Month: December 2017

ABC 17 News has confirmed no one is seriously hurt after a car crash about 30 minutes north of Columbia. One car is on its side off Tri-City Road near Highway 124 just west of Centralia. People at the scene tell ABC 17 News the driver hit a slick patch Christmas night.

A sergeant with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tells ABC 17 News two cars were headed southbound on Highway 63 Christmas night when one car got side-swiped by another vehicle trying to pass it. The passing car ended up crossing over to the northbound lanes and went into a ditch. That driver went to hospital

We will have a very cold week with even colder air moving in by the New Year. Arctic air is on the move and heading south with the first round here for Tuesday and Wednesday and another heading in by the last weekend of 2017. Winds aloft will come in from the northwest, sending fast

TONIGHT: Bitterly cold air moves in with low temperatures dropping to 8 degrees north of I-70 to 12 degrees at the Lake of the Ozarks. Wind chills will dip as low as 4 below zero. Snow flurries will increase by daybreak to light snow showers which could accumulate to a dusting. TUESDAY: Light snow is

Columbia firefighters said no one was injured in a vehicle fire Monday morning. The vehicle was near the intersection of Battle Avenue and St. Charles Road. Firefighters said when they arrived shortly after 7:30 a.m., the car was fully engulfed in flames. Shortly after responding, ABC 17 News heard reports that firefighters asked Columbia police

A single-car crash occurred on I-70 eastbound near Stadium Boulevard at 11:10 a.m. Boone County Highway Patrol, Columbia police, and Boone County Fire responded to the crash. The driver, a male, was the only person in the car and he was not injured in the crash. The cause of the crash is unknown at this

A Columbia man woke up in the Boone County Jail Monday morning after being involved in a crash Sunday night, Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers said. According to dispatch records, the crash happened on I-70 eastbound near Highway 40 around 8:15 p.m. Troopers said William Woolsey, 24, of Columbia, was involved in the crash. They

Boone County sheriff’s deputies and Columbia police officers arrested a man on Columbia/Boone County’s Most Wanted list Sunday evening. Authorities took Jalon Pittman, 36, of Columbia, into custody without incident around 5:30 p.m. in the 2500 block of Interstate 70 Drive Southwest. The sheriff’s department said Pittman was wanted on a warrant for delivery of

UPDATE (5:35 p.m.): Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire Protection District confirmed that no one was in the house when the arrived, and no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. It was centered in the attic of the home, forcing fire fighters to enter

TONIGHT : Skies will be clearing into the evening, and winds will continue to die down as well. Our lows look to dip into the teens tonight along with light winds out of the west at 5-10mph. Those wind chills by morning time will be in the lower single digits, so if you’re out to

As snow started to cover roads in mid-Missouri Sunday morning, Columbia Public Works were ready with a full staff of road crews, according to a news release. First responders have their hands full because drivers started to slip on the snow-covered roads, according to dispatch reports. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KirstieABC17/status/944940503275065344″,”author_name”:”Kirstie Crawford”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KirstieABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Drivers be careful!! This is

The Phelps County Sheriff’s Department said it’s investigating a shooting that killed a woman from Rolla Saturday. Sheriff Richard Lisenbe said in a news release that deputies responded to the shooting around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The victim, Tayna Elaine Johnson, 34, of Rolla, was taken to Phelps County Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound,

Columbia police were seen blocking off areas near the University of Missouri campus early Sunday morning. ABC 17 News heard reports of a shooting around the same time police were searching the area at about 3:15 a.m. An hour later, news crews saw Columbia police and Boone County Sheriff deputies patrolling along Old Highway 63.

SUNDAY: The snow that we see early Sunday morning will last until about the noon hour, with clouds holding until 3pm when we will see the sun begin to peek through. Travel impacts look to be contained along and north of I-70, but if you are traveling in the southern portions of the viewing area,

Mizzou drops the annual Braggin’ Rights game against Illinois for the 5th straight year losing 70-64. The loss ends the four-game winning streak for the Tigers. Mizzou falls to 10-3 (0-0 SEC) on the season. Kassius Robertson and Jordan Barnett led the Tigers combining for 41 points. Meanwhile, Leron Black led the Illini with 20

Columbia police said detectives from the Street Crimes and Vice Narcotics and Organized Crime units attempted to find a wanted man, Jeremy Gerlach, 35, of Kansas City, for an outstanding felony warrant Friday evening. Police said during the investigation, detectives learned that Gerlach was in possession of firearms and has made threats to shoot/kill law

Three people, including a 12-year-old, were hurt Saturday afternoon in a two-car crash in Jefferson City. The crash happened just after 3 p.m. in the 1500 block in the eastbound lanes of Highway 50. Jefferson City Police said one car hit another while trying to change lanes. The car trying to change lanes then hit

An Armstrong man is facing several charges after a crash that sent a 15-year-old to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash happened around 11:40 p.m. Friday on County Road 232 near Roanoke Road. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the driver, Garret Lyon, 26, went off the road, hitting trees and the car overturned.

TONIGHT: It will be a very cold night as temperatures drop into the lower 20s, and our clear skies will give way to overcast conditions headed into early Sunday morning. With those clouds, we are tracking a chance for snowfall with a quick-hitting system that has the chance to bring the area accumulating snow. SUNDAY:

UPDATE: Police confirm an arrest was made at Providence and Rollins. The driver was identified as Demarcus Antonio Maxwell. When officers conducted the traffic stop they found a firearm and one empty casing inside the weapon. Maxwell admitted that he was involved in the shots fired in the Walmart parking lot. Police say they haven’t