Month: February 2019

The Columbia Police Department held a meeting Wednesday evening with certain members of the public to collaborate on ways to address police vehicle stop data and racial disparities. “We have, for years now, been taking the Attorney General’s report and saying that the data is insufficient to impact the racial disparity that we have in

TONIGHT: Quiet weather is starting to move in the viewing area tonight. We will see mostly cloudy skies as temperatures fall back into the mid to upper 20s. With temperatures dipping back below freezing, be mindful of your steps tomorrow morning as sidewalks and parking lots could see some patchy slick spots lingering. THURSDAY: Temperatures

A Jefferson City contractor hired by Columbia Public Schools for a remodeling project was arraigned in federal court Wednesday. A federal grand jury indicted Anthony Adrian, owner and president of Jeff City Industries, last week on two counts of bank fraud. The indictment said that in 2014, Adrian took approximately $691,341.67 dedicated to remodel a

Boone County has four active tuberculosis cases, including the University of Missouri student who was recently diagnosed with the chronic disease. Two cases were diagnosed last year and two this year, though all of them are unrelated, said Jason Wilcox, a senior planner with the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services. University

A Fulton woman is suing the company behind the Capital City Festival of Lights after she injured herself while attending the event in December 2017. The festival was held in Binder Park and included holiday-themed displays and choreographed lights. The lawsuit claimed HomeMaker Health Care Inc. failed to keep attendees safe by using black ropes

The Stormtrack Weather Alert continues through Wednesday morning due to snow and ice accumulation that will make travel hazardous through mid-morning. TIMING: Snow and a wintry mix will continue overnight with areas west-northwest seeing mainly snow mixing with freezing drizzle. Most areas will see freezing rain and freezing drizzle with light precipitation into early Wednesday

Several days after a deadly Columbia crash charges have not been filed against a man police said caused the colision while fleeing the scene of another crash. Police said Lukas Evans, 20, was leaving the scene of a car crash at Stadium Boulevard and West Boulevard when he crossed into the other lane on West

The driver of a First Student bus carrying 42 Jefferson City Public Schools students told police that a “slick spot” was to blame, after his bus slid into another one Friday. According to the JCPD report from the scene, the bus that was hit was carrying 16 students. The report said the contributing factor of

A Richland, Missouri, man has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in a stabbing that left a Pulaski County man with life-threatening injuries Monday. Pulaski County sheriff’s deputies arrested James Acklin the same day after pulling over the vehicle he was driving and finding what appeared to be blood spots on the

A Stover man was charged with assault after he got into a physical fight that stemmed from an argument on Facebook messenger. Carl D. Marshall got into a conversation with the victim on Oct. 30 via Facebook messenger, court documents said. “I’ll see you tomorrow boy,” Marshall wrote in a message. He then told the

A residence and a vehicle were hit by gunfire over overnight in a residential area of north Columbia. Columbia Police Department officers were sent to Dove and Antelope drives on a report of shots heard at about midnight and found several shell casings and damage to a residence and vehicle in the 3300 block of

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office and Mid County Fire Department were investigating multiple instances of arson after they found bales of hay and mailboxes on fire. They responded to bales of hay on fire inside a barn on Jeffries Road on Tuesday. They also responded areas where mail had been set on fire inside the

The winter weather that moved in the area overnight on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning caused roadways to become slippery for the morning commute. According to the MoDOT traveler’s map, some roads in mid-Missouri are at least partially covered as the covered line creeps south. As a result of the weather and slick road conditions,

The Columbia Police Department confirmed it was investigating a death in northeast Columbia, according to a sergeant on scene. The investigation is happening in the 2500 block of Quail Drive. ABC 17 News saw five patrol vehicles, a crime scene vehicle and a fire truck at the scene. Officers started putting up crime scene tape

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY*** WEDNESDAY: Freezing drizzle and patchy fog are possible for the morning commute as temperatures straddle the freezing line. This could create some slick spots for the morning commute. Use caution. Temperatures slowly rise above freezing which will help improve roads by noon. High temperatures are expected to top out

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – PJ Washington and Tyler Herro scored 18 points each as fourth-ranked Kentucky slogged past Missouri 66-58 on Tuesday night. Ashton Hagans added 12 points for the Wildcats (22-4, 11-2 Southeastern Conference), who looked a little sluggish three days after beating then top-ranked Tennessee. But Kentucky was good enough defensively to hold

The Cole County Public Works Department and Jefferson City Public Works Department said they would have crews prepared to work through the night on Tuesday. Both departments said ice is the main concern overnight into Wednesday morning. Crews were out treating slick spots Tuesday. Cole County Public Works said several recent winter weather events have

Just four days after a Boone County judge gave Sturgeon’s former police chief his job back, the city has put him on unpaid leave. ABC 17 News confirmed that the board of aldermen came to a “consensus decision” to put Greg Halderman on leave Monday night during a special meeting. City attorney Cydney Mayfield said

Road crews will be focusing on priority routes overnight, according to the city of Columbia. The city is preparing for snow and freezing rain. Columbia Public Works said crews have pre-treated priority routes, but slick conditions could still occur. A crew was in place Tuesday through 7 p.m., the city said. At that time a

A crash involving a semi and SUV blocked a lane of eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia on Tuesday night. It happened around 10:40 p.m. near the Providence exit. According to MoDOT, the right lane is closed, but is expected to reopen before 11:30 p.m. The crash occurred while precipitation was falling, but it is unclear