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There’s a general rule of thumb that says on warm and windy days, pollen is high. Low pollen is expected when it’s rainy outside — but that’s not always the case. It seems reasonable to think that rain would bring relief from allergy symptoms, after all, rain usually washes away anything that has collected in

TONIGHT: A calm night is in store for Mid-Missouri, with passing clouds expected. With saturated soil in place across Mid-Missouri and temperatures bottoming out near 60, we’ll see areas of fog form with dense fog possible. Winds will shift to the northeast under 5 mph. TUESDAY: After some early fog, we’ll see mostly sunny skies

TODAY: It’s a fairly quiet afternoon across Mid-Missouri, with cloudy skies remaining in place. Clouds will stay with us through the better portion of the afternoon, as a frontal boundary takes it’s time tracking to the southeast. While it will be a quiet day in terms of precipitation, a spot shower/storm can’t be ruled out

After an active weekend, mid-Missouri finally saw a good dose of moderate to even heavy rainfall that helped wet the abnormally dry ground. Along with heavy downpours Sunday night, some storms intensified to strong to severe levels bringing some localized gusty conditions. With Sunday evening’s system we saw anywhere from 1-2″ inches of rain by

Officers with the Columbia Police Department said no one was hurt after a burglary at a home in the 800 block of West Prairie Lane on Sunday night. CPD was called to the home just before 10 p.m. A sergeant with the department said two men went into the home while people were there. The

MONDAY: As the large area of low pressure moves off to the east we could see a few spotty showers leftover this morning for your commute. You may want to have the umbrella handy as you head out the door. However, by 9am we clear out and begin to see sunshine break back into Mid-Missouri

Marshall Police responded to Kay Street Sunday at 5:00 p.m. and found a 58-year-old Marshall man who waved a firearm and then barricaded himself in the home. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (SWAT) team also responded to the incident. The Missouri State Highway Patrol spoke with the man over a period of time, he later

TONIGHT: A line of thunderstorms is poised for move through much of mid-Missouri this evening. These storms are moving from the southwest to the northeast. Expect storms to arrive to our SW counties from 6pm to 8pm, our central counties from 8pm to 10pm and moving out of the viewing area by midnight. We could

UPDATE 7:30 a.m.: According to the Boone Electric Cooperative outage map, power has been restored to customers who experienced an outage earlier Sunday morning. ORIGINAL: Rain and thunderstorms blew through mid-Missouri early Sunday morning, and it’s unclear if it caused some power outages. According to the Boone Electric Cooperative outage map, about 50 customers near

Moberly police posted on Facebook and Twitter that the department has received multiple reports of people breaking into unlocked cars. The post said that with the warmer weather more people are walking around the city. Police said the reports are of “unwanted individuals getting into unlocked vehicles.” {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice/status/998128770149122048″,”author_name”:”Moberly Police”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;The Moberly Police Department

TODAY: We’ll be looking at another tricky forecast for Mid-Missouri. Currently have showers and thunderstorms pushing through the heart of Mid-Missouri. These storms will move off to the east and be out of the viewing area by the afternoon hours. We will have a couple hours to catch our breath before redeveloping thunderstorms tonight. Temperatures

OVERNIGHT (12AM-6AM): Storms have moved out the area with some light rain and a few rumbles of thunder pushing through by midnight. Looking to stay dry into the early morning. SUNDAY: Another wave of rain will move through in the morning hours from 3am- 7am You’ll need the umbrella as you head out the door.

UPDATE 6:45 pm: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the victims in Saturday morning’s boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks and the driver of the boat was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. According to the crash report, Hayden Frazier, 22, of Overland Park, Kansas, was operating the boat when it

8:30PM UPDATE: THE WEATHER ALERT DAY HAS EXPIRED! Rain and some thunder will continue eastward along and south of I-70 through 11pm, before clearing out early Sunday morning.

Missouri’s Department of Economic Development is in the process of rolling out a new “Best in the Midwest” initiative to make the department the go-to development agency in the Midwest. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick sat down with Maggie Kost, the director of communications and marketing of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, to talk about

TODAY: Showers will be moving out of Kansas and into Mid-Missouri this morning. These showers and thunderstorms have packed a bit more of a punch than advertised. Once these showers move out, we’ll see sunshine attempt to return to the area with temperatures warming into the low to middle 80s. We’ll have to watch for

UPDATE 1:30 AM SATURDAY: The latest forecast data shows an increased threat of severe storms for Mid-Missouri Saturday evening. The Slight Risk area has been expanded to include areas farther east and south and now includes Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton, Mexico, Boonville, Sedalia and Versailles. Storms are expected to move in from the west after

No one was hurt when a 91-year-old woman drove into a parked car in southwest Columbia Friday night. The crash happened around 9:07 p.m. at the Bray Avenue and Weaver Drive intersection, just east of Scott Boulevard. Emergency crews at the scene told ABC 17 News the woman wasn’t hurt after her vehicle flipped over

Columbia Public Schools will have “safety and security officers” at all graduation activities, according to CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark. “We don’t provide some specifics in order to protect our security,” Baumstark wrote in an email Friday. Rock Bridge High School graduation will take place Friday night at 7 p.m. Fulton High School graduation will also

TONIGHT: It will be a partly cloudy night across the region, yet comfortable. Lows will bottom out near 60 degrees with light winds out of the east. Patchy fog is likely to develop in areas that experienced rain. SATURDAY: A few showers or isolated storms are possible in the morning west of 63 from 7-11