Month: October 2017

Firefighters with the Jefferson City Fire Department went door to door, sharing the dangers about carbon monoxide. ABC 17 News reporters went with the firefighters as they installed CO alarms in Jefferson City homes. In previous years, the fire department has held this event but with smoke detectors. Over the summer, two people died from

Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Friday that a jury found Michael Hays, 30, guilty of involuntary manslaughter, assault in the second degree and failing to keep right on a roadway. Hays was accused of killing Bate County Commissioner Larry Berry in 2014. Hawley said the jury heard evidence that Hays admitted to drinking 10

Gov. Eric Greitens has appointed Brouck Jacobs as Circuit Judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit. Jacobs will replace Judge Christine Carpenter, who retired earlier this year. He has been a prosecuting attorney for almost a decade, Greitens said. Jacobs has been serving as an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office since

Callaway County deputies arrested Randall Moore after a narcotics-related search warrant was issued for a residence in the 100 block of Oak Street in Fulton. Deputies said during the search, officers found methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Deputies arrested Moore and he was taken to the Callaway County Jail. Moore bonded out of jail but

TODAY: By the afternoon it will feel more like summer as temperatures quickly climb into the low to mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. It will feel slightly humid as dew points rise to the lower 60s and winds come in from the south near 10 mph. TONIGHT: Tonight will be mild as clouds increase

Emergency crews responded to a single-car crash involving a tow truck on Friday morning. Crews said the crash happened on Mexico Gravel Road near the intersection of Lake of the Woods. Firefighters told ABC17 crews that the tow truck went off the side of the road with two people inside. Firefighters said one person went

The Benton County Sheriff’s Department said they have found the remains of Duane Georges after multiple searches around Georges property. According to the deputies, they were contacted on Sept. 24 by concerned neighbors of Georges, who they had not seen for a couple of weeks. Deputies said they responded to Georges residence and did not

Columbia police arrested Mark Haden on Thursday morning after there were reports of stealing in the 6100 block of Forester Drive. Officers said Haden was stealing plumbing supplies from a construction site. Police said the cost of plumbing supplies were estimated to be $1,200. Haden was arrested and faces possible charges of stealing.

Paxton Keeley Elementary School has been evacuated for a gas odor. All of the students have been evacuated and are safe. Parents recieved a text message alerting them of the evacuation. ABC 17 crews are headed to the scene to confirm more details. According to a second text message sent to parents, Ameren and emergency

Columbia police arrested a second person they say was involved with stealing hundreds of dollars of merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods. According to police, Bryce Sadler worked with his ex-girlfriend, Morgan Shamhart, to steal $800 worth of merchandise in September. The loss prevention manager for the store told police Sadler would come into the store,

A crash near Highway 179 is reportedly delaying traffic in Jefferson City Friday morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation Central District tweet about the crash at 8:00 a.m with a picture of heavier traffic. East and westbound traffic was slowed on Route 50 due to the crash. MoDOT said drivers should expect delays in both

The two dozen people that came to the Derby Ridge Elementary School on Thursday night made up one of the best attended meetings for Columbia police. The department held its last “Building Stronger Beats” events for the season Thursday night for the north side of town. The meetings bring residents of certain areas together with

The Missouri Department of Transportation is warning Jefferson City drivers of possible delays on Missouri Boulevard Thursday. Multiple lanes of Missouri Boulevard will be shut down near Dix Road throughout the day. MoDOT said crews will be working with the city to fix damaged pavement after a water main break that happened around 9:30 p.m.

The University of Missouri Task Force on Academic Program Analysis, Enhancement, and Opportunities met with the MU faculty council Thursday to discuss its plan to re-evaluate the university’s academic programs. The task force released its Phase I Report Sept. 1. The report outlines the data being used and collected to evaluate Mizzou’s programs. “There’s a

The Russellville community gathered Thursday night to remember high school sophomore, Elizabeth Eidson, who was killed in a crash Wednesday night. Eidson, 16-years-old, was killed while driving to school. Russellville High School principal Chris Mitchell told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that this is the “toughest day we’ve had.” According to the Missouri State Highway

Staff at the University of Missouri will be able to share their concerns with top administrators at an open forum Tuesday. The forum comes after the release of a campus climate survey in which 52 percent of staff respondents said they seriously considered leaving Mizzou. Nearly 60 percent of staff and faculty who seriously considered

A judge has ordered the Howard County Coroner’s Office to provide the Glasgow School District with copies of the transcripts made during an inquest held back in January, but Coroner Frank Flaspohler is appealing that decision. The school district’s attorney, Tom Mickes, said the inquest was one-sided and cast the district in a false light.

TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear with patchy fog developing in valleys as low temperatures drop into the mid to upper 50s. Winds will stay under 8 mph from the southeast. FRIDAY: It will feel more like summer as temperatures quickly climb into the low to mid 80s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies.

780 people are without power in north Boone County Thursday evening, according to Boone Electric’s outage map. Boone Electric crews are working to fix the issue. Boone Electric officials said the estimated restoration is 7:15 p.m. ABC17 crews are working to figure out what caused the outage.

A break in the water main Wednesday evening resulted in multiple lane closures at the intersection of Missouri Boulevard and Dix Road in Jefferson City. The lanes were closed when the main broke around 9:30 Wednesday evening, and reopened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) the cause of the