Month: June 2019

A man who authorities say had a violent criminal history in North Carolina is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the shooting death of a Missouri police officer. Officer Michael Langsdorf of the North County Police Cooperative was killed Sunday afternoon in the St. Louis suburb of Wellston after responding to a call

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will begin accepting online medical marijuana applications for patients and caregivers on Friday. Patient and caregiver registration fees are $25, and patient (in-home) cultivation registration fees are $100. Patients and caregivers must visit medicalmarijuana.mo.gov to apply or to preview the necessary information and forms. Patients should download

Two more people were charged on Friday in connection with a Mexico, Missouri, killing from February. Demetric D. Dorsey and Trebion R. Dorsey were both charged with second-degree murder, first degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action for the killing. Both teens were certified as adults last week, according to the

A Missouri judge says the state’s lone abortion clinic can continue performing abortions, at least in the near future. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer on Monday ruled to extend a preliminary injunction he previously issued to allow a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis to continue performing abortions through June 28. He says the

A North County Police officer was shot and killed Sunday night while responding to a bad check complaint. Officer Michael Langsdorf responded to the call at Clay’s Food Market in Wellston Sunday afternoon. The area is about nine miles northwest of St. Louis. North County Police Cooperative Chief John Buchannan said Langsdorf was shot about

A second person was charged on Friday in connection with a Jefferson City shooting and possible narcotics deal. Keiron Robinson was a passenger in the vehicle and allegedly shot at another car with a rifle, according to court documents. The assault occurred in the 200 block of Belair Drive on Wednesday, and a Jefferson City

A California, Missouri, man who was convicted of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in February was sentenced on Thursday. Travis Clark was found guilty of killing Robert Asbaugh in 2016 in the 400 block of Railroad Avenue in Tipton. Clark was sentenced to seven years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and six years

The Missouri Department of Transportation performed an emergency fix on a culvert near Highway PP northeast of Columbia. Heavy rain caused water to undermine the pipe, creating a void under the pipe, according to MoDOT maintenance worker Kent Cunningham. Cunningham said they will put rocks underneath the pipe tonight to fill the void temporarily. He

MONDAY: We’ll be stuck in the clouds for one last morning, but things are changing for the better into this afternoon. Sunshine will return, thanks to some breezy westerly winds drying us out, as temperatures make it into the upper 70s to some spotty low 80s possible back west. TONIGHT: With a mostly clear night

Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel said he’s undergoing cancer treatments again. He shared the update with ABC 17’s sports department on Sunday night during an interview on SportsZone. “I’m doing good. I had to get treatment again for the first time in four years. My cancer came out of remission, and so I had

Flooding continues as the Missouri River is expected to rise this week. The river was at 26.87 feet Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service The weather service forecasts the river will crest at 31.5 feet in Jefferson City on Wednesday. The Jefferson City Public Works Action Plan for Missouri River flood events reports

TONIGHT: We’re tracking the exiting area of low pressure this evening– this may leave us a spot shower in the morning but for the most part we can expect to stay dry. Temps drop into the upper 60s . MONDAY: Morning clouds will slowly filter out leaving us with sunshine through the afternoon hours. Temperatures

Many gathered at, and some biked to, a memorial service Saturday for Darwin Hindman. The service at Calvary Episcopal Church saw dozens come to remember Hindman, who served as Columbia’s mayor for a record 15 years. Several people spoke with ABC 17 News crews about Hindman’s legacy. Hindman died peacefully last week from pulmonary fibrosis,

A short vehicle pursuit in Boone County led to one arrest early Sunday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, troopers received calls about Kimberly Roberts, 47, driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 from the 114-mile marker shortly after midnight Sunday. Roberts reportedly corrected herself and began driving eastbound in the eastbound

SUNDAY: Showers and storms will be a part of our Sunday, posing a couple of different problems. Some of these storms could be strong to severe, with the threat of more damaging winds and some large hail once again the main threats. We are also at the point of seeing too much rain, so flash

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT @ MIDNIGHT TONIGHT: Storms look to start to fire across out western counties after 9/ 10pm this evening and will spread west. As they do so, they could bring a chance at some brief gusty winds and the potential for pea to dime sized hail.

The Columbia Fire Department performed a swift water rescue at Flat Branch Park around 8:45 a.m. Saturday. When crews responded they found one person in the water under a bridge. The department used its rescue boat during the call. Two rescuers went into the creek and were able to get the person out of the

Citizen activists and organizers rallied at the Missouri State Capitol on Saturday. According to a news release, the rally was in opposition to House Bill 126. The bill supports criminalizing abortion as early as eight weeks. ” I got very very sad about it, ” said rally organizer Summer Webb. ” Then I decided there

Rainfall closed some roads across Boone County on Saturday morning. The Boone County Joint Communications sent out alerts warning drivers that certain roads were flooded. Those roads included: The passing lane of eastbound Interstate 70 near St. Charles Road Lake of the Woods near East Locust Grove Drive Richland Road near Trade Winds Parkway The

Three people face drug charges in Callaway County after being taken into custody on Friday morning. Dillon Heilig, 28, of Mokane, and Trent Parker, 25, of Fulton were arrested around 7:45 a.m. Friday after Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies made a traffic stop. During the stop, deputies reportedly found heroin in Heilig’s possession and booked him