Month: April 2017

Boone County deputies responded to a report of a home invasion with a gun at the 11000 block of I-70 Drive Northeast around 11 p.m. Saturday. Deputies said that two black males hid their faces while they forced inside the residence, and demanded money, armed with handguns. Deputies said a resident at the home was

Jefferson City police officers responded to a report of a bike versus vehicle crash at the 2900 block of South Ten Mile Drive around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. According to the crash report, one driver was headed east when a young boy on a bicycle failed to yield and crashed in the roadway. Police said the

Update 4/23: Columbia police confirmed that Nathaniel Demian, 33, was arrested in connection with the narcotics investigation. Update 8:20 a.m.: Columbia police said that they are investigating a narcotics incident at the 3300 block of Albany Court. Officers said they have one person in custody. Officers told ABC 17 News that the fire led to

A Columbia man is expected to be in court at 9 a.m. Monday, facing charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and first-degree attempted sexual abuse. Joanthony Johnson, 27, was first arrested in February 2016 in connection with sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl. In November 2016, police said they found evidence of possible multiple sexual

If April were to end today, it would be the 8th warmest April on record, since the late 1800s. The average temperature so far for the month is 60.9 degrees, about 12 degrees warmer than what we experienced all March. Even with the warm weather this month, we’ve seen our fair share of storms in

TODAY: Temperatures this morning are starting out a bit on the cooler side, with lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s. A light breeze out of the north has wind chill values in the upper 30s, so you’ll need a light jacket as you head out the door. With clear skies and plenty of

TODAY: Temperatures this morning are starting out a bit on the cooler side, with lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s. A light breeze out of the north has wind chill values in the upper 30s, so you’ll need a light jacket as you head out the door. With clear skies and plenty of

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two people who may know where to find a high-speed chase suspect. Authorities have identified the two people as Charles “Chad” Hornbeck, of Steelville, and Sereena Matthews, of Cherryville. Matthews also goes by the last name Faries. The Sheriff’s Office said they also may have helped Billy

The University of Missouri announced Friday the creation of a Strategic Enrollment Management Committee, designed to review and create an enrollment strategy for the future. The announcement comes as MU faces a drop in enrollment and budget cuts from the state. Undergraduate enrollment dropped by 6.8 percent from the Fall 2015 to Fall 2016 semester.

The 14th annual Bowling for Autism event was held Saturday at Town and Country Lanes in Columbia to raise money for a local nonprofit organization that provides services for families affected by the disorder. All proceeds from the event, which also included a silent auction, go toward Easterseals Midwest. John Cleek Jr., an event organizer

A 13-year-old boy from St. Louis was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after two boats collided at the Lake of the Ozarks. The crash happened around 2:20 p.m. near the Glaize Arm. The Highway Patrol said a bass boat driven by Daniel Ossola, 27, of St. Louis, hit another bass boat driven by Christopher

TONIGHT: Winds will begin to subside through the evening hours, but still remaining out of the north at 5-10 mph. Decreasing clouds through the evening and that slight northerly breeze, will lead to a cold night. Temperatures will fall into the upper 30s. This will lead to wind chill values by morning in the mid

After what has been a wet and cool end to the week, rain showers will finally come to an end as we head through Saturday afternoon. Rainfall amounts have been heaviest south (up to 2 inches near Rolla), to a trace north. So this weekend, was all about where you lived in proximity to the

SATURDAY: This morning, showers are falling in areas south of I-70 and will continue to drift off to the east as we head through the day. Thanks to the slow and steady rain, flooding isn’t looking as promising as initially thought. The heaviest rain has stayed well to our south, as the parent low has

ABC 17 News has confirmed fire officials are actively investigating an arson in east Columbia early Friday morning. At least 11 units responded to the mobile home off St. Charles Road around 6 a.m. just south of I-70 and the Lake of the Woods. The department said firefighters put out the flames within 10 minutes

Businesses may soon have another way to transport large loads of products to Mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce is working to start a study to see if building a port authority along the Missouri River near Jefferson City would be feasible. Right now, the Jefferson City Council and the Cole County and

Laura Nauser was first elected to the Columbia City Council in 2005, and last Monday was her final meeting with that body. As our guest for This Week, the now-former councilwoman explains how she would summarize the experience of being a Columbia member.

As the legislative session comes to a close in the next few weeks, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce is starting to evaluate what its been able to accomplish in the past several months. In the fall, the chamber laid out a list of state priorities it would like to focus on for the session. You

UPDATE 2:11 p.m.: The victim has been identified as Jerry Robertson, 63, of Jefferson City. UPDATE: 1:15 p.m.: Jefferson City police are continuing to investigate and follow leads after the found a man with multiple assault wounds late Thursday night. Police said they have not ruled out anything and are not narrowing their focus. Police

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office has requested that a Cherryville man be charged with felony resisting arrest, felony driving without a license and numerous traffic charges out of Maries County. A video from the Maries County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page can be seen here. Billy James Place, 27, is a suspect in the Meta vehicle