Month: March 2019

UPDATE: The man reported missing Saturday morning was found, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. ” Michael Smith has been located in Columbia and was just reunited with his family, ” the department said in a news release. ” Thank you to all the first responders, including the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Boone

TONIGHT: Widespread rain showers will continue to build into the region and last through midnight. Mid-MO looks to dry out for much of the overnight hours. Temperatures will be mild overnight… in the upper 40s and low 50s . SUNDAY: We will see mostly dry conditions early on tomorrow morning, followed by increasing showers and

The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man wanted on several outstanding felony warrants. According to the sheriff’s office, Matthew Beauchamp hasn’t been heard from since September 2018. His family says in the past he has always maintained contact even when he has been a fugitive. Beauchamp is wanted, so Sheriff Matt Oller

A $3.6 million investment to develop and expand new registered apprenticeships across mid-Missouri has pushed the state to having the second-best apprenticeship program in the nation. Mardy Leathers, the director of the Missouri Division of Workforce Development, said they have added nearly 2,000 apprentices across various fields. He said the program helps increase productivity, reduce

Bridge inspection on Interstate 70 over the Missouri River starts Monday. The Missouri Department of Transportation said the inspection in the eastbound lanes will happen from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 25, 26, and 29 and April 1 and 5. MoDOT said crews will move to the westbound lanes on March 27, 28,

Attorney General Eric Schmitt is warning Missourians about scams and price gouging in the wake of historic flooding. ” Unfortunately, scammers and unscrupulous businesses see natural disasters as a way to take advantage of our state’s most vulnerable. I’m renewing my warning to Missourians, ” Schmitt said. ” Stay safe during the flooding, be hyper

SATURDAY: The upper-level ridge in place responsible for the beautiful weather yesterday will be in the process of breaking down as we head throughout the day. It will hold on long enough to give us one last mostly dry day. Winds out of the south becoming breezy at times will help temperatures get back into

ABC 17 News took a look at some of the claims made by Columbia’s candidates for mayor. Brian Treece, the city’s current mayor, is seeking a second three-year term against Chris Kelly. On the budget: Chris Kelly: “In the first three months of this fiscal year, we’re not under by 1 percent as the council,

Floodwaters have covered parts of some cities in northwest Missouri. St. Joseph could see record levels of flooding. In 1993, the Missouri River in St. Joseph reached 32.1 feet . The levels could rise above that Friday. The city of St. Joseph and Buchanan County issued a mandatory evacuation for some areas of the city

Missourians are still seeing more cases of influenza each week, according to the latest data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The number of flu cases per week typically peaks by the end of March and then starts to decline, according to officials with the Cole County Health Department. There has been

Jordan Roundtree hit a free throw after being fouled with 1.1 seconds left in overtime and seventh-seeded Missouri beat Drake 77-76 on Friday to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 for the third time in four years. Sophie Cunningham scored 21 points and Cierra Porter had 18 for the Tigers (24-10), who can

The candidates for Columbia’s mayor had different thoughts on the state of the city’s finances. Chris Kelly, who’s challenging incumbent mayor Brian Treece, said the city’s budget could come unbalanced due to sales tax projections the city council made in September. Kelly claimed the city is lagging by 8 percent on its sales tax collections

A judge dismissed two separate lawsuits Thursday filed against Columbia Public Schools and former Assistant Superintendent Kevin Brown. Rachel Henderson and Andrew McCarthy, a married couple who worked together for several years, filed separate lawsuits in 2017 claiming Brown punished the two after Henderson complained about Brown’s behavior in passing McCarthy up for a promotion

Columbia Public Schools sent an email to parents Friday stating the last day of school will be an early release day after Memorial Day. This comes after CPS announced earlier this week that the last day school would be in session would be May 24. CPS Superintendent Peter Stiepleman struck a conciliatory tone in his

Several Ameren customers were without power Friday night after a vehicle struck a pad-mounted transformer on Candlelight Drive in Jefferson City. Jefferson City police said a juvenile drove a vehicle into the box and then left the scene. Officers said they stopped the vehicle a short distance later and detained the juvenile. Ameren’s outage map

Jefferson City’s finance committee discussed the reimbursement of more than $26,000 to the Jefferson City Housing Authority on Thursday. The request was made by the JCHA after the sale of 608 E. State St. and represents the first time the city could dip in to the nearly $260,000 meant for covering the losses incurred as

Montgomery City police suspect a homeless man of stealing equipment from a church. Cody Lee Smith allegedly broke into First United Methodist Presbyterian Church on North Columbus Street in Montgomery City on Mach 9. The items taken were a desktop computer, a Kitchen Aid mixer, a Bunn commercial coffee maker, a BluRay /DVD player and

ABC 17 Stormtrack Chief Meteorologist Sharon Ray is saying goodbye to mid-Missouri. After 16 years at ABC 17 Ray is going back to the place where her career started, Corpus Christi, Texas, to become the new chief meteorologist at CBS affiliate KZTV. “The decision to hire her remains among my best decisions in my 24

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop back towards freezing tonight thanks to clear skies. Easterly winds up to 8 mph will create for wind chills in the 20s . SATURDAY: We’re tracking a change in the pattern heading into the weekend, as our upper-level ridge breaks down. Most of the day on Saturday looks dry… showers will

A home was hit by gunfire Friday morning in north Columbia. Columbia Police Department officers at the scene on Elleta Boulevard said the home was hit by fewer than 10 shots and no one was hurt. Two windows were shot out at 1002 Elleta Blvd . Police said they were following leads and had no