Month: February 2017

Boone County leaders are asking for public input as they continue to address the current inmate population at the county jail. Retired Boone County Judge Gary Oxenhandler is working on a study of the historical and current population status. Oxenhandler’s study came at the request of the Boone County Commission in response to the increased

We are in the last half of winter and heading toward spring as we go through the month of February. Average low temperatures climb to the upper 20s with average high temperatures near 50 by the end of the month as we gain an hour and 4 minutes of daylight. On average, we pick up

Cole County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday approving a prescription drug monitoring program in the county. But since all pharmacies in Cole County are in Jefferson City limits, the city must pass a similar measure for the program to go into full effect. Stacy Welling, the president of Whaley’s Pharmacy, Inc. in Jefferson City, said

Amazon confirmed that on February 1, customers in Missouri would be charged the state sales tax for online orders. Laura Holloway, communications specialist with the Missouri Municipal League, said that Amazon would also be collecting city and county use tax where it is applicable. She said that she was not positive if Amazon was actually

A few hundred students gathered Wednesday at Speakers Circle on the Mizzou campus, showing their support for international students studying at the university. The demonstration comes days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending new-refugee admissions and blocking travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries. Trump also tweeted Wednesday morning saying, “Everybody is arguing whether

COLUMBIA- Barry Odom has 25 commitments in his second recruiting class as Mizzou Football coach, with a specific emphasis on gaining depth on the line. The 2017 recruiting class has five offensive linemen and seven defensive linemen. Missouri has one in-state commitment, DaRon Davis out of Lee’s Summit North. Davis was the first 2017 commitment

Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a man on suspicion of second-degree statutory rape for allegedly touching a teenager inappropriately and having sex with her while she was intoxicated and passed out. Detective Tom O’Sullivan with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department tells ABC 17 News his office received a report from the Columbia Police Department

ABC 17 News has confirmed a property owner suffered minor burns to his hand during a fire on Wednesday in northeast Columbia. Flames were coming from the garage and attached outbuilding when firefighters reached the property off Mexico Gravel Road near Ballenger Lane a little after 5 p.m. They had things under control about 10

UPDATE: Public records indicate police took two reports of armed robbery within 20 minutes of each other Tuesday night. The first robbery happened around 8:20 near the Target on Bernadette Drive. ABC17 News crews saw police officers and mall security on the scene at that time. About 20 minutes later, police were investigating another armed

Hickman High School was placed on a brief modified lockdown Wednesday afternoon. According to Columbia Public Schools, the situation only lasted about 10 minutes and involved in a police investigation in the area that did not involve school district property. The Columbia Police Department told ABC 17 that officers were dispatched to a reported verbal

TONIGHT: A north wind continues tonight with a partly cloudy sky. Temperatures will fall to the low to mid 20s by early Thursday morning. Wind chill values through the night into the morning will be in the mid to upper teens across a good portion of the region, as winds will be out of the

On Wednesday at 10:29 AM, the Columbia Fire Department was dispatched to 305 Keene St., also known as Columbia Podiatry, for a vehicle that went into a building. According to an official press release from the Columbia Fire Department, fire crews arrived in less than seven minutes and found a passenger vehicle that had crashed

The final numbers have been compiled for Christmas and winter break burglaries in 2016. The numbers from the last five years are as follows: Dec. 16, 2016 through Jan. 17, 2017 there were 35 burglaries (30 residential, 4 commercial and 1 other). Dec. 18, 2015 through Jan, 19, 2016 there were 63 burglaries (49 residential,

Governor Greitens has named the next Missouri State Highway Patrol Superintendent as Lieutenant Colonel Sandra Karsten on Wednesday afternoon at the Missouri State Highway Patrol General Headquarters. Karsten is the first woman to hold the position as superintendent in the 81 year existence of the MSHP. She has also served the MSHP for 30 years.

Columbia police have detained two people after getting reports of someone going through a vehicle at a south Columbia apartment complex. Police tell ABC 17 News they arrived at Campus View apartments just before 3:00 Wednesday morning. They say a victim saw someone going through their car and confronted the person. Police say they were

TODAY: After a cloudy start to the morning, we’ll see some thinning clouds through the rest of the day. Temperatures will be slightly above average for the day, as highs top out in the mid 40s. Winds through the day will remain out of the north under 10 mph. It’s these winds that will funnel

Saturday morning looks to be dry with sunshine briefly before clouds and light rain increase by evening. There does not appear to be much cold air aloft. This would indicate only a small chance of light snow to mix in by Saturday night. The onset of precipitation looks to be light rain by 3PM for

The man convicted of killing two children and their mother was executed Tuesday night. A Department of Corrections spokesman says Mark Christeson was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. after the lethal injection. He was sentenced to death for the 1998 killings of 36-year-old Susan Brouk and her two children in Vichy. Christeson’s execution marks Missouri’s

TODAY: Mostly Cloudy then P. Sunny; 44. TONIGHT: Colder under a partly cloudy sky; 26. THURSDAY: Morning Wind Chill: 15-18, Partly Cloudy; 38. FRIDAY: Increasing Clouds and Colder, Chance for Flurries; 35.

TODAY: Temperatures will be slightly cooler this morning in the mid 30s for the morning commute with a northerly wind of 5-10 mph under an overcast sky. Clouds look to thin through the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will be 5 degrees above average in the mid 40s this afternoon. TONIGHT: A north wind continues