Month: March 2019

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ALL OF MID-MISSOURI START TONIGHT*** The ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day as snow and dangerous cold crash into the regions over the next 36 hours. TONIGHT: Temperatures will fall into the 20s overnight as will continuing to fill in across Mid-Missouri. We can expect snow

Freshman guard Torrence Watson scored 20 points and Missouri beat South Carolina 78-63 on Saturday. South Carolina cut Missouri’s lead from 10 to four with 5:54 remaining. On the next possession, Watson drilled a 3-pointer. After another Gamecocks’ basket, Watson knocked down a triple to extend Missouri’s lead to eight with 4:34 left. Missouri (13-15,

Audrain County deputies made two arrests for meth possession on Friday, with one of them facing a $10,000 bond. Deputies served a warrant in the 1100 block of N. Washington Street in Mexico, Mo. As a result, they found meth and drug items used in the illegal use and distribution of controlled substances. Holly Renee

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ALL OF MID-MISSOURI START TONIGHT*** SATURDAY: Now that we’re behind this cold front that brought a few flurries last night, winds have turned out of the north. These winds working in tandem with mostly cloudy skies will keep temperatures from making it past the middle 30s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Temperatures will

The True/False Film Festival is underway in downtown Columbia. Events started Thursday and will continue through Sunday. For a full schedule of movie showings and events, click here. Nickie Davis, with The District, estimated that the festival brings about 30,000 people from around the world to Columbia. “I think that our businesses step up. A

Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two people during a welfare check Friday afternoon in Harrisburg. Johnna Vargas, 30, and Gilberto Hurtado, 32, were arrested for first degree drug tafficking, four counts endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful use of a weapon among other charges. The release said Hurtado is a three-time convicted felon

Gov. Mike Parson will be in St. Louis Saturday afternoon for a Pro-Life Rally. According to a news release, Gov. Parson, Congresswoman Ann Wagner and the Missouri Republican Party will rally “making clear the position that Missouri Republicans will continue to defend and protect the lives of the unborn.” The rally is scheduled to start

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave University Hospital just one out of five stars in its latest hospital ratings. The new rating could cost the health care system $800,000, or 1 percent of MU’s total Medicare payments, according to MU Health Care officials. The ratings, which came out on Thursday, said MU Health

Plows in Mid-Missouri are prepped and ready to tackle another winter weather event that could pummel drivers on the road. Several inches of snow could accumulate throughout the state Saturday night into Sunday morning, and public works departments are already warning drivers to be careful behind the wheel. “We don’t need anybody getting stranded out

No one was injured after a building caught fire near the Lake of the Ozarks on Friday evening. KSPR reports the Osage Beach Fire Protection District responded to the fire at Compass Pointe condominium complex around 6 p.m. Fire officials said preliminary investigation showed the fire started with a barbecue grille on the back patio

Police arrested another Columbia man in connection with a home invasion at Aspen Heights. Police said Jaylen James, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of robbery and burglary and for an outstanding warrant. Two people allegedly burglarized a home on Jan. 28 in the 3500 block of Aspen Heights Parkway. Investigators learned that

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a crash in south Columbia on Friday night. The department tweeted out a picture of the wreck on Grindstone Parkway at Ponderosa Street, showing at least two vehicles involved. The fire department said as of 6 p.m. lanes are open, but traffic is moving slowly. The department said it

The snow and ice in mid-Missouri this winter has had a major impact on churches of all sizes in the area. Many churches have canceled services several times as a result of the weather. Rob Gaskin is the executive pastor at Karis Church in Columbia. He has been with the church since it was made

The Hallsville School District will pay $100,000 to the family of a bullied teenager, according to the settlement agreement. A federal judge on Tuesday approved the settlement between Rylie Wagner’s family and the district. ABC 17 News obtained a copy of the agreement through a sunshine request on Friday. Rylie’s parents said in 2017 that

***WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 PM SUNDAY*** TONIGHT: Temperatures drop tonight back to where we started the day, in the low 20s. A light northerly breeze will bring wind chills down into the teens under mostly cloudy skies. SATURDAY: A northerly breeze up to 10 mph and mostly cloudy skies will

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a fire at a home in south Columbia. Firefighters arrived at the scene in the 200 block of El Cortez Drive around 1:30 p.m. The fire department said no injuries were reported. ABC 17 News has a crew headed to the scene and is working to confirm how the

FRIDAY: Slightly warmer weather is in store for us closing out the work week. Winds will turn out of the south as high pressure slides off to our east. We’ll see a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day as temperatures make it to the low to mid 40s in the afternoon. TONIGHT: Temperatures

A state appeals court has upheld a Randolph County judge’s decision that a Moberly Correctional Center inmate’s probation was revoked illegally. The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the Jan. 8 ruling by Judge Scott Hayes to release Vance A. Cole, 42, an inmate serving a 10-year prison sentenced for a 2013

Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Randolph County Sheriff’s vehicle used to transport inmates caught fire after the driver pulled over on Highway 63 Friday morning. The fire shut down one lane of Highway 63 southbound near Hinton Road. The driver of the vehicle was transported to the hospital as a precaution. He was not

A Laclede County jury has found a mid-Missouri man guilty of killing a Tipton teen. Travis Clark was convicted of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. Clark was found guilty of killing Robert Asbaugh in 2016 in the 400 block of Railroad Avenue. The jury recommended seven years for the involuntary manslaughter charge and