Month: March 2019

Several roads around mid-Missouri are closed as a result of the flooding in the area. These roads are blocked off with road closure signs and barricades. Officials warn drivers not drive around these barricades and not to drive into the water on the roads. It can be difficult for drivers to see hazards underneath water

A Boone County judge plans to start a Child Support Court in order to help non-custodial parents to start paying child support. Judge Kimberly Shaw is starting the court with Assistant Prosecutor Steve Gunn, Charles Stephenson of Powerhouse Community Development Corporation and Damian Dean of United Community Builders. “This has been something I’ve wanted to

Prosecutors have filed charges against a man after he was accused of threatening an employee at Jiffy Lube in Columbia. Justin L. Thorton , 30, of Columbia, was arrested by police in central Columbia on around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to court documents obtained by ABC 17 News, Thorton threatened the worker with a knife

***AREAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MID-MISSOURI UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY*** TONIGHT: Widespread rainfall will increase through midnight as the main boundary pivots through Mid-Missouri. This will bring heavy, training rainfall along and south of I-70 where the greatest concern for flooding is. 2-3″ of additional rain is possible and the threat for

The Boone County Clerk expects about a 15 percent voter turnout for the April election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said she expects Tuesday to be similar to last year’s election, which saw a 15.9 percent turnout. The deadline for absentee voting in person in the county clerk’s office is 5 p.m. Monday. Lennon said

***AREAL FLOOD WATCH STARTING AT 1 PM FOR PORTIONS OF MID-MISSOURI UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY*** THIS AFTERNOON: We’re tracking some dry time early this afternoon, but as we head later into the day, we’re tracking increasing rain & thunderstorm chances from the west after 2pm. Some storms that track through could be strong to severe

Candidates for Jefferson City Mayor and Jefferson City Public Schools Board of Education spoke about the opioid epidimic, policing at the capitol and housing issues during a forum on Thursday. Incumbent Carrie Tergin is running against Tiwan Lewis for Jefferson City Mayor. Four candidates are running for school board including indcumbent Lorelei Schwartz, Steven Brown,

A crash on I-70 slowed traffic in both directions in Boone County late Friday morning. It happened around 10:30 a.m. just east of the Highway 63 Connector. The Columbia Fire Department tweeted that it was an injury crash and that traffic in both the eastbound and westbound lanes are affected. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/1111661173282426880″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;TRAFFIC ALERT:

***AREAL FLOOD WATCH STARTING AT 1 PM FOR PORTIONS OF MID-MISSOURI UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY*** FRIDAY: We’re waking up to another quiet morning, but much like yesterday, things will become active later today. We’ll see isolated showers this morning, but the better chance of seeing more thunderstorms will be this afternoon. There is a severe

Columbia Board of Education candidate Blake Willoughby answers questions ahead of the April 2 election.

An Orrick man who pleaded guilty to shooting another man last April near Columbia’s Black & Gold Tavern, is now set to get out of jail on April 13 , after completing a 120-day shock incarceration. The court originally sentenced Miles Hillegas to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and

Federal and state agencies projected Friday the Missouri River in Jefferson City to remain at moderate flood stage for at least the next 5 days. As of 1:45 a.m. Friday, measurements indicated the river was flowing at a 26.36 feet depth. Stay up to date with the latest rain and flood track on the ABC

Columbia city leaders disagreed with the reasoning behind a drop in its credit rating. Standard & Poor’s downgraded it’s rating of the city from AA+ to AA on March 8. The agency said “the city’s economic and pension profiles have deteriorated” because of a weaker local economy compared to similar cities and underfunded pension plans

Columbia Board of Education candidate Jay Atkins answers questions ahead of the April 2 election.

UPDATE: Columbia Water & Light restored power just before 8 p.m. Thursday night. Department spokesperson Lissie Wade said a circuit at Locust Street and Waugh Street went down and caused the outage. Technicians cleaned the circuit, and restored power around 7:50 p.m. The city said it believes weather caused the circuit to go down. ORIGINAL:

Gov. Mike Parson’s editorial released Thursday said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must improve flood control operations. “The Corps maintains one of the nation’s largest flood control systems on the Missouri river main-stem, but the devastating flooding we are experiencing and the previous record 2011 flooding have demonstrated the current system is insufficient to

Jefferson City is several months out from designing and constructing a park on the land known as Adrian’s Island, and one aspect of the parcel is well-known to officials: It has a tendency to flood. The Missouri River remains moderately flooded, according to the National Weather Service, and crested today at about 26.5 feet .

The power is back on in Eldon after lightning strike causes outage. Nearly 100 Ameren customers were without power after a lightning strike according to the company. The Ameren outage map shows no affected customers. Check back for more weather-related outages in our area. Sign up for email news alerts by clicking here

Columbia Board of Education candidate Della Streaty-Wilhoit answers questions ahead of the April 2 election.

Prosecutors have charged a man after he tried to hide meth from Boone County deputies. Travis W. Crutchfield , 39, of New Franklin, was arrested around 4:15 a.m. Saturday following a traffic stop on Highway VV near Hinton Road. According to court documents, Crutchfield hid two plastic bags he grabbed from the hood of a