Month: December 2017

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Tuesday that Kirsti Metcalf, 41, has been sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property and abuse of a health care recipient. Metcalf was sentenced to 10 years for receiving stolen property and seven years for financial abuse of a Medicaid patient. She will serve

The Jefferson City Police Department will host Operation T.O.Y.S. on Saturday. The event will bring municipal, county, and state law enforcement officers together as they team with a child for Christmas shopping. Participating officers from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Capitol Police, Missouri Department of Corrections and Lincoln University Police

A Columbia man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon after being accused of pulling out a knife at a Best Buy store. According to the probable cause statement, a Best Buy employee was trying to get Allen Houston to leave the store because he was yelling at other store employees. The employee

A former Sears employee has been charged with stealing after she was accused of stealing money and multiple gift cards from Sears. According to the probable cause statement, Eden Tracy was working at Sears when she stole $466.31 from a green money bag in her cash drawer. On Dec. 6, Columbia police said Tracy activated

TUESDAY: You’ll need a heavier coat as temperatures will be colder, only reaching the upper 30s to near 40 by the warmest part of the day. Despite the mostly sunny skies, northwesterly winds at 8-15 mph will make it feel like it’s at or below freezing all day long. TONIGHT: It will be another cold

Columbia police arrested Jae Menzel after officers were dispatched to a stopped vehicle on I-70 Eastbound. Police said when they arrived on scene, they saw a car stopped in the left lane of the highway, with the vehicle running and Menzel inside. Officers said Menzel did not know where he was and said he had

UPDATE 8 a.m.: Columbia firefighters said the house fire in the 3000 block of Kohler Circle Tuesday morning was caused by an electrical issue in the kitchen. Crews said when they arrived around 4:45 a.m., they found an active fire in the kitchen. Firefighters said they were able to extinguish the fire within 15 minutes

Lately, we have been seeing nights where temperatures drop below freezing by the morning, but we wake up to no sign of frost here in mid-Missouri. Why is that? What makes frost form on some cold mornings and not the others? There are many factors that play into the formation of frost, not just below

TUESDAY: You’ll need a heavier coat as temperatures will be colder, only reaching the upper 30s to near 40 by the warmest part of the day. For the morning commute we will see temperatures in the low 20s with wind chills in the teens. Skies will clear by the afternoon leading to mostly sunny skies.

UPDATE 5:35 pm: ABC 17 spoke with Mike Hill, owner of Silver Leaf Holdings and the home on Lasso Circle. Hill said he rented that home to a female tenant for a year and a half and never had any problems with her. Hill, who said he was out of the country on Monday, said

One of only 34 people to ever survive after jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge shared his story in Columbia on Monday. Kevin Hines is a mental health advocate, speaker, author and documentary filmmaker who dedicates his life to spreading the message of hope. He is the only one of the 34 survivors to have

UPDATE: The board unanimously voted to put the bond issue on an April ballot. ORIGINAL: Tonight the Columbia Public School Board of Education is discussing the idea of putting a $30 million general obligation bond on an April ballot. Primarily, the funding will go toward construction of a new middle school in southwest Columbia. Designs

The Jefferson City Public School Board continues to work on renovations for its current high school. At Monday night’s meeting board members were presented with plans for the school. The district said it wants to renovate every part of the school. A manager for DLR Group, which is responsible for the renovations, said, “We want

The National Weather Service in St. Louis issued a red flag warning due to low humidity and gusty winds in the surrounding Midwest areas on Monday. Monday afternoon, Boone County firefighters responded to a fire on Creasy Springs Road in Columbia. The fire department and sheriff’s office do not know the cause of the fire,

TONIGHT: A cold front moves through tonight and the gusty winds will continue through midnight then diminish by morning. Temperatures will drop into the lower 20s by morning with wind chills in the teens to start the day as skies become mostly clear. TUESDAY: You’ll need a heavier coat as temperatures will be colder, only

UPDATE: Crews were able to clear out the area and reopen roads around 2:30 p.m. The Boone County Fire and Sheriff’s departments could not determine a cause. A red flag warning was in place throughout the day. ORIGINAL: Emergency crews responded to Creasy Springs and Brown School Road on Monday afternoon for an outside fire.

PETA officials are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate and take action against the Lolli Bros. Livestock Market, Inc. The company holds one of the country’s largest animal auctions and the primary auction for exotic animals and animals from zoos. According to PETA officials, they want the Department of Agriculture to investigate the

A Columbia woman pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree on Monday after she was accused of kidnapping and assaulting another woman in February. ABC17 had previously reported that Mikayla Collins and Brianna Cavins had picked up the victim from work in Jefferson City and took her to a remote area in Callaway County

Pettis County deputies arrested Brandon Blaylock on Friday after officers executed a search warrant at his residence. According to the probable cause statement, officers found two firearms during the search. One of the guns was confirmed stolen during a burglary in Sedalia, officers said. Deputies said they found methamphetamine in the bedroom underneath men’s clothing

A portion of Howard County is under a precautionary boil water advisory. Consolidated Public Water Supply of Boone County, Missouri, released a statement that encourages customers to boil water used from 3:30 p.m. Monday through noon Wednesday if they are located west of the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 240 Spur, due to a