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TUESDAY: Afternoon highs will reach 90 degrees with heat indices close to 100 under partly cloudy skies. There still is a heat advisory for Boone, Howard, Cooper, Moniteau, Cole, Osage, Callaway, Montgomery, and Gasconade Counties until 8 PM this evening. Storms are possible mainly north of I-70 by mid-afternoon. These will drop south with best

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Mike Parson appointed a new lieutenant governor at 1 p.m. Monday during a news conference from the Governor’s Office in the Missouri State Capitol. State Sen. Mike Kehoe of Jefferson City will fill the lieutenant governor’s office. Kehoe was sworn in during Monday’s announcement. Parson was sworn in as Missouri’s

Columbia police and Boone County deputies took a man into custody early Tuesday morning near the Ramada Inn. It happened around 2 a.m. near Vandiver Drive and Rangeline Street. The incident involved a suspect in a reported motorcycle theft, according to Columbia police on scene. Emergency personnel got a report of a suspicious person behind

The Columbia Police Department is investigating after a car hit a woman Monday night. Officers were called to the scene in the 200 block of Broadway before 10 p.m. Police said a vehicle struck a 45-year-old woman. She was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. According to an officer at the scene, the driver

UPDATE: The Columbia city council unanimously approved the project on Carter Lane at its meeting Monday night. Columbia Public Works director Dave Nichols said the project will include a bus shelter near the Macadoodles store on Carter Lane. Bus routes will be reconfigured, and the two stops on Providence Road in the area will be

TONIGHT: It will be another warm night with lows only in the mid 70s under partly cloudy skies and south winds under 10 mph. TUESDAY: Afternoon highs will reach 90 degrees with heat indices up to 101 under partly cloudy skies. Storms are possible mainly north of I-70 by mid-afternoon. These will drop south with

Construction Inspector John Voss said the city will send engineers to plan the next steps. He said the alley above the wall is shut down indefinitely. “Part of that alley is falling in by taking the wall down,” Voss said. There’s nothing there but rubble.” He said crews expected to find rock underneath the wall.

UPDATE: Boone County deputies have identified the woman as Elise’ise Q. McNeal, 34, of Columbia. An autopsy has revealed she died from gunshot wounds. Deputies found her dead inside a home in the 6100 block of Hatton Chapel Road on Friday morning. According to law enforcement, they were following up on a Thursday report of

For nearly a month, Mid-Missouri has seen little in the way of rain. The last time any significant measurable rain fell across the region was on May 20, when more than an inch of rain covered Mid-Missouri. Since then, brutal heat has built into Mid-Missouri that has not only taken a toll on yards, but

An equipment malfunction is to blame for power outages in Cooper and Howard counties over the weekend. According to Ameren, there was an equipment malfunction for an overhead sub-transmission line feeding a substation near Boonville. The Cooper County Memorial Hospital and more than 1,800 people lost power Saturday. Ameren said the outages started between 5

UPDATE 4:27 p.m. 6/18: Barrett Glascock with Southern Boone Fire Protection District confirmed emergency crews responded to Ashland Villa Monday afternoon due to reports of smoke coming through the vents in the dining room. Glascock said crews did not find a fire or any damage. Firefighters believe a belt in the HVAC system may have

City of Columbia Public Works Department crews will repair a pavement buckle on Providence Road between Blue Ridge Road and Big Boulevard this week. The city plans to complete the work between Monday through Wednesday, weather permitting. Signs have been placed in both directions on Providence Road to warn drivers of the pavement buckle and

**HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AT 8PM AND TUESDAY AT 8 PM** TODAY: It’s another hot and sunny afternoon across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures continue to climb into the low to mid 90s. With the air remaining on the humid side, afternoon heat indices will approach 100-105 degrees in many spots. It’s important to

Temperatures are heating up and trying to stay cool becomes a top priority for mid-Missourians. To find a cooling center near you, click here. Dehydration: how to prevent and how to spot Garrett Buschjost, the head trainer at the MU Human Performance Institute in Columbia, said they are constantly encouraging their athletes to stay hydrated.

**HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AT 8PM AND TUESDAY AT 8 PM** MONDAY: Monday will be another hot day as temperatures climb into the mid-90s with increasing clouds through the day. We will see heat index values from 100-105 degrees into the afternoon hours. It’s important to stay hydrated and make sure to

Jefferson City road crews will close the 600 block of Monroe Street Monday morning to remove a retaining wall. City officials said the retaining wall had been slowly moving over a period of at least six months. The city engineer said the wall moved less than half an inch. Even though less than half an

Fulton police arrested a man Sunday night after a reported burglary. Officers arrested Isaac Butler in the 100 block of West 8th Street around 8:30 p.m. A woman told police that she came home to find Butler inside and that he attacked her, according to Fulton police. The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries. Butler is

Dangerous hot weather outside, but that did not keep people indoors today. According to our ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team, there was a heat index high of 101 degrees today. ABC 17 checked in with both the Boone County Hospital and the University of Missouri Hospital and they both said that they have seen a

**HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MID-MISSOURI UNTIL MONDAY AT 8PM** TONIGHT: Another uncomfortable evening is in store as temperatures settle into the middle 70s. We remain under mostly clear skies. Winds will be light out of the south at 6 to 9 mph. MONDAY: Monday will be another hot day as temperatures

As mid-Missouri endures another hot day with heat advisories, local health department officials warn residents to be aware of issues related to the heat besides heat-related illnesses. Eric Stann, community relations specialist for the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, said people don’t only need to worry about dehydration and heat exhaustion in the more than 90-degree