Month: November 2017

Columbia police have confirmed they are investigating a shooting that happened Sunday morning on Paris Road. Police said they found multiple shell casings in the 2500 block of Paris Road around 1:30 a.m. ABC 17 News heard reports that two cars were involved, and the occupants possibly shooting at each other, but police have not

Columbia police officers said a man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries Sunday afternoon after being hit by a car. Police said the man was using the crosswalk at Grindstone Parkway and Rock Quarry Road when he was hit by the car. Officers said the driver of the car was given a ticket

The Cooper County Fire Protection District was called to the 17000 block of Highway 41 around 6:30 p.m. Saturday to put out a large shed on fire. Firefighters said they were able to get it under control quickly and prevent it from spreading to a nearby home. One firefighter was taken to the hospital and

A Hallsville man was arrested on suspicion of drug and weapon violations after Columbia police stopped a car Thursday morning for having nonworking driver’s side taillight, police said. After the car pulled over, police said they could smell marijuana coming from it as they walked up. Police said they saw a black scale near the

TODAY: It will be a chilly start to the morning with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s across the region. Despite the chilly start, mostly sunny skies and a southwesterly breeze will warm us into the lower 60s through the afternoon hours. A few high passing clouds are possible through the afternoon hours, as

A 48-year-old Jefferson City woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries Saturday night after crashing her car on the Missouri River Bridge. Jefferson City police said the driver was merging onto Highway 54 west when she lost control of the car, drove off the right side of road and hit the guardrail. Police

If November were to end this weekend, it would be the sixth driest November ever recorded in Columbia. This dry pattern has been with us through the latter half of the fall months, as the upper level flow became more zonal. This zonal flow has been persistent through a good portion of the month, which

TONIGHT: A few high clouds are possible through the night, as a very weak upper level disturbance tracks into Mid-Missouri. No precipitation is expected through the night, but we will briefly see the return of the low to mid 30s. Patchy frost is possible as we head into the morning hours Sunday. Winds will shift

UPDATE 12:30 p.m.: Two drivers had to be extricated from their cars after they crashed in the 5400 block of Paris Road Saturday afternoon, police said. Paris Road is back open, but the northbound lanes were blocked off for about an hour while Columbia police and firefighters responded to the crash. Police at the scene

A Centralia woman died in a car crash Friday night, Missouri State Highway Patrol said. According to the online crash report, the driver of a Ford Expedition was stopped in traffic when another driver, Victoria Roberts, 62, rear-ended the SUV. Troopers responded to the scene on Highway 22 near Route NN around 7 p.m. Roberts

TODAY: It will be a cool start to the day, with a few high clouds possible through midmorning. If you love sunshine there will be plenty of it through the day. Despite the passage of a cold front we saw overnight, temperatures will still warm into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. Highs will

The Columbia and Jefferson City Police Departments want to remind citizens of some simple precautions to take while shopping this holiday season to avoid becoming a victim of a crime. CPD spokesperson Bryana Larimer said it’s best not to shop alone, especially if the shopping trip will continue into the nighttime hours. Larimer also recommends

TONIGHT: A cold front will move through, bringing clouds through early evening. A few sprinkles are possible but most areas will stay dry. Clouds will clear after midnight as temperatures gradually drop into the low 40s by daybreak. Winds will shift out of the northwest up to 10 mph by the morning with wind chills

UPDATE 8:26: Boone County deputies confirm the search is related to a robbery from earlier tonight. ORIGINAL STORY: ABC 17 News is working to learn more about an investigation north of Columbia. The search is happening in the 500 block of Winter Street. Boone County Deputies told ABC 17 crews on the scene they are

The Columbia Fire Department responded after a city-owned garbage truck caught fire Friday. It happened around 11:08 a.m. in the 5400 block of Peabody Road, in northeast Columbia. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/934130787292778496″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;CFD units out at 5400 Peabody Rd with a CNG fueled trash truck on fire. Fire contained to the bed of the truck. BCFPD

The Mizzou football team was down as many as 14 points, but the Tigers came back to win a wild game against Arkansas, 48-45, to claim the Battle Line Rivalry trophy for the second straight year. Tucker McCann kicked a 19-yard field goal to give the Tigers the lead with five seconds left. MU has

A Columbia man was hospitalized Friday with life-threatening injuries after an apparent accidental shooting while sitting in a vehicle. Columbia police said the shooting took place in the parking lot of the Columbia Mall. Although the investigation is still ongoing, in order to prevent similar situations, investigators advise gun owners to be properly trained. Dale

Emergency crews responded to a fire off of Elk road in Gasconade County on Friday afternoon. The Belle Fire Department chief said the fire started from a trash burn. Firefighters said one brush truck is a total loss and a shed was a heavily damaged in the fire. Two houses were in danger because of

This will be a good weekend to take advantage of the unseasonably mild weather and get the outdoor holiday decorating done before the weather pattern turns colder. If you’re planning on getting the Christmas tree this weekend, the weather looks good both days to get it home. We are in an unseasonably mild weather pattern

A national report put Missouri dead last when it comes to adequate road safety laws that address “preventable accidents.” The National Safety Council gave Missouri an “F” rating in a June report on road, home and workplace safety. Road safety encompassed things like seat belt usage, impaired driving and distracted driving. Currently, Missouri does have