Month: March 2019

A Saline County man who won a $100,000 settlement in December in a lawsuit against Marshall police has been arrested and accused of domestic assault, drug and weapons charges. Saline County deputies arrested Carl C. Roettgen on Saturday after a traffic stop that followed a call about a man making threats, according to a probable

A portion of Highway 15 in Audrain County damaged in a natural gas pipeline explosion will be closed indefinitely, a Missouri Department of Transportation engineer said Tuesday. The pipeline ruptured early Sunday morning roughly one mile north of Mexico, Missouri. The rupture left a large crater in the ground just 50 to 75 yards from

Mid-Missouri schools participate in severe weather drills year-round, but the Missouri School Boards Association said schools have been more aware of the dangers of tornadoes since the massive storm that hit Joplin. Gerry Lee, the associate executive director of the MSBA, said the key to severe weather is having a plan. “Many times, you don’t

Cole County Judge Jon Beetem took arguments under advisement Tuesday in the case filed against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and the custodian of records for the governor’s office. The lawsuit, filed by Ben Sansone of the Sunshine Project, accuses the former governor and his team of breaching Missouri’s open records law through the use

The state of Missouri spends just 0.01 percent of the amount that the Centers for Disease Control recommends the state spend on tobacco prevention. In 2018, Missouri received nearly $138 million from the Master Settlement Agreement between 46 U.S. States and the nation’s largest tobacco companies. The following in how Missouri plans to spend the

TUESDAY: Make sure you’re bundled up out the door in the morning. We start off near 8 degrees with wind chills close to -5. It’ll be a touch warmer through this afternoon, but unfortunately still brutally cold as it will be breezy through the afternoon. Winds will be sustained at 12-18 mph gusting to 26

Drivers saw traffic delays near the Interstate 70 connector at Route 63 Tuesday morning due to a vehicle crash. COLUMBIA ALERT: Possible northbound delays on Route 63 at the I-70 Connector, due to a vehicle crash. pic.twitter.com/e6IeT4TpvT — MoDOT Central Dist (@MoDOT_Central) March 5, 2019 The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at northbound U.S.

The air is dangerously cold across Mid-Missouri. The temperature in Columbia was 9 degrees at 5 a.m., with winds at 10 miles per hour, making the windchill 5 degrees below 0. There are several warming centers across Columbia: Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) at 1707 W. Ash St. – 573.874.7700 Armory Sports and Community Center

Federal prosecutors charged a Columbia man Monday with arson at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia. Wesley B. Kaster, 42, was charged in federal court in Jefferson City with one count of maliciously damaging a building, by means of fire or an explosive, owned by an organization that receives federal assistance. Kaster was arrested Saturday

The Columbia City Council will spend $2.25 million for land in southwest Columbia to host several services. The 9.6 acres of land at the southwest corner of Scott Boulevard and Route KK could soon be the home of a municipal service center, including a fire station, water tower and salt dome. On Monday night, the

A proposal to lauch an incentive program aimed at film studios is circulating through the capitol in Jefferson City. Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, is a proponent of the idea of bringing back the incentives, which ended in November 2013. “Maybe it’s time to revisit: What is the economic benefit to Missouri and Missourians

Boone County Joint Communications tweeted Monday night just after 9:30 p.m. that Columbia police were investigating an incident on Rice Road. According to the tweet, Rice was closed from Cass Drive to Osage Drive during the “police incident.” ABC 17 News crews said when they arrived in the area, the scene was already cleared. Reporters

Eldon firefighters put out a blaze Monday morning just after midnight at 119 North Olive. According to a post by the Eldon Fire Department on Facebook, the single-story home had heavy fire showing from 2 sides of the building. There was one person inside the home but they were rescued and taken to safety. The

TONIGHT: We’ll see mostly clear skies through the overnight hours as high pressure settles into place over MidMO. It’s another nasty cold night across the region as we drop back into the single digits. Westerly breezes keep wind chills below zero through the morning hours. TUESDAY: Make sure you’re bundled up out the door in

A Fulton man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison without parole after being charged with transporting a minor for sex. Michael Collins, 22, is a prior sex offender who also faces 25 years of supervised probation after he’s released from prison. Collins pleaded guilty in 2018 to transporting a 13-year-old across state lines

The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration has sent a federal investigator to the site of a natural gas pipeline explosion in Audrain County. The PHMSA said Monday in response to questions from ABC 17 News that the “failed section of pipe” will be shipped to a laboratory for analysis. A pipeline owned by the

A federal court in Jefferson City has now sentenced a Compton, California man to over a decade in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges in September. Shadeed Siefullah Muhammad, 42, is now set to serve 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. In September, Muhammad pleaded guilty to conspiring

Officials are trying to figure out what caused the boom and shaking reported by people around Columbia and Boone County on Monday. However, a denfense contractor said it was testing a military aircraft in the area at the time. Authorities and the ABC 17 newsroom started receiving reports of the boom before 11 a.m. Tom

A Mexico family lost the home they were building in the Sunday natural gas pipeline explosion in Audrain County. The explosion occurred about 50 to 75 yards from Highway 15 about a mile north of Mexico jsut south of the Davis Creek bridge. The road remained closed Monday and was expected to open somtime Tuesday,

A federal judge on Monday sentenced the former Callaway County collector to spend 2 1/2 years in prison. Pamela Oestreich pleaded guilty in September to embezzling nearly $300,000 from the county. The sentence also demands Oestreich pay the county $379,588 in restitution for the crime, which includes $280,000 in direct damages, the cost of the