Month: August 2019

A car was on its roof after a crash Tuesday afternoon in Columbia. Emergency communications dispatchers sent out alerts a little before 2 p.m. about the crash at North Fairview Road and West Ash Street. The crash caused the closure of Fairview for a brief time. Other details were not immediately available. Live video playback

The Mizzou football team will play its SEC rival, Arkansas, at Arrowhead Stadium in 2020. The game is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, but it will likely be moved to Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. “We are excited to bring the Tigers back to Kansas City for the 2020 Battle Line Rivalry game against

The Miller County prosecutor has charged a man with boating while intoxicated in a June crash on the Lake of the Ozarks that killed one person. Prosecuting Attorney Ben Winfrey charged Kelly Wise, 62, of Atlantic, Iowa, on Monday with a single count of misdemeanor BWI for the crash that killed Jason Russell, 39, of

THIS AFTERNOON: Morning clouds will continue to break up over the afternoon hours. Temperatures will be slow to warm with a steady north breeze. Expect highs near 80. TONIGHT: Cool and a little breezy– temperatures fall into the upper 50s . West winds steady around 8 mph . EXTENDED: High pressure to our north settles

The Mizzou football team released its Week 1 depth chart on Tuesday afternoon. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/1166366401415675904″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Here’s the Week 1 &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Mizzou&#lt;/a&#gt; football depth chart &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/FJJ7qiRkKN”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/FJJ7qiRkKN&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Andrew Kauffman (@AndrewABC17) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/1166366401415675904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;August 27, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} {“url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17/status/1166366401415675904″,”author_name”:”Andrew Kauffman”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/AndrewABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Here’s the Week 1 &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Mizzou&#lt;/a&#gt; football depth chart &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/FJJ7qiRkKN”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/FJJ7qiRkKN&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Andrew Kauffman

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe thunderstorms tonight. Strong thunderstorms have developed south of I-70 and continue to slowly track east tonight. Some storms will produce heavy rainfall and could lead to localized flash flooding. Strong winds may occur in some storms near I-44

Two men were charged on Monday after they allegedly had sex with a child who later became pregnant. Dereck L. Turnage and Gerald W. Walker Jr. were both charged with first-degree statutory rape of a person less than 14 years of age. Audrain County Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to the situation in May after the

A man who pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a student enrolled in his class at Columbia Area Career Center was sentenced on Monday Sean T. Diestel was sentenced to five years of probation for the crime, and the judge suspended a four-year prison term. Diestel pleaded guilty in May to the charge of

Battle High School administration is shutting down its guest Wi-Fi for students during the school day. In a letter sent to parents last week, Battle High School Principal Kim Presko said the BHS guest Wi-Fi network would be shut off to personal devices from 8:55 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. to “provide a more focused educational

A crash at Highway 63 and Route A caused southbound delays Tuesday morning after a car crash. BOONE COUNTY ADVISORY: Southbound delays likely to continue for at least the next 30-45 minutes at Route 63 and Route A, south of Ashland, due to a vehicle collision. pic.twitter.com/qONaDoxeuU — MoDOT Central District (@ MoDOT _Central) August

TUESDAY: Beautiful afternoon in store with cooler highs in the lower 80s and humidity decreasing throughout the day. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows dipping into the upper 50s to near 60. EXTENDED: High pressure to our north settles in for most of the work week, keeping tranquil conditions across Mid-Missouri with cooler temperatures settling in.

Jefferson City School District students have their first day of class this Tuesday. JC Schools spokesperson Ryan Burns said parents need to remember the new start and end times will begin Tuesday. Elementary schools will start at 7:45 a.m. and dismiss at 2:45 p.m. High schools start at 8:40 a.m. and dismiss at 3:40 p.m.

Several roads are closed across Missouri after heavy rain Monday night. MoDOT officials said 40 roads are closed across the state and four are closed in Mid-Missouri due to water over the road. According to the MoDOT traveler map, the following roads are closed in Mid-Missouri: Route V in Cooper County Route J in Chariton

The Missouri State Highway Patrol warned Callaway County drivers about washouts on a state highway Monday morning after heavy weekend and overnight rains. Parts of Route K are washed out, the patrol said, tweeting a photo of a crash that happened near County Road 4057. In the crash a car went into a washout in

Police are investigating after several shots were fired in north Columbia, according to officers at the scene. It happened on Typhoon Court around 6 p.m. A sergeant said property was damaged, but no injuries were reported. ABC 17 News crews saw eight evidence markers in the street. Neighbors said children had been playing outside in

UPDATE 7:30 p.m.: A man was shot in west Columbia on Monday afternoon after he met up to sell someone a marijuana cartridge for a vaping device, police said. According to a news release, officers found the man with a gunshot wound to his right leg after he apparently agreed to meet the suspect in

Boone County residents have the chance to see and use new voting machines before their first use next year. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon will have the new equipment on display multiple times in September. The first day to view the equipment is Sept. 9 at the Centralia Public Library. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/voteboonemo/status/1164960310043844608″,”author_name”:”Boone County Clerk”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/voteboonemo”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en”

There were reports of flash-flooding during heavy rainfall in Morgan County on Monday night. According to the Morgan County 911 Facebook page, there have been reports of water over main roads. Another post on the page said creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding. Officials reminded

A man is facing multiple felonies in Boone County, ranging from rape and assault to endangerment of a child. According to court documents, Columbia police officers spoke with the victim, who said she had been attacked by Raymond Williams. She told officers he came to her home early Sunday morning and started punching her and

A man faces multiple charges in Boone County after being accused of a weekend shooting. Prosecutors charged Kenneth Elliott, 28, with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the case. Columbia police officers responded to the intersection of Whitegate and Towne Drives in north Columbia on Saturday for a reported