Month: April 2018

This season has been off to a bit of a rough start as we have seen one of the top 10 coldest starts to astronomical spring ever recorded. Since the start of meteorological spring on March 1, temperatures have fallen below freezing for 21 days, with 10 of those within the month of April. Late

A homeless shelter in Moberly has shut down due to permit issues. On Thursday, Moberly’s city attorney, Charles Thompson, wrote a letter to Hilltop Chapel Ministries explaining that the city was made aware of the homeless shelter operations that the company was doing without an occupancy permit and without a conditional use permit for a

MONDAY: It’s a cold afternoon across Mid-Missouri, as highs will only climb into the 40s through the day. Despite the cold, it will be a nicer day following the bitter cold and snow from Sunday. It will also be a breezy day, as winds will be out of the west/northwest up to 20 mph, with

Boone County deputies said they arrested four people Sunday night after they spotted a suspicious vehicle they believed to be involved in an incident that happened earlier in the day. Deputies said they spotted the vehicle around 9 p.m. near the intersection of St. Charles and Doziers Station roads, in the area where the incident

MONDAY: Have the winter jacket ready as you head out the door with bitterly cold temperatures to start your day. We will be in the middle 20s with wind chills in the teens, yet another abnormally cold weather pattern for the middle of April. Winds will remain breezy throughout the afternoon, only allowing for highs

When the House committee investigating Gov. Eric Greitens released its report Wednesday night, new details caused lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to react in anger and disgust. They called for the resignation of the governor, and for his impeachment. House Speaker Todd Richardson, a Republican, called the testimony in the report “disturbing” and

TONIGHT : We could be seeing some flurries still hanging around into the evening, as this low pressure system slowly begins to exit the viewing area. The gusty winds that we have had today will stick throughout the night with temperatures dropping into the middle 20s. MONDAY: Have the winter jacket ready as you head

Several Columbia police officers were seen in the area of Worley Street and McBaine Avenue Sunday morning after reports that a woman with a hammer was causing damage. ABC 17 News crews got to the 300 block of Worley Street around 10 a.m. to find at least six police cars and one ambulance. A sergeant

It is spring, but mid-Missouri is still seeing some days of wintry weather, including Sunday. ABC 17’s stormtrack meteorologist Kevin Schneider forecast below freezing wind chills throughout the morning, with the possibility of snow or a wintry mix. Columbia started to receive some snow around 7 a.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service issued a freeze

TODAY: We’re going to be in for a raw, blustery day in Mid-Missouri. We’re still tracking a chance of a rain and snow mix, but still not expecting much accumulations. Temperatures are going to struggle to get to 40 degrees across the region, and brisk northwest winds are going to make it feel like the

Cuonzo Martin may have his point guard of the future after Illinois transfer Mark Smith chose Mizzou. Smith committed to Mizzou according to his Twitter account late Saturday night. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Mark_Smith_13/status/985354136576196608″,”author_name”:”MARK SMITH”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Mark_Smith_13″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;It’s official!! &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/jo2PxaRaRl”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/jo2PxaRaRl&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— MARK SMITH (@Mark_Smith_13) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/Mark_Smith_13/status/985354136576196608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;April 15, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} According to NCAA transfer rules, Smith will have

Going into the annual spring game, Barry Odom said he hoped it was like watching paint dry, in a good way. Odom hoped for no injuries and nothing else to go wrong. By that standard, the game was a success with no major injuries. The offense put up 24 points as Drew Lock finished 7-13

A rally in Jefferson City took place Saturday regarding peoples’ right to carry guns and supporting the Constitution in general. The National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans met at the state Capitol Saturday afternoon and called on lawmakers to hear them out. Sean Allen Neumann, a rally organizer who is for background checks regarding guns,

A crash involving at least five cars has closed both lanes of I-70 Westbound around mile marker 130 between the Lake of the Woods exit and the 63 connector. Traffic appears to be diverted at the Lake of the Woods exit. ABC 17 News crews have seen at least one ambulance leave the scene, and

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested 63-year-old inmate Walter Lee Lewis on Friday after he allegedly attacked another inmate with a mop handle. A Sergeant with the Sheriff’s department could not provide any detail as to what started the fight, but no one medical attention was required after the incident. Lewis, who is from Columbia,

TONIGHT: Clouds will be increasing this evening ahead of this final punch from this strong system. Winds will gradually be turning toward a more westerly direction behind the cold front, and beginning to usher in colder air into Mid-Missouri, with lows bottoming out in the middle 30s. We’ll have a chance of showers returning, but

Several Missouri political leaders reacted to President Donald Trump’s decision to strike several Syrian military assets on Friday night. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, expressed support for the strike but called for more details on the United States’ plan for Syria. “I’m supportive of this targeted attack, carried out in partnership with our allies, on

Fulton police said a man they believed to be the suspect in a robbery turned himself in after they tried several times to find him Saturday morning. Police said they were called to the 400 block of Sabre Circle on Friday night for reports of a robbery. During the investigation, police found that the front

TODAY: Showers and thunderstorms have made their way off toward the east this morning and all that is left is the lingering cloud cover behind them. The cold front will make its way across Mid-Missouri today bringing with it a slight chance of showers when it does. Most of us will stay dry today, however.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on Route K Saturday morning. According to troopers, a pickup was heading north on Route K toward Columbia, and a Kia was heading the opposite direction. The Kia tried to pass in a no-passing zone. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KirstieABC17/status/985177217473957889″,”author_name”:”Kirstie Crawford”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KirstieABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Two vehicles involved. Route K near Cascade