Month: July 2019

The woman accused of hitting two pedestrians on Grindstone Parkway in Columbia was speeding, using her cellphone and tired when the crash happened, investigators say. Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Regine McCracken, 23, of Columbia, with second-degree assault, fourth-degree assault and careless and imprudent driving. McCracken was booked into the Boone County Jail early Wednesday on

Columbia Fire Chief Randy White has told interim City Manager John Glascock he plans to retire in October. White joined the department back in October 1998. He started with the rank of Firefighter I and worked his way up through the ranks to being named fire chief in February 2015, when Fire Chief Charles Witt

Some residents of the homes damaged by the Jefferson City tornado are just now getting back in. ABC 17 News spoke with Debbie Lawrence and Lolita Ponder the day after the EF-3 rated tornado left their home extremely damaged. On Wednesday, they were back home. “We’ve been luckier than most around us,” said Debbie Lawrence,

TONIGHT: Scattered thunderstorms dissipate after sunset. Lows in the low 70s. INDEPENDENCE DAY: Partly sunny with a chance for scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index in the mid-upper 90s. EXTENDED: The seasonably warm weather sticks around through the weekend with highs in the upper 80s to around

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department has inspected more than 80 facilities and recorded more than 100 health code violations since June 19. Inspectors had to visit multiple locations more than once because of critical violations that were not fixed at the time of the first routine inspection. Inspections since June 19 Phoenix Programs: The

Four people have been charged with assault after Columbia police found a man beaten and unconscious on a downtown sidewalk early Sunday. Kyle L. Johnson, 23, Emory J. Montie , 23, and Alexander E. Nolan, 19, all of Columbia, were arrested and charged Wednesday in connection with the assault. Another man, Benjamin E. Nielsen, 22,

More than 50,000 visitors are expected to attend Salute to America on Wednesday and Thursday. Organizers of Jefferson City’s biggest annual event said it requires the assistance of local safety and law enforcement agencies. Wednesday afternoon, a mobile command center was positioned near the downtown area, out of which the Jefferson City Fire Department, the

Police responded to a deadly vehicle rollover on Lake of the Woods Road. Police blocked traffic on Lake of the Woods near Lakeland Drive for several hours while investigating the cause of the crash. Medical examiners arrived on the scene and took photos before a tow truck took the vehicle and deputies cleared the scene

One person is dead after a crash Saturday morning at Range Line Street. According to a news release from the Columbia Police Department, an unnamed driver was traveling northbound on the street and Timothy Martin Wilson was walking west across the street. The release said the driver hit Wilson and fled the scene, driving onto

MU police arrested two people after an incident at the MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital, according to a news release. MUPD arrested Antwane Lavoy Grant and a juvenile. The juvenile’s name has not been given, but the person is being charged with unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest and possessing 35 or fewer grams

The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office is working with Cole County on its investigation of the remains found Thursday, Sheriff Tony Wheatley says. An inmate told a Cole County detective on Wednesday that he knew where a body was buried after the person was shot and killed, according to court documents filed over the weekend. Authorities

Ameren Missouri and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are teaming up for boater safety on the Fourth of July, according to a news release. The MSHP Water Patrol division will be handing out free T-shirts to “children wearing a life jacket while boating.” According to the release, troopers are doing this to remind people about

Columbia Fire Department crews were working a house fire in the 1000 block of Hardin Street on Wednesday morning. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene is available in the player below. Crews responded just after 7 a.m. Columbia Fire is working a structure fire at 1000 block of Hardin St. pic.twitter.com/OdeFnK4Ls6 — Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) July 3,

Salute to America event coordinator Penny Smith said the festival was set to welcome visitors on its first day Wednesday. The two-day festival kicked off Wednesday morning. First-day events include a parade and opening ceremony followed by a concert. A full day of events is scheduled on the Fourth of July culminating with fireworks after

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny with more isolated to scattered showers & storms by this afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 80s to around 90, with heat indices pushing the upper 90s in some spots. TONIGHT: Any of these pop-up storms will dissipate into tonight, leaving us partly cloudy as temperatures tumble back into the lower 70s

The Cole County Sheriff’s Office found human remains on Thursday after a Cole County Jail inmate told authorities where a body was buried. The inmate told a Cole County detective on Wednesday that he knew where a body was buried after the person was shot and killed, according to court documents filed over the weekend.

Jefferson City is gearing up for another Salute to America after two natural disasters hit the city. The annual Salute to America celebration in downtown Jefferson City will be held Wednesday and Thursday. The Jefferson City Police Department said with the current flooding in north Jefferson City, several streets could be closed with short notice.

UPDATE, 12 a.m.: Rescue crews found a man clinging to a kayak in the Missouri River Tuesday night. Regional West Fire Protection DIstrict Chief Jack Brade said four agencies put boats on the water after receiving a report of a man hanging onto a kayak in the river near the Marion Access in Cole County.

Several Callaway County residents took to Facebook on Tuesday to voice their concerns after Callaway Electric Cooperative turned off electricity for around 12 residents. Several people said it was too hot for animals and the elderly to be without air conditioning for several hours. The Callaway Electric Cooperative turned off the electricity for around three