Month: August 2019

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission plan to conduct a nationwide Emergency Alert System test Wednesday. The test is scheduled for 1:20 p.m. CST and it should last approximately a minute. It will make a loud sound on the devices and show the words, “TEST.” A FEMA press release said the

Missouri state Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) said Missouri needs to consider mental health legislation after the United States saw two mass shootings over the weekend. Over the weekend, there were two shootings in 24 hours in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. CNN reported the Dayton shooter had a “hit list” of people he wanted

A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Columbia Public Schools property in April, has bonded out of jail. Online court records show that Kelvin Joe posted a bond of $2,000 on Monday. He was previously booked into the Boone County Jail on Aug. 1. Joe was seen on camera approaching a student at

A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Tuesday in connection with a 2018 statutory rape case. According to court documents, Jesse Driskill had a 13-year-old girl at his home in October 2018. The child told police Driskill had sex with her. However, Driskill told police he thought she

Columbia police investigators are working with the city utility department to try to plan a search through more than a decade’s worth of waste, according to Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Stephens. The search for Megan Shultz, who was reported missing in 2006, was rekindled this week after her former husband, Keith Comfort, allegedly confessed

Multiple law enforcement and emergency agencies responded to a central Columbia neighborhood Tuesday night. Columbia Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer confirmed the department responded to a report of a gunshot wound around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday in the 300 block of Dysart Street. ABC 17 News crews spotted Columbia police, Missouri State Highway

WEDNESDAY: A complex of storms is rolling out of Nebraska this morning and looks to move into western portions of Mid-Missouri later this morning. We may see some gusty winds along with lightning move in toward 8-9 AM and should continue off to the south by the early afternoon. While the HWY 65 corridor is

As the cities of Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, mourn the attacks in their communities over the weekend, there are ways Missourians can help and donate. The Dayton Foundation has established an Oregon District Tragedy Fund for the victims’ families. The American Red Cross is accepting donations online. Public Good launched a fundraiser benefiting

Missouri farmers have received more than $100 million in bailout money since the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced assistance in May. The Market Facilitation Program, Food Purchase and Distribution Program and Agricultural Trade Promotion Program are relief programs put in place to assist agricultural producers. “I think farmers are happy to get this money as

More than 150 Columbia police officers have received a commission from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to arrest suspects outside city limits. Both sides signed the mutual aid agreement last month, renewing a deal that Sheriff Dwayne Carey said had lapsed several years ago. County sheriffs have the power to commission, or deputize, officers within

Six additional Missouri counties can now apply for federal assistance after severe storms and flooding hit the area. Callaway, Jefferson, Lewis, McDonald, Newton and Saline counties were approved late Monday to apply for federal assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The action makes the program available to eligible residents in the newly added counties.

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Some buildings in Jefferson City were still without power on Tuesday after the EF3-rated tornado hit the city in May. However, the buildings without power are ones that were considered destroyed after the storms and are currently uninhabited. An Ameren Missouri Official said the company finished the bulk of their work at the end of

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with patchy fog developing late. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy and humid with highs in the upper 80s. Heat index in the low to mid-90s. Storms are possible across western and southwest Missouri through early afternoon; some of those could clip areas west of Highway 63,

According to the FBI, there were 27 active shooter incidents in 2018. In a list compiled by ABC News, there were 17 between Jan. 1, 2019 and Aug. 5, 2019. After two deadly mass shootings during the first weekend of August, officials are encouraging everyone to be prepared in case they find themselves in one

A former technical coordinator for Jefferson City Public Schools filed a civil case against the district, challenging the school board’s decision to fire her in July. Tammy Ferry was the subject of a monthslong internal investigation by the district, after the tenured employee transferred thousands of records from a JCPS digital drive onto a personal

Ameren Missouri started construction on the Jefferson City Smart Grid Project on Tuesday. The goal of the project is to reduce the number of power outages and speed restoration for customers in downtown Jefferson City. Crews will install eight new “smart technology” switchgears that work together to detect power outages and re-route power. The project

One person was arrested on suspicion of BWI after a crash at the Lake of the Ozarks early Sunday morning. The crash happened at mile marker 6 in the Big Niangua just after midnight on Sunday. According to the crash report, David L. Gabert, 67, of Sunrise Beach, was driving the boat when he traveled

The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating a two vehicle crash that left two injured early Tuesday morning. The crash happened just before 6 a.m at the intersection of U.S. 50 and Missouri Blvd. According to the crash report, 29-year-old Seth Forck was driving a black 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and traveling westbound on the right

TUESDAY: Most of the rain has stayed toward Illinois this morning, and any of that cloud cover looks to break up pretty quickly this morning. This will help temperatures take off this morning topping out in the low 90s this afternoon. With the humidity slightly high today, heat indices could push the triple digits in