Month: September 2018

(AP) Eight family members who survived a duck boat sinking in Missouri have filed a federal lawsuit against the owner and operators of the tourist attraction. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Kansas City on behalf of Ronita McKinley and her daughter, Tiffany Collins, both of Carlsbad, New Mexico; another daughter, Tomlyn McDonald, of Midland,

***FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY*** TONIGHT: Expect scattered showers and storms to stick around through the night under overcast skies, with lows bottoming out in the upper 60s. Some could produce locally heavy rain. We’ll see winds out of the northeast up to 10 mph. FRIDAY: Scattered showers and t-storms Friday will

A woman accused of animal abuse after a video surfaced of a dog being beaten with a rope has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Leishi Tang pleaded guilty last week to a single count of misdemeanor animal abuse, according to online court records. She was originally charged with two misdemeanor counts of animal abuse and

THIS AFTERNOON: As we progress through this afternoon, we’re continuing to track thunderstorm development along and south of I-70. Some pockets of heavier downpours are possible. This activity will be fairly scattered over the next several hours. This will last into the evening. Temperatures holding steady in the upper 70s & low 80s. TONIGHT: Expect

The city commission dedicated to advising the council on parking resources announced Wednesday that a company has been selected to provide consult during the commission’s efforts to improve parking downtown. The consultant is currently working with the city’s finance director to come up with a five-year deal. After the deal is finalized, the consultant’s name

For multiple days now, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has been keeping you up to date on the latest when it comes to Gordon and how it will affect us. After making landfall as a tropical storm just to the west of the Alabama/Mississippi border, Gordon weakened significantly to a tropical depression. As of

A plan to give electric line workers for the city of Columbia a 15 percent raise will head back to staff for more information. Columbia city manager Mike Matthes offered to crunch the numbers further on raises for journeyman line workers in next year’s budget. The city’s finance department estimates that it will cost $456,301

TODAY: A line of showers and storms continues to slowly track through Mid-Missouri on the back of a cold front. This line of storms, while not severe, is bringing the threat for heavy rain. Stay cautious as you head out on the roadways this morning. We’ll see the storms slowly taper off as we head

A Texas driver who crashed a tractor-trailer over the weekend did not have a commercial drivers’ license, or CDL, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Juan Gonzalez, 44, was arrested Monday after troopers said he went off the right side of the road and flipped a 2017 Freightliner, totaling the vehicle. According to a

The Networks of Mid-Missouri will broadcast a slate of three Columbia Public Schools football games this month starting this Friday when the Battle Spartans host the Rock Bridge Bruins. Friday’s game is scheduled to kick-off at 7 p.m. and will air on MY zou TV (17.3). The broadcast is possible through a unique partnership between

Spartan Light Metal Products broke ground on its new die cast manufacturing facility in Mexico, Missouri, on Wednesday. The new facility will be 135,000 square feet and is planned to create 100 new manufacturing jobs in the area over the next five years. The multi-million dollar facility will operate a separate plant from Spartan Light

The City Council rejected the $4 million Henderson Sewer expansion west of town, leaving MidwayUSA owner and CEO, Larry Potterfield, frustrated with the City of Columbia’s decision. But Potterfield said he might run for mayor in order to get things done. Tuesday night, the City Council cast a 4-3 vote against extending the sewer line

Fayette High School is getting $10,000 worth of new athletic gear. On Wednesday, the school learned it was a winner of Riddell’s ’18 in 18′ Smarter Football program. Two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Peyton Manning sent the team a congratulatory message. {“version”:”1.0″,”html”:”n&#lt;iframe width=” 480″ height=”270″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/7y43vdP0F0Q?feature=oembed” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”&#gt;&#lt;/iframe&#gt;n”,”author_url”:”https://www.youtube.com/user/RiddellSports”,”thumbnail_height”:360,”provider_url”:”https://www.youtube.com/”,”type”:”video”,”title”:”Smarter Football: Congratulations – Fayette High School”,”author_name”:”RiddellSports”,”url”:”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y43vdP0F0Q”,”width”:480,”provider_name”:”YouTube”,”height”:270,”thumbnail_url”:”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7y43vdP0F0Q/hqdefault.jpg”,”thumbnail_width”:480} According

The board that oversees Boone Hospital Center hopes to have a decision in six months on who will manage the hospital after its current lease with BJC HealthCare ends. Boone Hospital Board of Trustees general counsel Tom Schneider said the trustees have been working on this next step for years and are within “field goal

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall late Tuesday night near the Alabama-Mississippi border and has been downgraded to a tropical depression. However, Gordon might still brings heavy rain and thunderstorms to mid-Missouri through the weekend. Rainfall of 4 to 8 inches over the northern half of Missouri is possible, according to the National Weather Service. Those

A Westphalia man faces several charges related to stealing after the Osage County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on Tuesday. According to a release, the sheriff’s office worked with the Jefferson City Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol to execute a search warrant at 119 Pleasant Home Lane, the residence of a Drew

City council members will get their first chance Monday night to discuss CPD Sergeant Rob Fox’s community policing draft report, which came out as part of the council’s agenda last Friday. The draft report laid out several recommendations, which are examined at length in this ABC 17 News article from Friday. Several council members either

Stephens College announced Wednesday that undergraduate tuition will be reduced by $8,250 starting in the 2019-20 school year. It’s part of the Stephens Solution College Affordability Plan, which aims to see that no student will pay more than $22,500 in tuition starting next year. The current maximum tuition is $30,750. “We’re addressing families’ concerns about

Moniteau County again has a prosecuting attorney. Presiding Circuit Judge Kenneth Hayden on Wednesday appointed California, Missouri, attorney Ann Perry as temporary prosecutor after Shayne Healea’s resignation Tuesday, deputy Moniteau County clerk Darlene Oliver said. Healea resigned as part of a plea deal in his assault case. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to four misdemeanors after

TONIGHT: Scattered storm chances continue into tonight, with the better chance for storms north of I-70. Building clouds will lead to overcast skies, as the slow moving front gradually stalls out near I-70. A secondary round of rainfall will develop after 2am bringing waves of rainfall into the Thursday morning commute. Winds will shift out