Month: July 2017

City utility staff are clearing more land for trash at the Columbia Sanitary Landfill. The Columbia City Council approved the $5.5 million project to prepare 11 acres of space at the landfill, located on Peabody Road, to handle more trash. This will be the city’s sixth “cell” at the landfill. Columbia Utilities expect Cell 5

Drivers will see nearly 100 road closures in Columbia throughout this month. Starting Wednesday; sewer, sidewalk, pavement projects will start. Columbia Public Works said their street division will begin 95 chip seal maintenance projects that will go through the end of the month. The chip sealing is a thin film of heated asphalt that is

The Boone County Fire Protection District responds to a house fire late Tuesday night. It happened around 10:20 p.m. in the 3100 block of Highway 124, just west of Hallsville. Firefighters said the fire started after fireworks were thrown away in a plastic trash can. The bin was then taken inside the homeowner’s garage, where

A man is charged with driving while intoxicated after he allegedly hit another person’s car while driving drunk in June. Moberly police say they responded to the intersection of Union Avenue and Porter Street on June 1. A woman there told officers a man hit her car, and he appeared to be drunk at the

A man accused of murder in Cole County is set to appear in court Wednesday morning. Terrance Wynn is charged with multiple counts of murder, armed criminal action, assault and robbery. He’s accused of shooting a man on the 700 block of Michigan Street on October 31. Wynn is scheduled to be arraigned 10 a.m.

Showers and t-storms will become more likely as we head into Wednesday morning and will continue into the afternoon as an area of low pressure moves across southern Missouri. Showers and t-storms will be more numerous south of I-70 but a few are likely farther north, especially in the afternoon. These will be scattered, gradually

Twenty-year-old Isaac Baker has been playing golf since junior high school. The Columbia native said he considers the Lake of the Woods golf course to be his home course. “[Hole] seven is really hard because it’s a very long par three and it’s uphill,” he said. “Six, I think, is rated the hardest on the

In preparation for the Fourth of July, some veterans in Columbia posted signs in their front yards that read: “Military veteran lives here. Please be courteous with fireworks.” Veterans at Veterans of Foreign War Post 280 said it doesn’t bother them when people set off fireworks on the Fourth of July because they are prepared

For the 65th year, the city of Columbia is hosting its “Fire in the Sky” Fourth of July celebration. The event officially starts at 6:30 p.m. with kids’ activities and food trucks in Flat Branch Park but it’s closing roads and sidewalks hours beforehand. The garage at Sixth and Cherry streets is acting as the

Last night Columbia police responded to ten calls for firework complaints, which some neighbors confused for gun shots at first. Police have received even more reports since Saturday. It’s a common mistake, but a call for hearing gun shots is handled differently than a fireworks complaint. Police encourage using the non-emergency line when reporting fireworks.

UPDATE 4:40 P.M.: Miller has been found safe. She confirmed that she wasn’t missing personally with the Camden County Sheriff’s Department. ORIGINAL STORY: The Camden County Sheriff’s Office received a report that Kelcie M. Miller, a 26-year-old white female with brown hair, green eyes, a height of five feet three inches and a slim build,

TONIGHT: There is a chance of a few showers in the evening but most fireworks displays will have dry weather. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s for fireworks time, dropping to near 70 by morning. Showers will increase overnight in the Ozarks and spread north into the early morning hours. WEDNESDAY: Scattered

This week, Columbia Public Works will be rolling out a new way to deal with people who have not paid their parking tickets. The new device, “The Barnacle,” will replace the method of towing people when they have more than four unpaid parking tickets. Dave Nichols, the director of Columbia Public Works, says towing takes

TODAY: As we head towards the afternoon, storm chances will be on the increase, especially south of I-70 as clouds cover will also be on the increase. Light to moderate rainfall can be expected. Severe weather is not expected with these storms. We will see high temperatures in the 80s and winds up to 8

TODAY: In the morning there is a slight chance for scattered thunderstorms for our far southwestern counties. Temperatures will be in the 70s in the morning hours. As we head towards the afternoon, storm chances will be on the increase, especially south of I-70 as clouds cover will also be on the increase. Severe weather

Emergency workers responded to a car crash on Stadium Boulevard Tuesday morning. Columbia fire officials told ABC 17 News that a man and a woman were inside the car as it was traveling on Stadium Boulevard. They said the car left the road, hit the guardrail and plunged into the embankment near College Park Drive.

Salute to America wraps up on Tuesday and organizers along with Jefferson City police have put together a few guidelines for you to enjoy the event through Tuesday night. That includes: Keeping your belongings and children close to you. Have a plan in place in case anyone in your party gets lost. Make sure they

A sentencing hearing is now scheduled for a man accused in two sexual assaults that happened on the University of Missouri campus in March of 2016. On Monday, Zachery Jones pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree rape in both cases. Investigators said both attacks happened the same day. The woman involved in the first

Eclipse 2017 is seven weeks away. While many people have made their plans for Aug. 21 , there is one variable that’s much more difficult to plan: the weather. Although it’s too early to get an exact and accurate forecast, we can look at historical data from the National Weather Service. The NWS out of

UPDATE, 10:27 p.m.: The Columbia City Council unanimously approved plans for a roundabout in north Columbia. In a 6-0 vote, the council sent the idea back to Columbia Public Works, which will begin acquiring the rights-of-ways and bidding the project for construction. Director Dave Nichols said the department eyed a roundabout there for safety rather