Month: May 2017

TODAY: Patchy fog is possible this morning. Some sunshine is expected for the beginning of Wednesday, but a chance for storms develops after 12PM south of I-70 and west of US 63. Another round of storms is expected by evening from 5PM-7PM near HWY 65. The strongest storms this evening could produce damaging wind gusts

A woman faces several charges in Callaway County after she’s accused of stealing several guns from a Holt’s Summit home. According to a probable cause statement obtained by ABC 17 News, Nika Mann, 35, is charged with five felony counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, four counts of stealing a firearm and one felony

One Boone County commissioner says it’s time to analyze growth and traffic safety on a highway south of Columbia. The commission approved two new developments Tuesday night along Route K, between Columbia and McBaine. Arrowhead Lake Estates and Toalson Estates will have 14 lots each for their own subdivisions, using more than 100 acres on

A downtown Columbia restaurant was back open for business after facing multiple violations. Taj Mahal closed last week after a gas leak led to an inspection that revealed more than 40 different food and safety violations. Nineteen of those violations were critical. On Tuesday, the Columbia/Boone County Department of Health told ABC 17 News that

A security breach at Chipotle has impacted the stores nationally, including in mid-Missouri. “The investigation identified the operation of malware designed to access payment card data from cards used on point-of-sale (POS) devices at certain Chipotle restaurants between March 24, 2017 and April 18, 2017. The malware searched for track data (which sometimes has cardholder

We’re nearing the end of Spring, with only three weeks left and a stormy pattern is still in place across the Midwest. Usually as we close on May and start June, high pressure builds into the southeast and we’ll see southerly flow and a warm and humid pattern, that has yet to arrive. The big

A Columbia man was accused of biting off part of another person’s ear late last week. Martino Wilson, 19, was charged with first-degree assault for the incident. Boone County deputies said Wilson got into a fight with another person on Friday. They both fell down a flight of stairs during the fight. After landing on

UPDATE: 9:30 P.M.: According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, the crash happened when an SUV got a flat tire, causing it to strike the tractor trailer. The tractor trailer ran off the road, and returned to it before overturning around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday. The driver and passenger of the tractor trailer suffered

Residents in Morgan County are continuing to clean up after an EF-1 tornado came through the Lake of the Ozarks area over the Memorial Day weekend. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado hit around 2:30 Saturday afternoon and moved about 90 miles per hour. Most of the damage consisted of fallen and uprooted

Attorney General Joshua Hawley announced Tuesday that he started the appeal process of the federal district court’s judgment in the Amendment 2 case. ​”As Attorney General, I have a duty to defend the laws and constitution of the state of Missouri,” Hawley said. “The people of Missouri overwhelmingly voted to place these rules in our

Even though the population and geographic size of Columbia has exploded in the past 10 years, sales tax growth has slowed, putting essential public services like police and fire that benefit from that tax revenue in jeopardy. “[It] puts us in a really tight bind as we have more and more people that have an

TONIGHT: The marginal risk for severe storms across Mid-Missouri will be ongoing as we head through the night as storms are expected to linger. Most of the storms will be gone by 10 PM, but a few storms could linger through the night. As we head beyond midnight the risk for severe storms diminishes as

The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the results of Memorial Day weekend. During the counting period of 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 26, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 29, MSHP had 345 traffic crashes. 128 people were injured and five people died in these crashes. Troopers arrested 107 people for driving while intoxicated and also made

A man was charged with two counts of DWI, careless and reckless driving, not wearing a seatbelt and having no insurance on Saturday after crashing into two other vehicles in Cole County. Brennan Nichols was driving a Chevrolet Camaro and crashed into a Ford Focus and Dodge Dart. Nichols passenger and the driver of the

Battalion Chief Klif Bullard, with the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District, said crews were called out to the 21000 block of South Westbrook Drive near Hartsburg. They arrived to find a truck fully engulfed in flames, attached to a livestock trailer. Crews put the flames out in about ten minutes. The owner of the

An Eldon man was arrested on Monday for possession on methamphetamine worth an estimated $4200. The Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force arrested James M. Wright for second degree trafficking and delivery of a controlled substance. Wright’s bond was set at $200,000 cash or surety. Wright was just released from prison on May 22 and is a

TODAY: As we reach the mid-afternoon hours, storms will be possible again today; mainly after 2 PM. There is a Marginal Risk for damaging wind and large hail through 9PM. Areas west of US 63 have the better chance for evening storms where 0.01″ to 0.30″ is possible. S torms will taper off through 9PM

Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to a home on Saturday on North East Street in California, Mo, in an attempt to serve an arrest warrant to Carla E. Hemlin for child endangerment. Deputies arrived at Hemlin’s home and saw drug paraphernalia inside. Deputies found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, packaging materials and scales. Kenneth R. Hemlin,

The threat is low for the next three days, but there is a Marginal Risk for parts of Mid-Missouri Tuesday through Thursday. This afternoon, mainly after 2PM there is the potential for storms that could produce wind up to 50 mph and hail up to 1″ in diameter. Areas west of US 63 will have

MODOT work zones will reopen after closing down for the holiday weekend. They are expected to reopen around 9 a.m. on Tuesday. MODOT says to pay special attention around areas like Interstate 44, Interstate 55, and Interstate 70 for work zones reopening. There will also be restrictions on Route 54 and Route 63. MODOT says