Month: April 2018

New Callaway County Collector, Tim Wilkerson, was sworn in on April 11 and the office reopened the next day. The office was closed in March after the former Callaway County Collector, Pam Oestreich, resigned after suspicious activity on a Callaway County checking account was discovered. ABC 17 previously reported that Oestreich’s resignation from office was

THURSDAY: We’ll see morning clouds for the first part of Thursday, but sunny skies will quickly take hold. While it will still be breezy, it will be nothing like what was experienced Wednesday afternoon. Winds will be out of the north up to 13 mph. Despite the northerly breeze, we’ll see plenty of sunshine and

The special investigative committee met Wednesday at noon for an hour to talk about the accusations against Gov. Eric Greitens and work towards the impeachment process. ABC 17 News was at the state Capitol on Tuesday and Wednesday, where lawmakers shared their concerns regarding the special investigative committee report. Columbia Representative Kip Kendrick said with

A Kansas City Democrat introduced a resolution Tuesday that could start impeachment proceedings against Gov. Eric Greitens. The resolution from House Minority Floor Leader Rep. Gail McCann Beatty, D-Kansas City, would give power to the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight to file articles of impeachment “upon a finding of good cause.” Beatty told ABC 17

The City of Columbia held an interested parties meeting for a project that would build sidewalks along Sinclair Road Wednesday afternoon. According to the city, the project will fill in the sidewalk gap along the east side of Sinclair Road south of Muirfield Drive. Residents ABC 17 News spoke to at the meeting said the

UPDATE: Ballmann worked as a legislative aide for Representative Mark Matthiesen (R-Maryland Heights) before his arrest. Ballmann was arrested at his place of work, according to a statement by Detective Tracy Perkins with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Court documents say Ballmann allegedly committed the crimes of attempted enticement of a child and attempted sexual

UPDATE, 9:45 p.m.: The attorney general’s office responded to the governor’s request on Wednesday, separating Hawley’s call for Greitens’ resignation from its investigation into the governor’s former charity. “The request for the Attorney General’s recusal is frivolous,” press secretary Mary Compton said. “The Attorney General called for the Governor’s resignation because the House Investigative Committee

Charges have been amended for a woman accused of being in the house at the time of the deadly Clinton shooting. ABC 17 previously reported that Henry County Prosecutor Richard Shields charged Tammy Widger with second-degree murder with her involvement in the death of Officer Ryan Morton. Widger has now been charged with murder in

UPDATE 4/18: Court documents confirm that the man who was charged with murder is connected to the crash that happened on Saturday night. Police said when they made contact with Monroe on the night of the crash, he smelled like alcohol. Officers also said Monroe’s eyes were bloodshot and watery. According to the probable cause

UPDATE (3:32 pm): ABC 17 spoke to neighbors today who said they have had problems with the house for months. One neighbor told us unleashed pit bulls roam around the house and when he confronted the owner, he told him to just “kick his dog.” Other neighbors told us that they heard gun-shots coming from

TONIGHT: It will be a cool and breezy night across the region. Northwesterly winds up to 13 mph will continue to usher in cooler air, as temperatures bottom out near freezing. However, with the breezy winds expected, little to no frost formation is expected. Areas that are covered have the best chance to see frost,

Maries County deputies arrested Joseph Newkirk and Hollis Therkelsen on Friday after officers received a tip that a non-compliant sex offender was currently at the residence. Deputies said when they arrived on scene, they saw drug paraphernalia and a suspected controlled substances in plain view. Therkelsen faces possible charges of possession of a controlled substance

UPDATE 4/18: A spokesperson for charity organization said this, “The Mission Continues has been fully cooperating with the Missouri Attorney General’s office and we look forward to the completion of those efforts. We have said from the beginning, as an organization we completely abstain from any and all political activities. The Mission Continues did not

THIS AFTERNOON: We’ll continue to see windy conditions as temperatures continue to rise through the fifties. We will remain mostly sunny through the rest of the evening, with a few clouds from time to time. Those winds could be very gusty at times, up to 50 mph especially for points along I-70 and east of

A spokesperson for Dick’s Sporting Goods announced that the store will be destroying all guns and accessories that it stopped selling after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The retailer said it’s in the process of destroying all guns pulled from shelves, instead of returning them to manufacturers. ABC 17 previously reported that Dick’s banned

WEDNESDAY: It will be a mild and windy start to your Wednesday, as a surface low continues to track through the region. All of Mid-Missouri will see windy conditions, as winds will shift out of the west up to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 35. This will lead to falling temperatures through the

Fulton police arrested two people Tuesday after items were stolen from a Goodwill donation box. Police booked Michael Hook, Jr., 25, and Tiffany Littrell, 28, into the Callaway County Jail. Around 10:15 Tuesday night, someone reportedly called police saying a man and woman were seen stealing from the donation box in the area of St.

With another criminal charge possibly in the works against Gov. Eric Greitens, Missouri’s top Republican leaders want him to step down. Speaker of the House Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff), Speaker Pro Tem Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield) and Majority Floor Leader Rob Vescovo (R-Arnold) released a statement late Tuesday reacting to Attorney General Josh Hawley’s decision to

University of Missouri System leaders are making the case to lawmakers in Jefferson City that an investment in higher education will pay off for the state. System President Mun Choi and others presented the results of an economic impact study Tuesday in the House Lounge inside the state capitol. The study, conducted by consulting firm

Newly annexed land south of Columbia in the fifth ward could be the prime spot for a new fire station. City council members voted Monday night to annex the land south of Beulah Ralph Elementary School near Route KK and Scott Boulevard. Fire Chief Randy White told council members that he’s had preliminary conversations with