Construction crews caused a fiber cut on Monday that left people in both Kansas and Missouri without internet or phone services. The outage was specific to CenturyLink customers. CenturyLink said the problem was solved shortly after 6 p.m. Monday but, before the outage was fixed, emergency service crews around Boone County prepared to help. The
Continue ReadingA state public and private committee gave its final report on bringing the Virgin Hyperloop One to Missouri. The Blue Ribbon Panel on Hyperloop outlined impacts the high-speed rail system could have on the state. Its report shows Hyperloop would benefit Missouri with $1.67-billion to $3.68 billion of annual economic impact, create between 7,600 and
Continue ReadingA memorial will be held Monday night to remember Daijon Harris, a teenager who was killed on Oct. 19 by gunfire. John Cosey, Harris’ cousin, said the event will focus on stopping gun violence. The vigil is expected to start at 6:30 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Regional Library. Cameron White, 19, shot and killed
Continue ReadingThe husband of a missing Columbia woman is now charged with child abuse, after investigators found evidence during their missing person’s investigation. Joseph Elledge, 23, of Columbia, was arrested Friday and taken to the Boone County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Elledge appeared for his initial arraignment via camera from the Boone County Jail. Judge
Continue ReadingCold weather will move through mid-Missouri to round out the month of October and warming centers and overnight shelters are available to help keep people without shelter out of the cold. Columbia’s warming centers are open during normal business hours and offer access to restrooms, drinking fountains and other publicly available areas. Those centers include
Continue ReadingMissouri’s Special Blue Ribbon Panel will release its final report on the proposed Hyperloop Monday on the MU campus. Earlier this month, we reported officials said the state of Missouri is a strong contender for the Hyperloop. The Special Blue Ribbon Panel, along with House Speaker Elijah Haahr, will provide its recommendations on how to
Continue ReadingAn officer of the Columbia Police Department was inadvertently hit with a non-lethal weapon Thursday night while taking a person into custody. The incident occurred when two officers responded to a disturbance call at Moser’s Foods grocery store on N. Keene Street just before 7 p.m. “The two officers attempted to take a person in
Continue ReadingMissouri Department of Transportation crews closed one lane of northbound U.S. Highway 63 over Interstate 70 in Columbia on Sunday to fix a bridge joint. Starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, the driving lane of the Highway 63 bridge over I-70 will close to traffic so crews can repair a bridge joint. Once those repairs are
Continue ReadingOne person was flown to a hospital in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Jefferson City. According to a statement from Jefferson City Police, the crash happened on MO 179 at Missouri Blvd. shortly after 3:15 p.m. on Sunday. A car traveling north was turning left onto Missouri Blvd., when it collided with a
Continue ReadingA member of ABC 17’s news staff has been arrested on suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated. A Columbia police officer arrested news anchor Joey Parker late Saturday night after a minor accident involving only Parker’s vehicle. He’s also facing a possible charge for making an illegal U-turn. Parker was booked into the Boone County jail
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Images of damage left behind after a tornado tore through the area May 22, 2019.
Continue ReadingHundreds of pounds of prescription drugs were collected and disposed of over the weekend as part of a public safety campaign. The annual Prescription Drug Take Back event allows the public to safely throw away opioids and other medications that are no longer wanted or needed. Maj. Tom Reddin, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department,
Continue ReadingThe Mizzou Athletics Department has apologized over Twitter after some social media users called earlier posts on the platform featuring athletes and other students insensitive. Below is a screen shot ABC 17 News obtained that was captured Wednesday afternoon. Mizzou Athletics later deleted the tweet and tweeted an apology Wednesday night, saying it had made
Continue ReadingAccording to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 1.26 million Missourians do not have access to high-speed internet, that’s 20% of the population. University of Missouri extension along with state leaders discussed Missouri’s are planning to have everyone in the state online by 2028. The main concern is for people in rural parts of the
Continue ReadingUPDATE 6:15 P.M.: The Columbia Department of Public Works announced Thursday night the roundabout at Forum Boulevard and Green Meadows Road will now open at 7 p.m. Update 2: Forum and Green Meadows Roundabout to open about 7 p.m. Yes, we said tomorrow, but now it’s opening today! 30 days ahead of schedule! Just in
Continue ReadingA mid-Missouri-based nonprofit group will no longer put on a Memorial Day air show. The Salute to Veterans Memorial Day Weekend Corporation announced on Facebook Wednesday that it would shut down its operations. The group told ABC 17 News on Thursday night that it doesn’t have the resources to resume operations in the foreseeable future.
Continue ReadingA person was hurt after an oxygen tank exploded inside of a Newburg home on Thursday afternoon. The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District said its crews responded around 1:15 p.m. to the home, which is off of Cook Street. One person was treated for burns to their face but their condition is unknown. There was
Continue ReadingTwo financial gifts to the University of Missouri will honor an alumnus’s family. Mizzou announced Thursday the $1.7 million combined donations from Ken Donohew, a 1967 industrial engineering graduate, and his wife, Ellen Kippel. A $1.4 million gift will honor Donohew’s father by creating the Maj. Gen. Jack Donohew Fund for Diversity and Inclusion in
Continue ReadingCole County Assessor Christopher Estes appeared in court Thursday afternoon to be arraigned on a fourth-degree assault charge. Estes pleaded not guilty to the charge. The case against the county official was filed after a neighbor accused Estes of punching him in the face over a property line dispute. Estes and his lawyer, Daniel Dodson,
Continue ReadingMissouri Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten announced Thursday the first prescription drug take back day for state employees. The event comes just two days before the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Saturday’s event will, for the first time, accept vaping devices and cartridges at the drop-off sites, as long
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