Month: May 2017

Mid-Missourians hoping to limit their chances of identity theft can dispose of sensitive documents at an event happening Saturday. The Better Business Bureau will host its annual Shred Day event in the parking lot of Office Depot in Columbia. It’s located near the corner of East Broadway and Providence Road and will run from 8

The Camden County prosecutor’s office charged Daniel Pettis Friday with first-degree assault, leaving the scene of an accident and other driving violations after he allegedly hit a man with his truck. The victim told a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper that Pettis hit him just after midnight Thursday near Route F and Quiet Oaks Drive.

Jefferson City police are ramping up enforcement against drinking and drinking and driving. The efforts are especially focused on younger drivers. Extra officers are on duty during the youth alcohol enforcement campaign. They are also keeping an eye out for those who may be drinking under the age of 21. The campaign lasts through May

Clear skies will give us a good opportunity to view the waxing gibbous moon and Jupiter in the southeastern evening sky this weekend. Jupiter will look like a bright steady star in the evening sky but since it’s a planet, it won’t twinkle like a star. You’ll see the moon to the upper right of

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has decided against issuing a “no wake” restriction for boaters this weekend, despite high water levels and possible debris in the water. “We don’t anticipate seeing the boating traffic we would on Memorial Day Weekend but it is going to be really nice and we do anticipate seeing quite a

One child was taken to University Hospital after a structure fire on Clearview Drive. ABC 17 News reached out to the Boone County Fire Department, who confirmed that a 12 year old child was being evaluated for burns to the arms and face. A resident of the home said that the child suffered from third

On Friday, the University of Missouri released its new estimates for freshman enrollment in the fall, and MU could be seeing a few hundred fewer students. MU says 4,009 students have paid enrollment deposits for the coming fall semester. The final enrollment number for last fall semester’s freshman class was 4,799. Officials say that students

With the recent rain in Mid-Missouri gone, we could become the target of mosquitoes earlier than normal. Floodwaters across the state, warmer weather and increasing humidity create the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to breed. Eric Stann with the Columbia/Boone County Health Department says even a capful of water can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes

Everyone is safe after a student displayed a kitchen knife to a teacher in a “threatening way” at Smithton Middle School on Friday. According to a letter that was released by Principal Ed Schumacher to Smithton families, the student was “confined to one eighth grade classroom” and will face “appropriate disciplinary action.” You can read

TONIGHT: The winds become become light and we’ll have a clear, cool night with low temperatures near 50. SATURDAY: The morning will start off cool but temperatures will quickly rise into the low 70s by afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Northwest winds will increase to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph at times in the

One person is still in critical condition after a vehicle crash on highway 24 in Randolph County on Thursday. A 2014 Ford Fusion, holding a driver and three passengers, was stopped and trying to make a turn onto MO-3 when a 2014 Ford F150 hit the Fusion from behind. The F150 flipped and stopped on

Construction is moving forward on a 80,000 square-foot milk processing and distribution plant in northeast Columbia. A groundbreaking ceremony for Aurora Organic Dairy was held Thursday afternoon at the construction site at Route B and Waco Road. The $91 million construction project is set to be completed by 2018. “It really solidifies the advancements in

TODAY: Sunny skies are in the forecast this afternoon for all of Mid-Missouri, with highs climbing to near 70 degrees. This trend is the start of what’s going to be a gorgeous weekend across the region. The only wrench in the perfect weather today, is the fact that winds will be quite breezy out of

Columbia police officers saw a black Chevrolet cobalt traveling east in the 1600 block of Broadway at 79 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. Officers stopped the vehicle in the 2700 block of Green Valley Drive and talked to the driver, Ryan B. Williams. Williams smelled strongly of alcohol and was

Columbia police officers pulled over a green truck in the 2400 block of Broadway for an equipment violation on Friday morning when two suspects tried to run from the scene. Rhonda Nicole Wilson was a passenger in the vehicle and gave the officer a fake name. The driver, who also gave officers a fake name,

The weekend will bring a dry pattern with typical May temperatures with highs in the low 70s and nights in the upper 40s. Saturday morning a disturbance will move through east of Missouri bringing passing clouds in the morning, but keeping us rain free. The next rain SMALL rain chance will move in on Monday

TODAY: It’s a chilly morning with winds from the north. Winds will gust to 25 mph during the afternoon for those east of US 63. The winds gusts will be lower for those west. Plenty of sun today will bring temperatures to the upper 60s. TONIGHT: It looks clear with lows dropping to the upper

TODAY: After a chilly morning with temperatures dipping to the mid to low 40s, it will be a bright and sunny day with a breeze. Further east you head today, the wind will pick up . Winds will gust to 25 mph east of US 63. Look for a slight breeze west of US 63

Two people were hospitalized after a crash on Highway 124 in Boone County Thursday. It happened near Route YY, about 20 minutes north of Columbia. Emergency responders on scene said they received the call around 6:15 p.m. for the two-vehicle head-on crash. “It did occur on a curve where they have done some fresh oil

ABC 17 News is working to find out if anyone was injured in a single vehicle crash Thursday evening. The crash happened in Columbia on Rock Quarry Road at Fellow Place just before 5:45 p.m. The vehicle struck a light pole and was towed from the scene.