Month: October 2017

The mood was tense Monday night as Columbia City Council members discussed the latest addition to the Tax Increment Financing commission at its meeting. The TIF Commission is tasked with investigating and vetting Broadway Hotel owner Dave Parmley’s proposal for a $2 million TIF plan to fund a new tower at the hotel. For more

TONIGHT: We’ll have another cool, quiet night. A light southerly breeze will keep lows in the upper 40s as skies remain clear. WEDNESDAY: The great fall weather continues as we’ll start off cool and end up with a mild afternoon. High temperatures will reach the lower 70s as southerly winds increase to 13 mph in

Tanner Spurlock was arrested and charged with resisting arrest after he took off from Centralia police officers. According to the probable cause statement, police made contact with Spurlock when they questioned his license plate number. Officers said they saw Spurlock get a one hitter pipe and asked him to hand it over. Police said they

Phil Steinhaus, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) says improvements are coming to the Oak Towers building. The two elevators have repeatedly broken down in recent months. Residents who contacted ABC 17 say some people, including senior citizens and the disabled, are left to climb up to eight stories of stairs. Some wheelchair-bound residents

Two adults have been charged after deputies with the Audrain County Sheriff’s Department, officers with the Mexico Public Safety Department and a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol executed a narcotics search warrant at the 1000 block of Harwood Street in Mexico. Timothy Lawson told officers that there was methamphetamine in the home and

ABC 17 News has gotten court documents that detail a man’s half hour joy ride through Mizzou Arena in June. Nathaniel Conant was just charged with four counts of property damage in early October. ABC 17 news picked up a probable cause statement in the case which detail what Conant is accused of. The documents

North strategic plan neighborhood leaders and the City of Columbia will host a meeting in the North Neighborhood on Thursday. The meeting will take place at Derby Ridge Elementary School and is open to all north neighborhood residents. The meeting is a continuation of previous meetings held in the north neighborhood earlier this year. In

UPDATE 10/17: The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department reports multiple items have been recovered and one person is in custody connected to the break-in. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said the items were found in Cole County and the investigation is still ongoing. ORIGINAL STORY: The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in at the

Judge Brouck Jacobs is schedueled to swear in on Friday. Gov. Eric Greitens appointed Jacobs to the circuit position on Friday. Judge Jacobs will preside over Boone and Callaway counties’ criminal and civil cases. The swearing in will is scheduled for 4 p.m. in the ceremonial courtroom at the Boone County Courthouse.

Camden County deputies are looking for at least one suspect accused of stealing a dark blue Ford Ranger and items from a business. Deputies said they responded to the 14000 block of North State Highway 7 on reports of the stolen vehicle. The investigation revealed at least one suspect took the pickup truck, unlawfully entered

UPDATE: Highway 63 and Friendship Church Road According to the Boone County Fire Protection District, the semi truck was carrying sugar beet pellets when it ran off the road and flipped over around 10:20 p.m. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle and was hospitalized with minor injuries. The vehicle dragged a

UPDATE 4:01 pm: Officials say the crash is cleared and traffic is moving freely. ORIGINAL STORY: MODOT crews reported a multi-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes of traffic of the Missouri River Bridge. Crews said drivers should expect delays on the bridge. ABC17 is working to gather more details about the crash. Stay with this

The attorney for Deandre Winters, the man charged in connection with the death of a University of Missouri student, has filed a motion for a bond investigation. The newly filed motion indicates Winters is hoping to get his bond reduced. Winters and Darren Carter each face a felony charge of tampering with evidence in connection

UPDATE: Kansas confirms it has also sold out its ticket allotment. ORIGINAL STORY: The Mizzou ticket allotment for its game against Kansas on Sunday is sold out, just five days after the game was announced. Both schools will split the approximately 18,000 seats at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Kansas has yet to announce

Callaway County deputies arrested Michael Humphrey after officers executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the 800 block of South Summit Drive. Deputies said the search warrant was obtained as the result of a narcotics investigation. During the search, deputies found methamphetamine. Deputies said Humphrey was arrested and faces possible charges of possession

UPDATE 10/17: Maynard has been charged with a DWI and leaving the scene of the accident after Sunday’s crash. According to the probable cause statement, Maynard ran away from the crash scene but deputies were able to locate and arrest him. Troopers said they were able to detect a strong odor of intoxicants coming from

Jefferson City police arrested Matthew Mcilwain twice in two days after officers tried to pull Mcilwain’s vehicle over for expired plates. According to one probable cause statement, the first arrest happened on Thursday after officers stopped Mcilwain’s car for improper display of license plates and displaying the wrong plates. Police said when they approached the

The University of Missouri has announced it will be launching a national search to permanently fill the position of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX. In a letter written to employees and students, Kevin McDonald, the MU Vice Chancellor for Inclusion and Diversity and Equity, wrote, “This position is instrumental to our

TODAY: After some morning clouds across Mid-Missouri sunny skies have returned. Thanks to southerly winds up to 14 mph, we’ll see highs climb into the lower 70s. Low humidity and mild conditions will make it feel amazing for a fall afternoon. TONIGHT: As southerly winds continue to stream into Mid-Missouri, we’ll see a gradual warming

Following the recent bout of severe weather this past weekend, we’ve seen a return of fair weather conditions that will stick around for several days. Despite a few passing clouds Tuesday morning, sunny skies will be the weather story for the next several days. But what’s actually going on that’s causing the sunny skies here