Month: October 2018

Some Columbia residents are expressing concern after they say they were kept in the dark about a series of overdose deaths. ABC 17 News received an email sent on behalf of the Benton Stephens Neighborhood Association to police and Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala. The letter cites ABC 17’s Tuesday night coverage of the two

FRIDAY: A few storms are possible north of I-70 Friday morning, but most of the day will be dry. Much warmer air moves in with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 80s and winds from the southwest at 6-12 mph. It looks warm and dry for Sports Zone Football Friday with temperatures falling into

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office said a “blanket request” by federal prosecutors to hold up the state’s lawsuit against Branson duck boat operators would harm the case. Solicitor General Dean Sauer argued that a judge should instead send its suit against Ride the Ducks International and Herschend Family Entertainment Corp. back to state courts. If

A Missouri man was sentenced to life in prison, without parole in a Randolph County 2013 murder. Jeffrey Nichols will serve six consecutive sentences, including five life sentences, a sentence of seven years and a sentence of 15 years, according Mike Fusselman, Randolph County prosecutor. “The death penalty is what I deserve,” Nichols said at

Attorneys have come to an agreement in the wrongful death lawsuit in the case of Carl DeBrodie. Rudy Veit, the attorney for the DeBrodie family, said a “confidential settlement” was reached between the parties in the case. A “sufficient amount of money” was given to Carolyn Summers. DeBrodie’s biological mother, Veit said. The Callaway County

TONIGHT: Clusters of storms will move from the south to the north, lifting north of I-70 after midnight. Winds will shift back out of the southwest up to 10 mph. Temperatures drop to 60 with moisture increasing through the night, creating for a muggy start to the day Friday as temperatures slowly rise toward daybreak.

Investigators are continuing to look for the person who killed a man on Demaret Drive on Wednesday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department had released no suspect information by Thursday evening and no information about a motive for the killing was released. The Missouri Department of Corrections confirmed the victim, Louis L. Green, failed to report

The Missouri Department of Corrections on Thursday sought to dispel reports of a lockdown at Tipton Correctional Center. The department said in a news release that it has received false reports of a lockdown at Tipton. “These reports are inaccurate,” the department said in the release. Two officers were assaulted Thursday morning and suffered minor

THIS AFTERNOON: Showers and thunderstorms are going to become more spotty in the afternoon. You still need keep the umbrella handy though, as these will start to lift back to the north later in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will be cool, only reaching near 60 north of HWY 24 to the upper 60s in

Authorities have arrested one suspect and are looking for another in the deadly shooting of a southwest Missouri couple who were killed after celebrating their wedding anniversary when they interrupted a robbery at their home. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office says in a Facebook post that Jeffrey Dale Lee Stevenson was arrested Wednesday night. He

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The son of the founder of a popular southwest Missouri cafe has pleaded not guilty to child sex trafficking. Fifty-year-old Benjamin Lambert posted $100,000 bond after entering the plea Wednesday. His attorney said Lambert is living in a nursing home in the Sikeston area. Lambert is accused of paying two children

Missouri residents will soon vote on whether to increase the current tax rate on gasoline by 10 cents per gallon. The increase will go toward improving roads and bridges in the state as well as law enforcement, specifically Missouri State Highway Patrol. Research projects it will generate at least $288 million annually to the State

A Boonville man is sentenced Tuesday in Boone County Court for a 2015 shooting at the VFW post in Columbia. Louis Green Jr., 22, will spend the next four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections prison system. Green pleaded guilty to a felony count of second-degree assault after he shot four people at party

Both lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 will be closed at Range Line Street in Columbia this morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation said in a tweet that I-70 will be closed at mile marker 127 for emergency repairs by a utility company. The closure will last no longer than 15 minutes, MoDOT said. The closure

UPDATE 9:45 a.m: The driver who crashed into a New Bloomfield home was taken into custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to Holt Summit Police Chief Kyle McIntyre. No injuries were reported in the crash. Original story: Holts Summit officers were called to the 600 block of Redwood Drive in New Bloomfield Wednesday

On Thursday, a Missouri man is scheduled to be sentenced in Randolph County for a 2013 murder. Jeffery Nichols is convicted of killing 92-year-old Carmelita Kaser on Easter Sunday back in 2013. Back in June, a jury recommended that Nichols should serve life without parole. Nichols and another man, Christopher Lewis, stole a “machete-like instrument”

THURSDAY: The line of showers & t-storms moves south of I-70 through the morning, becoming more spotty through the afternoon. These will start to lift back to the north later in the afternoon and evening so keep the umbrella handy! Temperatures will be cool, only reaching near 60 north of HWY 24 to the upper

A Camden County man is dead and a 4-year-old child is seriously injured after a utility task vehicle crashed south of Montreal, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report said 61-year-old Terry Scott was riding in the UTV with a 4-year-old boy Wednesday afternoon on Longar Road just west of Route BB. The UTV

A first-degree murder suspect has been released on bond from the Cole County Jail, which is a first for Prosecuting Attorney Mark Richardson. Alfred Chism Jr. was arrested after shooting Charon Session, 23, outside Chism’s home at about 3 a.m. Aug. 27. According to court documents, Chism admitted to opening the door while holding a

Jennifer Roberts’ daughter started at Rock Bridge High School this year. She fears that when she becomes a junior, it will be time to move. “She just loves it, and I can’t imagine taking that away from her halfway through,” Roberts said. Roberts and thousands of other parents in the district could be affected by