News

Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson City woman with illegally sharing Missouri Department of Social Services information after a Callaway County drug investigation. Kennedi Brandt is charged with one count of misuse of official information for allegedly sharing a woman’s Social Security number and other personal information from state records. According to investigators, Brandt shared three

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources began testing Moberly’s sewer system Tuesday for contamination near an Orscheln facility. Testing started after the city council on Monday approved an agreement allowing DNR access to city rights-of-way. A DNR staff member said the testing will continue through Thursday. The state is trying to determine whether trichloroethene, commonly

Two men face federal charges after being accused of a conspiracy to traffic 15 pounds of methamphetamine. Kansas troopers pulled Travis McDonald over Friday after he was allegedly following too close behind another vehicle. Federal documents say McDonald did not notice the arresting trooper when authorities drove next to McDonald’s vehicle. Troopers called for a

Two months after the Missouri River rose to major flood stage in the capital city, drainage district officials told ABC 17 News the damage assessment process is moving forward, but repairs are at a stand still. “To really get that repair work done effectively, we’re going to need river levels that are in the teens,”

Summer is such a wonderful time of year to get out and about with our pets, but it’s important to keep their safety in mind even though it’s tempting to get them out to the dog park as quickly as possible! Here are a few things to keep in mind as we traverse the hot

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny, comfortable and cooler. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. TONIGHT: Another quiet night with mostly clear skies and lows nearing 60. EXTENDED: North-northwesterly upper level flow will keep temperatures cooler than average and a dry air mass will have us feeling quite comfortable the next few days. Highs remain in

Three men from Memphis, Tennessee, were arrested and charged over the weekend after they were accused of going to a Walmart in Moberly and stealing 47 iPhones. Michael O. Strickland Jr., 23, and Christopher T. Davis, 34, allegedly walked in the Walmart on Saturday afternoon and grabbed a shopping cart, according to court documents. They

UPDATE: Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann said three staff members were assaulted in a weekend disturbance at Boonville Correctional Center. An unknown liquid was thrown at two officers and another officer was shoved into a table when he tried to remove an inmate from a staff office after the power went out at

All Bubblecup Tea Zone locations in Columbia are in the clear with the Boone County/Columbia Public Health Department after recent inspections uncovered health code violations. The eatery took to its Facebook page the day after ABC 17 News’ Behind the Kitchen Door segment aired on June 19. “It was a very positive response, everybody said

Another project on Forum Boulevard could cause delays on Tuesday and Wednesday. Crews will replace failing concrete panels on Forum Boulevard south of the Hinkson Creek Bridge. The work starts at 9 p.m. each night and crews will wrap up construction at 7 a.m. each morning. The work is weather permitting, but is scheduled to

A Chicago man is now charged in relation to a suspicious package investigation in Holts Summit on Friday. Jerry Lee Banks, 45, is charged in federal court in Jefferson City with driving a stolen vehicle across state lines from Illinois to Missouri, according to a criminal complaint from the FBI. Court documents said Banks was

A member of the Columbia Board of Education said she hopes the state will consider her company’s application to help award medical marijuana business applications. Della Streaty-Wilhoit is owner of ARW Equity Advisors, one of seven companies that bid to serve as “blind scorer” for Missouri’s medical marijuana licensing division. The scorer will review applications

U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley and U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Sam Graves announced Monday that the state had been awarded a grant that would allow the Missouri Department of Transportation to replace the Interstate 70 bridge near Rocheport. Before the announcement, both the Boone County and Cooper County Protection Fire Districts voiced

The Missouri Department of Transportation will get about $81 million to replace the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River near Rocheport and trigger financing for other projects, members of the state congressional delegation said Monday. U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley and U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Sam Graves announced that the state

Another road project is set to start on Forum Boulevard in Columbia on Monday night. Crews plan to replace failing concrete panels on the south side of the Hinkson Bridge starting at 9 p.m. According to a news release, the road will be down to one lane during the work, which is expected to be

Typically we think of wind, hail, and tornadoes in the spring in Mid-Missouri, but we can’t let our guard down after summer passes. A secondary severe weather season has been known to flare up in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, as well as the southeast United States from October through December. It’s a time

An Audrain County inmate accused of killing another man in jail has now been charged with assault and endangerment of a correctional officer, according to court records. Ryan Blair was charged with first-degree murder on June 13 after allegedly killing inmate Michael Eisenhauer. A probable cause statement says Blair struck Eisenhauer on the head and

A man was injured after crashing his scooter in Moberly late Monday afternoon. Police said Jon Hageman, 78, of Moberly lost control of his 2004 Yamaha scooter and fell on South Williams Street around 4:30 p.m. According to a news release, Hageman was not wearing a helmet and suffered a head wound. He was taken

Columbia Police Department officers responded to nearly 500 calls for gunshots heard or shots fired between July 2018 and July 2019. According to dispatch records, there have been 153 calls for shots fired since July 22, 2018. In the same time frame, there have been 343 calls for shots heard. “It’s gotten so that makes

Students got to see the potentially fatal consequences of drunken driving Monday in Columbia. The Missouri Department of Transportation and TRACTION, a MoDOT-sponsored program designed to education kids about the danger of driving drunk, held a mock DWI fatal crash at the Holiday Inn Executive Center for students in grades K-12. TRACTION, also known as