Month: March 2018

UPDATE 5:35 p.m.: The Callaway County Commission has asked Galloway’s office to audit the collector’s office. The audit is necessary for the county to re-open the office, which closed on March 15. The proclamation sent from the commission on Monday asks for a “rapid response audit of the Callaway County Collector’s office,” and that the

A deadly crash in Arizona is raising concerns over self-driving cars in our state. Currently, there are no laws governing self-driving cars in Missouri. “Personally I wouldn’t get in a car that’s self driving. I don’t trust machines as much as I trust people,” Columbia resident Rachel Taylor told ABC 17 News. So far, 21

More details are being released about a man being held responsible for a deadly December crash. Prosecutors previously charged Isaiah Black, 20-years-old with a DWI and involuntary manslaughter after a man was killed in a crash on Route B near Academy Road. On the day of the crash, two lanes of Route B had to

Willie Higgins, who was arrested after a 20-year-old was shot and killed in July, pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with evidence and unlawful possession of a firearm. No one has been charged with murder of any degree or manslaughter in the case. Damien Davis, the victim of the summer shooting on Quail Drive, died at

Fulton Police Officers received information Monday on a stolen vehicle from Pulaski County possibly being in Fulton, according to an official release. Fulton police officers found the vehicle and conducted a felony traffic stop at S. Bus 54 and Westminster Ave. Two people were removed from the vehicle. and taken into custody. Samuel Weyland, 20,

UPDATE 5:51 P.M.: Residents of Kelsey Drive say it’s not a hot bed for violent crime. One neighbor who spoke with ABC 17 has been living there for more than a decade and says it’s one of those quiet areas. G unshots were heard on Saturday around 11:30 p.m. The same neighbor that spoke with

TONIGHT: Showers will end west to east through the evening, with drizzle sticking around into the night with overcast skies and north winds up to 15 mph. Lows will drop into the mid 30s with wind chills in the mid 20s by morning. TUESDAY: It will be chilly for the first day of spring as

Callaway County deputies arrested Austin Hubbard on Friday after officers responded to a residence in the 9000 block of County Road 455 for reports of a disturbance. Deputies said the investigation revealed that Hubbard unlawfully forced entry into a residence and assaulted a person inside. He was also accused of damaging several vehicles that belonged

Emergency crews responded to a crash on the Missouri River Bridge on Monday afternoon. MODOT officials said both westbound lanes of traffic were closed for at least 30 minutes as officers worked to clear the crash. Westbound traffic was detoured on to US Route 40 at mile marker 121. The crash caused significant delays and

UPDATE – 8:30 A.M.: Everyone is safe after a fire does significant damage to a north Columbia home. Emergency crews responded to the 5400 block of Baseline Place just after 7 a.m. Monday to find flames coming out of the second story window. All occupants had already evacuated when emergency crews arrived and officials say

Moniteau County deputies announced on Monday that officers will be conducting an “Active Threat along with Tactical Med” training at the Tipton School. Deputies said the one-day course will focus on officers’ responses to an active shooter incident using technical aspects of planning and implementing a rapid law enforcement deployment through practical exercises. The Tipton

A Columbia man is facing possible charges of stealing after officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Haden Drive on March 2. Police said a female victim had her debit card stolen when Jamal Jackson was the only one at her residence. Jackson was also accused of texting the victim to look outside her

Columbia police announced on Monday that officers pulled over more than 50 vehicles on Saturday night. ABC 17 previously reported that Columbia police, Boone County deputies and the University of Missouri police combined forces to remove intoxicated drivers from the roads during the holiday weekend. Police said on Saturday night between 10 p.m. and 3

Columbia police arrested Deazjon Brown and Drevonte Robinson early Saturday morning after officers conducted a traffic stop with a car in the McDonald’s parking lot on Clark Lane. Police said they stopped the car because it was displaying a license plate of another vehicle.Officers later determine Brown was the driver and Robinson was the passenger.

MONDAY: Keep that umbrella handy through the day, as widespread showers will continue to track through the region. Most of the activity will be along and south of I-70, where locations could see rain in excess of one inch. Due to the widespread rain that will track through the region, highs will only stay in

Two people have been arrested after they served a search warrant in the 1000 block of Southpark Drive Friday afternoon, Columbia police said. Police said detectives with Vice Narcotics and the Organized Crime Unit, as well as members of the Special Weapons and Tactics team, served the warrant around 3:30 p.m. at 1035 Southpark Drive,

Columbia fire crews responded Monday morning to the Mark Twain residence hall on the Mizzou campus. Residents were evacuated just after 6 a.m. when a fire was reported fire at 515 S. 5th Street. Crews told ABC 17 news a small fire ignited in a grill outside the building, triggering the evacuation and response. It

A 24-year-old Moberly man will soon be transported back to Missouri after police say he was involved in a violent incident early Saturday morning. Officers were called to the 600 block of Concannon Street for a reported fight at a nearby parking lot. Police arrived to find a victim with facial lacerations, who was taken

MONDAY: Have the umbrella handy as you’re headed out the door in the morning. Widespread rainfall will be across most of the region as we see a couple rounds of showers work through, and it could be heavy at times. We’ll likely see a brief break in the rainfall in the early afternoon, before another