Month: May 2019

Authorities in Benton County were searching for a suspect Thursday after he allegedly shot and killed a woman in Ionia, Missouri. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office got a call from the victim at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, saying Travis C. Henderson, 45. was pointing a shotgun at her outside her residence in Ionia. When authorities arrived,

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s. It will be breezy with gusts out of the southeast at 25 mph. With a high close to 90 we could break a record high in Columbia. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Lows fall into the mid 60s with southwesterly winds up to 13

The Cajun Crab House in Columbia was cited for serving clams from an “unapproved vendor.” The Boone County/Columbia Health Department inspected Cajun Crab House on May 7. Cajun Crab House co-owner Linh Nguyen said the restaurant didn’t know that getting their clams from a grocery store was not an approved vendor. Nguyen said he also

A teenager accused of murder is seeking to have his case dismissed and sent back to juvenile court. According to the motion to dismiss, the defense is arguing Jahuan Whirley, 16, didn’t receive proper counsel during the legal process and suffered “irreparable harm.” Furthermore, the motion said Whirley was too young to understand the severity

Former University of Missouri basketball star Sophie Cunningham hit a game-winning three-pointer on Wednesday night for the Mercury. Phoenix beat Seattle 87-84 thanks to Cunningham’s heroics. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/1128877861153181696″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Former &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Mizzou&#lt;/a&#gt; and &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/rbhsbruinbear?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@rbhsbruinbear&#lt;/a&#gt; basketball star Sophie Cunningham hits a game winner for the Mercury! &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/TUVbqCFxNC”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/TUVbqCFxNC&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Andrew Kauffman (@AndrewABC17) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/1128877861153181696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 16,

UPDATE: Several members of the Conservative Caucus called an impromptu news conference Wednesday evening amid stalled negotions over an extensive abortion bill – HB 126. Sen. Bob Onder, R- St. Charles County, led the conference by calling for Senate leadership to reconvene members of the chamber so they could vote on the measure. “We need

The Columbia Police Department increase enforcement of impaired driving laws during the University of Missouri’s graduation weekend. “It’s simply not worth taking the chance by driving intoxicated when it is easy to hand your keys over to a sober person or call a taxi or use a ride-hailing service to safely get you where you

University Hospital has rolled out a program that offers long-term treatment for people who are addicted to opioids. Jonathan Heidt, the medical director of the emergency department of University Hospital, said the program offers treatment options to patients admitted to the emergency room for an overdose. “This program is the first opportunity as an emergency

UPDATE 8:30 p.m.: Boonville Police Department said one person of interest is in custody following today’s shooting in Cooper County. One person who was shot is in critical condition at the University of Missouri hospital. The other person who was shot was treated and released from the hospital. Authorities said there are not any other

UPDATE: Democratic maneuvering to block a vote on a controversial bill to restrict abortion ended Wednesday afternoon. Senators began negotiating Wednesday afternoon. Gov. Mike Parson also held a news conference with fellow Republican leaders to promote the bill ahead of the likely Senate vote. ORIGINAL: Missouri Senate leaders are set to discuss HB126, also known

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild. Lows fall into the low 60s with light southeast winds. THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s. It will be breezy with gusts out of the southeast at 25 mph. EXTENDED: The warm weather sticks around into Friday as highs climb into the upper 80s once

A fifth person was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a shooting in downtown Columbia. Toiyonte D. Hunt, 25, of Columbia, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Eddie Hunt, 21, Damion Hunt, 26, Caleb Hunt, 21, and Robert Carter, 26, were previously arrested in connection with the shooting.

The Business Loop Community Improvement District will hold a meeting Thursday morning at 8 a.m. where it will discuss bringing small-scale manufacturing to the area. ABC 17 News previously reported The Loop received a federal grant which allowed it to bring in a consultant to help attract small-scale manufacturing. Consultants were in town in March

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a 5 percent increase in tuition at all four system campuses. President Mun Choi said the university is trying to keep the university affordable. “We’ve been very mindful of affordability,” he said. “As I stated before, we could have gone up to 6.7 percent but we didn’t,

Steven Smith resigned as the head coach of the Lincoln University football program on Wednesday afternoon, according to a release from the school. Smith will pursue an opportunity in professional football. The release said Malik Hoskins will be the interim head coach for the 2019 season. Hoskins has been the the Blue Tigers offensive coordinator

The University of Missouri women’s basketball team added its second transfer in as many days on Wednesday. LaDazhia Williams announced on Instagram she is coming to Mizzou. {“version”:”1.0″,”title”:”New Beginnings………”,”author_name”:”_aihzadal”,”author_url”:”https://www.instagram.com/_aihzadal”,”author_id”:259216514,”media_id”:”2044518084013931523_259216514″,”provider_name”:”Instagram”,”provider_url”:”https://www.instagram.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:658,”height”:null,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”instagram-media” data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=”https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxfll12gzwD/” data-instgrm-version=”12″ style=” background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% – 2px);

Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight said Ricky Gurley acted in self-defense when he shot and killed 28-year-old Cameron Caruthers in 2017 at a home in east Columbia. “Under the laws of the state of Missouri, if you look at Chapter 563, the defendant [Gurley] had the right to act in self-defense and use the deadly

Four suspects face assault and weapons charges after a shooting in downtown Columbia. Eddie Hunt, 21, Damion Hunt, 26, Caleb Hunt, 21, and Robert Carter, 26, all of Columbia face charges of first degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Caleb and Damion Hunt also face charges of armed criminal action. According to court

Fulton City Council and community members are learning how other cities are regulating medical marijuana. Mayor Lowe Cannell said Fulton is in the “discovery phase” of putting together medical marijuana regulations. Attorney Nathan Nickolaus presented during Tuesday’s City Council meeting to help Fulton develop its own regulations. He said cities must create zoning rules, business

One woman was arrested Tuesday night after she allegedly tried to stab a man in Boone County. A seargent with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Shana McClain agreed to meet up to fight a man late Tuesday night. The seargent said McClain came at the man with a knife, the man tried to grab