Month: May 2017

Memorial Day weekend is known as the unofficial start to summer and emergency responders want you to kick off the holiday safely. With nice weather on tap for much of Mid-Missouri on Monday, you can expect to see more people out grilling, at the lake and outdoors. Emergency responders such as the Boone County Fire

TONIGHT: Conditions will be comfortable with temperatures slipping into the lower 60s and westerly winds near 5 mph. Skies will clear as temperatures bottom out in the upper 50s by the morning time. MEMORIAL DAY: Monday is going to be a perfect day to enjoy outside. Weather will be less humid, skies will be clear,

Yesterday’s line of storms brought severe weather through all of mid-Missouri. Reports confirm wind speeds up to 90 mph that damaged numerous trees and power lines in the southern half of the state. There were six confirmed tornadoes to touch down in Missouri, two of them in Morgan county. The four others were confirmed in

The Moberly Police Department responded to multiple calls of fights, gunfire, fireworks, intoxicated drivers, and disturbances throughout the Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday, officers responded to the 600 block of Garfield in Moberly regarding an assault in progress along with a shooting. Upon arrival, a 33-year-old woman, a 45-year-old man and 50-year-old man were arrested

Fulton police said they got a tip around 11:15 p.m. Saturday that a Callaway County man being sought on a felony warrant for his arrest was at the 300 block of west 8th Street. When police arrived in the area, they found a car stopped in the street with someone inside who they believed was

TODAY: Clouds will gradually clear out giving us sunny skies for Sunday. Temperatures will reach the mid to upper 70s today as dry weather persists for the rest of Sunday. By tonight, conditions will be comfortable with temperatures slipping into the lower 60s and westerly winds near 5 mph. MEMORIAL DAY: Monday is going to

After Saturday storms ripped through Missouri with areas south of I-70 primarily receiving the brunt of the severe weather, calmer conditions are forecast to persist for the rest of the holiday weekend. A low pressure system with an accompanying warm and cold front were the culprits for the severe weather outbreak, as well as several

TODAY: From mid to late morning into the rest of Sunday, dry weather will be taking over with clearing skies by the afternoon. Temps will reach into the upper 70s with northwest winds remaining under 10 mph. TONIGHT: Skies will be mostly clear and dry with temps dipping into the lower 60s. MEMORIAL DAY: Expect

Memorial Day weekend is off to a stormy start as parts of mid-Missouri saw strong wind and hail Saturday afternoon. ABC 17 News was down in Eldon, Missouri in Miller County after reports that large trees were knocked down by strong winds. Eldon resident, Ken Fowler, was on his way home from work in Rolla

TONIGHT: Several thunderstorms have began to pop up in mid-Missouri ahead of the main system. The bulk of the storms will move into the area from the west by 2 PM – 3 PM and will continue into late tonight. Areas along and south of I-70 are under a moderate risk for severe weather, while

Through the afternoon hours mid-Missouri saw a line of storms that created a bow echo as it passed. Strong winds, large hail, and a tornado were caused by this system. We saw several severe thunderstorm warnings issued, as well as a few tornado warnings. There have been numerous storm reports issued from the National Weather

ABC17 News is tracking strong storms which are moving across Missouri Saturday afternoon bringing very strong winds, heavy rain and large hail. According to Ameren Missouri’s outage page, 853 customers are without power in Camden County and 958 in Morgan County. The cause of both of these outages is unknown, right now. Reports of trees

Columbia police arrested an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old girl in connection with an armed robbery in the 5000 block of Bethel Street Friday night. Officers were called to the area near Dads Way just before midnight Friday. Police said James Yearwood was identified as the person who pointed a gun at another 18-year-old man and

ABC 17 News confirmed a 4 year-old boy died on Friday after a fire in northeast Columbia. Zadrian Harper, 4, was found in a bedroom and went to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. More than a dozen officers and firefighters first responded to Quail Drive around 12:15 p.m. The street is off Sylvan

Fire investigators said the cause of a fire in northeast Columbia that left a 4-year-old boy dead Friday is still unknown. Family of Zadrian Harper, the boy who died, held a vigil around 9:30 p.m. Friday at the 2700 block of Quail Drive, where the fire occurred. Family members told ABC 17 News that most

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook Friday that it teamed up with Belle police and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group to execute a drug-related search warrant in the 600 block of east Fifth Street in Belle Thursday morning. The post said authorities found methamphetamine and several items of drug paraphernalia at the

TODAY: Make sure to recheck your Saturday afternoon plans since severe weather will move into the area from the west by 2 PM – 3 PM and will continue into late tonight. All modes of severe weather are possible, especially for those south of I-70. Very large hail, strong, damaging wind gusts, and isolated tornadoes

As we approach the severe weather we have been tracking all week, confidence is the severity of these storms continue to increase throughout the Saturday morning hours. The benefit to the hours before severe hits is that we get a better idea of what to expect. Wind is the primary threat with gusts capable of

Jefferson City police responded to the 2100 block of Missouri Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. Saturday for reports of a car crash resulting in injuries. Police said a Chevrolet Camaro, driven by Brennan Nichols, 22, was heading east at fast speeds before it hit a curb and crossed over into the westbound lanes. The car then

TODAY: Temps will reach into the lower 80s with severe weather moving in from the west after 3PM. Areas along and to the south of I-70 are under a Moderate Risk; areas north of I-70 are under an Enhanced Risk. Storms will be capable of producing up to baseball sized hail and damaging winds up