Columbia is prepping for winter and will showcase the winter weather facilities at the annual Snow Palooza open house Thursday. During the event the city opened up its winter weather facilities and equipment for the public to get an up close look and talk about snow-fighting operations with engineers, plow drivers and support personnel. “Winter
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A Centralia woman is in the Boone County Jail facing extradition to California on two felony counts related to a child custody dispute. Boone County deputies arrested Lisa Ann Hoeppner on Sept. 20 on an extradition warrant out of Shasta County, California, two days after charges were filed against her in that state, according to
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A well-known local Democrat said Thursday that she will seek a state Senate seat, setting up a primary in the race for the 19th District. Judy Baker, a former state representative who lives in Columbia, in a news release announced her campaign for the seat currently held by Republican Caleb Rowden. The district covers Boone
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ABC 17 News’ Behind the Kitchen Door looked at health inspection reports for Boone County businesses for the month of September. Below are the findings from that review. If an eatery did not have a reinspection date, all critical violations were corrected while the inspector was at the establishment conducting the inspection. Sycamore 9/30, all
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A crash on Interstate 70 near the Rocheport bridge caused traffic backups on Thursday morning. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene can be found in the player below. BOONE CO JOINT COM: Motor Vehicle Collision Westbound I70 at the entrance to Rocheport Bridge. Use caution, avoid area if possible. — Joint Communications (@BCJC911) October 10, 2019
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A large company in Columbia will now be paying its full amount of real property taxes after a 10-year period. ABC Laboratories, Inc., now known as Eurofins, paid 50 percent in real estate property taxes as part of a chapter 100 bond. Several representatives from Regional Economic Development, Inc. updated the Columbia Public Schools finance
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A mobile medical marijuana certification van dubbed the “Cannabus” was stopping in Columbia Wednesday. The “special mobile certification event” is being put on by organizations called Health City MD, a Brentwood-based company and The Cannabus MD and offers $125 physician certifications, which are necessary for medical marijuana cards. Dr. Zinia Thomas, the Cannabus MD said,
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FEMA buys flood-prone homes more often in wealthy, populous counties than in poor, rural areas, even though lower-income rural areas may be more likely to flood frequently, a new study finds. The reason is probably that better-off local governments have the resources to apply for and administer the programs — and that could keep many
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said federal agencies, including the Senate, should continue overseeing agreements between U.S. schools and a Chinese education group. Hawley (R-Missouri) told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that he still has concerns about the University of Missouri’s partnership with the Confucius Institute, a subsidiary of China’s Ministry of Education. The University of
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Federal prosecutors have charged a Centralia police officer with trying to have sexual contact with a minor using the internet. Clint Baer, 41, of Centralia, was charged Tuesday in a federal complaint with using interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Baer is accused of communicating with an
Continue ReadingThe advent of cold temperatures also means an increased risk at home as people start firing up their furnaces for the first time. According to the City of Columbia’s 911 dispatch records, 142 residential house fires and 187 carbon monoxide alarm calls were reported in the last year. Fire calls peaked in December 2018, when
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A man has been charged with breaking into a home in Columbia and wearing the victim’s clothes. According to court documents, officers were called to the 200 block of Third Avenue to investigate a burglary on Sunday. The homeowner told officers he had walked in to find Wade Hulett and Kristina Heaston in his house.
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One person was arrested and charged on Monday after they were accused of trying to rob the McDonald’s on Stadium Boulevard last month. Malik R. Cobb was fired from his job at the McDonald’s on Sept. 27, and an employee said they heard Cobb say he was going to rob the business, according to a
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Columbia City Council reviewed a report from city staff about an outreach plan in the event of extreme weather. According to the report, council requested a report on recommendations for opening city facilities during extreme weather, like extreme cold. Last year the city opened several warming stations, including Wabash Bus Station and the REDI building
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A U.S. company behind Hyperloop transportation technology is considering where to build a small stretch of track, and Missouri is a “strong contender” to be the project’s host. “We’ve seen a lot of great energy from the people of Missouri for this project. We’ve seen a lot of great energy from the government, from the
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Mayor Brian Treece wanted Columbia City Council members Ian Thomas and Michael Trapp to “evaluate” their ability to serve on the council, according to emails obtained by ABC 17 News. Treece sent a draft statement to at least three council members that they would release to the media after the Cole County Prosecutors Office charged
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UPDATE: The City Council unanimously voted to pass the conversion therapy ban around 9 p.m. Monday. ORIGINAL: A report on dog breed-specific legislation and a vote on a conversion therapy ban are among the items on the agenda for Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is
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Hallsville city leaders contacted three utility companies for proposals in the potential sale of the city’s sewer utility. Hallsville City Administrator Kenyetta Ridgway-Sample said the companies were recommended to the city by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The Boone County Regional Sewer District, Liberty Utilities and Central States Water Resources were all contacted by
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The Special Olympics state summer games are returning to Columbia in 2020. Leaders of Special Olympics Missouri and city of Columbia officials came together at Columbia City Hall on Monday for the announcement. The games have been played since 2015 in Springfield. The games were in Columbia from 2012-2014. Watch the announcement in the player
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With more than 10 shootings in the past two months, community members gathered to unite Columbia against violence. Nearly 100 people showed up to both a walk in support of Danielle Marine on Providence Rd. and a block party on Rice Rd. in Columbia on Sunday to stop the violence. “We’ve got to make it
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