Month: July 2018

UPDATE 4:34 p.m.: A deputy with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said they were initially stopping a car for a traffic violation. They said during the stop, they realized the car was involved in another incident with the Columbia Police Department. He said multiple passengers fled the scene. ORIGINAL: ABC 17 News has confirmed there

The Benton County Sheriff’s Department issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a 4-year-old that was last seen early Sunday morning. Officials said Grayson Darnell, of Warsaw, was last seen in the 100 block of West Gold Street around 3 a.m. Sunday. Officials said the 4-year-old’s non-custodial mother, Julie Darnell, 36, went inside the grandparents’ home,

TODAY: Overcast skies this morning are holding temperatures near 70 degrees this morning. With widespread rain slowly tracking into Mid-Missouri, temperatures won’t budge much for the first part of the day. A decaying line of storms is tracking into Mid-Missouri, bringing with it some much needed rain. While the storms are weakening, we could see

Former players from the Mizzou and Kansas basketball teams did their part to break the rivalry drought and played in an alumni game for charity. The game raised money for the Rush Forward Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club. No formal amount has been announced at this time. Former Mizzou basketball player Kareem Rush

Funerals have been set for five more members of an Indiana family who lost nine relatives when a tourist boat sank on a Missouri lake last week. A church spokeswoman says services will be held Saturday at Eastern Star Church in Indianapolis for 70-year-old Horace Coleman; his 69-year-old wife, Belinda Coleman; 76-year-old Ervin Coleman; 45-year-old

TONIGHT: Through this evening, spots north of HWY 50 will remain dry, and even those to the south will only see on an off rain chances. Most will stay dry through the midnight hour. The best chance of seeing rain pushing into Mid-Missouri begins after 5am on Sunday. Temperatures are cool again, in the mid

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed a corporate tax reform package his last day in office. Once current Gov. Mike Parson took office, he signed into law tax reform for individual and small businesses. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick sat down with Ray McCarty, the president and CEO of Associated Industries of Missouri to talk about

Two men are in custody in the Boone County jail Saturday morning on drug charges and outstanding warrants, according to a press release. Deputies said they searched for John Calvert, 36, of Columbia around 9 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Eastland Circle. Deputies said Calvert had felony arrest warrants for violating probation for

A 22-year-old was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing in Boone County on Friday, according to online Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports. The report said that Trenton Rudder, of Moberly, was driving north on Route F shortly after 4:30 p.m. and came up to a curve at Route T. Rudder missed

TODAY: The trend of comfortable mornings continues today, with temperatures hovering in the lower 60s. We’ll see increasing clouds through the day marking the start of what will be a stormy pattern for the next several days. Outside of some light rain showers for the morning, most areas will stay dry. We’ll see a better

Four people, including one juvenile, are in custody after a stolen truck crash in Callaway County. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department said that 23-year-old Michael Markwell, 19-year-old Jason Goff and 18-year-old Joshua Kennemore are in the county jail for stealing a truck in Millersburg on July 24. Markwell and Goff face additional charges of stealing

Construction is set to start Wednesday on a pedestrian island on Nifong Boulevard in Columbia. The City of Columbia announced in a news release that Cook Concrete plans to start upgrades to the road and crosswalk at Nifong Boulevard and Woods Edge Road. The upgrades include a flashing beacon and pedestrian island. Construction is scheduled

Three law enforcement agencies responded to a crash on Stadium Boulevard in Columbia on Friday night. The Columbia Police Department, University of Missouri Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol were at the scene near Carrie Francke Drive around 8 p.m. Police said two vehicles crashed and one flipped over. According to officials on scene,

The Fulton Animal Control and the Fulton Police Department executed a search warrant and seized 137 live animals. Melissa Baxter, 50, from Fulton, currently has charges pending for housing these animals in the 600 block of Grand Avenue. Fulton Police Chief Steve Meyer said Baxter will be appearing before a judge Aug. 3. The following

Bridge repairs are needed across the state. A nationwide report ranks Missouri as fourth in the country for having the most structurally deficient bridges. Assistant State Bridge Engineer, Scott Stottlemeyer, said the term structurally deficient is not used by MODOT. Instead they refer to this condition as a poor rating. “Any bridge that we have

Crews will begin work Monday, July 30 at 7 am. The project is scheduled to last 10 weeks and finish in Oct. Drivers will need to take alternate routes. Construction will close down Rangeline Road between Ben Williams Road and 6600 S Rangeline Road. The Director of Road and Bridge, Greg Edington, said the rusting

Bridge rehabilitation work could create delays for drivers on Interstate 70 in western Boone County next week. The Missouri Department of Transportation expects to start the project on the Route BB bridge over I-70 near Rocheport at 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. Both eastbound I-70 ramps to and from Route BB will close for pavement

Since 1998, nearly 750 children across the United States have died from heatstroke when alone in a vehicle. It’s the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths for children and it has already contributed to 29 child deaths so far this year. According to kidsandcars.org, only 19 states in the country have laws that specifically make

Columbia Public Works is planning to install speed bumps on Sexton Road next month, pending a public hearing and approval from the city council. The department said the plan is to put the speed bumps on Sexton Road between Business Loop 70 and Providence Road. Crews would install the bumps Aug. 7 – 9 as

The Columbia Public School District announced De’Vion Moore will be recommended to the Board of Education next month to become the principal at Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School for the 2018-19 school year. Moore currently works as the assistant principal at West Boulevard Elementary School and has been with Columbia Public schools for six years.