Month: June 2018

UPDATE 4:13 P.M.: Boone County Fire has confirmed that a man was found on a porch with non-life threatening injuries. It’s unknown if the man was hit by lightning. ORIGINAL STORY: The Jefferson City Fire Department confirmed with ABC 17 News that emergency crews are responding to a possible lightning strike in the 900 block

***A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS INTO EFFECT FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70 UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING*** TONIGHT: Lingering storms are possible through the night, with the severe threat on the low side. Once the storms taper off, mostly cloudy skies will remain. This will keep temperatures on the mild side, with most

Missouri Department of Transportation officials said Friday that if they have to take down election signs, it’s not politically motivated. “Really our concern is for the traveling public,” said MoDOT engineer Todd Miller. It’s illegal to have any kind of unauthorized sign in the right of away next to a state-owned road. ABC 17 News

THIS AFTERNOON: Much of this morning’s convection will leave lingering areas of cloud cover over a good portion of Mid-Missouri, outside of the far southern third of the viewing area. We’re going to watch for the development of storms, especially across the Lake of the Ozarks and points eastward for the development of a line

In a letter addressed to CCEMS Employees, Jerry Johnston has announced his resignation with Cole County EMS as the EMS Chief. Johnston’s last day will be July 6, according to the letter. Johnston took over the position in January of 2017. His resignation comes after reports of staffing issues and a spike in paid overtime

The Jefferson City Public School District’s Security Committee will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss policy revisions about fire drills and active shooter or intruder training. The meeting comes after ABC 17 News looked into how often school districts in mid-Missouri performed fire drills in a special report. ABC 17 News sunshine requested 13 school districts

TUESDAY: Tuesday holds another chance for a couple of rounds of showers and t-storms with highs in the upper 80s. After morning storms on Tuesday, some sunshine during the day could help fuel our next chance of severe weather by late Tuesday afternoon, especially across central mid-Missouri. A line of storms moving through late in

Columbia police officers were called to the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway just after midnight Tuesday morning. ABC 17 News crews heard initial reports that a subject was running through the department store and attempting to evade police. Multiple officers were on scene for a matter of hours but it’s unclear if anyone was taken into

Missouri’s Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe was appointed to the position after the office was vacated by Mike Parson, who ascended to the office of Governor. ABC 17’s Joe McLean spoke with Kehoe about the transition, the controversy surrounding his appointment and his priorities for the next legislative session. Kehoe also reiterates the governor’s position on

Proposition A will be on Missouri’s statewide ballot in August. A “yes” vote will adopt Senate Bill 19, the so-called right-to-work bill passed by the Missouri General Assembly last year. If it passes, it will prohibit forced membership and fees in a union as a condition of employment. A new television commercial is airing and

Moberly police were searching for a person wanted for eluding authorities late Monday night. The department tweeted about a police k9 track happening in the 900 block of West End Avenue around 10:40 p.m. Officers asked people to avoid the area and for residents in the area to stay inside. According to the tweet, the

UPDATE 9 P.M.: Police confirmed the person arrested at the scene Monday night was 34 year-old Kevin Dean Snyder. According to a press release, a call was made before 11 a.m. Monday regarding someone trespassing inside a home in the 1900 Greenleaves Court. The first officers arrived on scene before noon and police did not

A New Hampshire man is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Boone County government last year. Prosecutors charged Kamal Mardi of Salem, N.H. on Monday for felony stealing. Mardi is accused of taking more than $46,000 from the county government in Dec. 2017. Boone County Treasurer Tom Darrough alerted law enforcement

UPDATE: A 76-year-old West Virginia man died in a Miller County crash Monday afternoon, according to a crash report for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report said Franklin Alford’s truck was forced from Highway 17 when a semi tractor hauling logs crashed into a dump truck. Alford’s truck was hit by logs, causing him

TONIGHT: A cluster of storms forming in southwestern Missouri overnight will track to the northeast along I-44, with the bulk of the activity south of the interstate. Areas near I-44 could get a few of these storms after 2 AM. No severe storms are expected but a few could be strong. There is another cluster

UPDATE 6:33 p.m.: The judge wrapped up Monday’s session after hearing from three witness’ total. The court began again for the day around 1:30 p.m. after taking a lunch recess. It started off with a leader read aloud from Jeffrey Nichols’ childhood friend, Sgt. Christopher Harrison who described Nichols as “never a straight A student,”

California City Fire Department Chief Allen Smith said the cause of the fire on 300 N High St is still unknown. He said it was difficult to put out due to the age of the building and its heavy timber construction. “Its always had me concerned and last night it happened,” Allen Smith said. “As

On the heels of the warmest May ever recorded, the heat has yet to let up across the Midwest. With less than a week left in the month, June is set to close as one of the top 5 warmest June’s ever recorded. The close to June comes following the nearly 30 year anniversary of

A federal judge sided with Logboat Brewing Company in a trademark dispute with a Maine-based brewery. Judge Nanette Laughrey ruled that Logboat’s use of the brand name Shiphead would not cause confusion with any beer put out by Shipyard Brewing Company out of Portland, Maine. Shipyard sued Logboat in 2017 over its use of nautically-themed

ABC 17 News confirmed one person was taken to the hospital Monday after a head-on crash about 15 minutes northeast of Columbia. Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District and ambulance crews responded to Highway PP near Thompson Road off Mexico Gravel Road around 11:45 a.m. It involved an SUV and a car. ABC