Month: May 2018

A tractor-trailer on I-70 at mile marker 80 in Saline County has closed all eastbound lanes. According to the MoDOT Twitter account, eastbound traffic is stopped and westbound traffic has been slowed. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT/status/999026792966082560″,”author_name”:”MoDOT”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;TRAFFIC ALERT: All eastbound lanes of I-70 at mile marker 80 are CLOSED due to a truck fire. Please avoid

Two suspected burglars are still on the loose from last night’s burglary in Northwest Columbia. ABC 17 spoke to other neighbors on the street, who said they’ve had attempted burglaries themselves, as well as seen suspicious cars in the neighborhood. One neighbor who does not want to be identified said someone tried to rob her

UPDATE 10:08 A.M.: The House technical session gaveled in to adjourn for the next meeting time. ORIGINAL STORY: The Special Investigative Committee on Oversight is meeting today following the close of the regular session on Friday. ABC 17 will stream the House technical session at 10 a.m. and the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight at

TODAY: It continues to feel like summer here in Mid-Missouri, as temperatures make another run into the low to mid 80s. We’ll see mostly sunny skies through the remainder of the day, with northeasterly winds up to 7 mph through the day. Despite the northeasterly winds, it will still feel slightly humid outside through the

ABC 17 requested the expense report for the search for the Sinclair School of Nursing Dean. The report states more than $72,000 was spent in the search. You can see the entire expense report here: In the last few weeks, ABC 17 has reported on the costs of the MU Provost search and the Assistant

Attorneys for Gov. Eric Greitens hope a judge will allow for a special prosecutor in the second felony case before them. Each side appeared for the first time in court on Tuesday for the computer tampering case. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office claims that Greitens directed one of his employees to send his gubernatorial

A 2008 Ford Crown Victoria headed westbound on Highway 42 overturned on Monday, killing one man and injuring another. The vehicle, driven by 44-year-old Daryl Burke, of Camdenton, crashed after the driver “failed to negotiate a turn.” The vehicle went off the left side of the road, overturned and ejected Burke. Burke was flown to

A tractor-trailer in the median on eastbound I-70 at the 97.4 mile marker is causing delays. According to MoDOT Central’s Twitter page, one eastbound lane will be closed until the trailer is unloaded and removed. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central/status/998917642080673792″,”author_name”:”MoDOT Central Dist”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;I-70 Alert: Tractor trailer in the median on Eastbound Interstate 70 at the 97.4 mile

Lawmakers are making a final push to pass last-minute bills before the 6:00 p.m. deadline on Friday, making the end of the legislative session. Several big-ticket items passed in the last hours of the session, including tax cut bills for businesses and individuals. Senate Bill 844 drops the corporate tax rate to 4 percent and

Lawmakers scrambled to push through bills before the legislative session ended at 6:00 p.m. Friday. Here’s a list of all the bills lawmakers hustled to squeeze through before the clock ran out. Senate Bill 881 regarding transportation passed by a vote of 88-57. House Bill 1446 regarding elections passed by a vote of 106-33. House

“This legislative session has truly been a history session,” Majority House Speaker Todd Richardson said. “This session has been the most successful implement of conservative forms.” Richardson also complimented the people in the Senate. Richardson said the House focused on enacting policies and bringing, “good paying jobs for the men and women of Missouri.” “The

In a letter to Auditor Galloway, Attorney General Hawley said that the governor “lacks authority to retain private counsel to participate in connection with any adversarial proceeding without the Attorney General’s consent.” You can read the entire letter here: Parker Briden, spokesperson for Gov. Greitens, released the following statement about the letter: “It is long

The Missouri Legislature met Friday evening for a historic special session about one hour after ending the regular legislative session. House Resolution 2 lays out the proposed rules and procedures for the special session. The resolution states that all Special Investigative Committee on Oversight hearings will be open to the public, unless members vote to

The state Capitol is expected to be busy on Tuesday as lawmakers meet for the second day of a special session, and others meet for the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight hearing. On Friday, committee members filed House Resolution 2, which would allow it to start the process of impeachment by filing articles of impeachment

TUESDAY: After some early fog, we’ll see mostly sunny skies with temperatures warming into the low to mid 80s as winds come in from the east up to 8 mph. TONIGHT: We will see temperatures drop back into the mid 60s under mostly clear skies. Winds will be out of the east up to 5

The city council here rejected a multi-million dollar extension of its sewer system west of town. A 3-3 vote turned down the $4.3 million Henderson Branch sewer line running west of the Perche Creek to an area just northwest of the Midway exit of Interstate 70. The extension also involved an annexation agreement to bring

After a public hearing that lasted less than 15 minutes, the Jefferson City council approved the construction of a new VA clinic without objection. The 3.35 acre plot of land sits at the corner of W. Edgewood and Wildwood Drives. The new clinic will be located at 3430 W. Edgewood, just over a mile from

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a tuition increase for the 2018-19 academic year on Monday, according to an official release. The release goes on to say while the board approved a 2.1 percent increase, the university will only charge students a one percent increase following an agreement with state legislators who did

18-year-old Mikel Keel, of Columbia, was taken to University Hospital for minor injuries after a crash that left his 2003 GMC Sonoma totaled. Keel was driving eastbound on I-70 near the 120-mile marker when he “overtook” a 2012 Kenworth tractor-trailer. Keel’s vehicle crossed over the center line and hit the tractor-trailer, causing Keel to overturn

University of Missouri student Hailey Marie Hochanadel, 21, of Olathe, KS, died on Saturday after a 1991 Regal Runabout crashed into a rock bluff at the Lake of the Ozarks. Hochanadel was a junior in Arts and Sciences at MU and was in the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. “Haily Hochanadel was a vibrant spirit with