Month: March 2017

In March of last year, Brian Treece was a candidate seeking the position of mayor for the City of Columbia. As he approaches his anniversary in that job, Mayor Treece joins us for “This Week.” We start the conversation with a discussion about the recent homicides in Columbia.

We’ll have a chilly, dry start to the day Saturday with temperatures near 40 early and mostly cloudy skies. The clouds will break up a bit in the afternoon and temperatures will stay cool with an easterly wind to 10 mph. High temperatures will range from the mid 50s north of I-70 to the lower

Two men were charged in federal court Friday, accused of running a brothel in Columbia and advertising prostitutes online. Barry Manthe and Ronald Clark were booked Thursday night at the scene of the alleged crimes: 1125 Vandiver Drive. They are the second and third arrests in this case. Kenneth Jones was arrested earlier this month

A woman was arrested and charged for the October shooting death of Kevin McCuiston in Moberly this week. Brittney Bowen was charged on Tuesday with second degree murder, robbery and armed criminal action. She was taken into custody Wednesday and is being held in the Chariton County Jail on $500,000 bond. Bowen is the third

The mother involved in a Columbia custody battle that ended in a deadly crash was arrested Friday morning. Demetres Washington is charged with second-degree murder and three counts of kidnapping. She is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond in the Boone County Jail. Washington and her friend, Mackenzie Quiovers, allegedly lured three of

The bond for a Columbia man charged with domestic assault dropped by more than $20,000 Friday afternoon. Randall Marshall was accused of attacking a co-worker at Mizzou Arena earlier this month. He is no longer employed by the university. A judge lowered his bond from $25,000 to $4,500 in Boone County. Marshall will also not

TONIGHT: The clouds will stick around with low temperatures near 40 by morning with a northeast breeze of 6-9 mph. SATURDAY: The day will start off mostly cloudy and chilly with only partial afternoon sunshine and high temperatures near 60 with an easterly breeze of 6-10 mph. EXTENDED: Saturday night will be cool with mostly

A pretrial conference for the man accused of killing a state highway patrol trooper was delayed this week. Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger told ABC 17 News that the attorney for Serghei Comerzan had a conflict and that the pretrial conference is now set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Troy. This is due to Judge

Two men who were arrested during an FBI raid in Columbia Thursday have been charged in federal court, accused of promoting prostitution online. ABC 17 News was at the scene as authorities took Ronald Clark and Barry Manthe into custody at a home on Vandiver Drive. Court documents show that both men are charged with

UPDATE: Charles Hayes has been charged with armed criminal action and robbery in the first degree in connection to an armed robbery earlier this month on Morning Glory drive. The armed robbery occurred less than a half of a mile away from last weekend’s triple shooting that left two people dead. UPDATE: A man is

A Callaway County man was charged Friday with rape and kidnapping, among other charges. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to a reported domestic disturbance and sexual assault on the 23rd at a residence near Portland in eastern Callaway County. Deputies apparently found the victim at the residence, who was then taken to

No one appeared to be hurt after a driver ran into a central Columbia building Friday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the scene just after 3:30 p.m. in the 900 block of College Avenue. They believe the driver forgot to put the vehicle in reverse before hitting the gas. An inspector was headed to the

Jefferson City Public Schools administration will soon be named in two discrimination lawsuits, Kansas City attorney Dennis Egan confirmed to ABC 17 News. Egan represents Tammy Ferry and Dr. Gretchen Guitard, two JCPS employees who say they were the victims of discrimination and retaliation. Lawyers for JCPS filed two lawsuits attempting to block the Missouri

TODAY: Drizzle and mist will gradually taper off, leading to a dry and cloudy afternoon. High temperatures today will be below the average high of 61 in the lower 50s. By tonight, temperatures will dip to the upper 40s with wind chills in the lower 40s under mostly cloudy skies. SATURDAY: Morning conditions will be

TODAY: Cloudy and cooler with a wind chill in the upper 30s through 9AM. Clouds break late afternoon and evening with the high occurring by 4PM-6PM this afternoon. TONIGHT: It looks partly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s. SATURDAY will bring more clouds, but the sun returns tomorrow with highs near 60-62.

TODAY: Drizzle will be possible still for those south of HWY 50 and east of HWY 54 through 7AM this morning. Patchy fog is possible for the morning commute. It’s also cooler this morning with a northwest breeze. Temperatures to start to the day will be in the low 40s with a wind chill in

Two people were taken into custody on Thursday after the FBI raided a home on Vandiver Drive in Columbia. Columbia police and the Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to the home in the 1100 block of Vandiver Drive to assist the FBI. ABC 17 News was there as one man was detained by police. According

Missouri has one of the largest railroad systems in the country. With around 3,800 public crossings, it’s ranked 10th in the United States in miles of track. Missouri’s rail system is also one of the deadliest. Last year, eight people were killed in crashes involving trains at railroad crossings, placing it in the top 15

A Jefferson City man suffered minor injuries after crashing into a utility pole on Industrial Drive Thursday afternoon. Police said the 72-year-old driver was traveling east in the 2400 block of the street when he experienced a medical problem, lost control of his vehicle and ran off the right side of the road, breaking the

Cole County officials are expecting a higher voter turnout next Tuesday than seen in a typical April election. Next week, Cole County voters will mark their choice on several issues including candidates for the Jefferson City Council, the Jefferson City school board and a bond issue and an operating tax levy for a second Jefferson