Month: August 2017

MONDAY: It’s been a cool start to the day, as temperatures have been hovering in the lower 70s across Mid-Missouri. Clearing clouds will aid in warming most areas into the upper 70s and lower 80s. Isolated showers and storms are possible through the afternoon hours, as the cold front responsible for yesterday’s rain finally tracks

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warning about a warrant scam. According to the Sheriff’s Department, suspects are calling residents and identifying themselves as a deputy. The scammers then tell the victims they have active warrants and have to pay with money orders or they will go to jail. The sheriff’s department said

A man is facing drug and weapons charges after a joint narcotics investigation in Boone County. According to police, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and the Columbia Police Department were doing a joint investigation into narcotics trafficking on East St. Charles Road. After obtaining a search warrant, SWAT officers took William Lauer into custody for

An Ashland woman has been charged with stealing and possession of a controlled substance after police say they found stolen items in her hotel room. According to police, an officer was called to the Red Roof Inn after a woman reported having her credit card stolen. The victim told police her card was used at

One of two men accused of raping a woman at the Red Roof Inn was in jail Monday. Police say they arrested Randy Hollandsworth Sunday. They apparently responded to the Red Roof Inn around 1:30pm after a female victim told officers she found two strangers in her room while getting her belongings. The victim reported

I-70 westbound remained open after a tractor trailer carrying grain seeds ended up in a ditch. According to ABC 17 News crews on the scene, the truck had to avoid another car and the weight of the load it was carrying took it into the ditch. No one was hurt. Monday morning saw heavy fog

MONDAY: This morning we will see dense fog through the morning hours as a dense fog advisory is in effect for mid-Mo’s western counties until 9 AM. We could see visibility less than .25 mile. Isolated showers and storms are possible through the afternoon hours, as the frontal system finally tracks through Mid-Missouri. On the

You won’t find former Mizzou football player Adam Casey’s name in the Tiger record books. In fact, he never recorded a single catch in his five years at MU. Casey admits he’s failed at times, but he’s also accomplished more in his 31 years than most people do in a lifetime. Adam Casey has something

Authorities are investigating a Sunday afternoon crash that may been the result of driving while intoxicated. The crash happened on Route A outside of Hartsburg just after 5 p.m. Authorities said the driver went off the road, into someone’s yard and hit a tree. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No one

Senate Bill 501 or the “Good Samaritan Law” which is aimed at saving lives across the state, takes effect Monday. The bill stipulates that people can’t be penalized for seeking medical assistance for an overdose if they possess small amounts of drugs or are in violation of probation, parole or a restraining order including if

“This event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced.” the National Weather Service said in a tweet sent out following the catastrophic flooding many woke up to on Sunday. Tropical Storm Harvey has far surpassed anything the US has ever experienced, as many areas have already seen a year’s worth of

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to move throughout Mid-Missouri this evening and overnight. No severe weather is expected, but a few rumbles of thunder will be possible Temperatures will bottom out in the lower 60s under mostly cloudy skies. MONDAY: Isolated showers and storms are possible through the afternoon hours, as the frontal

After spending a few hours in Rockport, Texas, Missouri Task Force One was reassigned to Katy, Texas, a suburb west of Houston. The team’s marching orders involve performing water rescues, which are needed as the city is experiencing record flooding. The task force sent of its members to College Station, Texas, as part of an

UPDATE 3 p.m.: The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirms the man taken into custody on suspicion of DWI was Jonathan Akes, 30, of Columbia. A sergeant said Akes was also arrested Saturday on suspicion of second-degree domestic assault and bonded out before Sunday’s crash. UPDATE 12 p.m.: Obermiller Road has been reopened. UPDATE 10:45 a.m.:

The 47-member team from Missouri is now in one of the cities hit hardest by the deadly Hurricane Harvey. Missouri Task Force One arrived in Rockport, Texas Sunday morning and began performing “wide area searches and conducting welfare checks on residences with local law enforcement,” according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. The small

Missouri Department of Transportation crews are asking drivers to be careful as they close lanes on the bridge that carries I-70 over the Missouri River at Rocheport Monday through Thursday. Crews will close one westbound lane from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday for a routine inspection. One eastbound lane will be

At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Harvey waslocated near latitude 29.0 North, longitude 97.6 West. Harvey ismoving toward the south-southeast near 1 mph (2 km/h), and aslow southeastward to east-southeastward motion is expected over thenext couple of days. On the forecast track, the center will remaininland or move very near

TODAY: It will be a dry start to the day for Mid-Missouri, outside of showers along and north of HWY 24. While we will start out with mostly sunny skies, we will see increasing clouds by the afternoon. These clouds will come as a cold front tracks through Mid-Missouri and will bring with it scattered

The Missouri Task Force 1 left San Antonio, Texas Saturday evening for Robstown for its first assignment following the destruction of Hurricane Harvey. Robstown is just west of Corpus Christi with a population of about 12,000 people. The Task Force will report to the National Guard Facility Saturday night and will start wide area searches

Columbia police confirmed gunshots were fired in the 600 block of north College Avenue around 1 a.m. Saturday. A sergeant with the Columbia Police Department said an off-duty officer was in the area when they heard gunshots. Police found several gun shell casings in the area. At this time, police do not have a suspect