Month: May 2019

A Columbia man pleaded guilty last week to manslaughter in a March 2017 shooting death on Madison Street. Devontre D. Kennedy also pleaded guilty May 20 before Judge Jodie Asel to armed criminal action, second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting that killed Shamya Brimmage and sent another woman to the

Highway Patrol divers found a man’s body early Tuesday morning after hours of searching. William Gordon-Price, 27, of Overland Park, Kansas, was pronounced dead after divers recovered his body around 1:30 Tuesday morning It happened near the 1-mile marker of the Grand Glaize arm after a swimmer from a boat disappeared under the water around

The National Weather Service has labeled a tornado that ripped roofs off homes and uprooted trees in Eldon an EF-1, with winds of about 104 mph. The tornado was about 880 yards wide at its peak and was on the ground for about 13 miles before crossing into Cole County, the National Weather Service’s Springfield

Missouri’s only abortion clinic could be closed by the end of the week because the state is threatening to not renew its license, Planned Parenthood officials said Tuesday. Planned Parenthood officials said in a teleconference that the current license for the St. Louis facility expires Friday. If not renewed, the organization said Missouri would become

The Missouri Housing Development Commission approved $104,000 in relief funds on Tuesday to Central Missouri Community Action to help with emergency housing needs. The funds will help provide hotel vouchers as well as deposits and first month’s rent to families who were displaced by last week’s tornado in Jefferson City. “This support will ensure that

Public Water District 9 issued a boil water advisory Monday for the area of Boone County south of Interstate 70 and west of Rolling Hills Road. The advisory is precautionary, according to the district, and will be lifted on Wednesday. It affects the neighborhoods of Wellington Manor, El Chaparral Avenue, The Vineyards, The Woodlands and

Authorities in Mexico, Missouri, were investigating a possible arson after they received reports of a person starting a vehicle fire in a garage. The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a vehicle fire in an unattached garage in the 900 block of South Western Street at about 5:45 p.m. Monday. After an investigation, officers found

TUESDAY: We’ll see a quiet day of weather this morning and afternoon. Highs will top out in the low to mid 80s with sunshine early, but clouds building toward this afternoon and evening. Winds will be breezy again out of the south, keeping this tropical-feeling air mass in place. TONIGHT: We’ve been tracking the potential

Gov. Mike Parson activated the Missouri National Guard on Monday to assist with flooding and storm recovery efforts across the state. According to a news release, the Guard will send units to Chariton County to help with sandbagging to reinforce a levee near Brunswick. The Guard will also use high-water vehicles to help with flood

Flooding along the Missouri River has caused road closures in Glasgow. Route 240 west of Glasgow and Highway 5 northbound is closed due to flooding. Check the MODOT Traveler map for the latest road closure updates. Stump Island Park is underwater, although the park periodically floods, residents nearby said the water is the highest they’ve

Sean Kuraly scored to break a third-period tie and assisted on another goal to help the Boston Bruins rally from a two-goal deficit and beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Tuukka Rask stopped 18 shots for Boston, which fell behind 2-0 on goals from

TONIGHT: It will be muggy overnight as temperatures slowly creep down into the upper 60s and low 70s . Skies will remain partly cloudy. TUESDAY: We’ve been speaking on the potential for severe thunderstorms for Tuesday evening, fortunately at this point, the threat does NOT look high enough to issue a Weather Alert Day at

Water is running over the levees in Cooper County, according to the Cooper County Emergency Management Agency. Larry Oerly with the EMA said as of 11 a.m. Monday, the water was at 32.4 feet, which is as high as it has been recently. According to officials with the Cooper County Fire Protection District, there are

Volunteers continued to clean up the Jefferson City area Monday after an EF-3 tornado caused massive damage to the capital city. AmeriCorp volunteers have been in Jefferson City since Thursday managing volunteers. Nick Oberfrank, An AmeriCorp volunteer from Florida, came out Monday because he heard their team needed more help. “That’s why we’re out here,

A levee breach in Jefferson City closed several roads on Friday, and many roads were still closed Monday. Route 179 was closed from Church Farms Road to Modesto Road in both directions. Rt. 179 was also closed at Route Z. State Route W in Cole County was also closed from South Rock Creek Road to

UPDATE: A volunteer coordinator in Brunswick tells ABC 17 News that residents made more than 20,000 sandbags this weekend to combat flooding in that community. Cindy Collier said that 170 volunteers came out between Friday and Monday to help fill and place sandbags in the area. On Monday, Gov. Mike Parson announced the Missouri National

A vehicle fire has shutdown the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Boone County, according to officials with MoDOT. In a tweet, officials said both lanes are closed between the Route 40 and Route J interchanges west of Columbia. Traffic is being diverted around the crash. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central/status/1133120061105999874″,”author_name”:”MoDOT Central District”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;I-70/BOONE COUNTY TRAFFIC ALERT:

Cropland in southern Boone County is filled with floodwater after a levee was breached Sunday morning. The levee, located south of Easley and north of Wilton, has a nearly 300-foot-wide break. Southern Boone Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Tom Reddford owns farmland that’s flooded by the levee breach. “I don’t farm for a living so

Rising floodwaters threatened homes and businesses in the capital city after a levee was breached on Friday. It capped off a week that saw a devastating tornado rip through the area. Britt Smith with Jefferson City Public Works made the announcement as city leaders met to discuss tornado cleanup efforts and the ongoing flood concerns.

A crash blocked part of Business Loop at Garth Avenue just before noon on Monday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash occurred after one vehicle allegedly ran a red light and crashed into the other car, according to first responders on scene. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Sign up for email