Month: April 2017

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley on Monday announced the creation of a permanent, statewide human trafficking task force. Hawley was joined Monday at a news conference by survivors, advocacy groups and law enforcement. Hawley plans to have first-in-the-nation regulations designed to use consumer protection laws to go after traffickers. The announcement came days after authorities

The Columbia city council held a public hearing and approved some major work in the southwest part of the city Monday night. The $400,000 project will repair storm pipes on Sinclair Road by Mill Creek Elementary School. The current storm water pipes under the road are regularly clogged up by debris washed down from Mill

The state of Missouri could be one step closer to having a prescription drug monitoring program after the House approved a bill Monday. Right now, Missouri is the only state without a prescription drug monitoring program. Lawmakers voted 102-54 on House Bill 90, or the Narcotics Control Act. Under the bill, doctors and pharmacists could

Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, associate dean for graduate and non-J.D. programs at the University of Florida, was announced as the University of Missouri’s new dean for the school of law Monday morning. During Lidsky’s 25-year career, she joined the faculty of the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law in 1994 after clerking for judge Joseph

After the warmest February ever recorded in Mid-Missouri, the region saw things calm down through March, following a cold snap toward the middle of the month. Since then, the area has experienced a false spring, which is dangerous for Mid-Missouri. The longer a false spring lasts before the season actually takes over, the more likely

UPDATE 4/2: Columbia police confirmed one woman died in the car crash on Ash Street and Garth Avenue around 8 p.m. Saturday. Police said Jeremiah K. Lynne, 23, was driving south on Garth Avenue, traveling fast and erratically, fleeing from an attempted traffic stop by a police officer. Skyler Littleton, 19, was Lynne’s passenger. Police

Columbia Police Department Detectives arrested Marquez Floydell Marshall at 4314 W. Bethany Drive on Friday. Marshall was arrested in connection with the Landmark Bank Robbery located at 10 North Garth Avenue that happened on March 13. Police responded to a panic button alarm at Landmark Bank, where allegedly Marshall walked in wearing a hat, sunglasses

TODAY: A mild day all around is planned for Mid-Missouri, as far as temperatures are concerned. The only thing that will keep us on the cool side, is where rain and thunderstorms fall through the day. Through the afternoon, expected a swath of rain to spread across Mid-Missouri, with the potential for a few thunderstorms.

There looks to be a decent amount of dry time during the day on Tuesday morning and Tuesday afternoon. There is a slight rain chance by 3PM hear HWY 24, while heavy rain will hold off until Tuesday night. Newest forecast model data suggests rain increasing late Tuesday night, mainly after 8PM. Heavy rain will

Storms late morning and early afternoon from 11AM through 5PM will be capable of producing 50 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Areas east of HWY 54 are under Marginal Threat for severe weather at this time. Rain amounts will range from 0.25″ to 0.50″ for most locations. Areas east of HWY 54 that

TODAY: Rain and T-storms increase bringing 0.25″ to 0.50″ today. Locally higher amounts of 0.75″ is possible where storms occur. There is a Marginal Risk for areas east of HWY 54, 11AM through 5PM this evening. TONIGHT: The rain chance ends mainly by 7PM with cooler temperatures tonight, dipping to the upper 40s. TUESDAY: It

TODAY: Light rain moves in the for the morning commute west of US 63. Rain will increase and become widespread throughout the day. A few thunderstorms will be possible bringing 0.25″ to 0.50″ through this evening. A Marginal Risk for storms this afternoon east of HWY 54 will bring storms that potentially could produce 50

UPDATE 9:00 a.m.: The Eagle Stop on Providence Road , the Waffle House on Vandiver Drive and the Break Time on Nebraska Avenue were all open by 4 a.m. Sunday. Some crime scene tape remained near the Eagle Stop. According to Columbia police dispatch records, police first responded to the Waffle House around 1:15 a.m.

As we begin severe weather season, it is important to be aware of the threats that will be impacting you and your family. The Storm Prediction Center issues different severe threats when impactful storms are expected. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team is constantly tracking and keeping you up to date on the threats that

TONIGHT: By Sunday night, another round of rain and thunderstorms makes its way into Mid-Missouri from the southwest. No severe weather is expected with these showers, but we can expect some rumbles of thunder. Temperatures will be mild only dropping into the lower 50s. MONDAY: Expect rain and thunderstorms into Monday morning continuing into the

Over the past week, much of Mid-Missouri received significant rainfall totals. Enough to put us slightly over the average total rainfall for the month of March. Despite the rainfall, all of Mid-Missouri is still under a drought. There is a reason why we are still lacking in moisture even though we met the total average

ABC 17 News crews have been monitoring road conditions amid the early morning rainfall. According to dispatch records, only one crash has been reported in Boone County this morning. It’s unclear if weather played a factor in crash, but it occurred around 8 a.m. Sunday when Columbia was seeing some of the heaviest rainfall. Our

TODAY: A slight break in the wet conditions will come by the early afternoon with temperatures much warmer in the upper 60s. Spotty showers are possible through the afternoon hours, but conditions will be mostly dry for Mid-Missouri. By Sunday late night, another round of rain and thunderstorms makes its way into Mid-Missouri from the

TODAY: Expect rain and a few thunderstorms throughout the morning with the best chance of rain north of I-44. By the afternoon, rain chances will taper off with the high in the upper 60s. TONIGHT: The next chance for rain and thunderstorms moves in by late Sunday night coming from the southwest. Conditions have the

One man died Saturday morning in a single-car crash in Gasconade County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 45-year-old Matthew Piles flipped the Chevy Trailblazer he was driving on Route T near Hafertafe Road just before 7 a.m. The report said Piles drifted over the center line of Route T, overcorrected and flipped into a