Month: June 2018

Missouri’s 57th governor gave his first address to both chambers of the general assembly on Monday. Gov. Mike Parson started his speech on a somber note. “I stand before you at a difficult time for our state,” Parson said. He picked up his tone by saying, “Today is a time for a fresh start for

The Columbia Fire Department is reminding firefighters to hydrate, drink plenty of water and look out for one another when responding to emergencies in high temperatures. Officials with the fire department responded to a commercial structure fire Monday on Anita Court in Columbia where one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. ABC 17 News got

A Boone County judge sentenced Brian H. Smith, 19, to 15 years in prison on two felonies on Monday after he pleaded guilty to his involvement in a 2016 shooting death of a 33-year-old man. Police arrested Smith in 2016 on suspicion of second-degree murder and other charges after an argument over a marijuana deal

According to the CDC, suicide is a leading cause of death in the U.S. After the deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain, there is a term called, “suicide contagion,” which is a real issue says the CDC. Dr. Kimberly Brandt, an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Missouri

The owner of 200 E. High St., which partially collapsed onto the Madison St. last week, has not decided whether the building will be repaired or demolished, according to Larry Burkhardt, the head of Jefferson City Building Regulations. The building, owned by Andrew Neidert of Neidert Properties, was built in the 1880s and is part

There’s always new business construction going on in Columbia, especially as the city expands. ABC 17 News looked into some of those projects to find out their progress. Cherry Hill Dental is expanding service to the southwest side of town near the corner of Bethel Street and Nifong Road. Right now, the group has three

Vehicle thefts in Boone County rose over 30 percent over the past decade with 358 vehicles stolen in 2017. About one car is stolen each day in Boone County. Reports show Missouri ranks as the seventh highest state in the nation for motorcycle theft, despite a lowered national trend. “Motorcycles are most commonly stolen in

UPDATE 4:50 p.m.: Prosecutors in Audrain County charged Toinyia Combs with one felony count of parental kidnapping on Tuesday afternoon. ORIGINAL STORY: A mid-Missouri mother could face charges after investigators accused her of kidnapping her child on Monday night. According to the Mexico Department of Public Safety, Toinyia Combs, 20, of Mexico, met the legal

UPDATE 6/12: Jefferson City Public Works said they hope to have two-lane traffic by the end of the week on Madison street. The city says they are working with the owner of the building who is being very compliant with them. ORIGINAL: This week’s Thursday Night Live event is moved to the corner of Monroe

The partially-collapsed building on Madison Street in Jefferson City was not fully inspected when it was renovated five years ago, according to Larry Burkhardt, the head of Building Regulations in Jefferson City. When a citizen or company files a construction permit with the city, the building regulations department follows up the work with an inspection.

TONIGHT: It will be another warm night as lows drop to near 70 degrees under partly cloudy skies. A cluster of storms forming in east-central Kansas after midnight will track to the southeast into the early morning hours, bringing a chance of rain to parts of Mid-Missouri. Areas south of I-70 have the best chance

Gov. Mike Parson appointed two new members to the Missouri State Board of Education on Tuesday. The governor’s appointments of Carol Hallquist and Peter Herschend restore functionality to the board after it lacked enough members. “We owe it to our students to provide the best, high-quality public education in Missouri,” said Gov. Parson. “It was

TUESDAY: Clouds are still with us this afternoon, as morning storms continue to track well to our southwest. Despite the clouds it will still be another warm and humid day. Highs are expected to top out in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees today, with gradual clearing expected. Heat indices will likely climb into

One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a vehicle hit a guardrail and flipped over on I-70. State troopers said a woman was sideswiped, causing the crash. The crash happened at mile marker 131, just east of the Lake of the Woods and St. Charles Road exit in east Columbia. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central/status/1006548820107382784″,”author_name”:”MoDOT

UPDATE 6/12: A press release revealed that Assistant Fire Marshal Shawn McGruder and Assistant Fire Marshal Jim Pasley determined the fire originated on a front deck on the lower level of the apartment building. According to the press release, the cause of the fire is improperly discarded smoking materials. Fifty percent of the apartment building

UPDATE – 7:30 A.M.: The Boone County Fire Protection District confirmed a single-vehicle crash in the median near the Turkey Creek Bridge south of Columbia. The female driver was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, according to Asst. Chief Gale Blomenkamp. As of Tuesday morning, Blomenkamp said it’s unclear if weather was a

Missouri’s new governor is kicking off his statewide listening tour Tuesday morning. Gov. Mike Parson delivered his first address to the General Assembly Monday night, which drew bipartisan praise. Parson is making nine stops across the state Tuesday and Wednesday, starting at 8 a.m. in Springfield. The governor said he will be talking to community

TUESDAY : As the line of stronger storms exits the area early this morning we are going to see scattered showers on the backend of the system for the morning commute. We will see a drying trend from north to south later on this morning. By the afternoon most of the day will be dry

One person was injured Monday after a boat fire at the Lake of the Ozarks. It happened around 6:50 p.m. near the 24 mile marker of the main channel, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Dan Hall, 47, was starting the boat after refueling, which caused some fumes to ignite, the report said.

A federal judge revoked the bond for a man who shot and killed a person in east Columbia last year. Ricky B. Gurley went back into federal custody on Monday when District Judge Brian Wimes revoked his bond after an hourlong hearing in Jefferson City. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lawrence Miller said that Gurley had violated