Month: November 2018

The couple who cared for a disabled Fulton man found dead in a storage unit last year will be parties to the settlement in a wrongful death case. Mary and Bryan Martin reached an agreement with Carolyn Summers, mother of Carl DeBrodie, and other plaintiffs in the case seeking damages for his death. DeBrodie’s body

UPDATE 3:30 p.m.: The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office reports that one of the suspects has been detained. ORIGINAL: The Missouri State Highway Patrol is warning that two suspects are on the loose near Kingdom City Wednesday afternoon. They’re asking people to lock their doors and watch out for a while man and possibly a white

A Jefferson City woman charged with child abuse in the death of a 4-year-old boy will make her first court appearance Thursday. Quatavia L. Givens, 26, is scheduled to appear at 9:30 a.m. in front of Judge Thomas Sodergren in Cole County. She’s been jailed since last Wednesday on a single charge of child abuse

WEDNESDAY: A few high level clouds will continue to stream into the region this afternoon, with a cold day on tap for all of Mid-Missouri. Afternoon highs will top out in the upper 40s, with wind chill values making it feel even colder through the day. Winds through the day will remain out of the

UPDATE 11:59 p.m. Columbia police confirmed two people were arrested in connection with the deadly shooting at the Links Apartments on Monday morning. According to a press release, officers arrested Alex Glay, 20, of Columbia and Erick Libimbi, 20, of Columbia. Police said Glay and Libimbi were arrested on suspicion of second degree murder and

WEDNESDAY: Sunshine will stick around, but temperatures remain chilly through the entire day as highs top out in the upper 40s to low 50s with a northwesterly breeze up to 10 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds will build overnight as temperatures drop into the low 30s. With winds out of the northeast up to 8 mph wind

11:33 p.m. Democrats swept contents for Boone County offices in Tuesday’s midterm election. Incumbent Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill, county clerk challenger Brianna Lennon and incumbent recorder Nora Dietzel all won Tuesday night. Democratic judicial candidate Stephanie Morrell also took home a victory. Boone County voters picked Finley Gibbs over Brouck Jacobs for circuit judge, but

UPDATE, 12:34 a.m.: Galloway is now the lone Democrat holding statewide office. When asked about carrying the torch for her party, Galloway told ABC 17 News that she remains fair and independent in her job. “No matter where I traveled and no matter what peoples’ partisan politics happen to be, they told me they want

A bitter and expensive campaign to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill came to an end Tuesday night with a win for her Republican challenger. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley had 52 percent of the vote to McCaskill’s 45 percent with 3,085 of 3,256 precincts reporting. The Associated Press called the race for Hawley

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill could not successfully defend her seat Tuesday in a state that President Donald Trump won by 19 points two years ago. The Democratic senator was one of five party members hoping to hold onto their seat in states that voted for President Trump in 2016. She faced Republican state Attorney General

Republican incumbent Chuck Basye has won Missouri House of Representatives District 47. Basye was running against Adrian Plank who would have been a first-time candidate. Both Basye and Plank both supported medical marijuana in Missouri as a concept. However, Basye told ABC 17 News the three options that were on the Tuesday ballot were not

Republican Mike Bernskoetter has won the state Senate seat formerly held by current Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. Bernskoetter won Missouri’s Sixth Senate District seat with 52,861 votes while Democratic opponent Nicole Thompson ended with 17,783. Bernskoetter said his legislative experience as a House representative will help him “move to the other side of the building”

A rematch of the August 2017 election ended with the same result as Republican Sara Walsh beat Democrat opponent Michela Skelton Tuesday night. Incumbent Walsh, of Ashland, and Skelton, of Hartsburg, joined their respective political parties in Columbia and watched election results roll in. Walsh beat Skelton by fewer than 300 votes in the August

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Sophie Cunningham scored 31 points and No. 16 Missouri opened the season Tuesday night with an 89-64 win over Western Illinois. Lauren Aldridge and Amber Smith added 14 points apiece for the Tigers, who scored the first four points of the game and never trailed. Annabel Graettinger and Olivia Kaufmann had

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Mark Smith scored 19 points on 5-for-8 shooting from 3 and Missouri triumphed over Central Arkansas 68-55 in its season opener Tuesday night. Smith – a University of Illinois transfer – kicked off his sophomore campaign with a bang, providing the main source of offense for the Tigers in his team

Political newcomer Saundra McDowell did not succeed in her bid to unseat incumbent Democratic State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday. With 3,085 of 3,256 precincts reporting Galloway had a 50 percent to 45 percent lead over McDowell. The Associated Press had already called the race for Galloway, who also made remarks about the victory at

TONIGHT: Skies will become partly cloudy skiesand temperatures will drop to near 35 degrees, with areas of fog possible by morning. As you head out the door tomorrow morning, you’ll want to grab that coat. Wind chill values will fall to near 30 degrees, with winds out of the northwest up to 8 mph. WEDNESDAY:

Voters approved one of three medical marijuana measures as well as an increase in the state’s minimum wage while rejecting a proposed gas tax in the midterm elections Tuesday. Here’s a full list of the results of the statewide ballot issues. Amendment 1: APPROVED bills itself as “Clean Missouri” would make changes to the legislative

The CEO of MU Health said talks with SSM Health are “moving along in a very positive direction.” Jonathan Curtright gave an update on the discussions during the UM Board of Curators Health Affairs meeting in Columbia Monday. In August, ABC 17 News reported that MU Health Care signed a letter of intent with SSM