Month: February 2018

A FedEx semi-truck crashed on the West Boulevard exit of I-70 eastbound early Saturday morning. The Boone County Office of Emergency Management sent out a notification advising residents about the crash around 2:15 a.m. ABC 17 News crews were on the scene shortly after 2:45 a.m. and saw Columbia police and firefighters block off the

According to updated data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, influenza activity in the state is still considered widespread. Data from week seven of the flu season shows there was a total of 7,289 people who tested positive for the virus. In Boone County alone, the data shows 420 people tested positive

A Randolph County man is in jail Sunday morning after a search warrant led investigators to drugs, officials said. In a Facebook post, Randolph County deputies said they and the North Missouri Drug Task Force executed a search warrant in Clifton Hill on Friday. Roy Hardt, an investigator that worked the case, said they obtained

Gov. Eric Greitens announced Saturday afternoon that state resources will be available to respond to possible flooding and thunderstorms. Southern areas of Missouri have the highest chances for precipitation. You can find a weather radar and the latest forecast here. The announcement included a note from Department of Public Safety Director Drew Juden: “With several

TODAY : We’re off to a bit of a frosty start across Mid-Missouri this morning. Skies have cleared out overnight, allowing us to cool off into the low 30s. We’ll warm up to the upper 40s to low 50s under mostly sunny skies. Winds will turn out of the southwest as we head throughout the

A jewelry store was broken into and items were stolen from it Saturday night, according to a sergeant with the Jefferson City Police Department. Officers were called to the Blue Diamond on Missouri Boulevard around 8:15 p.m. by the store’s alarm company. The suspect or suspects smashed the door open, took jewelry items and took

After winning five straight SEC games, the Mizzou basketball team has done a 180 by losing three straight. The Tigers lost to Kentucky on the road 87-66. With the loss, Mizzou falls to 18-11 (8-8 SEC) with two more SEC games remaining on its schedule before the SEC tournament.The loss is the largest margin for

UPDATE: A woman claiming to be the mother of the 13-year-old said there was no intended threat when the teen made the post. She said her son posted song lyrics on Snapchat that happened to include references to guns. ORIGINAL: The Columbia Police Department took one 13-year-old male into custody Saturday after police say he

Officials at the University of Missouri said there has been an increase in applications for the upcoming fall semester. Chuck May, executive director of admissions, spoke to alumni in Fulton on Saturday about what the admissions office has been doing to boost enrollment at the university. “We have staff visiting every school in Missouri for

TONIGHT : We’ll continue to watch for scattered showers throughout the evening, but we will begin to clear out most of the precipitation by 7pm. We’ll see clear skies after 10pm. Behind this system, we’re going to see gusty winds build into the region ushering in a another cold night with temperatures dipping into the

UPDATE: On the subject of school safety in the wake of multiple school shootings, each candidate gave a heartfelt response. Tilley said educational measures are necessary for insuring students are safe. “You have to be teaching all the time,” Tilley said. “You have to have be providing professional development.” Lero said that police officers being

TODAY: Rain has ended this morning but another round is not too far behind it. Expect showers with a few isolated thunderstorms embedded. The biggest concern with today isn’t necessarily the severe weather but the flood potential associated with it. A Flood Watch is in effect through Saturday night along Highway 54 and south with

Callaway County deputies said they arrested a Fulton man Thursday morning after finding drugs in his home near Fulton Middle School, according to a news release. The news release said deputies, Fulton police and members of the MUSTANG Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant in the 500 block of East 10th Street around

Callaway County deputies arrested a Jefferson City man after they served a narcotics search warrant Thursday night, according to a press release. The release said deputies and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force obtained a warrant to search the 3400 block of State Road AA as the result of a joint narcotics investigation. Deputies and members

Last week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida has sparked a new conversation about how to best protect students. On Thursday, President Donald Trump proposed offering bonuses to teachers who undergo gun training to carry a weapon in the classroom. “The thought of teachers being armed in our classrooms brings on so many emotions for me.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 12 AM Sunday for Camden, Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Osage, Phelps and Pulaski counties. A couple more rounds of moderate to locally heavy rain are expected Friday night through Saturday night with expected rainfall of 1 to 3 inches near and south of I-44. The ground is already

Mizzou basketball player Michael Porter Jr. has been ‘fully cleared for all basketball activities,’ per a report from Jon Rothstein, a College Basketball Insider for CBS. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/966795893868515328″,”author_name”:”Jon Rothstein”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JonRothstein”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. has been fully cleared for all basketball activities, per a source.&#lt;/p&#gt;– Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/966795893868515328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;February 22, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”

UPDATE 10:04 P.M.: After Gov. Greitens and his lawyer released their statements, the Circuit Attorney’s Office of St. Louis followed up with their own: “Despite the Governor’s personal attacks, the Circuit Attorney believes the courtroom is the appropriate place to argue the facts, not the media. Kim Gardner maintains her unwavering confidence in our system

In a letter addressed to faculty and staff, the CPS Superintendent, Peter Stiepleman, addressed rumors that a violent act, allegedly a possible school shooting, was planned at a Columbia public school. “The statements and rumors being spread constitute terroristic threats and are subject to punishment according to Board of Education policy, which could include, but

The Missouri Republican Party is calling Governor Eric Greiten’s indictment for invasion of privacy a “political hit job.” Executive Director Sam Cooper suggested in a statement Friday morning that hundreds of thousands of dollars received by circuit attorney Kim Gardner from “George Soros groups” was her motivation for the indictment. “We have a progressive anti-law