Month: February 2019

Columbia city workers don’t feel valued in their jobs, according to survey results. The City of Columbia released the results of an employee engagement survey Friday. The survey was administered to employees between Nov. 28 and Dec. 21. Sixty-two percent of employees responded to the survey. Those who responded reported feeling undervalued. The cultural question

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6PM TONIGHT UNTIL 12 PM TOMORROW FOR BENTON, MORGAN, CAMDEN, MARIES, PULASKI, MILLER, AND PHELPS COUNTIES*** WEDNESDAY: Drizzle for the morning commute will increase as a cold front makes its way south through the area. Drizzle may be ongoing through the afternoon under cloudy skies. Cold air will settle in behind

Lincoln University will start taking donations directly, ending its longtime partnership with the Lincoln University Foundation. The relationship between the university and its foundation ended Dec. 31, Lincoln University spokeswoman Misty Young said in a news release Tuesday. “At this time, the University has decided to move in a new direction consistent with best practices

The Wednesday morning drive coud be slick across Mid-Missouri with the chance of potential freezing drizzle in the western counties. ABC 17 crews saw light drizzle on I-70 West headed toward Boonville. Light drizzle is expected to transition to freezing drizzle, as temperatures are expected to drop throughout the morning and reach below freezing. Sign

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Tyson Carter scored a season-high 22 points, Quinndary Weatherspoon added 20 and Mississippi State beat Missouri 68-49 on Tuesday night. Mississippi State (21-7, 9-6 Southeastern Conference) has won five straight league games for the first time since 2008. The Bulldogs never trailed, pulling away in the final minutes for a relatively

Businesses and schools remain among the top targets for bomb threats, according to the United States Bomb Data Center. In the last month, there have been four bomb threats investigated in mid-Missouri. There was a bomb threat made at the Midway truck stop in January, two threats made at the Columbia Mall and the Moser’s

The Columbia Housing Authority asked for additional low-income housing tax credits to finish the Bryant Walkway apartment renovation project. CHA requested $40,000 in credits from the Missouri Housing Development Commission after the project came in at a cost more than what was budgeted. MHDC approved $28,000 in tax credits which equals $280,000 over 10 years.

A man has been arrested after a crash shut down parts of a road in Miller County Tuesday. William L. Minner Jr., 37, of Lake Ozark, was arrested around 11:09 a.m. on possible charges of leaving the scene of an accident, not having insurance, failure to register a vehicle and driving while suspended. Investigators said

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM UNTIL 6 AM FOR BENTON, COOPER, PETTIS, MORGAN & SALINE COUNTIES*** TONIGHT: Clouds will increase tonight ahead of a cold front with spotty light rain and drizzle developing in western Missouri by 8 PM, spreading to the east. As temperatures drop below freezing as the cold front passes through, the light

A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between the family of a girl who killed herself in 2017 and the Hallsville School District. Attorneys for Rylie Wagner’s family reached a settlement with the Hallsville School District on Monday and federal Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr., approved it Tuesday in Jefferson City. Although the

The lawyer for a former Columbia police officer accused of dealing drugs argued in court Tuesday that police used a search warrant based on unreliable information. Gamal Castile was indicted last February with including drug distribution, drug possession and unlawful possession of a weapon. The indictment claims Castile gave another man trenbolone, an anabolic steroid,

Police arrested a 30-year-old man Tuesday after a standoff in a south Jefferson City neighborhood that lasted more than 40 minutes. Police were looking for a suspect in a weapons offense that happened late Monday and determined the man was in a home in the 300 block of Hickory Street, the Jefferson City Police Department

The jury for the trial of a woman accused in the death of Darnell Gray, 4, of Jefferson City, will be drawn from Johnson County, according to a Cole County judge. Quatavia Givens, 26, had a court hearing on Tuesday, which determined details of the case, including where the jury will be drawn from. Jefferson

Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said Tuesday that he hopes his office can release before the end of the week the name of the person whose remains were found over the weekend. Chism said he spoke Tuesday to people who might be family members of the person whose remains were found in a wooded area

The Missouri Senate Committee on Economic Development considered a bill Tuesday that would see the state’s riverboat casino entry fee raised by one dollar, in order to fund a Jefferson City Steamboat museum. Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, sponsors the bill aiming to move the contents of the Steamboat Arabia museum to Jefferson City, as

THIS AFTERNOON: Get out and enjoy the beautiful weather this afternoon. Temperatures will top out ~5 degrees above average with lots of sunshine. Winter will make a return and conditions will be cold and unsettled through at LEAST the middle of next week. Today IS the day to get out. Winds will shift to the

Two people charged in Maries County with animal neglect are due in court next month. Anna C. Wadlow and Steven C. Wadlow, both of Vichy, are scheduled to appear for hearings March 26 at 9:30 a.m. According to court documents obtained by ABC 17 News, deputies investigated their properties in the 18000 block of Maries

The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning about a Hallsville contractor after customers said the company failed to complete work for them. The BBB gave Accurate Home Construction and Inspections an F-minus rating, the lowest on its scale, the organization said in a news release Monday. In one case a disabled woman said she

Mizzou guard Mark Smith will miss the remainder of the season due to injury. A team spokesman said the sophomore will have ankle surgery next Monday. Smith originally hurt his ankle on Jan. 23 late in the second half against Arkansas. He missed six straight games before returning to the court on Feb. 16 at

TUESDAY: This will be the warmest day in the next 7 days as we reach near 50 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Winds will shift to the southeast up to 8 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds build tonight ahead of a cold front. With moisture present we will start to see spotty showers and the possibility of