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With spring comes the possibility of storm damage, especially in areas such as central Missouri that are frequent targets for storms. The ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Wednesday because of the possibility of strong storms. Stormtrack Meteorologist Brigit Mahoney said the greatest severe weather risk is for

THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures continue to struggle to climb under the influence of a strong north breeze this morning. We’ll eventually see that wind back off a bit, along with thinning clouds– that will help ease temperatures into the 50s. Some sunshine may poke through this evening, but clouds will be the dominant feature. TONIGHT: Quiet

The Newburg R-II School District will dismiss classes early Thursday afternoon. According to the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District, the school district will release students at 12:45 p.m. The fire department said the City of Newburg had to shut off the water at 11:30 a.m. for the rest of Thursday to fix an issue. Newburg

UPDATE 4/18: Kelvin Joe’s appearance in a Boone County courtroom is set for Thursday afternoon. UPDATE 4/17: Kelvin Joe will not have an initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon, courtroom officials said. A court appearance was listed in information about Joe in the Boone County Sheriff’s Department’s online inmate roster, but that information was incorrect, court

A Jefferson City shooting that left a Lincoln University student charged with murder and another man dead prompted the first use of a smartphone app meant to convey safety information to students. Jefferson City police say Lincoln student Marquis D. Avant, 22, was involved in the shooting that happened at a party less than a

One person is at the hospital after a single-vehicle crash in central Columbia. Authorities arrived to scene at the intersection of South Providence Road and Locust Street after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Reportedly, multiple agencies responded to the crash. Columbia officers, MUPD and Columbia Fire Department responded to the scene. Stay tuned to ABC 17 for

THURSDAY: Now that our cold front has moved through, things will settle down throughout the day. Temperatures will start out mild, with showers lingering this morning. Temperatures will struggle to warm up much this afternoon with breezy conditions moving in behind the front, gusting up to 25 at times this afternoon. Clouds hang around for

An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day will continue through 5AM as storms start to decrease in intensity. SYNOPSIS: Scattered thunderstorms continue to bring a small hail and gusty wind threat to parts of the area, especially along I-44 at 2AM. THREATS: Heavy downpours, small hail, and gusty winds continue through 3-4AM before the severe

The Missouri Students Association on Tuesday approved a resolution asking University of Missouri officials to look into free emergency contraception for students. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mizzou started the initiative in hopes of getting students free access to emergency contraception. Other organizations, such as Stronger Together Against Relationship and Sexual Violence (S.T.A.R.S), Feminist Student Union,

A man who caused a stir at several Columbia schools has been charged with first-degree trespassing. Kelvin Joe told police he went to the schools to ‘bless them’ and felt compelled to do so, according to a probable cause statement filed in the case. Joe, 53, of Columbia, is accused of going onto the property

Engineers think they’re close to finding the source of groundwater that has delayed the Forum Boulevard repair project and lane restrictions for more than a month. “They hope to be able to provide an action plan tomorrow if they can confirm it,” Columbia Public Works spokesperson Barry Dalton wrote in an email to ABC 17

Now that the city of Columbia has hired an internal auditor, the City Council is considering whether it should ask voters for a charter change so that the auditor can have direct contact with members. As it stands, the charter does not allow that position to report directly to council. Instead, the auditor reports to

The Morgan County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a man accused of threatening another man with a gun. Cody D. Grogan, 32, of Stover, was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday near Stover. Deputies said Grogan was found walking out of the woods off Lake Wood Hills Road after he drove away from a home on Ivy

Battle has hired Atiyyah Ellison as its new football coach. The 37-year-old will replace Justin Conyers, who recently left to become the head football coach Hallsville. “It’s kind of overwhelming. It comes full circle. I struggled a little bit in school before I got to Mizzou. I had to keep working. I went to junior

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office wants mid-Missouri drivers to watch out for turkeys this spring. Deputies said in a Facebook post a turkey collided with one of their patrol cruisers Wednesday morning. The turkey did break out the back and rear windows of the vehicle. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the turkey didn’t survive the

TONIGHT: The ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team has issued Weather Alert Day for Wednesday night ahead of a chance for strong storms. A few storms between 6-9PM could carry an isolated tornado threat, but the main line of storms arrives after 9PM and wuickly races east. The Storm Prediction Center has us in a slight

More flights will be added to the schedule at Columbia Regional Airport next month. American Airlines said it will offer four flights per day from Columbia to Chicago instead of the current two starting May 3. An airline spokesperson wrote in an email that the move was made because of “strong performance” of the flights

The Columbia Public Schools District has investigated three reportedly suspicious incidents within the last few weeks. In a few instances, a suspicious person or vehicle has been spotted at a school. Monday, investigators looked into a threatening message written in the bathroom at Rock Bridge High School. The message was deemed not credible by authorities.