Month: May 2017

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is adding extra troopers to patrol the highways this weekend ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. Trooper Gary Gundy has been with the Highway Patrol for more than 20 years. He said he recommends drivers give themselves a three-second space between their car and the vehicle in front of them.

Bill Stackhouse and his family have been camping out at Finger Lakes State Park in northern Boone County every Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend for the past three years. “It’s become a family tradition,” he said while setting up his RV at the campsite Friday. The Stackhouse family drove from Platte City for their

Columbia Water & Light crews have responded near Bass Pro Drive, off Vandiver Drive in the northeast part of the city for a power outage. According to the city’s outage website, nearly 200 customers were without power as of 8:04 p.m. Friday. Columbia city leaders told ABC 17 News crews are trying to determine what

Memorial Day Weekend is a time to remember the men and women who lost their lives serving their country. In Mid-Missouri, it’s also a time for the Salute to Veterans Air Show at the Columbia Regional Airport. As our guest for “This Week,” Boone County Fire Protection District’s Chuck Leake, who’s also the voice of

As Saturday afternoon continues to draw close, one thing is for sure: Severe storms look likely across most of Mid-Missouri. The atmosphere heading into tomorrow will be ripe for all modes of severe weather as we move from 3 PM until 10 PM. With more than enough moisture (dew points are expected to be in

Jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on Friday in the Serghei Comerzan case, leading to a mistrial. Judge Ted House declared the mistrial at 3:15 p.m., after 14 hours of deliberations by the 12 jurors from St. Charles County. The jurors had reported earlier that they were at an “impasse,” and those holding the “minority

One man is seriously injured after a crash in Jefferson City on Friday between a motor scooter and a 2007 Chevrolet Impala. Jefferson City Police officers and emergency personnel were called to the 800 block of Eastland Drive and found Elmer Redcay, 62, or Jefferson City on the ground with serious injuries. Redcay was operating

The Centralia Board of Education unanimously voted to put a 60-cent tax levy increase on the August ballot during a special meeting Thursday evening. If approved by voters, the board said the tax levy would go toward technology resources, maintaining school facilities as well as attracting high-quality educators with competitive teacher salaries. Officials said the

A Cole County man has been arrested after Jefferson City Police found four unsecured guns and 555 rounds of ammunition when executing a search warrant at his home. Jefferson City Police went to the home of Robert Thrasher on April 21st on the 1400 block of East Miller Street to execute a search warrant. Officers

UPDATE 5/26: As of Friday, a mistrial has been declared in the Comerzan case. ORIGINAL STORY: Both prosecutors and defense attorneys finished showing a jury evidence in the murder trial against Serghei Comerzan. The 22-year-old Comerzan is accused of resisting arrest when he sped past Trooper James Bava on Highway FF in Audrain County two

The father of a man convicted of leading a drug-trafficking conspiracy in Columbia was sentenced in federal court on Friday for threatening the attorney who represented one of his son’s co-defendants. Bruce Wayne Stephens, 71, of Columbia, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison without parole. Stephens repeatedly stated, “snitches, snitches belong in ditches,”

TONIGHT: A warm night is expected for Mid-Missouri as increasing clouds keep temperatures in the mid 60s. Isolated storms are possible overnight mainly north of Interstate 70. Winds through the night will shift out of the north and northeast under 7 mph. SATURDAY: The morning will start off a little sticky in the mid 60s

UPDATE: The search warrant was served in the 500 block of Garth due to an investigation into cocaine sales from the residence. During numerous hours of surveillance, deputies say they witnessed numerous drug transactions at the residence. As deputies were approaching the home to execute the search warrant, an adult male saw them. Deputies say

One man is dead after an ATV crash on Freedom Ridge Road on Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Randy Emery, 47, of Montreal, Missouri, was driving westbound on Freedom Ridge Road in a 2004 Polaris. Emery lost control of the Polaris and went off of the left side of the road. The

TODAY: It will be a warmer afternoon with temperatures reaching 80-81 and with humidity rising by evening. Additional storms may develop this afternoon into early evening. If these develop, they will be short-lived. Storms will begin clearing out around 8PM-9PM with evenings temperatures warm in the upper 60s and calm winds under 5 mph. SATURDAY:

UPDATE 5/26: Health inspectors went back to Taj Mahal on Friday. Of the original 42 violations, there are still four left for the restaurant to fix before the health department will reinstate their permit. One of those violations is critical, and three are non-critical. ORIGINAL STORY: Two days after health inspectors found more than 40

UPDATE 5/26: Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Fulton Police Department officers responded to the Callaway County Jail regarding a disturbance on Wednesday night. A 19-year-old inmate at the Callaway County Jail had attacked a corrections officer, unprovoked. The corrections officer was conducting routine duties within the jail when the attack occurred, and was taken

A home once owned by Walt Disney and his wife Lillian is in escrow. The Disneys built the four bedroom, four bath home on S. El Camino Real in 1962. “It was supposedly used for the Imagineers to come and get inspired,” said realtor Klint Watkins of HK Lane. The home was also used by

JCPD began investigating a suspicious death on the 1400 block of East Miller Street on April 21. The victim was 63-year-old Jerry Robertson. Robertson suffered from wounds consistent with blunt force trauma. EMS arrived on scene and tried to revive him, but weren’t able to. JCPD Detectives have been following a number of leads and

The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office and the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on a property located near Jamestown, Mo. on Friday. Deputies found and seized over 50 growing marijuana plants. In addition to the plants, deputies found drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine. Heather A. Angle, 39, of Jamestown was taken into custody. Two