Month: December 2017

TONIGHT: Clouds hang around tonight as temperatures will drop into the upper 20s by morning. Winds will be light out of the west up to 5 mph. Wind chills will be slight, but still 2-5 degrees below the actual air temperature by morning. FRIDAY: Morning clouds will clear to mostly sunny skies with high temperatures

A Jefferson City man was treated at the hospital after a shooting in Jefferson City Wednesday night. Officers responded to the 200 block of Center Street for reports of shots fired around 9 p.m., according to officials with the Jefferson City Police Department. “There were some officers close to the area and (they) heard a

UPDATE, 11:44 p.m.: According to police, officers found a shotgun near the backdoor of the home and shell casings in the backyard. There were no reported injuries or property damage. Two people were detained and one was issued a municipal summons for the incident. UPDATE, 10:45 p.m.: Police have confirmed two people were detained after

Tom Larson, acting United States attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced on Thursday that the former administrator of the Pettis County Ambulance District pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $227,000 from the district. Michael Gardner, 62, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Garnder was hired as the administrator of the Pettis County Ambulance District

TODAY: It will be cloudy and cold this afternoon, much colder than what we saw yesterday. Our winds will stay fairly light, so we will be spared from any harsh wind chills. Regardless, it will feel like winter out there, so if you head outside you will need bring a winter coat with you. TONIGHT:

Moniteau County deputies arrested Nyson Moore, 18, on Tuesday after officers received a report of stolen firearms from a residence. Deputies said they investigated the incident, questioned Moore and arrested him. Moore was charged with theft and had a set bond of $25,000. Deputies said they are still investigating the incident and are trying to

Jefferson City police will begin their holiday DWI enforcement campaign on Friday. Jefferson City police will work with other law enforcement officers to help keep impaired drivers off the road. Additional officers will be on duty, working overtime. Police said there were 233 people killed and 700 seriously injured on Missouri roadways in 2016, involving

Moniteau County deputies arrested Hansel Cain, 57, on Tuesday after a chase that started in Eldon. Deputies said the chase covered many gravel roads in the southeast part of the county and headed towards California. Officers said Cain struck a parked car on High Street and continued to flee. The chase ended on High Street

With little rain or snowfall within the past two months Missouri has been seeing widespread drought conditions, which have just worsened. The updated U.S. Drought Monitor shows the small sliver of mid-Missouri that was not under abnormally conditions as of last week, now is. This area includes parts of Montgomery, Callaway, and Cole Counties. Pulaski,

Callaway County deputies arrested Lamont Dyer, 29, on Wednesday morning after officers found him while they were conducting a follow-up investigation on a theft. Deputies said they searched a dwelling in the 600 block of South Business 54 in Fulton and found Dyer. Officers said it was determined that Dyer ws a wanted fugitive from

UPDATE 12/14: MUPD said they got reports of a possible bomb threat when a person contacted the department saying that someone had made comments about a bus they were on exploding. The caller told officers the description of the bus and police found it at the Hearnes Center. Police said Dante’ Hopkins called officers and

Two vehicles were involved in a Thursday morning crash on southbound Hwy 63. Crews told ABC 17 News that one person injured and transported to the hospital. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JackABC17/status/941312207710769152″,”author_name”:”Jack McCormick”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JackABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Two vehicles involved in the crash on old 63 south.&#lt;br&#gt;One person injured and transported to the hospital but police don't know the extent of

Fulton police arrested two people accused of stealing a truck and a gun. It started on Monday when a resident of the 900 block of South Business 54 reported that 29-year-old Katryna Miller stole their truck and a firearm. Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, Fulton police officers said they were called back to the home

THURSDAY: It will be a cold, yet seasonal start to the day with temps dropping into the upper 20s through the morning. All day, it will feel more like winter as high temperatures will only reach the upper 30s with clouds around most of the day. Winds will be lighter, coming in from the northwest

The Miller County prosecutor filed additional charges against Michael Huber Wednesday. Huber was arrested and charged with false impersonation of a law enforcement officer and attempted burglary in early November. The 30-year-old Eldon man was also charged with third-degree kidnapping in early October. Prosecutor Ben Winfrey filed two counts of drug possession, second-degree burglary and

Three people were injured after a two car crash in Jefferson City Wednesday night. It happened just before 7 p.m. at the intersection of Missouri Boulevard and South Ten Mile Drive, according to the Jefferson City Police Department. The driver of a van, Michael Christian, crossed the path of an oncoming pickup truck while turning

Missouri Veterans Commission executive director Larry Kay resigned Wednesday after facing repeated backlash from Gov. Eric Greitens. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the commission accepted Kay’s resignation. The move comes just two days after the governor removed five people from the commission and appointed new members after he said an independent investigation into

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday night after a woman was shot during a domestic disturbance earlier in the day. ABC 17 News was on the scene when S.W.A.T. team members and crisis negotiators were in a standoff with the suspect, Eugene Mills, in the 1500 block of Fir Place Wednesday morning. When the man

Columbia police chief Ken Burton said drugs and gangs have played a role in nearly every homicide in 2017. Sometimes, both of them play a part. Columbia police confirmed on Wednesday that the city’s most recent homicide, the killing of Augustus Roberts on Monday, was “drug related.” Officers believe the suspects had targeted the home

The Lee Elementary School naming committee met for the first time on Wednesday. The school was originally named after Confederate commander Robert E. Lee. This past year, the school’s autonomous school board sent a formal letter to Columbia’s Board of Education requesting it consider changing the name because it didn’t feel like the name “supports