Month: October 2017

Jenita Baker has been charged with abuse of a child after officers observed scars on her daughter. According to the probable cause statement, officers were called to a child abuse investigation at a local middle school. Officers said they observed several scars and marks on the legs and arm of the girl. Police said the

Columbia police are investigating multiple burglaries at Campus View Apartments that officers say happened early Thursday morning. Police told ABC 17 News that investigators were called out to the scene just after 2 a.m. and were assisted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators said they used K-9 units to survey the perimeter of the

Audrain County deputies arrested Timothy Lawson, 24, and Brooke Bealmer, 31, after officers served a search warrant in the 1100 block of Harwood Street in Mexico. Deputies said they found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Lawson is facing possible charges of delivery of a controlled substance, endangering the welfare of a child, maintaining a public nuisance

On Wednesday, Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to two weather-related crashes. According to the traffic crash report, troopers responded to one crash on the eastbound lanes of U.S. 54 in Miller County on Wednesday afternoon. Trooper said the crash happened when a Ford Focus hydroplaned, went off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a two-car crash on Route FF in Audrain County on Wednesday afternoon. According to the traffic crash report, a Dodge pickup crossed the center line of the roadway and struck a Ford Ranger. The Dodge driver, Robert Goerne, 40, had moderate injuries. The Ford driver, Michael Trower, 43, had

Versailles police arrested Dakota McComb after he was accused of causing a disturbance at a local Walmart on Tuesday. According to the probable cause statement, officers were dispatched to Walmart for reports of a belligerent person refusing to leave the store. Police said the Walmart’s manager called them and said there was a man walking

Jefferson City police arrested Erica Fletcher after she was found to be living in a vacant home. According to the probable cause statement, officers investigated a report of forgery at a Family Dollar Store. The store believed Fletcher was attempting to make a purchase using a stolen checkbook and driver’s license. Officers said when they

The MU Police Department received a report of a suspect who exposed himself near the Hitt Street Garage. The suspect exposed himself while sitting in a parked blue Cadillac DeVille on Hitt Street. The suspect is described as a thin white male with blonde hair. He was wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts at

A 21-year-old suspect is in custody after Columbia police officers say he was caught with stolen items. CPD officers told ABC 17 News that they were dispatched to the 4800 block of Aspen Ridge Drive just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. The victim told police that his handgun was stolen out of his vehicle that was

Several agencies responded to the 12450 block of North Route J on Thursday morning for a flipped car on fire. The Missouri State Highway Patrol spoke with ABC 17 crews on the scene. Troopers confirmed a car drove off the curve, flipped over, and went airborne before landing upside down in an embankment. A person

Repairs to a north Columbia bridge will close the road and a trail underneath it for the rest of October. Construction crews will be working on the bridge deck on North Creasy Springs Road over Bear Creek starting on Monday. Boone Construction will replace the bridge deck, modify guardrails and overlay the asphalt. The work

A Boone County judge sentenced a 20-year-old Jefferson City man Monday to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for his role in an April shooting. Barron Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree assault. The shooting between two cars happened on April 3 in the 3400 block of Crestview Drive. According to

Columbia residents had a chance to voice their opinions on the Broadway TIF proposal Wednesday night. Some residents that spoke during the public hearing at the Wednesday TIF meeting told the commission they support the TIF and believe it has great economic benefits. “This is a great opportunity for downtown Columbia; I think it will

No one was injured after a business fire in Hunstville Wednesday afternoon. Nikki Jackson, a neighbor of Wales Auto and Tire, told ABC 17 News she called 911 just before 5 p.m. when she noticed smoke. “Actually, when we first walked out, you could hear things in there sound like (they were) exploding,” Jackson said.

A rush hour traffic crash temporarily shut down I-70, just east of the connector in Columbia Wednesday night. A UPS cargo truck was carrying a second cab that flipped onto its side when it crashed around 5:20 p.m. Emergency responders said about 20 gallons of paint spilled in the crash. A hazardous materials team was

Sunday night’s shooting massacre at a country concert in Las Vegas sent thousands of people scrambling for safety and sent nearly 500 to the hospital. The Las Vegas Police Department said Wednesday night out of 489 people injured, 172 were still in the hospital. “The fortunate thing about these large scale incidents is when you

Brandon Rapier, a man accused of killing his ex girlfriend and her boyfriend in 2016, has a jury trial on March 11, 2019. The victims were Ciera Kolb, a 27-year-old Cole County female and Micah Hall, a 27 year-old Jefferson City male. Police said they responded to the 100 block of Grant Street at 7:30

Brandon Brill, 26, who is charged with second-degree felony murder after a deadly car crash the killed a Harrisburg teacher, has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Boone County Sheriffs arrested Brill Wednesday morning without incident at his mother’s house outside Clark around 9:30 a.m., according to Detective Tom O’ Sullivan. However, the Missouri

The Columbia Public School District posted the Lee Elementary renaming committee application on its website just over a week ago, and so far 46 people have applied. You can apply to the committee by clicking this link. That’s up from the 27 applications received as of Sept. 27. The committee will consist of 13 members;

Investigations into the type of firearms Stephen Paddock used to gun down dozens of people and wound hundreds more in Monday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas revealed he had rigged some of the rifles to fire like an automatic weapon by using a product called a bump stock. Bump stocks are legal because they don’t