Seven mid-Missouri golf courses challenging golfers
ABC 17s Sherree Burruss travels to seven mid-Missouri golf courses, all hoping to challenge the golfer.
Continue ReadingABC 17s Sherree Burruss travels to seven mid-Missouri golf courses, all hoping to challenge the golfer.
Continue ReadingA woman landed in jail Monday after a man overdosed on heroin. Jennifer Foust was arrested after police found a stash of drugs and cash inside a Columbia hotel room. Officers went to the hotel near the Lake of the Woods. After getting a search warrant, they recovered 18 grams of black tar heroin, 13
Continue ReadingMissouri casinos will be able to loan gamblers at least $10,000 after Governor Nixon allowed a bill to become law. The Governor let the midnight deadline on the legislation pass early Tuesday morning without acting, so the bill went into effect. While it allows gamblers easier access to money, it has some worried. Community Counseling
Continue ReadingTwo people were arrested in the 600 block of Concannon St. in Moberly Monday for drugs, burglary, and tampering with a vehicle. April and Lance Grimshaw, both 34, were charged with 2nd degree burglary, possession of a controlled substance, and tampering with a motor vehicle. Their bonds were set at $45,000 apiece. The Randolph County
Continue ReadingThe Miller County Prosecutor has decided to decline charges against a shooter following an attempted break-in to his home. According to court documents, 20-year-old Donovane Hanna of Iberia tried to break into the home of Mark Routh at 779 Highway 42 in Iberia on May 8. Routh, his wife, son, and nephew told Miller Co.
Continue ReadingA Mid-Missouri man was sentenced to life without parole plus 100 years after killing his girlfriend, Kinga Gillibrand, in 2010. 43-year-old Terry Fritz, of Meta, was found guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action back in April. His case was moved from Maries County to Texas County on a change of venue. Fritz also
Continue ReadingPolice were called to a possible fight near Second Street and South Massachusetts Avenue around 10:50 Monday night in Sedalia. Officers found three men who were stabbed, but all of them told police they did not know who assaulted them. Two of the men also refused treatment at the scene. One victim was taken to
Continue ReadingCity departments continued removing fallen tree limbs Monday afternoon, nearly a week after a storm hit the area. Parks and Rec employee Steve Fritz called the damage left behind by the storm “excessive.” He and other employees had spent the entire week just at Nifong Park, cutting large limbs to haul away, and trimming branches
Continue ReadingCourtdocuments reveal a Columbia man who was arrested for a July 5 shooting made threats that he would shoot again after being released from jail. Saturday afternoon, the Columbia Police Department arrested Jamar D. Burns for the shooting that occurred in the 300 block of West Worley on July 5. An unnamed witness in a
Continue ReadingInvestigators released new images on Monday showing what a child possibly looked like after finding the remains last fall in central Missouri. The Pulaski County sheriff’s officials created new depictions of the victim after putting together a model of the skull. They believe the child was between the ages of 8 and 13, but they
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Salvation Army is in need of local volunteers as soon as possible. Boxes and boxes of unpacked food sat inside the doors of the Salvation Army Monday afternoon, all waiting to be unpacked by volunteers. “We have to be able to get them to the public, and through the efforts of volunteers
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce is in talks to bring a project to the Capital City that had been slated for Columbia. Sources told ABC 17 News the Chamber is trying to get Special Olympics Missouri to build a new training center in Jefferson City instead. ABC 17 has also learned the Jefferson City
Continue ReadingEvery Monday, ABC 17 News partners with Shelby’s Watch to highlight some of Mid-Missouri’s most wanted. Columbia Crime Stoppers is offering a $2000 reward for each arrest made from a tip related to the recent Columbia shootings. Columbia Police last week identified a man wanted in the July 3 shooting at Oak and Garth Street.
Continue ReadingA man accused in the summer 2013 Columbia murder of Anthony Unger appeared in Boone Co. court Monday. Samuel Butler pleaded guilty to attempted distribution of a controlled substance. Butler was originally charged with second degree murder, but that charge was amended. The state recommended a 10 year sentence. Butler will be sentenced on September
Continue ReadingConstruction crews will close Clark Lane beginning Tuesday for work on the street’s shoulder, and to narrow the driving lanes on the east Columbia road. Columbia Public Works said the construction company asked to push back the start date for the project due to Monday’s threat of bad weather, which the department granted. Clark Lane,
Continue ReadingA Fulton man is in critical condition after getting hit while walking on Highway 54. The accident happened around 1 a.m. Monday, just north of County Road 114. The driver told police she hit a man who was wearing black clothing, and walking in the roadway. She said she was unable to see him due
Continue ReadingA child custody dispute led to a man’s arrest in Jefferson City Sunday night. According to the Jefferson City police department, the dispute happened when Rufus Williams, Jr. refused to return his 18-month-old son to the child’s mother. The mother had dropped the child off with Williams, but when he later told her he wasn’t
Continue ReadingABC 17s Sherree Burruss talks with Columbia Tribune’s David Morrison about the upcoming SEC Media Days and 2014 Mizzou football season.
Continue ReadingSenior Lee’s Summit West running back Ryan Williams committed to the University of Missouri football team. Wiliams tells ABC 17s Sports Director Austin Kim about his decision in becoming a Mizzou Tiger.
Continue ReadingTwo people were hit by a car in Columbia tonight within 20 minutes of one another. The first incident on Clark Lane just before 6:30 in front of the Super 8 motel. Eyewitnesses told ABC 17 News that a woman was backed over by a car and she was found underneath the vehicle. She was
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