A water main break prompted a precautionary water boil advisory in a south Columbia neighborhood Thursday morning. The Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1 alerted the public to the advisory Thursday morning. Resident along Gans Road, Bearfield Road, Bearfield Drive, Rock Quarry Road, Happy Hollow Road and parts of Highway 63. The advisory is
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A precautionary boil water advisory was issued for a Boone County subdivision Thursday morning and will be in effect until 4 p.m. Friday. The advisory is for those in the Gateway South subdivision, which includes Alton Park Road, Southwest Way, Schuster Road, Gateway Boulevard South, Crocket Drive West, Gateview Drive South, Gateview Court West, West
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Authorities investigated in the area of Rice Road and Boyd Lane Wednesday night. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 7 p.m. Police cleared the area within the hour at around 7:40 p.m. ABC 17 News crews saw several patrol cars in the area, including one that was blocking Rice Road. Officers were searching the
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A former Fulton Dairy Queen employee was arrested Tuesday after she was accused of stealing money from the business on two separate occassions. Mary P. Ostrander, 26, of New Bloomfield, allegedly worked at the business in November 2018 and took more than $750 from the business through false refunds, according to a news release from
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THURSDAY: Variably cloudy with a spot shower possible, especially early. Much cooler with highs in the upper 60s . TONIGHT: Clouds thin out a bit as temperatures tumble into the low 50s with some of us dipping into the upper 40s . EXTENDED: We remain dry on Friday with highs in the upper 60s ,
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The Howard County office of emergency management requested $4 million from FEMA for infrastructure repairs. The request comes two days after Howard along with several other Mid-Missouri counties were approved for more federal aid. Bryan Kunze with the county agency said many areas along the Missouri River need repair. “Every place that’s close to the
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Civil rights group leaders, City Council members and Columbia residents are planning multiple events to help curb gun violence. Glenn Cobbins, a community activist, said he and others are set to host a block party near Rice Road and McKee Street. Police have investigated multiple shootings in the Northeast Columbia neighborhood in the past two
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The Cole County Sheriff’s Office is following several leads connected to two burglaries in which weapons and other items were stolen. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said he believes the burglaries on Friday and Monday are connected. The first happened on Friday in the 1100 block of West Lohman Road between 11 a.m. and 3:30
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Boone Electric Cooperative announced Wednesday it is completely rehabbing its headquarters in Columbia, including new buildings, and renovation of the existing space. The plan is set to cost $25 million, and Boone Electric customers will likely see a rate increase to pay for the new building. “Over the next few months, the board will discuss
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A contractor leading the stone restoration at the Missouri Capitol building is appealing violations cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Chicago-based Bulley & Andrews LLC was cited for noise exposure on the job site for either not controlling sound levels or not providing employees with protective equipment if those measures did not work.
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Some school districts are considering expanding random drug testing to include nicotine. Southern Boone School District Superintendent Christopher Felmlee said his school district is in the preliminary stages of discussing adding nicotine to its drug tests. Per the district’s policy, any student who participates in athletics, extra-curricular activities or parks on school grounds are required
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An Illinois man is in custody after deputies allegedly found $53,470 worth of drugs during a traffic stop in Callaway County. According to a news release, a K-9 unit pulled over a vehicle on Highway 54 near County Road 210 around 2:23 a.m. Wednesday for a traffic violation. Authorities said Dossie Richmond, 59, of Chicago,
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Work on a new roundabout in south Columbia may wrap up ahead of schedule. According to a post on the Public Works Department Facebook page, the roundabout at Forum Boulevard and Green Meadows Road is about 75% finished. The post said the contractor believes the opening date could be between Oct. 20 and Nov. 1,
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Columbia experienced a string of shootings in the month of September, several of them deadly. That gun violence has continued into October, with police investigating another shooting Tuesday night. Police responded to the 1400 block of Raleigh Drive at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after reports of shots fired. Police found several shell casings in the
Continue Reading Two vehicles were badly damaged in a collision that slowed traffic on a major Columbia street during the Wednesday evening rush. Images from the scene of the crash on Stadium Boulevard between College Park Drive and Rollins Road showed heavy front-end damage to two vehicles and a long line of traffic. It wasn’t immediately clear
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Gov. Mike Parson and U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt appeared with other officials at a news conference Wednesday about plans to replace the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River near Rocheport. Playback of streaming video of the news conference will appear in the player below. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here Copyright
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Columbia police officers were investigating a shooting in north Columbia on Tuesday night. Officers were dispatched after 7:30 p.m. to the 1400 block of Raleigh Drive. A sergeant on scene said officers found shell casings in the road and driveway of a home. ABC 17 News saw seven evidence markers outside of a duplex. The
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More than half of businesses inspected in Jefferson City were cited for one or fewer health code violations last month. The Jefferson City Department of Environmental Health Services released its report of monthly restaurant inspections Sept. 3, detailing inspection results at 33 food establishments. The report shows that more than half of the establishments checked
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