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Jefferson City mayor Carrie Tergin announced a mandatory evacuation order for all areas of the city north of the Missouri River Wednesday. The order will take effect at 5 p.m. and continue until lifted by Mayor Tergin or the city council. The area will be closed off to all but local traffic at 3 p.m.

Police in a St. Louis suburb are looking for a man believed to have witnessed what happened before a Jefferson City man was found unconscious at a concert venue last week. Jasen Smith, 44, died from an apparent head injury at a hospital after a Dave Matthews Band concert May 15 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

TODAY: Heading into the afternoon, the atmosphere will destabilize with the help of plentiful sunshine. Temperatures will top out in the middle 80s but the threat for more severe weather will return. Storms look to fire around 4-5 PM and quickly grow upscale. All modes of severe weather including strong tornadoes are possible. For the

Jefferson City’s GIS office published an interactive map late Tuesday afternoon ahead of a predicted major flood at the Missouri River. The National Weather Service predicted that the river will crest at 32.7 feet Wednesday evening, more than 2 feet above the Capitol View Levy in northern Jefferson CIty. Jefferson City Public Works director Britt

Rocheport residents, volunteers and authorities will sandbag Wednesday morning in efforts to prevent major flooding. Heavy rain came through mid-Missouri Tuesday and more is expected in Wednesday night’s forecast. Sandbagging efforts are being held near Meriwether Cafe and Bike Shop. Boone County Office of Emergency Management Deputy Director Tom Hurley said he plans to meet

Columbia’s public utility is watching the weather but otherwise operating as normal. Water and Light spokeswoman Lissie Wade said the department will react to outages Tuesday if they happen. She said the department will continue to update the outage map throughout the day and post updates on social media. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team

TODAY: Today starts off sunny and remains dry through the majority of the afternoon with highs rising into the mid 80s. This is thanks to southwesterly flow, providing additional moisture to mid-Missouri. As a boundary lifts north isolated storms are going to fire near 5 PM forming a more organized line through the evening and

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Blues are marching into the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in decades. David Perron had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington picked up his franchise-record 12th playoff win and the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 in Game 6 of the Western Conference final

Despite Gov. Mike Parson’s emergency declaration Tuesday, local agencies did not request for assistance handling storm damage. Local emergency response agencies were able to ask the Missouri Department of Public Safety for help with extensive damage due to the declaration, but none opted to according to DPS Communications Director Mike O’Connell. “Fortunately, there hasn’t been

Victoria Hayes called the “bear of a man” from South Dakota dad. Donald DuBois was her mother’s fifth husband, a truck driver who met her mother, Brenda, at Midway Truck Stop in 2003. “My mom had always wanted someone that was good to her and treated her like a queen, and he definitely did do

Storms swept through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday night, knocking down trees and causing outages throughout the area. A tree fell onto a car port at a home in Fulton on St. Francis Street. The North Callaway Fire Protection District reported having a tree down on State Road B and State Road A. The Callaway Electric Cooperative

Missouri’s governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday as forecasts called for flooding, high winds, heavy rain and possible tornadoes. Parson activated the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan on Tuesday afternoon, allowing state agencies to coordinate disaster response with local authorities, Parson’s office said in a news release. Several local roads in Cole County and

TONIGHT: Storms exit eastern mid-Missouri from 8-9 PM tonight leaving us a dry night shortly thereafter. Skies clear quickly as temperatures drop into the mid 50s.WEDNESDAY: We’re dry for most of the day as temperatures warm into the low 80s. Overnight we’ll see showers and storms return sticking around for the morning commute Thursday.EXTENDED: There

UPDATE 6:44 p.m.: According to The Three Rivers Electric Cooperative, there are 321 customers without power in Osage County, Jefferson City and Eldon. In Cole County alone, there are 147 people without power, according to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives map. There are currently 154 people without power in Callaway County and 239 people

A woman convicted for the death of a Maries County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Kelve’lina Fowler was arrested in Phelps County in April 2018 in connection with the deadly overdose of Dillon Barton. Barton died of a heroin overdose in April 2017. Investigators say Fowler sold him the drugs in

A historic restaurant has closed indefinitely after a kitchen fire Friday. The J. Huston Tavern at Arrow Rock Historic Site is the oldest continuously-operating restaurant west of the Mississippi River. The director of the Missouri Division of State Parks said officials are working to get the tavern up and running as soon as possible. The

Prosecutors in Morgan County have charged a man with rape, sexual assault and sending out private sexual images. According to the court documents, Zachary Oxford, 20, sent nude photos of the victim over Snapchat. The victim said Oxford raped her at a party last summer, according to a probable cause statement. Investigators say they found

Columbia interim Police Chief Geoff Jones spoke with the League of Women Voters Columbia-Boone County for the first time Tuesday on a wide range of topics including community policing and traffic stops. One member even asked Jones to explain everything he carries on his belt. Jones said he feels like the department should speak with

Memorial Day Weekend is the first time lakegoers will be back in bodies of water in nearly nine months. As you prepare for a fun holiday weekend, did you ever stop and consider what’s actually in the water. In an ABC 17 News Investigates, we found there’s a high level of E. coli in parts

A Cole County judge set a trial date Tuesday for a man accused in a double homicide case. Brandon Rapier, accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in 2016, will stand trial starting Sept. 21. The trial is scheduled to last through Oct. 9. Rapier is accused of killing Ciera Kolb, 27, and Micah