Month: June 2019

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office says a Chicago-area man accused of murder tried to escape jail with the intention of killing a witness. Joseph P. McKenna, 27, of Downer Groves, Illinois, is accused of using part of a pencil sharpener to remove tubing in a jail cell window and planning to file through a bar

A Missouri commissioner on Friday ruled that the state’s only abortion clinic can continue providing the service at least until August as a fight over its license plays out, adding that there’s a “likelihood” that the clinic will succeed in the dispute. Administrative Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi granted what’s called a “stay,” which will

UPDATE: Samuel Salatino’s charges were dropped in November. ORIGINAL: Columbia police arrested Samuel Salatino early Friday morning after officers were dispatched to the 200 block of S. Tenth Street in reference to a burglary in progress. Police said when they arrived on scene, they saw a crowd of people fighting. Salatino had to be physically

A Fortuna man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for killing his infant son in 2017. Matthew Hamm re-entered his plea of guilty on Thursday and received a sentence of life in prison for the second-degree murder charge and four years for abandonment of a corpse. Hamm was accused of second-degree murder and

An Ashland man was arrested on Wednesday after he was accused of having sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force and the Department of Children Services investigated the incident. They were told Fisher was having a sexual relationship with a 13 year old. After the investigation, Fisher

A semi-truck driver is OK after getting stuck in floodwaters near Glasgow Friday morning. The Glasgow Fire District said emergency crews responded around 12:45 a.m. to Highway 240, about a mile west of Glasgow. According to the Fire District, the water was too shallow for its boats to use an outboard motor and too swift

UPDATE: Columbia Police Department interim Chief Geoff Jones confirmed that 32-year-old Dontrez Jones was also arrested in connection with the homicide. Jail records show authorities booked Jones into jail on possible charges of second-degree murder and second-degree assault. In a news release, Jones gave credit to the residents, officers and civilian CPD employees in helping

A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly led Boone County deputies on an 11-mile chase early Wednesday morning. Damerian C. Cheatum, 23, was seen speeding on Mexico Gravel Road just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday. A deputy tried to pull him over, and Cheatum sped away, sending the deputy on a chase

FRIDAY: Couldn’t rule out some patchy fog again this morning, but shouldn’t be an issue on the roadways. We’ll be mostly sunny this afternoon and with that heat and humidity hanging on. Highs will be near 90 with heat indices in the upper 90s pushing 100. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mostly clear but again don’t cool

Work is set to start next month on a roundabout in south Columbia. Beginning July 8, the Columbia Public Works Department plans to begin construction of the partial dual-lane roundabout at the intersection of Forum Boulevard and Green Meadows. People living in the area had mixed reactions to the project. McKinzie Duesenberg , a Columbia

As of Thursday, the city of Columbia has around 85 lifeguards, which is fewer than city officials had hoped. ABC 17 News reported last month that the city was experiencing a shortage of lifeguards. Mike Griggs, director of Parks and Recreation, said he would like to have about 25 more lifeguards, but that the city

The University of Missouri has impounded more than 200 Bird electric scooters since June 2018, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. ABC 17 News first reported Tuesday about new rules the university enacted with Bird dictating scooter use and storage on campus. School officials had safety concerns over scooter use since their arrival

The Columbia Housing Authority is barring access to common areas and disinfecting parts of the Oak Towers complex after a few residents came down with a potentially fatal illness. Housing authority CEO Phil Steinhaus said the bacterium C. diff, which can cause severe diarrhea and colon inflammation, was found in an Oak Towers resident who

The Jefferson City Police Department is warning people to avoid North Jefferson City after a levee broke Thursday. The department posted on its Facebook page that a levee broke in the area north of the Missouri River. Capitol View Drainage District officer Britt Smith said a temporary repair to a breach in the levee’s western

The suspect in a Jefferson City shooting is in custody, according to the Jefferson City Police Department. Police said Michael Miller, 27, of Jefferson City is currently being held in the Cole County Jail. According to charging documents, Miller went inside of a home in the 1300 block of Monroe Street on Monday night and

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and humid. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with heat indices in the upper 90s. Highs near 90. EXTENDED: The upper level pattern is stubborn to move with the jet stream well to our north even into early next week. Rain chances will be slim

A Fulton teen died Wednesday night after he jumped in the North Moreau Creek in Moniteau County and struggled to come back up. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Bradley J. Hall, 17, jumped into the creek on Wednesday and struggled before he went under the water. He did not resurface, the report

Congrats to June Play to Win Sweepstakes winner, Anita McAllister of Jacksonville, winner of 2 tickets to Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre.

Congratulations to the Viewer’s Choice VOTER SWEEPSTAKES winner, Larry Cramberg of Lake Ozark. Way to play, Larry!

UPDATE 10:33 AM: The Columbia Police Department identified the victim of Wednesday night’s shooting as 40-year-old David Lee Morgan of Columbia. Morgan was pronounced dead on the scene on Tupelo Place. CPD has not released suspect information. UPDATE 10:20 PM: A spokesperson with the Columbia Police Department confirmed one person is dead after a shooting