Month: April 2018

UPDATE 2 pm: Boone County deputies said the man they arrested was Jack Lee Smith. Officers said when they made contact with Smith, he had meth. Smith faces possible charges of possession of a controlled substance, resisting and interfering with arrest and DUR/DUS. Since being arrested, Smith has bonded out of jail. ORIGINAL STORY: Boone

A spokesperson for Columbia Public Schools announced on Friday that Sarah Sicht will be recommended to the Board of Education next month to become the principal at Benton STEM Elementary School for the 2018-2019 school year. Sicht will replace current Principal Laura Lewis who will retire at the end of the school year. She is

UPDATE 4/20: A spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Public Safety said that the lab analysis showed that the powder in the envelope may have been a pesticide sold over the counter to consumers for use in garden insect control. UPDATE 5:15 pm: Chappelle-Nadal confirmed what the mysterious substance was: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MariaChappelleN/status/987087377796657153″,”author_name”:”MariaChappelleNadal”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MariaChappelleN”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;A cancer

Columbia police arrested Joshua Welch and Carmen Whitehead on Thursday night after officers were dispatched to the Walmart Supercenter on Grindstone Parkway for reports of drug use. Police said they were given a vehicle description and noticed the car had been stolen out of Jefferson City. Officers made contact with the suspects’ car and a

THIS AFTERNOON: We’ll continue to see mostly sunny skies through the remainder of the afternoon and temperatures will remain mild, in the low to mid-60s through sunset. It’s an excellent evening to take the family out for dinner. We’ll begin to see increasing clouds after 6pm as our next storm system for the weekend approaches.

Osage County deputies arrested a man wanted for kidnapping and domestic assault. ABC 17 previously reported that law enforcement officials were looking for Shane Vandelicht after he was charged for a domestic assault offense on March 31. Deputies said they received information that Vandelicht was located at a residence on Highway 89 near Higwhay 50.

Moniteau County deputies arrested Daniel Contreras, 28, on Wednesday after officers responded to a residence in Clarksburg for reports of possible drug activity. When officers made contact with Contreras, they saw marijuana. Deputies asked Contreras if they could search through the house, but he refused. Officers were granted a search warrant and went inside of

UPDATE (9:10 a.m.): The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed three crashes on Highway 54 Friday morning. The first happened shortly after 3:40 a.m. when a semi overturned at the Mel Ray Curve. No one was hurt. The second happened just after 7:20 a.m. one mile west of Center Street. The highway patrol said it involved

UPDATE – 8:00 A.M.: Osage County deputies learned around 6 p.m. Thursday that 26-year-old Shane Vandelicht was at a home on Highway 89 North near Highway 50. “After a brief refusal to exit the residence, he was located in the residence and was arrested by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office without further incident,” said Sheriff

UPDATE 3:30 pm: Authorities have released the names of the four children killed in the fire. Firefighters said Tyler Otto, 14, Cason Otto, 8, Max Otto, 5, and Levi Otto, 4, were found dead inside of the house. Authorities confirm all four were brothers. {“author_name”:”Sasha Gómez ABC 17 News”,”author_url”:”https://www.facebook.com/SashaABC17/”,”provider_url”:”https://www.facebook.com”,”provider_name”:”Facebook”,”success”:true,”height”:889,”html”:”&#lt;div id=”fb-root”&#gt;&#lt;/div&#gt;n&#lt;script&#gt;(function(d, s, id) {n var js,

TODAY: The frost advisory that’s in place for areas along and south of I-70 will expire by 9 AM. Although it will be a chilly start to the day, temperatures will quickly climb into the lower 60s. Plenty of sunshine is expected today, with a gorgeous spring day for the entire region. Passing clouds will

Three discrimination lawsuits in the last two years have left Jefferson City Public Schools on the hook for more than a million dollars in settlements and legal costs. The most recent settlement was reached with former administrator Gretchen Guitard on April 6. In the agreement, The district agreed to pay a quarter million of the

Two people have been arrested by Centralia police for first degree drug trafficking, as well as a list of other potential charges. Madison Putnam and Kenneth Petska, both 30-year-old Columbia residents, were arrested around 8 p.m. Thursday. In addition to drug trafficking, Putnam was arrested on two active Boone County warrants, one for probation violation

The leadership crisis continues for Gov. Eric Greitens, as lawmakers are working on plans for his possible impeachment. After lawmakers from both parties asked for, then demanded the governor’s resignation, Greitens dug in his heels and said he will not resign. With lawmakers’ efforts to remove Greitens, it may not be his choice. On the

UPDATE 5 pm: According to a probable cause statement, a student told investigators Edwards touched her inappropriately on two separate occasions in April. The student said Edwards touched her butt at school during the week of April 9. She also told investigators Edwards placed his hand on her thigh while on school bus for a

Mental health is on everyone’s radar, especially the mental health of young people. CenterPointe, a new mental health facility, will serve all ages when it opens in Columbia later this year. Today, they topped off to a construction milestone, they put the last piece of the structure in place. ABC 17 spoke to Mayor Brian

UPDATE 10:20 am: During the hearing, the judge ordered re-depositions of several witnesses as sanctions for the prosecutor’s mishandling of evidence. This will include the former mistress who will be re-deposed by Greitens’ attorneys. Judge Rex Burlison called the discovery violations from Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office “troubling, and their response to them, “troubling.” Gardner’s

TONIGHT: Temperatures again will drop close to freezing under clear skies. A slight breeze out of the east only up to 6 mph will allow for some frost to develop. There is a Frost Advisory in effect for areas along and south of I-70 from 1 AM – 9 AM Friday morning. FRIDAY: After a

UPDATE 2:05 pm: Callaway County deputies said they have been looking for Moon since March 11. In March, deputies were notified that Moon was suicidal and was possibly going to the Mokane River Access to commit self-harm. When officers responded to the area, they found Moon’s unattended car but officials could not find him until

THURSDAY: It’s still a cool afternoon across Mid-Missouri, but temperatures will continue to climb into the 50s through the day. Plenty of sunshine will accompany your Thursday, along with a light breeze out of the north up to 10 mph. While temperatures will still be nearly 15 degrees below average, spring is slowly building back