end of the month shows above normal temperatures through the 28th. Record highs were set last weekend, hitting 74 on Saturday February 11th. The upcoming weekend, it looks like air temperatures will be near the record or possibly breaking next week a few days. Starting on Sunday February 19th. The

TODAY: The morning will be cold with temperatures starting off near 30 but the breeze will make it feel more like the low to mid 20s. It will be cooler with high temperatures in the mid to upper 40s under mostly sunny skies and northerly winds to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Skies look to be mostly

IBM said it’s adding more than 100 jobs to its Columbia location. ABC 17 News told you about Wednesday’s IBM job fair Monday night, and now Columbia’s mayor is weighing in. The company made job commitments to the state and the city of Columbia when it opened its location on Lemone Industrial Boulevard in 2010.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is joining an active homicide investigation in Randolph County, north of Columbia. On Tuesday, ABC 17 News confirmed the Highway Patrol’s Drug and Crime control is involved in the case. Police officers responded to a fight and shooting on Feb. 2 in the 1000 block of South William Street in

A jury in Laclede County has returned a not guilty verdict in the double murder trial of Susan Van Note. The jury on the Susan Van Note trial started deliberations around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, about 6 1/2 years after William Van Note, Susan’s father, and Sharon Dickson, William’s girlfriend, were shot and killed in their