Month: August 2017

Several law enforcement agencies are warning drivers against spending too much time on the roads in the next week as thousands of visitors pour in to watch the total solar eclipse. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said to avoid the heaviest traffic, people should leave early and remain in their viewing location until a while

Missouri State politicians are reacting to the Facebook post that Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal made, stating that she hopes President Trump gets assassinated. Missouri Democratic Party Chair Stephen Webber said, “State Senator Chappelle-Nadal’s comments are indefensible. All sides need to agree that there is no room for suggestions of political violence in America – and the

TONIGHT: Clear skies through the night will allow temperatures to drop steadily into the lower 60s with a light westerly breeze up to 6 mph. It is possible that river valleys and areas south of HWY 50 could see some patchy fog by daybreak. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny skies will boost temperatures into the upper 80s

ABC 17 News has confirmed that a kindergartner was left on a Hallsville School District school bus Thursday morning. ABC 17 reached out to Hallsville Schools, who gave the following statement: “A student was left briefly on the bus but discovered by another driver. Our staff took immediate action to ensure the child’s safety, and

A Pulaski County woman has been charged with 30 counts of animal abuse after three dead animals and multiple other abused animals were found in her care. On March 25, deputies were called to the 17000 block of Highway T for a welfare check and a report of animal neglect. A miniature horse was found

A Missouri lawmaker says she posted and then deleted a comment on Facebook that said she hoped for President Donald Trump’s assassination. Democratic Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal says she didn’t mean what she posted Thursday, but was frustrated with the president’s reaction to the violence last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Chappelle-Nadal

A consultant will review the University of Missouri’s policies and procedures governing the Greek Life system. The school hired Dyad Strategies of Florida to help the school “get a sense of national best practices related to Greek Life and current policies and procedures in place,” according to Liz McCune of the MU News Bureau. Dyad’s

TODAY: It’s still a cloudy afternoon across parts of Mid-Missouri, but drier air filtering in from the west is helping to clear skies. Temperature wise, we are seeing the thermometer climb into the mid 70s this afternoon. Once skies clear, we’ll see temperatures climb into the mid 80s, with winds out of the west up

A marketing group will have to pay up for those annoying robocalls saying you won a free cruise after a settlement was reached in a class action lawsuit. Those who got those phone calls are now eligible for up to $900. The lawsuit claims Resort Marketing Group (RMG) made pre-recorded robocalls from July 2009 to

Deputies from Moniteau County made three arrests Tuesday during two separate incidents that they say involved the possession of meth. In the first incident, the department said one of its deputies was driving on Hwy 50 in California when they saw a vehicle cross the center line and almost hit the patrol car. The deputy

Columbia police said they responded to a report of a man yelling racial slurs at two black men in the 1100 block of East Broadway Wednesday night. A witness told police she saw Joshua Enloe punch one of the black men in the shoulder, leading to a fight between Enloe and the two alleged victims.

As mid-Missouri gets closer to the solar eclipse, many people will want to capture the moment on camera. But doing so can be dangerous for equipment without the proper safety precautions. For smartphones, it’s not clear how the sun will affect the camera but experts recommend using an extra set of of eclipse glasses over

TODAY: For the start of the day, temperatures will be in the upper 60s with partly cloudy skies. High temperatures will rise into the mid 80s; feeling more comfortable as you step out the door with lower humidity as winds are out of the west up to 15 mph. Skies will gradually begin to clear

Its website and billboards encourage students to “dream up,” but Stephens College and some of its leaders now face a lawsuit from a former employee claiming that slogan is false. From 2016 to June of this year, Carole Chabries was the dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies at the college. In court documents, Chabries said

Multiple parts of mid-Missouri were hit with storms Wednesday afternoon. Reports of trees down stretched from Holts Summit to Russellville. In Centertown, Murphy Ford Road flooded and hundreds were left in the dark. As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, more than 300 Ameren customers in the Centertown area were still without power.

Local political groups hosted a town hall in Columbia Wednesday to talk about Gov. Eric Greitens’ recent veto of a bill that would delay budget cuts to in-home and nursing home services. Missouri Jobs with Justice and COMO for Progress hosted the event at the Columbia ARC. Speakers included state politicians – including Democratic State

A line of storms Wednesday afternoon brought strong, damaging winds to parts of Mid-Missouri. These storms formed in western Missouri by late morning and moved east through early afternoon, encountering very moist, unstable air. They quickly strengthened and became severe, producing strong wind gusts. The first severe storm warning came near 2 PM for southern

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will continue to taper off and end through the early morning hours. No severe storms are expected the rest of the night. Overnight lows will drop into the upper 60s to low 70s. THURSDAY: A few showers are possible near I-44 through early-morning but most areas will be dry with skies

Nearly three dozen cities across the state waited for the approval to bring low-cost energy to Missouri, but Wednesday the state’s Public Service Commission rejected the transmission line. Missouri utility regulators rejected a proposed high-voltage power line to carry wind power across the Midwest to eastern states. The decision Wednesday by the Missouri Public Service

Members of the Columbia Fire Department received free natural gas safety training from Ameren Missouri Wednesday. The training covered gas safety, including how to identify the signs of a gas leak and the basic steps emergency responders should take to minimize potential hazards. Most recently, a gas leak caused Route VV in Boone County to