Month: May 2017

TODAY: Light rain begins across Columbia from 5AM-7AM. High rain rates are likely by 8AM and rain will become steady and widespread as the day goes on. By 8AM areas south of HWY 50 could have already picked up 0.50″ to 0.75″ and Jefferson City and Columbia will have picked up 0.10″ to 0.20″. By

Police responded to the Royal Inn in central Columbia early Wednesday morning. ABC17 first heard reports it was a hostage situation. But crews on scene talked with officers who said it was a welfare check on a woman who was staying at the inn. Once police arrived they found one woman and another person inside

B. Allen Brown had no idea the Missouri attorney general was suing him. The former owner of the Columbia Star Dinner Train told ABC 17 News he was never served with the lawsuit the Attorney General’s Office filed in December. Online court records show as much. The court could never serve him at the company’s

A bill that will allow Jefferson City to redevelop a portion of the Missouri State Penitentiary is now heading to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 486 was approved by the state Senate and passed the state House on Monday. The measure would transfer about 32 acres of state land to the city. The Missouri State

One day after the United States issued an Europe Travel Alert, the University of Missouri said it would not be altering its study abroad program – yet. The State Department announced the alert on Monday after recent attacks in the United Kingdom, France, Russia and Sweden. Mizzou said its 116 students studying in Europe are

The man accused of killing two men in northeast Columbia back in 2015 spent hours in the courtroom for the first day of his trial. Jury selection for 26-year-old Darious Lucas began Tuesday morning at the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia and witness testimony continued until 6 p.m. He is charged with two felony counts

Unprecedented is a word that’s been used, perhaps overused, during the last national and Missouri state political races. It’s also the word being used for the upcoming celestial event that will cut a shadow right through Mid-Missouri. Eclipse 2017 is about three months away and everyone in its path is trying to plan for something

Boone County citizens can now call 3-1-1 to reach the dispatch center for non-emergency calls. The existing non-emergency line, 573-442-6131, is still in service as well. 3-1-1 is being used so that emergency calls can take priority when calling 9-1-1. According to a media release from Boone County Joint Communications:— Always use 911 to report

It may seem hard to believe this time of year, but the flu is still going around. The doctors at Broadway Urgent Care say that they are continually seeing patients with the flu. They also say sinus issues and strep have been making patients sick. Dr. Tara Flynn from Mizzou Quick Cares and Urgent Care

A Mexico man was arrested for having materials for a meth lab in his vehicle on Monday. Johnnie L. Schultz was driving eastbound on Highway 54 when a Missouri State Highway Patrol vehicle pulled behind him for a traffic stop. Schultz did not stop on the side of the highway, but slowed down on the

TONIGHT: Rain begins by 2AM-3AM near the Truman Reservoir and Lake area, spreading east-northeast through early morning. It will be a cool night with lows in the upper 40s. WEDNESDAY: Rain continues through the day, with periods of moderate rain. It will be chilly and damp with high temperatures near 50 and an easterly wind

UPDATE 5/2: The autopsy results conclude that foul play is no suspected. The toxicology report will be released in six to eight weeks. ORIGINAL STORY: A 19-year-old man has died after being found in a Camden County motel room unresponsive on Sunday. Kamil Jackowski, a student at the University of Iowa and originally from Arlington

Two men were arrested and charged after a crime spree across mid-Missouri counties on April 20. Victor M. Linton and Allen J. McCray entered the Breaktime at 2441 Pioneer Street in Boonville. Linton had a gun and was pointing it at the clerk and a customer that was inside of the store. Linton took the

A New Haven man was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday for trying to coerce a minor into sex. Jason M. Strubberg, 27, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. Strubberg was convicted on Sept. 21, 2016, of one count of attempting to entice or coerce a minor to engage in illicit

Despite floodwaters receding in Missouri, a good part of Mid-Missouri is once again under a flash flood watch overnight Wednesday into Thursday afternoon. This comes ahead of another impressive upper level disturbance that will once again bring heavy rains to Mid-Missouri through the next 24-36 hours. Ahead of this rain, a flash flood watch has

The MU Board of Curators met in Columbia on Tuesday for a closed meeting about appointing the next MU interim chancellor. Dr. Garnett Stokes has been appointed to take over the position. According to a press release, “Dr. Stokes has served as Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at MU since February 2015.

UPDATE 5/2: ABC 17 News reached out to the Columbia Police Department about the incident. It was confirmed by police that an employee of Arby’s was outside when he noticed a man standing near the dumpsters. The employee said that he went over to the man to get him to leave, then the man pointed

President Donald Trump says he intends to appoint Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to the Council of Governors. A White House news release Monday said Trump wants to appoint Greitens and six other governors from Oklahoma, Connecticut, Montana, Minnesota, Alaska and Florida to the 10-member council. Greitens is the only newly-elected governor on the list. But

TODAY: A pleasant afternoon is underway across Mid-Missouri as temperatures will warm into the mid 60s this afternoon. It’ll still be a breezy day as winds will be out of the northwest, with winds gusting up to 22 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds will start to increase from the west/southwest by 6PM-7PM spreading northeast. Rain looks to

The Flash Flood Watch will go into effect starting at 1AM Wednesday and last through 1PM on Thursday afternoon. Boone, Cole, Audrain, Callaway, Montogomery, and those south of HWY 50 can expect rain amounts of 1″ to 4″ by Thursday night. TIMING: Rain will begin late tonight by 11PM-1AM close to the Missouri River. Rain