Month: April 2018

Two former staff members of Gov. Eric Greitens’ gubernatorial campaign have been deposed by the state’s attorney general. ABC 17 News confirmed with Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office that Danny Laub, the former chairman of the campaign, was deposed by investigators earlier this month. Laub’s name was signed to a consent order with the Missouri

UPDATE 2:10 P.M.: The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it is investigating a homicide. Authorities said deputies responded to a home on Platinum Road around 1:40 a.m. Friday morning and found a deceased man inside. Gary Ridenhour, who has lived in the area for 30 years, said he was woken up to a deputy knocking

On Friday afternoon, Clinton Police were called to the Clinton Animal Shelter at 1307 N. Washington Street in reference to a dog that had attacked two workers for the Clinton Animal Rescue Endeavor (C.A.R.E.). When officers got to the shelter, they found both workers had suffered serious injuries from a large dog that was housed

UPDATE 4:16 pm: Police are still searching for the suspect of the Central Bank robbery on Nifong this morning. Central Bank reopened for business at 3:30 p.m. ABC 17 spoke to a Central Bank employee, Mary Wilkerson, who says it was a quiet robbery and luckily no one is hurt. “I guess the best way

Judge Jon Beetem has permanently denied Governor Eric Greitens’ request for a temporary restraining order against Attorney General Hawley. The judgment comes after both sides argued in court Thursday morning. Beetem said he didn’t have the authority to bar Hawley from investigating the governor because Hawley wasn’t actively prosecuting a case against him. Both the

The attorney for the man who first shared the story of Gov. Eric Greitens’ affair and possible crime will be deposed as part of the governor’s criminal case. Judge Rex Burlison allowed Greitens’ attorneys to depose Albert Watkins next Monday. Watkins represents the ex-husband of Greitens’ former mistress, who recorded his conversations with his ex-wife

It seems April was a month for the record books, as any record was up for grabs. Although the month will end on a quiet and somewhat seasonal note, that wasn’t the case for most of the month. So, what were the records and how do they stack up against other years? To begin, this

TONIGHT: With mostly clear skies and a light northerly breeze, lows will drop into the low 40s by morning. SATURDAY: It will start off cool with morning temperatures in the 40s but sunny skies will bring temperatures up into the low to mid 60s in the afternoon as a cool northerly breeze increases up to

Columbia police arrested Shawn Sweezer, 31, late Thursday night after a woman was shot in the 2400 block of Clark Lane. Police said they responded to the house for a medical emergency and found a woman with a gunshot wound to her leg. Officers said Sweezer was under the influence of methamphetamine at the time

Columbia police are looking for three men accused of robbing a Petro Mart in the 3800 block of Range Line Street early Friday morning. A employee told police that two men approached him and demanded alcohol and tobacco products. The employee also reported that a third man was outside of the door and had a

TODAY: It’s a gorgeous afternoon across Mid-Missouri, with temperatures quickly climbing into the upper 60s to near 70. The front that cleared the area early this morning has shifted well to the south, with sunny skies and northwesterly winds filtering in on the backside. Winds will shift out of the west up to 15 mph

A sunken vehicle was found in the pond by Bass Pro Shop in Columbia on Friday morning. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/989816393028767744″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;CFD units investigating a vehicle in Bass Pro Lake &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/yH7goa7Uj5″&#gt;pic.twitter.com/yH7goa7Uj5&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/989816393028767744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;April 27, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} ABC 17 is on scene and has reached out to the Columbia Fire Department and

UPDATE: Welsh has been charged with assault and resisting arrest. ORIGINAL STORY: Camden County deputies arrested Floyd Welsh, 56, on Tuesday after officers responded to a noise complaint in the 400 block of Whispering Valley Road. When deputies arrived on scene, they saw Welsh driving a silver Chevrolet pickup through the yard of a residence.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley and a 20-state coalition filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. In February, the coalition filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare. The coalition said before Obamacare, “the states allowed individuals to determine whether to buy health insurance,

FRIDAY: The work week will end with beautiful weather. After a cool start and with abundant sunshine, Friday’s highs will reach the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. It will be a bit breezy with northwest winds increasing up to 15 mph in the afternoon as another front approaches the area. TONIGHT: Skies will remain

Emergency crews transported a man to the hospital Friday morning after a reported attempted burglary in central Columbia. Columbia police and firefighters responded to the 300 block of Park Avenue just before 2 a.m. Police on scene told ABC 17 News the man attempted to burglarize the home, but the people inside saw him. The

Residents who live in the central city are working to move forward with plans to improve their neighborhoods. “It’s very necessary. It’s all about a change,” said Diedrea Freelon, who lives in central Columbia and owns a hair salon off the Business Loop. Freelon attended Thursday evening’s monthly neighborhood meeting to get feedback from other

Last Thursday, four children lost their lives to a house fire in Lake Ozark that left the entire community in mourning. The four boys were Tyler Lee Otto, 14, Cason Kenneth Otto, 8, Max David Otto, 5, and Levi Thomas Otto, 4. According to the boys’ father, Travis David Otto from Westphalia, he has been

ABC 17 News has been investigating the efforts to keep the family of Carl DeBrodie in the dark about what really happened to him, and whether state agencies responsible for his care have responded to calls for change. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick has been investigating DeBrodie’s death since days after the disabled man’s body was

UPDATE 9:05 P.M.: According to the crash report, Willard Meyer, 95, of Jefferson City, was driving and traveled off of the right side of the road, hitting a large rock and several trees before his 2007 Dodge Durango overturned. ORIGINAL STORY: According to a Facebook post by the Cooper County Fire Protection District, shortly after