Month: October 2017

MODOT announced on Wednesday that next week will be Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week. Next week law enforcement agencies will identify and issue warnings and/or citations to commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger-vehicle drivers exhibiting unsafe driving behaviors on roadways. Law enforcement officers will be looking for speeding, distracted driving, texting, failure

TODAY: Clouds will persist staying cloudy with afternoon high temperatures only reaching the lower 60s. Winds will be out of the northwest at 6-10 mph, shifting to the northeast and becoming calm by evening. TONIGHT: Winds will begin to shift to the south under mostly cloudy skies. By morning, temperatures will drop to the lower

Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday that its offices have opened their schedules for medication and surgical abortion services at the Columbia Health Center. Planned Parenthood received its license and can begin to schedule patients immediately. On the same day of the major announcement, Planned Parenthood Great Plains and its sister affiliate filed a joint lawsuit challenging

Two Columbia men were charged by the Boone County Prosecutors Office on Tuesday with tampering with physical evidence in the murder investigation into the shooting death of Richard Ward, 20, over the weekend on Rolling Rock Dr. DeAndre Winters and Darren Carter each face a felony charge in connection to Ward’s death. He is listed

Columbia police arrested Reco Lomax after they were called to Second Baptist Church in reference to a man waving a gun around. Police said when they arrived on scene, they saw Lomax behind the church. Lomax had a gun in his jacket, officers said. Police arrested Lomax and searched him, finding drug paraphernalia and a

In Springfield, a Green County Judge gave a verbal order granting a preliminary injunction barring six massage parlors from engaging in prostitution activities, Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Wednesday. During the hearing on Friday, eight law enforcement officers testified and presented evidence gathered during raids in July. “This order sends a clear message: Human

TONIGHT: Drizzle is possible through early morning as low clouds stick around. Temperatures drop into the mid 40s with a chilly breeze from the northwest at 10-15 mph. WEDNESDAY: Clouds will persist and we’ll stay mostly cloudy with afternoon high temperatures only reaching the lower 60s. Winds will shift to the northeast and diminish to

Wildfires continue to engulf large swaths of California, as firefighters working to gain control of one of the most devastating fires in recent memory. So far, at least 15 have died across the state as the fire continues to spread. In just a matter of 24 hours, the state has reported that the fires have

The University of Missouri System announced Tuesday President Mun Choi is canceling the search for a governmental relations executive director. The university system had created and was in the process of hiring for the position after laying off several staff lobbyist positions within the University Relations office due to budget cuts. Mizzou spokesman Christian Basi

Columbia police arrested Jeremy Nash after he was accused of robbery and armed criminal action. According to the probable cause statement, a woman reported that her nephew was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday. Police said the incident happened when Keaveon Harris knew that the child had a $100 bill in his pocket. Police said Harris

A North Callaway school bus caught fire Tuesday morning at the district’s bus barn. According to North Callaway R-1 School District Superintendent Bryan Thomsen, a mechanic pulled the bus around to the shop when it appears the engine caught fire. The mechanic attempted to put the fire out with the extinguisher on the bus but

Travis Bealmear was charged with failing to register as a sex offender after deputies got an anonymous tip he was not residing in Callaway County. According to the probable cause statement, when deputies got the tip, they went to Bealmear’s listed address in the 6000 block of Navaho Trail. Deputies said they there was no

Columbia police responded to a rollover crash near the I-70/Hwy 63 connector Tuesday afternoon. A community service aide told ABC 17 News the crash happened off the westbound I-70 onramp just after 12 p.m. The aide said there were no injuries involved in the crash, which was caused when the driver lost control of the

Boonville police arrested Robert Gerke after he was accused of exposing himself to a woman in a Casey’s parking lot. According to the probable cause statement, Gerke pulled his vehicle next to the victim’s car and engaged in conversation. Police said during the conversation, Gerke exposed himself to the woman. Police said the victim told

Moniteau County deputies arrested Artenze Lay after deputies conducted a traffic stop Sunday. Deputies said when they made contact with Lay, she was extremely nervous and was driving with no headlights on. Deputies said they searched her car and found a substantial amount of methamphetamine, scales and a firearm. Deputies said they arrested Lay, who

The 2017 Missouri Seat Belt Usage Survey final report shows that Missouri’s overall seat belt usage is up to 84 percent. MODOT said this is a 2.6 percent increase from 81.4 percent in 2016. Observers recorded data from 560 sites within the 28 Missouri counties on over 115,000 vehicle occupants. “With over 90 percent of

UPDATE 11:51 am: MODOT crews said both eastbound lanes now open but delays are still likely, due to a 6-mile backup. UPDATE 11:20 am: Emergency crews said the crash happened when a tractor-trailer hit a mini van, causing the van to hit another tractor trailer. Firefighters said one man in the van had to be

Cole County deputies responded to the call of a neighbor in the area of the 6700 block of Loesch Road Monday afternoon. The deputies were investigating a reported burglary, the suspects of which were described by the neighbor as “a white male and white female in the area.” Deputies say they stopped a vehicle carrying

TUESDAY: What a difference 24 hours can make across Mid-Missouri. Temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s this afternoon and will continue to fall through the day. It’s the coolest we’ve been in some time and we can thank a cold front for the crisp, fall, and stormy weather. Through the afternoon hours we’ll

The 20-year old victim from Saturday’s shooting on Rolling Rock Drive has died. The incident happened on Saturday when officers responded to the 1500 block of Rolling Rock Drive at 11:51 p.m. for reports of a man with gunshot wounds. They found a 20-year-old with a life-threatening gunshot wound. when he was admitted to a