Month: November 2018

Officials closed I-29 in Missouri near the Iowa border because of whiteout conditions early Sunday afternoon. MoDOT officials said they anticipate more closures in the northern part of the state as a winter storm continues through Sunday night. Drivers are urged to avoid traveling in areas north of I-70, especially north of St. Joseph. Officials

A semi-truck driver led Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers on a chase from outside Kansas City to near Boonville on I-70 Saturday evening around 10 p.m. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant Scott White said troopers chased the semi-truck to the 106 mile marker in the eastbound lane. White said the semi-truck’s tires sparked and it

SUNDAY: We’re off to a quiet, slightly warmer start this morning. But things will quickly change throughout the day. A rapidly intensifying storm system is still on track to impact Mid-Missouri today. We’ll start out as all rain shortly before midday but as strong winds usher in colder air, we will change that rain over

With severe weather and blizzard-like conditions on the way to mid-Missouri Sunday – a big travel day – Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp warns drivers to stay home. “If you don’t need to be out on the roads, don’t be out there,” he said. Blomenkamp said if you have to travel

The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash in Howard county Friday afternoon. According to their report, a 62-year-old woman from New Franklin crashed on U.S Highway 40 just east Highway 5 around 2 p.m. The car ran off the right side of the road, struck a ditch, overturned and hit a tree before

Auxvasse fire officials are working to find out what caused a fire on W. Harrison Street Saturday afternoon around 4:30. When firefighters arrived to 305 W. Harrison Street, there were flames showing but all residents had evacuated the building. A wall inside the home had to be taken down to get to the flames and

TONIGHT: Clouds will start to increase this evening and into the overnight hours. These clouds keep us mild overnight with temperatures dipping into the low to mid 40s. Winds will start to turn out of a more easterly direction with a low pressure system moving closer to Mid-Missouri. SUNDAY: Eyes turn to a rapidly strengthening

Columbia Police arrested two teenagers after police responded to a report of a disturbance in the Columbia Mall’s Target wing on Friday night just after 4:00 p.m. Police said when officers arrived they found a large group of people involved in a fight. ABC 17 News crews were on the scene and saw a large

Columbia and Jefferson City officials are urging locals to shop small Saturday, after trying to get the holiday deals at the larger retailers Black Friday. Hundreds of locally owned businesses are participating in Small Business Saturday, which was created by American Express in 2010. The Downtown Columbia Community Improvement District supports more than 600 locally

SATURDAY: We’re seeing a foggy start to the weekend in some locations this morning. Any places that have seen fog develop will quickly burn it off with mostly sunny skies this morning. Plenty of sunshine and winds out of the southwest will help us warm in the afternoon to the upper 50s and low 60s.

A south Columbia bank was robbed Friday. The Columbia Police Department tweeted that First Midwest Bank on Grindstone Parkway was robbed and that a suspect was in custody. No one was injured. Police at the scene told ABC 17 News a 27-year-old man was arrested after he handed tellers a note saying he had a

In his final home game, Missouri quarterback Drew Lock rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more as the Tigers beat Arkansas 38-0 on a damp and dreary Friday. Lock completed 16 of 25 passes for 221 yards, surpassing the 3,000-yard mark for the third straight season. Emanuel Hall caught both touchdown passes and

Food pantries, shelters and charities see a spike in donations between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. “It is great to have that influx during the holidays because it allows us to give that feeling of love and family when some people might not have it,” said Welcome Home Development Director Megan Sievers. The holidays encourage

Black Friday deals are underway at retailers big and small across the nation, and the Columbia Mall and stores around the city have been packed all day. “We opened at 5 a.m., this morning and our lines were longer this morning than they were last year,” said Mark Francis, Academy Sports and Outdoors store director.

Opponents of the University of Missouri’s purchase of a Jefferson City hospital have formed a not-for-profit organization to fight the deal. The group A Coalition for Choice was recently formed as a 501(c)(4) organization and has raised money and started to buy advertising against University of Missouri Health Care’s proposed purchase of facilities in mid-Missouri

TONIGHT: Clouds break up a bit through the night providing for partly cloudy skies as temperatures dip back into the upper 30s. Winds will shift out of the southwest through the night up to 11 mph, this will make it feel more like freezing for the first part of the day on Saturday. SATURDAY: Despite

A man charged this week with kicking in the door of a Fulton apartment now also faces charges of stealing and credit card fraud. Bradley Foutes was arrested early Tuesday after he returned to the apartment where he had kicked in the door before being scared off, Fulton police said. Foutes was charged with burglary

Many shoppers will lean on credit cards to increase their buying power this holiday season. And while cards can be a useful tool — they can make it easier to get refunds on bad products — they can also lead to excess debt and lower credit scores. Experts say the best tip for shoppers using

Shoppers were heading out to stores throughout the morning Friday in Columbia and across the country. In Columbia, heavier than usual traffic was the primary effect of the rush. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

The company that owns the duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake near Branson in July, killing 17 people, has settled the first of several lawsuits filed in the accident. The three adult daughters of 65-year-old William Bright and his 63-year-old wife, Janice Bright, of Higginsville, Missouri, filed suit soon after the accident on