Month: July 2019

A woman is dead after drowning in Benton County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol incident report, Rebecca Feese, 33, tried to wade across what she thought was low water near Truman Lake. Feese was swept downstream on Balke Road. Doctors pronounced her dead at a hospital.

SUNDAY: We’re continuing to track a front slowly moving through the region this morning. Most of us will stay dry today, with the best chance at picking up a stray shower further south. One benefit of this front will be some slightly cooler weather. Temperatures only topping out in the middle 80s , with humidity

Multiple law enforcement agencies are ramping up patrols for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The Columbia Police Department is participating in a traffic enforcement project from July 3 until July 8 focused on driving while under the influence, speeding and seat belt violations. CPD has been working with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department for

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will remain in place over, lows in the low 70s . It will remain a tad muggy. SUNDAY: Following Saturday’s weak cold front temperatures will ease off a few degrees into the afternoon. However, dew points will remain elevated which will keep us pretty muggy into the afternoon hours. Rain chances

A Fulton woman was arrested last week after Callaway sheriff’s deputies found several pounds of marijuana and other THC devices in her vehicle, according to a news release. Deputies pulled over 23 year-old Danasia Pittman near the intersection of Old Jefferson City Road and Sign Painter Road on July 1 around noon. The stop, according

Columbia police investigated a two-vehicle crash at State Farm Parkway and East Nifong Boulevard around 2:20 p.m. Saturday. One car rolled over, and blocked the northbound lanes of State Farm Parkway for about an hour. It’s not clear what caused the crash or if anyone was injured. ABC 17 News has contacted the Columbia Police

Fulton police officers arrested woman after finding her with methamphetamine, according to a news release. The release said officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at a Walmart. Officers found Arla Gulledge with the drugs. According to the release, officers took Gullege into custody on charges of possession of a controlled substance. Her bail

Fulton police officers arrested a man Saturday morning for burglary on Market Street. According to a news release, Timothy Walker forced his way into a home and assaulted a woman. Officers later found two residents with a stolen item. The release said Jaime Edison and Baily Thomas were taken into custody and transferred to the

SATURDAY: After a foggy start to the day, partly to mostly cloudy skies will take over in the afternoon. Cannot completely rule out an isolated storm, but it appears that most of us will stay dry. Those that stay dry will see temperatures make it into the upper 80s , with heat indices pushing into

The city of Columbia is hosting the grand opening of the MU Health Care Pavilion starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The city council originally approved the project in November 2017, but weather pushed back the grand opening. The original grand opening was supposed to take place May 18, 2019. The Columbia Parks and Recreation

A Michigan college is accusing the University of Missouri of misusing millions of dollars in an endowment from 2003. Hillsdale College, located in south Michigan, sued the university in 2017 over the school’s handling of a multimillion-dollar endowment to hire business and economics professors. The college says MU has not followed the instructions of the

A murder charge has been filed in the case of a missing Jefferson City man nearly five years after his body was found. Moniteau County Prosecuting Attorney Mary Kay Lutz said Friday that she has charged Aaron Irwin with first-degree murder in the killing of Cody Thirlwall. A hunter found Thirlwall’s body near Enon in

Columbia residents will get a chance to meet the two finalists for city manager on Wednesday, July 10. The two candidates are current interim City Manager John Glascock, and James “Jim” Palenick. Both will be at City Hall as the reception starts at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. People will get a chance to

Police arrested the suspect in a standoff at a duplex in northwest Columbia early Friday afternoon. Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said police had been negotiating with Timothy Rottet, 26, to get Rottet out of a duplex on Zinnia Drive. Rottet has an arrest warrant for probation or parole violation for assault and dangerous

Firefighters battled a structure fire in Macks Creek late Friday afternoon. The Southwest Camden County Fire Protection District responded to the home on Petite Lane just before 5 p.m. to find a mobile home and vehicle engulfed in flames, according to the agency’s Facebook page. Firefighters put out the fire in the vehicle and then

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers increased patrols throughout the holiday weekend. “Operation Dry Water is an attempt to promote safety on the water ways by making sure everyone has a sober captain and also making sure that they’re operating within the laws of Missouri,” said Brian Geier, a Missouri State Trooper. The counting period for

TONIGHT: Storms taper off before sunset. Mostly cloudy with lows in the low 70s. Patchy fog possible. SATURDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index in the mid-upper 90s depending on where storms develop. EXTENDED: A cold front will slide in

Fulton police are seeking the public’s help to identify two burglars. The Fulton Police Department said in a news release that officers took reports of five business burglaries throughout the city Friday morning. In at least one of the burglaries — in the 1200 block of South Business 54 — a burglar broke into a

A Jefferson City Public Schools employee will go before the school board Wednesday with her job on the line. Tammy Ferry, the district’s instructional technology coordinator, told ABC 17 News that the board will consider whether to fire her in a termination hearing scheduled for 3 p.m. at Miller Performing Arts Center. Attorney David Moen,

Jefferson City authorities detained six juveniles late Thursday after a fight at the Salute to America festival celebrating Independence Day. The Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release Friday that several juveniles were involved in a large fight in the 200 block of East Capitol Avenue. Three separate groups were fighting, the release