Month: July 2018

Employees will learn how to spot and report potential cases of human trafficking. MODOT took the Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking pledge, an initiative for transportation and travel industries to fight human trafficking. Training MODOT employees to spot human trafficking will help identify victims traveling across the state, said Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Founding

An autopsy is expected to be conducted after an inmate death was reported at the Jefferson City Correctional Center early Sunday morning. According to the Missouri Department of Corrections, offender Wayne Ell, 56, DOC No. 36963, was pronounced dead at 12:56 a.m. Ell was serving a life sentence for six counts of first-degree robbery, two

A Columbia man was sentenced in federal court Monday for illegally having eight guns. Adrian Lamont Levy, 35, was sentenced by a federal judge to 12 years, four months in prison without parole. Levy pleaded guilty to three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm on April 9. Levy admitted that he

Congratulations to the winner of our Summer Fun Contest Tabitha Griffiths!

The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Department launched a new bicycle-sharing system this week. According to community relations manager Amy Schroeder, the company the city is partnering with, Spin, dropped off about 75 orange bicycles on Monday morning and crews began distributing them across the city. The city plans to place the bicycles at several

The Mid-County Fire Protection District and the state fire marshal are investigating after a duplex explosion in Camdenton Monday morning. ABC 17 News was told the blast was first reported to emergency crews around 8:12 Monday morning at a single-story duplex in the 100 block of Illinois Street. Firefighters used several hand lines, a deck

Coast Guard crews recovered the Ride the Ducks boat from Table Rock Lake Monday morning. The boat was under 80 feet of water, and the Coast Guard was able to de-water the boat and move it onto a ramp. Coast Guard Captain Scott Stoermer said the next step is to move the boat to a

THIS AFTERNOON: A mix of clouds and sun will be the main weather feature this afternoon, as our temperatures stay comfortable, and humidities remain easy to take. This evening temperatures slowly fall back through the 80s. Good evening to get outdoors after work for dinner or any outside activity. TONIGHT: Under mostly clear skies temperatures

UPDATE: Click here to watch the livestream of the duck boat recovery. ORIGINAL: Coast Guard officials will remove the Ride the Ducks boat from Table Rock Lake on Monday morning, according to a press release. The boat has sat at the bottom of the lake near Branson since Thursday night, when storm-driven waves overwhelmed the

A tractor driver in Pettis County died after getting hit by a truck Saturday afternoon, according to online Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic reports. The report said Lyle McMilin, 62, of Cole Camp, was driving a tractor north on Highway 65 near Route V when the crash occurred. Shortly after 3:30 p.m., Richard Long, 70,

MONDAY: Monday is another repeat day. Partly cloudy skies will begin to clear through the day, leading to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. Temperatures will be seasonal warming into the mid 80s. There will be a light breeze out of the north from 5-8 mph, which will keep humidity in check feeling very comfortable through

City officials say they are looking at lean years ahead in the City of Columbia’s budget. City Manager Mike Matthes is recommending priority-based budgeting for budget year 2020. Councilman Mike Trapp told ABC 17 that unless the community can come together to increase revenue, or the state does a fix on internet sales tax, then

About 200 people attended a memorial service Sunday afternoon in Branson for the 17 people killed in the duck boat accident last Thursday. According to the Joplin Globe, a church bell at the College of the Ozarks chimed 17 times: once for each victim. The college and city of Branson put on the community memorial

TONIGHT: There will be a mix of clouds and clear skies overnight as temperatures settle into the mid-60s once again. Great night to keep the windows open, as cool, dry breezes continue filtering into Mid-Missouri. MONDAY: Monday is another repeat. Partly cloudy skies throughout the day, with temperatures warming into the mid-80s. Breezy at times,

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested 8 people on Saturday during a BWI checkpoint at the 3.5 mile marker of the Gravois Arm and the 3.5 and 10 mile markers of the Osage. Sergeant Scott White said it happened from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 228 boats were contacted. Here is a breakdown of

An EF-0 tornado blew down trees and power lines at Lake of the Ozarks early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers recorded some of the damage. The video troopers tweeted showed large trees knocked down and boats damaged. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF/status/1020328896577851394″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop F”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Damage from severe weather at

A Cooper County man died Saturday afternoon after being struck by a truck, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports. The report said Braden Grindstaff, 16, of Blackwater, was driving north on Highway 41 near Imhoff Drive around 1 p.m. when he went off the road. Grindstaff struck a lawn mower first, then hit

TODAY: A mix of sun and clouds to start out Sunday morning will give way to partly cloudy skies by this afternoon. Temperatures today will be nearly identical to what we saw yesterday–topping out in the upper 80s to near 90. We’ll see more breezy conditions as well with gusts up to 20 mph. That

The National Transportation Safety Board held a briefing Saturday on the investigation into the Thursday duck boat accident. Earl Weener, NTSB board member, thank all the survivors and first responders for allowing interviews. Weener said the NTSB searched duck boat 54, the other boat on the water Thursday evening, to get a clear understanding of

TONIGHT: We’ll see breezy conditions calm down overnight, mostly clear conditions will continue through the early morning hours. Temperatures remain comfortable in the mid-60s, a perfect night to have the windows open. SUNDAY: We’ll see partial cloud cover to start your Sunday out, before we watch more sun than clouds take over by the afternoon.