News

Officers responded to a shots fired incident on Andy Drive Tuesday morning. At 1:23 a.m., officers went to the 2300 block of Andy Drive. They found multiple shell casings on scene. Officers also said there was damage to a home on Andy Drive. There is no suspect information right now and no arrests have been

A public hearing has been scheduled for the interim House Committee on the 2011 Highway Patrol-Water Patrol merger. The committee will get an update on the Highway Patrol’s improvements to the water patrol division since 2014. ABC 17 News has reported extensively on the Highway Patrol’s handling of the drowning of Brandon Ellingson at the

Three people were arrested Friday morning in connection with several car break-ins around Fulton and Centralia. On Tuesday, more charges were filed in Callaway County, including six counts of misdemeanor theft, one count of felony theft, felony theft of a firearm, felony property damage and felony burglary for each suspect. The Centralia Police Department along

A Columbia man was sentenced to 110 years in prison Monday, after he was convicted of raping and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend, before he was arrested in a standoff in Miller County. Investigators say Scott Peoples took her from the couple’s home in north Columbia in the 5000 block of Buxton Lane the morning of March

A Jefferson City man was charged Monday in connection to a reported sexual assault in Columbia. Police were called to Fazoli’s on I-70 Drive SW just before 6 o’clock Sunday evening for an apparent assault with a knife.Officers said the 25-year-old female victim went in to Fazoli’s Restaurant to report the incident. As officers were

More than a dozen bus shelters will soon go up at several stops in Columbia. The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a $569,705 spending plan for 18 new bus shelters at 14 stops Monday night. The city’s multi-modal manager Drew Brooks estimated that each shelter would cost $11,000, but some stops needed more money to

Police are looking for a suspect Tuesday after a robbery at a Columbia convenience store. It happened just after 4:30 Tuesday morning in the 2500 block of Rangeline Street at the Casey’s store. Police said they were dispatched for a law alarm.They said an investigation revealed a male suspect forced his way into the business.

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to a lesser charge for punching someone on their way to the Islamic Center. Randall Heath admitted to Judge Kevin Crane Monday afternoon to hitting a man on June 17 in downtown Columbia. Boone County Prosecutor Brouck Jacobs originally charged Heath with assault motivated by discrimination – a hate crime

Jefferson City police are investigating after a car crashed into a utility pole Monday night. It happened just after 5 p.m. in the 800 block of Jefferson Street. Police say a car driven by Nicholas Schafer ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole. Schafer was taken to the hospital

The Jefferson City council chose to not vote on controversial issue Monday night Members were scheduled to decide whether or not to close Chestnut Street, a one way road that goes through Lincoln University’s campus. After three hours of discussion, council members voted to put the issue on the informal calendar. Jefferson City Administrator Steve

Employees at bars in downtown Columbia said Monday night they’re on board with a new CPD program that promotes safe drinking and aims to prevent drug-related sexual assaults. ABC 17 News reported Friday about the drink test strips the Columbia Police Department is handing out by request that allows people to test their drinks for

The first half of the work week will continue to be warm and mainly dry as the storm track stays well to our north. There is a slight rain chance Tuesday but a better rain chance comes Friday. An upper level disturbance carried in with the upper level winds will move through northern Missouri Tuesday,

Boone County court documents show a Mid-Missouri crime spree involves hundreds of cars across the state. LaDarion Hunt, 18, Michael Glasgow, 18, both from Columbia, and Sarah Gibb, 18, from Moberly, were arrested in connection with the break-ins Friday in Centralia. On Monday, Chief Russ Tarr of the Moberly Police Department said his agency has

Drivers in Columbia need to be aware of some traffic changes this week for one street in central Columbia. Starting Tuesday, southbound lanes of Rangeline are closing between the exit and entrance ramps from I-70. Crews will close the road overnight from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. through Friday morning. One northbound lane will also

Boone County prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a parolee for this weekend’s shooting near the Business Loop in Columbia. Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Jessica Caldera charged 28-year-old Steven Lee Shelton with unlawful use of a weapon for shooting from a motor vehicle. Shelton is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of Mid-Missouri until 7:00 p.m. Monday. That means current weather conditions have the potential to make outdoor fires spread much faster. Columbia firefighters responded to at least three reports of outside fires Monday. One happened behind Lange Middle School around 12:30 p.m. Some dry mulch in

The second person accused of lying to deputies and hiding evidence in a 2011 homicide pleaded guilty to those crimes Monday afternoon. Jennifer Freeman, 35, admitted to concealing evidence from Boone County investigators by lying to them about the disappearance of Charlie Bell, the Harrisburg man whose homicide remains unsolved. Judge Kevin Crane sentenced Freeman

A Callaway County man pleaded guilty Monday to drugs and weapons charges after several Mid-Missouri raids. ABC 17 News was in Fulton following a raid earlier this month off of Anthony Street. Police and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force found meth, marijuana, and a gun. The Callaway County prosecutor confirmed the man arrested, Randall Haymart,

The debate continues about who won the first Democratic primary debate of the 2016 race. Dr. Mitchell McKinney joined us after the September Republican primary debate. Now, the professor and chair of political communications at Mizzou is back again as our guest for “This Week.” I started our conversation by asking the same question I

The mother of murder victim Elizabeth Olten has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman convicted of killing the child. Patricia Preiss is suing Alyssa Bustamante in the 2009 murder that gained national notoriety. Bustamante was 15-years old when she brutally stabbed, strangled and slashed the throat of the 9-year old Olten. Olten was