Month: March 2016

Fulton police say one man was arrested for assaulting someone with a stolen gun. Officers were called to Nichols and Fifth Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday, where they saw Charles McNeal leaving the scene. The weapon was found a short time later. Investigators later learned it was stolen in 2009 from Boone County. McNeal is

Pablo Serrano-Vitorino has been formally charged in Montgomery County for the death of Randy Nordman. On Wednesday, prosecutors charged Serrano-Vitorino with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and burglary. If convicted for those crimes, he could get the death penalty or life in prison without parole. At his first court appearance, Serrano-Vitorino used an interpreter to

The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill that would tighten the requirements for a teenager to get an abortion. The House voted 109-35 Wednesday to endorse legislation that would require a minor to submit to her abortion doctor the written consent of one parent as well as written proof that the other

ABC 17 News confirmed police are currently looking for a suspect who is accused of shooting another man in Sedalia earlier this week. Officers responded to Washington Avenue Monday night near Smith Cotton High School off Broadway. They believe Carlos Staten shot the victim twice in the arms and once in the stomach. Charges were

Missouri lawmakers have given initial approval to a requirement that high school students receive some first aid training. The House on Wednesday endorsed a bill that would make 30 minutes of instruction in CPR and choking first aid a prerequisite for high school graduation. The mandate would begin for health and physical education classes in

A predicted drop in Mizzou enrollment for the fall 2016 semester could lead to millions of dollars in lost revenue. In a memo Interim Chancellor Hank Foley sent Wednesday, Foley said the predicted drop in enrollment amounts to roughly 1,500 students. That would cause $30-32 million less revenue in the 2017 fiscal year. That number,

Moisture streaming in ahead of a nearly stationary front will spread rain north east Wednesday night, mainly affecting areas near I-44 and south. Showers could spread as far north as HWY 54 but would be light with under a quarter inch of rain. Rain moves completely out of Mid-Missouri by 8 AM Thursday and clouds

COLUMBIA, Mo-Since early January, there have been a string of burglaries happening in rural and semi-rural areas in Boone County. This comes after there were more than a thousand burglaries last year with more than two million dollars worth of items stolen. Broken down, that is about three houses broken into daily and about $4,500

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Governor Jay Nixon has announced funding for eight projects in southern Missouri to build warning sirens and tornado safe rooms. Nixon authorized the State Emergency Management Agency to use just over $5 million for the projects. That money comes from hazard mitigation grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The FEMA program provides 75% of

A nearly 40 hour long filibuster at the state capitol over a religious objections proposal is now over. This morning SJR 39 passed out of Missouri’s Senate in a 23-9 vote. The Missouri Senate filibustered the proposed amendment for 39.5 hours, making it one of the longest filibusters in the Missouri state legislature. Senators that

Police at Mizzou are looking into the thefts of seven catalytic converters from vehicles parked in university lots. “It appears in the past that we’ll have a rash of these that come through and then they’re gone again,” said Major Brian Weimer with the university police department. The thefts apparently happened between the evening of

We have some new and upgraded tools to track severe weather in Mid-Missouri this year. Among those tools: High-resolution street-level mapping shows exactly where the storms will hit Stormtrack Doppler radar can detect the size of hail in a storm Hail tracker shows which areas are in the path of any hail Velocity scope looks

Of all the possible forms of severe weather during warmer months, large hail and lightning are among the most common. Hail formation usually comes with isolated-cell or multicell thunderstorms. Freezing temperatures are required for hail to form, and formation depends on how far aloft the freezing line is located. The freezing line is closest to

Flooding was a major problem for Mid-Missouri twice in 2015: July and December. Heavy rain in July forced Ameren UE to open the floodgates at Bagnell Dam for more than a week. Before then, the gates hadn’t been opened since 2013. High water at the Lake of the Ozarks also prompted Governor Jay Nixon to

Severe weather can develop very quickly in Mid-Missouri, and it’s not uncommon to get caught outside when a storm hits. Being outside is the worst place to be during severe weather, but there are things to keep in mind to stay safer if it happens to you. Whatever the nearest building is, get inside if

The spring of 2015 started with snow and freezing temperatures in March; those gave way to warmer temperatures and the arrival of the stormy season. April 7 brought golf ball-sized hail to the area just north of Columbia, and heavy rain caused some area creeks to swell. The next day, a round of storms brought

A new severe weather warning system was put in place in Boone County last year, and officials say it’s working as it should. In the past, warning sirens in Boone County would activate, regardless of where in the county the threat was located. That led to complaints by county residents, some of whom asked for

As part of “Tornado Alley,” Missouri is one of the most vulnerable states to tornado activity. A look at tornadoes that have hit Mid-Missouri over the years shows some areas appear to be more prone than others. Monroe County has seen 16 tornadoes since 1985, topping the list for central Missouri. Over that same time

Sunday marks the ten-year anniversary or the deadly tornado in the Randolph County town of Renick. Four people died because of the tornado that all but wiped out the community. At the time, the town had no warning sirens to alert people about the incoming storm. Since then, Renick has new measures in place to