Month: February 2018

Columbia police arrested Braeden Williams on Monday night after officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Oakwood to look for a wanted man. When officers knocked on the door to the apartment, Williams answered it. Police said he had an outstanding felony warrant. Officers said when Williams noticed who was at the door, he

University of Missouri System President Dr. Mun Choi announced on Tuesday that C. Mauli Agrawal, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas as San Antonio has been appointed chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, effective June 20, 2018. “I’m thrilled that Dr. Agrawal has agreed to serve as

Sexual harassment in politics is nothing new. In Missouri, the legislature was always and still is largely dominated by men, with women only occupying 44 of the state’s 197 seats. That’s a female percentage of 22.3 percent, below the national average for state legislatures of 24.9 percent. It’s not only legislators who claim to have

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear a case that involves the Moniteau County prosecutor Tuesday morning. Shayne Healea is expected to appear in court around 9 a.m. He’s accused of backing into a restaurant in downtown Columbia and leaving the scene afterward in 2014. Healea has faced felony charges of assault and leaving the scene

TUESDAY: It will be a cold start followed by a cold afternoon as high temperatures only rise into the mid 20s under mostly cloudy skies. Snow showers will spread from west to east beginning Tuesday afternoon mainly north of I-70 and gradually developing farther south from late afternoon into the evening hours. Snow will move

Troop F of the Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted out the number of crashes they responded to Monday night. This comes as much of Mid-Missouri experienced slick roadways. Troopers reportedly counted 80 crashes from 3 – 9 p.m. Monday, along with 6 crashes and zero fatalities. Troop F also published their response numbers from Sunday

The Columbia City Council approved a multimillion dollar trail that supporters hope improves safety. The council voted 6-1 to build the $2.3 million Shepard-Rollins trail. The project would create a new concrete path from Bluffdale Drive to Rollins Street, near the University of Missouri Veterinary School. The city would also extend the Hinkson Creek trail

A deputy is dead and three other officers were injured following a shooting near the Murray Hills Apartments in Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon. Deputy Micah Flick has been identified as the one who died in the shooting. Two other deputies were injured as well as a Colorado Springs officer, who is in surgery. Flick

Columbia Public Schools are closed Tuesday due to inclement weather. “Due to inclement weather, including current and projected road conditions, Columbia Public Schools will not be in session Tuesday, February 6,” said Michelle Baumstark, community relations director for CPS. To see a list of all closings and cancellations, click here.

Missouri Department of Transportation officials announced on Monday that crews will be monitoring the roadways in anticipation of the winter weather. Crews are currently taking stock of the amount of materials already on the roadways due to Sunday’s snow. They are treating areas where additional salt, beet juice and other abrasives are needed. “We’ve got

TONIGHT: Under partly cloudy skies, temperatures will bottom out near 15 degrees overnight. Winds out of the north up to 10 mph will drop wind chills near 0 for the morning commute. TUESDAY: Tuesday night will likely be the first widespread accumulating snow across Mid-Missouri. Snow showers will spread from west to east beginning Tuesday

After a man recorded an anomaly of a fuel pump continuing to roll up to higher prices with no fuel being dispensed, ABC 17’s Joey Parker takes the man’s concerns to the department overseeing gas stations and goes on an inspection to find out what the state is doing to protect you at the pump.

A Holt Summit fire truck was struck on Highway 54 in the westbound lane on Monday evening. The fire truck had its emergency lights on and was working another accident when another vehicle hit the side of the truck. There were no injuries and damage was minor to the fire truck.

Three-star guard Xavier Pinson announced he is committed to Mizzou for the 2018 season. Pinson is listed as a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com. Pinson narrowed his search down to Mizzou, Wisconsin, Memphis and Georgetown in January. Pinson later cut that list down to three by taking Memphis out of consideration on Sunday. Mizzou currently

UPDATE 6:32 P.M.: The eastbound lanes on I-70 in Cooper County are now clear, according to MoDOT. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central/status/960672219356639233″,”author_name”:”MoDOT Central Dist”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;I-70 UPDATE: Vehicles cleared and both eastbound lanes are open in western Cooper County. Traffic moving slowly, but moving, between mile markers 91 and 93. Eastbound delays are still possible, but the road

UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Tonight, the city of Columbia will vote on a resolution adding medical cannabis to a lobbying agenda. Michael Trapp, the Second Ward City Council Representative says that states with medical cannabis laws have a twenty-four percent lower annual overdose mortality rate compared to states without. Trapp explained why the issue is so

Snow has been pretty lackluster across Mid-Missouri this winter, but we’re beginning to see an uptick in snowfall potential. Thanks to several upper level disturbances that will track through the region, up to 4 inches of snow is possible in the next 36 hours. ROUND 1: Snowfall that is currently tracking across Iowa and southeastern

Timothy Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced on Monday that a former Camden County deputy has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography. Leonard Wilson was charged in a two-count indictment. ABC 17 previously reported that Leonard Wilson was charged with possession of child pornography, child molestation,

Callaway County deputies are searching for Jonathan Bell, 51, who is a registered sex offender. He is accused of absconding from registering as a sex offender. A judge ordered a warrant for Bell’s arrest on Friday. The warrant orders a bond amount of $10,000 cash. Deputies ask anyone with information about Bell to contact CrimeStoppers

Jefferson City Correctional officials reported that inmate Edwin Jackson was pronounced dead on Friday. Jackson was 82-years-old and serving life without parole for first-degree murder from Grundy County. Jackson had been in the Department of Corrections since 1987. Officials reported that Jackson had died of apparent natural causes.