Month: April 2018

UPDATE 6:50 pm: Deputies confirm the Circus and Rodgers scene is connected to the Pinehurst shooting but would not say how. Columbia police said they are helping deputies with an “ongoing investigation.” ORIGINAL STORY: Multiple law enforcement officers responded to Circus and Rodgers on Tuesday evening. ABC 17 crews are on scene and saw Columbia

Wind energy could be in Missouri’s future. It has been in the works for years, a company is planning to build a transmission line across Missouri. This morning, that company attorney, former Governor Jay Nixon argued the line’s importance before the Missouri State Supreme Court. Clean Line Energy told ABC 17 that 39 cities have

Columbia police arrested Javante Commander on Monday after officers were dispatched to the Break Time on the Business Loop for reports of a disturbance. According to court documents, the victim was unconscious and Commander was fleeing southbound on Garth Avenue. Officers said when they made contact with Commander, he initially stopped but then refused to

UPDATE 5:40 pm: Young has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the court documents, officers received information from an individual who did not wish to make a formal report, that

A man has been charged with second degree assault after he was accused of head-butting a man. Deputies said they responded to the 200 block of W. Singleton Street for an assault on March 19. Officers saw the victim sitting on the sidewalk with a large amount of blood on the concrete and on the

Rep. Courtney Curtis filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against The Missouri Democratic Party, Stephen Webber, the chairman of Missouri Democratic Party, and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Curtis claimed on March 27, he attempted to file his declaration of candidacy as a Democratic candidate for the August 2018 primary for the 14th Senate District. However,

A Clinton man has been indicted in a $4.7 million investment fraud scheme in which he defrauded 89 investors who believed they were purchasing cattle for resale at a profit. Cameron Hager, 42, was charged in a nine-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. The indictment alleges that Hager, who

Montgomery County deputies are asking the public for help in finding a burglary suspect. Officers said the suspect forced entry into a residence in the Middletown area on Sunday, when the owners of the residence were attending church Easter Services. Commemorative quarters, a substantial amount of jewelry and other items of value were stolen. Deputies

TONIGHT: We are going to see a dry and clear night ahead as clouds decrease through the early evening. This will set the stage for a very cold night across the region. Winds will gradually subside through the night, but will still be quite breezy out of the northwest up to 20 mph. Overnight lows

The Boone County Fire Protection District is currently working a structure fire in the 5100 block of N. Creasy Springs Road. The call was dispatched around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. The Boone County Fire Protection District said first arriving units found fire in the attic. ABC 17 News has a crew headed to the scene

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway issued a report on Tuesday revealing millions in potential inaccuracies by the Department of Labor related to unemployment insurance program financial activities. The report also found continued failure by the state to properly account for federal dollars. Galloway said the report details issues resulting from changes to the Unemployment Insurance

Finalists for the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights, Title XI and ADA are visiting MU’s campus this week. Andrea “Andy” Hayes, who has served in the interim Title IX role since August, is vying for the position and was the first finalist to speak in an open forum to faculty, staff and students today.

Polls are open all across Mid-Missouri for election day. Boone County clerk Taylor W. Burks said so far, there haven’t been any surprises. “Nothing out of the ordinary. We’re seeing folks call in who maybe need to change there address at the last minute or have a question about their polling place. All comparable to

THIS AFTERNOON: It will be very windy headed into the afternoon after the passage of our cold front. We could see some light showers, but we should remain mostly dry. Temperatures will drop through the afternoon into the mid-30s. You will need the heavy coat if you have any plans this evening. TONIGHT: We are

UPDATE, 11:00 p.m.: The Columbia City Council unanimously approved the lighting plan, including more than 30 new bulbs in the East Campus neighborhood. Ryan Williams with Columbia Water & Light said he hoped to measure the light output from each pole before and after the change. The results could help the department decide a broader

Polling locations will open at 6 a.m. for the 2018 April elections. In Boone County, most Columbia residents will see three items on their ballot: Boone Hospital Board of Trustees candidates, Columbia Public Schools Board of Education candidates and a Columbia Public School $30 million bond issue. Some Columbia residents will also have the City

UPDATE – 6:30 A.M.: More than 600 customers are still without power after an early morning outage. It’s about half the amount of customers that were at one point without power in the western end of Jefferson City. The Hy-Vee market near the Capital Mall told ABC 17 News it was affected by the power

TUESDAY: You’ll need both the umbrella and jacket as the weather will be changeable through the day. Dense fog and isolated rain showers are likely in the morning, but will pick up as a line of showers and t-storms move through the area as a cold front moves southeast this afternoon. Most of us will

Spring in Mid-Missouri has been hard to come by lately, as winter is hanging on as tight as it can. Thanks to several blasts of cold air, the month of March closed with temperatures below seasonal values. That trend is continuing into the month of April, with bitter cold and snow. In the perfect April

TONIGHT: A developing storm system to our west will lift a warm front through Mid-Missouri overnight which will lead to rising temperatures, reaching the low to mid 40s by morning with increasing showers and isolated thunderstorms. Patchy fog is possible overnight. A few strong to severe storms are possible which could produce large hail, mainly