Month: April 2018

Columbia leaders and residents said they think the city’s sidewalk cafe ordinance is outdated and want to see an update to the decade old laws. “We started talking a couple months ago about how we wanted to continue to encourage outdoor dining but when you look at the code, it was written about a decade

Funeral services for the Miller County deputy who died in a crash on Friday will be held Wednesday in Osage Beach. Memorial services for 26-year-old Casey Shoemate will be held at the Church of Osage Hills at 11 a.m., followed by a burial service at the Eldon City Cemetery, where he will be laid to

The United States Department of Agriculture met in Columbia today to discuss strategies to fix the opioid problems in rural areas where the crisis hits them hard. Law enforcement told ABC 17 that one in every three Missouri families are affected by the opioid crisis. The Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Chris Chinn,

TONIGHT: Light rain will gradually end through the evening from north to south, lingering until midnight near I-44. Clouds will slowly clear from north to south by morning with overnight lows dropping into the low to mid 40s and a northerly wind from 5-8 mph. THURSDAY: It looks like a pleasant spring day with mostly

The Downtown Leadership Council is asking for more public parking spaces on the first floors of all parking garages. The council finalized a draft letter Tuesday that will now be sent to the city council. The letter asks the council to review the following:1. The location of the public parking spaces in the 8th &

A man has been charged with charged with two counts of statutory sodomy after he was accused of making a 4-year-old perform sexual acts. According to the probable cause statement, Julio Landero-Eufracio would make the child watch pornographic movies, masturbate in front of her, have her take photographs and videos of him masturbating and make

A woman accused of threatening two women has been charged with tampering or attempting to tamper with a victim in a felony prosecution and stalking. ABC 17 previously reported that Laronya Brown drove to the 3700 block of Koala Drive in February and engaged in a verbal altercation with the victim. Brown was accused of

A man has been charged with burglary after he was accused of forcing entry into a home in 2016. According to the probable cause statement, Andrew Pollvogt got into a residence through a window and took $4,000 from a jewelry box. The victims reported that one of the items missing was a sterling silver charm

WEDNESDAY: It’s a cool, cloudy, and showery Wednesday across the region. Temperatures this afternoon are in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees and will remain there into the afternoon hours. Showers will continue to track into the region as we head through the day, with most of the activity confined to areas south of

The man accused of damaging a church sign has been arrested. Police said John Durham went to the department on Monday night to turn himself in for damaging the Campus Lutheran Church sign. ABC 17 previously reported that officers were looking for a man that caused $400 worth of damage to a sign during the

The superintendent for the Warsaw R-IX School District confirmed on Wednesday that officials had received a report of scabies from Warsaw South Elementary. Superintendent Shawn Poyser said there has only been one confirmed case. Parents at the elementary school gave ABC 17 letters that were sent home with their children. The letter asks parents to

WEDNESDAY: Skies will be mostly cloudy Wednesday and it will be cooler with highs in the lower 60s and a chance of light showers. The best chance of rain Wednesday will be in areas west of HWY 63 and south of I-70. Showers are possible by noon near HWY 65 in western Missouri, developing to

UPDATE 8:01 P.M.: Authorities have confirmed there are two victims who were injured with a knife. UPDATE 6:48 P.M.: The suspect is now in custody. There are victims, but authorities have not confirmed how many, what state they are in or what the injuries are. ORIGINAL STORY: Boone County Sheriff and Ashland Police units, including

Emergency crews in Montgomery County responded to at least two structure fires Tuesday. The first happened in Montgomery City and the second happened in the county off Hickory Wood and High Hill. A barn was destroyed in the second fire. Firefighters have not released if any other buildings were damaged or if anyone was hurt.

UPDATE 2:15 p.m.: Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey conducted an auction of real estate owned by Farrel, Valerie and Hilda Pride Tuesday afternoon. Farrel was the only one indicted by a Boone County grand jury; however, Valerie and Hilda were not charged. A civil judgment was entered against all three. In 2015, a civil judgment

The special committee investigating Governor Greitens met today at noon. It was the second time this week. ABC 17 asked members questions as they walked in and out of the meeting, but members of the committee were not respondent. State Representative Alan Green told us it’s like a “soap opera.” “Because I can’t get a

After what seemed like a never-ending winter, Mother Nature has finally awarded us with more springlike weather. However, the comes with a cause as many plants and flowers are beginning to bloom and releasing pollen into the air. While this is a yearly thing, the timing of the pollen release is what many experts are

One year ago Tuesday, law enforcement officers in Fulton found Carl DeBrodie’s body at a Fulton storage unit, encased in cement. ABC 17 Investigates will look into what has changed since DeBrodie’s death in a special airing on Thursday. ABC 17 News has put together a timeline of events, beginning with DeBrodie’s reported disappearance from

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is holding a Prescription Drug Take Back event in Boone County on April 27 and April 28. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is partnering up with the Youth Community Coalition and law enforcement agencies in Boone County including Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, the University of Missouri and VA Hospital Police

A judge will consider whether or not to remove the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office from the new charge facing Governor Eric Greitens. Both sides met in court Tuesday afternoon to discuss the issue with Judge Rex Burlison. Greitens’ defense team said Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office was trying to salvage poor work done on