Month: March 2019

A car crash on I-70 near St. Charles Road backed up traffic for several miles Sunday afternoon. Columbia police were on scene around 3:00 p.m. and directed traffic until the area cleared about 30 minutes later. Our crews on scene saw two cars involved. ABC 17 has reached out to authorities to learn the cause

Two women are recovering with serious injuries from a crash that involved three vehicles in North Columbia on Sunday evening. Officers responded to the intersection of Edenton Boulevard and International Drive around 7 p.m and said two vehicles were towed from the scene. A child riding in one of the cars was not injured and

Power is restored in Columbia after heavy winds in the area Saturday night. The greatest group of outages was in the radius of the Grindstone Parkway and Highway 63 intersection. Boone County Joint Communications alerted that the light at the Grindstone and Highway 63 intersection was out. As of 10:45 p.m. Saturday, only 31 people

TONIGHT: It will be quiet overnight. Temperatures drop thanks to light northerly winds… we’ll drop into the mid 20s by Monday morning. A jacket will be needed out the door in the morning. MONDAY: The slow weather pattern will continue tomorrow. We’ll see a bit more sunshine and that will help out temperatures. We’ll see

A 90-year-old passenger got moderate injuries on Saturday afternoon when her 97-year-old driver rear-ended the car in front of them on Interstate 70 westbound near the 150 mile marker. According to Highway Patrol crash reports, a Chevy Impala driven by Cameron Pratt, 17, was slowing down when a Toyota Camery driven by Myron Neuffer, 97,

Breein Tyree scored 21 points, Devontae Shuler knocked down clutch baskets late and Ole Miss defeated Missouri 73-68 on Saturday to snap its three-game losing streak. Missouri had a shot to tie the game with fewer than 20 seconds left, but Rebels’ forward Bruce Stevens stuffed Jordan Geist’s layup attempt and guard Terence Davis knocked

The Stormtrack Weather Team continues the Weather Alert Day for Saturday evening due to strong wind gusts upwards of 45-65 mph. A strong storm is tracking through central Iowa this evening. A tight pressure gradient is generating widespread winds that will continue until Midnight before dying down. A Wind Advisory is in effect until midnight

TODAY: We will remain quiet with partly sunny skies and high temperatures reaching the mid to upper 40s. West to northwesterly winds at 15 mph will decrease to under 10 mph this afternoon. TONIGHT: We’ll drop into the upper 20s by Monday morning under partly cloudy skies and light northerly winds under 5 mph. EXTENDED:

A Missouri man battling Stage 4 cancer says police targeted him and searched his hospital room for marijuana, and he says he has the video to prove it. Nolan Sousley is fighting Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was in the middle of a chemotherapy treatment at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar when officers came in

The Columbia Fire Department reported to an extrication crash on Scott Boulevard on Saturday around 2 p.m. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert that the crash happened at Southview Drive. According to Columbia police, David Earls, 33, was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Scott Blvd. Christine Deleiko, 32, was driving southbound in

Teaira McCowan had 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 5 Mississippi State into the Southeastern Conference tournament finals for a fourth straight season with a 71-56 victory over Missouri on Saturday. Anriel Howard finished with 19 points and 10 boards as the Bulldogs (29-2) pulled away in the final two quarters to beat

UPDATE: According to the outage map, only 83 people are without power. Earlier on Saturday, Boone Electric Cooperative was reporting that about 60 people were without power. As of 10:45 p.m., 31 people were affected. According to the Howard County Electric Cooperative outage map, more than 500 people are without power right now. ORIGINAL STORY:

You read that right… You may want to think about where you park the next time we see widespread rains and strong gusty winds to follow. Scott Gray, from Eldon, Missouri shared this photo on Facebook this afternoon of a tree that fell on a car. This was likely due to the heavier rainfalls we

Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Route B at Tanner Bridge Road. According to Jefferson City police, Alejandro Moreno-Arenos, 44, ran a red light while going eastbound on Route B around 2 p.m. They said he drove into the path of Michael Schulte, 31, who was going northbound in the

Prosecutors charged a 37-year-old Fulton woman Friday with murder after she allegedly shot a man to death late Thursday. Kalesha M. Peterson was being held at the Callaway County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon Friday after David Dalton, 36, died from a gunshot wound to the head. Peterson

TONIGHT: Strong winds will be the story this evening as we continue to clear out from rain and storms earlier on. We’ll see temperatures fall through the 40s and bottom out near the freezing mark by Sunday morning. Winds this evening will range anywhere from 40 to 60 mph at times. Make sure any outdoor

The Central Neighborhood Citizens Alliance addressed several issues at a meeting Saturday. According to a news release, the group talked about the following topics: li.li1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px ‘Trebuchet MS’; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}span.s1 {font: 12.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #000000}span.s2 {font-kerning: none}span.s3 {font: 12.0px Helvetica} Crime, Community Policing Downzoning, Density, Overlays Stormwater, Sewer

The University of Missouri’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic is building a sister-school relationship with a university in South Africa. The director of the legal clinic, James Niemann, said the University of Missouri has partnered with the University of Western Cape for more than 30 years. Niemann recently visited the univesity to expose students to hands-on learning,

A Callaway County sheriff’s deputy arrested a Kansas City-area fugitive Friday morning. According to a news release, a deputy with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office identified Laurin Pruessner, 28, of Kansas City and determined she was a wanted fugitive in Clay and Platte counties for methamphetamine and stealing offenses. In the release, Sheriff’s Office said

SATURDAY: Widespread rain and thunderstorms are likely for the first half of the day Saturday as a strong storm system tracks through the region. Southerly winds will boost temperatures up into the 50s to low 60s Saturday. This will also generate widespread strong winds from the west in the afternoon, behind the cold front with