Month: February 2017

Jefferson City and Cole County leaders are working on ways to improve the area’s economy in 2017. City Council members and county commissioners held a joint work session Monday with the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss goals for the year. Here are just a few highlights from the session on projects planned

Starting Aug. 1, the Columbia Regional Airport is adding a new destination to its repertoire. Customers are already being encouraged to book flights starting then. United Airlines is set to offer a new, daily flight to Denver International Airport as well as two additional flights to Chicago O’Hare. “Currently the planes are slated to be

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for Lincoln University’s new design center. “The center will offer clients assistance with marketing plans and branding strategies, as well as web and graphic design,” said a release from the college. “The projects will provide students with applied learning opportunities that will translate into experience that will help them

In October of 2014, the Storm Prediction Center out of Norman, Oklahoma tweaked its severe weather outlook. These tweaks were a culmination of research, consumer feedback and advice from social scientists. Since its release, the severe weather outlook has provided better information to consumers on what to expect when severe weather strikes an area. With

TONIGHT: Clouds return tonight with rain and a few thunderstorms overnight. Storms could produce hail up to the size of quarters but will be isolated. Temperatures drop into the lower 50s before midnight and gradually rise toward morning with a south wind at 10-18 mph. TUESDAY: It will be warm and windy with high temperatures

An $8 million repair project on a 15 mile stretch of I-70 will start around 7 p.m. Monday night. State legislators are proposing bills that they think will help fund more repair projects on I-70 in the future. House Bill 836, sponsored by Rep. Bart Korman, is waiting to be heard by a committee and,

The North Callaway R-1 School District has decided to move to a four-day school week for the 2017-2018 school year. North Callaway has around 1200 students in kindergarten through 12 grade. The district asked its parents how they felt about moving to this approach through an online survey with 65.7 percent supporting the change, 21.3

Cole County deputies worked with the Jefferson City Police Department’s SWAT team to serve a drug and weapon search warrant Thursday morning that resulted in the arrest of Jordan Reece Stokes. Investigators recovered stolen guns, drugs and thousands of dollars in cash that Stokes later admitted to police was the product of drug sales. Court

Chad M. Hawk is a 43 year old white male, five feet and five inches tall, 190 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion and an unknown clothing description. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for Hawk that occurred at Shady Slope Circle, State Road KK, Osage Beach, Mo. Hawk

TODAY: The afternoon hours will be enjoyable under plenty of sunshine. High temperatures will reach the upper 50s to near 60 with a southeast wind at 6-13 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds return tonight with rain and a few thunderstorms overnight. By 7PM-8PM areas west of US 63 will see rain begin. There is not a risk

UPDATE 2/27: The man who died in the rollover crash has been identified as 44-year-old Joshua D. Harmon of Jefferson City. ORIGINAL STORY: One person is dead after a rollover crash Jefferson City police say. Police say calls came in around 8:15 a.m. Saturday about the crash on the westbound lanes of U.S. 50/63 near

UPDATE 2/27: A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows a 24-year-old was killed in a crash in Audrain County. 24-year-old Clinton Deimeke apparently lost control of the car he was driving. It then slid and flipped. 21-year-old Leah Mays was also in the vehicle at the time and both were thrown from

UPDATE 7:32am: Vienna fire officials say they have cleared the scene. They say there were no injuries in the house fire and say they have not determined a cause. ORIGINAL: A house fire in Maries County has briefly shut down a road north of Vienna. ABC 17 News first started hearing reports of the fire

TODAY: Dense Fog Advisory for areas west of US 63 through 9AM for visibility near 1/4 mile. Freezing fog is possible. Look for a mostly sunny day with temperatures warming to the low 60s. TONIGHT: Clouds increase this evening with rain and thunderstorms tonight. It will be a milder night with more clouds and a

TODAY: After some morning fog, and chilly morning temperatures near 32, skies will become mostly sunny and it will be warmer. High temperatures will reach the upper 50s to near 60 with a southeast wind at 6-13 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds return tonight with rain and a few thunderstorms overnight. By 7PM-8PM areas west of US

TONIGHT: There is a chance of light rain south of I-70 until 10 PM. Skies will break up overnight with areas of fog developing as temperature fall to the low to mid 30s. Winds will stay under 8 mph from the southeast. MONDAY: After some morning fog, skies will become partly cloudy and it will

Winds will increase from the southwest Tuesday as a storm system approaches. This will boost temperatures into the 70s, possibly breaking the record high of 75 in Columbia for the last day of February. At the same time, moist air will move in from the south and dew points will rise to near 60 ahead

The expansion of charter schools across Missouri will be discussed Monday night at the state Capitol. House Bill 634 would allow charter schools to operate in any school district, not just Kansas City or St. Louis. Charter schools are independent public schools that are free from some rules and regulations that apply to a traditional

The Marie’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop near County Road 601 and 607 Friday night. During the investigation, the male suspect, identified as Jeffery Burns, of Dixon, Missouri, fled to a wooded area, according to deputies. Burns was apprehended by Sheriff’s Deputy Bret Turnbough. Deputies suspected that controlled substances were involved, and after

Three people are in custody Sunday morning after deputies find a copious amount of drugs during a search of a Pulaski Co. home. The Pulaski County Sherriff’s Department, as well as the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Special Emergency Response Unit, searched the home on Buffer Road in Waynesville Saturday. They say they found 10.2 grams