Month: March 2017

Regional Economic Development Inc. (REDI) presented information to the Columbia School Board on Monday night, regarding a request for abatement of property taxes from American Outdoor Brands Corp. The School board unanimously approved the chapter 100 bonds. The company announced earlier in March that it would be building a $55 million distribution center in Boone

UPDATE 10:48 p.m.: According to the Lake Ozark Police Department’s Facebook page, police identified the suspects on Monday. Police have removed the post from their page. Police said, “We appreciate everyone’s assistance on the previous regarding Menard’s fraud. The people in the photo have been identified and for their privacy, the post removed. You guys

UPDATE: 4:30 p.m: Rusty McGrath has been formally charged in Boone County for assault, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. McGrath has a $150,000 cash only bond and is ordered to have no contact with the victim. UPDATE: 2:00 p.m.: Boone County deputies have arrested 21-year-old Rusty McGrath in connection with a

UPDATE 4:46 P.M.: The person that was detained by police who matched the suspect’s description did not have anything to do with the robbery. The suspect is still at large. The suspect is described as a light-skinned black male, 5 foot 6 inches to 5 foot 9 inches tall with a medium build and a

Residents in the area of Vandiver Drive said they don’t feel safe in their homes after police were called Saturday night to respond to multiple reports of shots fired. Columbia Police were called early Sunday to the 600 block of Talon Road after reported gunshots. That call came in as authorities were already at a

TONIGHT: The overcast skies stay with us as we head into the overnight hours, keeping the cold air locked in place. Thanks to this cold air, a freeze warning remains in effect for most of Mid-Missouri through at least Thursday morning. Temperatures tonight will bottom out in the mid 20s, with a northerly breeze under

Deputies of the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office, Troopers with Missouri State Highway Patrol and agents of the East Central Drug Task Force, executed four narcotics search warrants on Sunday. The warrants were served on Maple Street, Highway OO, Moehle Mill Lane and Highway 41. Officers took a large quantity of methamphetamine, marijuana, firearms and drug

A Columbia police officer was flagged down by a woman in the 1000 block of Smiley Lane last Wednesday evening. The woman said her daughter had been stabbed in a fight on Alpine Ridge. She said her 16-year-old daughter was involved in the physical altercation with a 15-year-old and the teen’s mother, identified as Tara

UPDATE 12:26 P.M.: ABC 17 has confirmed that Penrod is in good condition and Todd was treated and released. ORIGINAL STORY: Two pedestrians were hit by a vehicle after walking into the north outer road of I-70, 1900 feet East of Route Z. Daniel Penrod, 20, and Tyler Todd, 19, both of West Carrollton, Ohio,

An attorney says he will release an unedited version of surveillance video showing Michael Brown in a convenience store in Ferguson, Missouri, the same day the black 18-year-old was shot to death by a white police officer. Jay Kanzler says he wants to disprove claims in a documentary, “Stranger Fruit,” that the video, from Aug.

TODAY: A second round of a wintry mix moves in after 8AM north of HWY 24. Light rain is possible in Columbia again after 10AM. It will be a cold day with highs in the low 40s with winds becoming northerly up to 14 mph. Rain is possible for the evening commute. Flurries are not

TODAY: The wintry mix will continue east of US 63 for the morning commute. There is a chance near HWY 24 we will have an additional mix continue through 12PM. Additional light rain is possible in the afternoon hours for those from US 63 and east before the rain chance ends between 5PM and 7PM

Columbia police are investigating reports of shots being fired at the 600 block of Talon Rd. in Columbia. The call came in shortly before 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Police told our crews on scene that a party got out of hand. Officers made contact with 10 people inside the residence. Three men were kicked out,

Columbia police are investigating a shooting at a home on Vandiver Drive in Columbia, where a small outside fire also started early Sunday morning. Law enforcement officials were called to the area around 5 a.m. Sunday for reports of a shooting. Columbia police officers located a home i the area that had been struck by

Boone County deputies responded to a call about gunshots being heard in the 700 block of Demaret Drive around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. A sergeant at the scene said they found about four bullet holes in the apartment building. He said that there were no witnesses, other than the person who heard the gunshots, and there

Another round of winter weather is expected to hit mid-Missouri during the overnight hours Sunday and into Monday morning. Barry Dalton, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works, said a full crew will be in at 7 a.m. Monday to begin treating the roads. The Missouri Department of Transportation said it plans to monitor the forecast

Four teenagers were seriously hurt Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Callaway County troopers said. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash around 12:20 p.m. on County Road 166. The Highway Patrol says the 17 year-old driver drove the vehicle off the road and it hit a tree. All four teenagers were

TONIGHT: By tonight, we will be due for another round of precipitation as a wintery mix tracks from the northeast and makes its way into Mid-Missouri from the northwest by 8 PM – 9 PM. Temperatures will be above freezing in the mid to upper 30s by this evening. Due to that shallow layer of

Firefighters with the Holts Summit Fire Protection District were called to a structure fire in the 2000 block of Timber Lake Drive off Neiman Road Sunday morning. Firefighters found the multi-use residential building fully involved when they arrived. Scott Pasley, the public information officer for the Holts Summit Fire Protection District, said the property owner

A man was taken into custody early Friday after an University of Missouri police officer found drug paraphernalia inside his car. MUPD said an officer was helping William Gatewood with his car on Mick Deaver Memorial Drive when he noticed the drug paraphernalia. When the officer asked Gatewood about the item, Gatewood reportedly tried to