The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says scammers are using the department’s phone number in an effort to get money from people. A man called the department and said scammers are using the department’s main number — 875-1111 — making it look like it is really the Sheriff’s Department calling. “Then they’re identifying themselves as an
Continue ReadingNo injuries were reported after firefighters were called to battle a blaze on a Columbia apartment balcony. Emergency crews were called to the Broadway Apartments complex at the 2300 block of West Broadway around 4 p.m. Firefighters said they received reports of fire and smoke on the third floor of one of the buildings. Columbia
Continue ReadingBoone County deputies took two people into custody, suspected of stealing a truck. Columbia police said Boone County deputies pulled over a truck on Hogan Drive in North Columbia after a check showed it had been stolen. Deputies were assisted by Columbia police officers at the scene Monday afternoon. Watch ABC 17 News at 6
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UPDATE 6:11 A.M.: Boone Electric Coop’s power outage map shows all power has been restored to the affected customers. According to a nationwide power outage map, there aren’t any power outages in Boone County. ORIGINAL: More than 50 customers are without power in Boone County Monday morning after an overnight storm rolled through mid-Missouri. According
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Columbia police arrested one person after the shooting death of a minor, the department said in a news release Sunday. Just before midnight Saturday, emergency crews were called to the 4400 block of Rice Road for reports of a shooting. Officers found a 13-year-old male with a gunshot wound. The minor was taken to a
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Boone County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting in southeast Columbia early Sunday. Just before 2 a.m. deputies responded to Santa Barbara Drive for reports of shots fired. Deputies told ABC 17 News crews on the scene that no one was hurt, but they did find shell casings in the area. ABC 17 News is
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When the roads are wet from rain, drivers are encouraged to exercise extra caution. We previously reported that Mid-Missouri drivers have been involved in almost 30,000 rain-related car crashes in the past three years, according to records maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Tonya Brimer was driving through Columbia on Saturday and said she
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UPDATE 1:40 p.m.: “Power should be restored to all of our customers,” according to a Columbia Water & Light post on Facebook just before 1 p.m. “We appreciate your patience this morning as we understand the impacts the outage caused by disrupting individuals and businesses Saturday morning,” the post said. “Thank you for your patience.”
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One person died on Thursday, and another person was charged after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 63 and Broadway. A Ford Focus was traveling southbound on the on-ramp from East Broadway to Highway 63 south just before 2 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle crashed into a trailer being towed by a Chevrolet Silverado on Highway 63,
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A Columbia nonprofit will end its relationship with a local church following a Sunday sermon some found hurtful. The Ragtag Film Society board voted Friday afternoon to sever ties with The Crossing after the church’s co-pastor gave a sermon on gender identity and transgender people. The Ragtag Film Society operates the Ragtag Cinema on Hitt
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The attorney for the Columbia police officer that hit and killed a child asked the prosecutor on the case to consult a forensic video expert, according to a letter obtained by ABC 17 News. According to a crash report, Gabriella Curry, 4, was struck on Jan. 4 when Officer Andria Heese, 27, tried to park
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The University of Missouri rebuked its theater department on Friday after the department faculty said it would not host True/False Film Festival programming next year. The department released a statement on Friday pulling its partnership with True/False because of the group’s ties to The Crossing Church. The church received criticism for a sermon on Sunday
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Police officers and firefighters are working a crash in Columbia. It happened around 9:00 p.m. on Vandiver Drive at Providence Road. As of 9:11 p.m., traffic cannot turn on Vandiver Drive going eastbound. ABC 17 News saw one person put into an ambulance at the scene. We are working to confirm the person’s injuries with
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A property owner has confirmed Planet Fitness will be one of its new tenants, setting up a second location in Columbia. The new gym will go at the Nifong Shopping Center, filling the spot left vacant by Gerbes. The grocery store closed last September. The gym is planning to open next month, according to Jay
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Columbia leaders discussed workforce development and community contributions Friday at a meeting that brought together officials from Columbia Public Schools, the University of Missouri, business and city and county governments. Representatives from the Boone County Commission, the Columbia Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Public Schools, the University of Missouri and the City of Columbia were
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A meeting scheduled for Friday morning will focus on items from Columbia Public Schools. Along with CPS, leaders from Boone County, the City of Columbia, the Chamber of Commerce and the University of Missouri will all be at the City Hall meeting. The groups are set to discuss a possible bond issue for CPS that
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Columbia Mayor Brian Treece and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said partnerships between the two government entities are important to making things better. The two spoke to reporters following a 30-minute closed-door meeting. The two said they discussed job expansion, road projects and local crime in that time. Parson highlighted the importance of the two working
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A Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman said the district is happy with its overall performance in data released by the state Thursday. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Thursday released Annual Progress Reports for school districts, which are used to determine districts’ accreditation status. The reports look at performance measures such as standardized
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Management at the company that merged this summer with Landmark Bank said Thursday that some Landmark employees will lose their jobs. Simmons First National Corp. announced in July that it would merge with the Landrum Co., the company that owns Landmark Bank. Simmons First National chief administrative officer Stephen Massanelli said the company laid off
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Gov. Mike Parson met with Columbia city leaders Thursday afternoon to discuss priorities for the city. Parson took questions from reporters along with Columbia Mayor Brian Treece at Columbia City Hall after the closed-door meeting. Playback of the live video stream of the news conference is available in the player below. Sign up for email
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