Month: June 2016

Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a central Columbia Burger King restaurant Tuesday. It happened just after 9:00 on Business Loop 70 East Tuesday morning. The Columbia Fire Department says it responded to a reported commercial structure fire. Firefighters say they found a smokey haze in the structure when they arrived. Fire crews

Dozens of people were without power Tuesday morning after early morning storms rolled through the area. According to Ameren’s outage map, 23 customers were without power in Boone County and eight customers were without power in Audrain County. Boone Electric Cooperative also reported three areas were without power. Two of those area had less than

Commissioners met Tuesday morning to discuss Cole County’s flag ordinance. This comes one week after county leaders were met with enormous backlash for their decision not to comply with a presidential proclamation to display flags at half staff. The proclamation was made to honor the victims of the Orlando shooting that killed 49 people. Commissioners

State Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, visited the Boone County Fire Protection District Tuesday morning to hold a press conference on the new funding for Missouri Task Force One. The Missouri Legislature has added new lines to House Bill 8, which outlines the Department of Public Safety’s budget. Under the new lines, $1.25 million has been

The same front responsible for strong storms Monday night and this morning will lift north this evening, acting as a warm front. This, coupled with low level winds, will bring favorable conditions for strong to severe thunderstorms in the evening for areas mainly east of US 63. Precipitable water will be high in northeast Mid-Missouri

Storms developed along a cold front in northern Missouri late Monday afternoon and gradually moved south, reaching HWY 24 close to 8 PM. The first reports of strong wind came from Moberly at 7:45PM as 50 mph winds took part of the roof off of Fire Station 1 along with a tree was blocking county

Jefferson City council members approved plans for a roundabout at Stadium Boulevard and Jefferson Street Monday. The project is set to begin the second week of July. The council voted to award the nearly $2.1 million contract to Lehman Construction Company from California, Mo. About 75 percent of the project will be paid for with

Several agencies worked the scene of a crash on Highway 63 near Broadway in Ashland Monday afternoon. It happened around 5:40 and involved three vehicles. A silver car had stopped on the left side of the road while workers cleaned up a separate wreck. Another vehicle hit it, causing a chain reaction with another car.

Emergency crews responded to a crash Monday afternoon in south Boone County. It happened around 4:45 Monday on Highway 63 near Peterson Lane. Public dispatch records indicate at least six units responded to the scene. Ashland police told ABC 17 that a motorcycle was reportedly driving at excessive speeds when it crashed into two vehicles.

UPDATE 6/20: Authorities have identified the two people on board a small plane when it crashed Sunday. Capt. John Wheeler with the Cole County Sheriff’s Departmentsays 33-year-old John Abbott and 68-year-old Mark Blume were the two men on board during the crash. They say Abbott was the pilot and Blume was the passenger of the

A man is facing sentencing August 22 after he was convicted of raping a central Missouri realtor. A jury found Julian Rowland, 25, guilty of first-degree rape and sodomy, after deliberating more than four hours on Friday following a mistrial in January. Investigators claim Rowland was looking at apartments to rent with a real estate

This week, crews are demolishing a dilapidated home the City of Columbia has deemed a “nuisance.” The property is located in Central Columbia at 608 McBaine Avenue. The Columbia City Council voted on June 6 to authorize demolition of the home. The council also authorized a special taxbill against the property. According to a report

Two men were facing possible charges Monday after they were arrested on suspicion of robbery and assault. The Fulton police department says they got reports Saturday that a strong armed robbery and assault had taken place at an address on Kleewood Avenue in Fulton. The 18-year-old male victim apparently told Fulton Police Aaron Strickland and

UPDATE 6/20 5:13 p.m-Henderson has been charged with assault in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest, and property damage. He is being held on a 25,000 bond. Henderson got into an argument with his brother. They both got in their own vehicles and while driving near Memorial Park, Henderson rammed

The City of Auxvasse issued a boil order Monday due to a water valve “complication.” The order impacts all residents of North Main starting from Pine Street who lost water Monday. The city says the order will remain in place until further notice. It says it will notify residents when its lifted by local news

UPDATE 6/20:The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department identified the toddler who drowned in a Pulaski County pool. Authorities say the child who died was 2-year-old Paislee Taylor. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department says it is still investigating the incident. ORIGINAL: A two-year-old female passed away Friday after she was discovered unconscious in a swimming pool late

UPDATE: The two men who were shot early Sunday morning on Laramie Road in Pulaski County are identified as Dale Davis and Isaiah Anderson. Dale Davis, 20, from St. Robert was shot and killed during this incident. The second victim, Isaiah Anderson, 18, is recovering from a gunshot wound to his leg. Several persons of

One family and another resident are displaced Monday morning after a fire burned through a duplex in west Columbia. Fire crews got the call at 2:11 a.m. Monday and arrived at 1311 Scott Boulevard by 2:15 a.m. When they got on scene, crews originally thought the smoke they saw was coming from the roof but

A cold front will be approaching Mid-Missouri this evening. With temperatures as toasty as we’ve been, and with 90s in the forecast again today, there will be plenty of instability to fuel strong to severe thunderstorms in the evening hours. Wind shear looks to increase by evening for areas north of HWY 50 where there

A woman and a 10-year-old boy were seriously injured in a Sunday afternoon car crash in Osage County. The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. on Highway 28 near Route NN. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Steven Snowder, 61, was driving westbound when he tried to pass another car. As he was passing the car