Month: April 2017

UPDATE: Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order Sunday to activate the National Guard in response to flash flooding across Missouri. “Local first responders, the State Emergency Management Agency, Fire Mutual Aid, the Missouri National Guard, Missouri’s Task Force 1, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, including their swift water rescue teams, stepped into action

Heavy rain throughout mid-Missouri Saturday forced emergency management to close several roads throughout Boone County. Roads began to close around 11 a.m. Saturday, as of 9:30 p.m., Sunday, 20 roads in Boone County were closed due to flooding. Here’s a list of the current road closures in Boone County: -Old Number 7 and Dripping Springs

The Missouri Department of Transportation said Route 63 south of Vienna was expected to close Sunday afternoon due to flooding. MoDOT said drivers traveling south on Route 63 can take Route 50 to I-44 to get back on Route 63. The northbound detour is I-44 to Route 50 to Route 63. Maries R-1 School District

TONIGHT: Lines of showers and thunderstorms are developing in mid-Missouri ahead of a passing cold front. Moderate to heavy rain will push to the NNE through the evening hours. Northeastern Missouri remains under a marginal threat for severe weather. Flood Warnings are still in effect for all mid-Mo counties. A flash flood warning is in

Governor Eric Greitens declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon in response to flash flooding across Missouri. A 72-year-old woman was killed Saturday after being swept away by flood waters in Christian County in southwest Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Madelaine Kreuger was a passenger in the car that was swept away by

A mile stretch of Stewart Road in central Columbia may get several new ways to slow traffic. The Columbia City Council will vote on Monday about traffic calming devices along Stewart Road between Garth Avenue and West Boulevard. Those include two speed tables, two speed humps and three crosswalks. The project is expected to cost

UPDATE 12 p.m.: The following three roads have been reopened in Boone County: -Brown School Road East near Providence Road -2900 block of Blackfoot Road -Creasy Springs Road at Bear Creek All other roads are still closed because of water over the roadways. UPDATE 10 a.m.: Boone County Public Works crews added Gillespie Bridge between

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed that Gideon Jenkins, 18, died after he attempted to drive across a flooded road around 2 a.m. Sunday. According to the drowning report, Jenkins’ car was swept away by the flash flood waters on Buffalo Road, two miles west of Crocker. Jenkins was pronounced dead later Sunday morning. According

UPDATE 9:45 a.m.: Columbia Water and Light crews restored power to all customers that were affected. Police said the power outage was most likely caused by the crash on north Garth Avenue. ORIGINAL: According to Columbia Water and Light’s power outage map, about 445 people are affected by a power outage around 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

TODAY: We are not completely out of the woods yet with wet weather. We will see light showers and drizzle continue into the evening hours and overnight. Temperatures for today will sit in the upper 60s with windy conditions by this afternoon as storm system slides off to the east. By tonight, it will be

TODAY: Heavy to moderate rain will continue through the morning. Rain will taper off by the afternoon with temps reaching the upper 60s with winds gusting up to 23 mph out of the south TONIGHT: Light showers will persist this evening and overnight with cooler temps in the lower 50s. MODAY: Light showers will wane

Rain is believed to be a factor in at least two crashes in Boone County and another crash in Cole County Saturday afternoon. Both crashes in Boone County happened on Highway 63. The first happened on Highway 63 northbound just north of Rangeline Street. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the driver hydroplaned, went off

A man is dead after a single car, rollover crash in Fulton, police said. At about 12:10 Saturday morning, Fulton Police responded to the area of State Route O, near Route UU for a single car crash. On scene, officers found an unresponsive 37-year-old white male lying in a field. Officers also saw a 2003

UPDATE: Two adults and three children have been rescued from their home in Callaway County. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said Jefferson City Fire Rescue used their boat to get to the family and bring them to safety. The family was evaluated by Callaway County EMS and released to other family members. It’s not clear

TONIGHT: Heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue into the evening hours. There is a marginal and sligh risk in effect for parts of mid-Mo. The greatest threats are strong winds and hail. There is a 2% chance of tornado in place for southeastern portions of mid-Missouri. A flash flood warning is in effect for Boone,

Columbia police are looking for a man accused of robbing a Check Into Cash store Saturday afternoon. Police were sent to the business at 12:35 p.m. The investigation revealed a man entered the store, showed a handgun and demanded money from the employee. The man ran from the area, going north, police said. He got

TODAY: It will be soggy and breezy this weekend. Heavy rain will persist for much of Saturday into early Sunday. Rain amounts could reach 3″ to 5″ in central Mid-Missouri including Columbia. There could be some locations that see near 6″ of rain across I-44. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect from until 7

The Maries County Sheriff posted on Facebook to let the community know about the death of a 24-year-old man from Belle Saturday morning. The post says that Dillon Barton died of a heroin overdose in his residence Thursday evening. Christ Heitman, the Maries County Sheriff, also wrote that Barton was a “great, young man with

Rain is expected to fall down throughout the morning, afternoon and night in mid-Missouri Saturday. Mid-Missouri is under a flash flood watch through Sunday night. Some of the back roads in Columbia, where the ground level is lower, did not have flood waters around 6 a.m. Saturday. Drivers need to be aware of the possibility

TODAY: Rain will continue all day with another chance for strong storms Saturday late afternoon into tonight. The main threats are large hail and damaging winds with a slight tornado chance east of of US 54. Temps will reach into the lower 60s with northeasterly winds near 20 mph. TONIGHT: Temps will dip into the