Month: June 2017

TONIGHT: Temperatures fall back into the mid to upper 50s with a light northeasterly breeze at 4-8 mph and clear skies. WEDNESDAY: It will be another beautiful day with low humidity, sunny skies and high temperatures near 80. Northeasterly winds will pick up to 10 mph in the afternoon. EXTENDED: The dry weather continues through

University Hospital is starting an estimated 18-month expansion project for its emergency room. The project is budgeted to cost $16 million and will more than double the number of beds the ER currently has from, 22 to 54. The project will add 6,335 square feet to the emergency department and another 20,972 square feet of

A man was arrested Saturday for assaulting a woman in the back of a truck, authorities said. Neil Huff was arrested by the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. A witness followed Huff after seeing Huff hit the woman in the back of a Dodge truck, authorities said. After confronting Huff outside the Mini Mart, the witness

TODAY: Temperatures this afternoon are flirting with the lower 70s and will continue to climb into the lower 80s through the rest of the day. Enjoy this afternoon, as it will be the “coolest” of the next seven. We’ll also see low humidity, thanks to northeasterly winds under 15 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall back into

The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced the results of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Division’s 2017 annual school bus inspection program on Tuesday. 12,047 school buses across the state of Missouri were inspected by Missouri State Highway Patrol personnel from February 2 to May 5 of this year. 90.24 percent of the buses were approved by

Friday, June 9 we will see a rare type of full moon, a micromoon. Since the moon orbits the Earth in a non concentric path we have micromoons. This type of moon occurs when the moon and the Earth are at the furthest distance away from each other, known as apogee. A micromoon is 251,655

On Tuesday, an organization is looking to help out people in need. Ameren Missouri is donating 50 Energy Star air conditioners. These ACs are necessary for eligible low income and elderly customers who do not have an AC in their home. While it is only the begining of summer, residents in Columbia and Jefferson City

TODAY: This afternoon we’ll see sunny skies with high temperatures near 80. Northerly winds under 10 mph, with dew points sticking in the 50s, will help keep humidity low. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall back into the upper 50s with a light northeasterly breeze by the later evening hours. Skies will remain clear.

TODAY: Waking up, temperatures will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Into the afternoon we’ll see sunny skies with high temperatures near 80. Northerly winds under 10 mph, with dew points sticking in the 50s, will help keep our humidity low. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall back into the upper 50s with a light northeasterly

Members of the group Race Matters, Friends said they would “accept nothing short” of the Columbia police chief’s removal over the Missouri attorney general’s report on traffic stops. ABC 17 News reported on the traffic stop data last Thursday, which showed black drivers in Columbia were pulled over by police three times the expected rate

A car is severely damaged after a fire just south of Columbia in Boone County Monday night. Crews responded to the vehicle fire just after 7 p.m. in the 1600 block of West Route K, near the Conoco gas station. ABC 17 News crews reported seeing no damage to the building, but the front of

Columbia Water & Light will start flow tests on fire hydrants across the city on Tuesday. The tests are expected to last through at least August. Engineers are testing the hydrants to make sure there is enough flow and pressure to fight fires. Some Water & Light customers may notice low water pressure while crews

In 11 weeks, Eclipse 2017 will cast Mid-Missouri into darkness for around 2 1/2 minutes shortly after 1:10 P.M. As ABC 17 News continues our weekly look this rare event, we know NASA will be studying the sun’s relationship with the earth. A total solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the face of the

Thirty-three Mizzou students studying in London are safe after Saturday’s terror attack on London Bridge. ABC 17 News spoke with one Mizzou student who is studying abroad in London. Andrew Thomas, a Mizzou student studying abroad in London said everyone is starting to go back to their regular routines. “A lot of people are projecting

The Jefferson City Council approved a more than $4.7 million contract Monday to replace the Fire Department’s frontline fleet of fire trucks. The contract with the manufacturer Rosenbauer will replace seven trucks, including three pumper trucks, one rescue engine and two ladder trucks. The department has had its current vehicles for nearly a decade. “Best

Missouri Department of Transportation road crews started construction on U.S. Highway 63, 3 miles outside of Jefferson City, over the Katy Trail Monday morning. Due to the construction starting on the southbound lanes, drivers are being re-routed into one lane, each direction, on the northbound side. The traffic will be separated by concrete barriers. MoDOT

University of Missouri officials released additional details on new job cuts hitting Mizzou as employees continued to be notified Monday of the termination of their jobs. Some 307 administrative, faculty and staff positions are set to be eliminated. Of those, 136 positions currently stand vacant and just won’t be refilled. Through retirement, resignation and layoffs,

Two people were sent to the hospital fro evaluation after a two-vehicle crash. One car rear-ended the other on Oakland Church on Monday afternoon. The driver of one of the vehicles took off on foot. It’s not confirmed if the driver has been caught yet. The damage to the vehicles were minor, and the two

TONIGHT: Spotty storms move to the south of I-44 by 7 PM. It looks mostly clear and mild tonight with low temperatures cooling to the upper 50s by daybreak with a light north breeze under 6 mph. TUESDAY: We’ll have sunny skies with high temperatures near 80. Light northerly winds under 8 mph will keep

UPDATE 4:06 P.M.: The UM System will pay $756,151 to Leigh Britt, as well as provide a “tuition and fee waiver” for Stormy Britt, Leigh and Bruce’s daughter. ORIGINAL STORY: Judge Jodie Asel approved the settlement in the wrongful death case between Leigh Britt and the UM System Curators on Monday. Lt. Bruce Britt was