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On Monday temperatures will be seasonal with only slightly humid conditions as winds will remain out of the northwest. It will be a pleasant and comfortable day as highs top out in the upper 80s. This comfortable air mass for the start of the work week won’t last long. As we head into Tuesday and

A Phleps County woman entered a plea on Monday of guilty to fraudulently using her employer’s debit card for personal gain. According to court documents, from July 1991 to February 25, 2016, Denise Rea Barner, 54, of Rolla, worked at the Robert L. Kyle Center Home for Semi-Independent Living Inc. Around the time of Nov.

TODAY: This afternoon is one of those days you can’t beat. After being stuck inside from the brutal heat last week, we’re finally seeing temperatures more manageable. Afternoon highs will climb into the upper 80s under sunny skies, with little in the way of heat indices. Thanks to a cold front, humidity will be on

The Fulton Fire Department responded Monday morning to a residential fire at 906 Nichols Street in Fulton. When crews arrived, they say heavy smoke and flames were showing from the single-story house. Crews said they were able to bring the fire under control within 15 to 20 minutes. “The only thing that could not be

A Miller County man has died after the Missouri State Highway Patrol says he jumped from a bridge at the Lake of the Ozarks. According to MSHP, around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Kevin Rowland jumped from a bridge in the Grand Glaize arm of the lake. The report said he surfaced briefly before going back under

TODAY: This morning we will see lows finally drop to seasonal like temps, temperatures will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s. We’ll see mostly sunny skies through the day, with a few passing clouds by late in the afternoon. Humidity will be low as temps rise into the upper 80s with winds will

TODAY: We’ll see mostly sunny skies through the day, with a few passing clouds by late in the afternoon. Humidity will be low as temps rise into the upper 80s with winds will be out of the northeast under 10 mph. TONIGHT: Another cool night in comparison as temperatures will be bottoming out in the

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in the 2700 block of Quail Drive. Police said a man was pronounced dead at the hospital after the incident Saturday evening. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Bryana Larimer, a CPD spokesperson, said the 20-year-old man was taken to the hospital in a personal car. His

A 21-year-old man was killed and several others were taken to the hospital after crash on I-44 just outside St. James Sunday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a semi-truck lost control crashing into two other cars. Troopers said Eric Uhrhan, of Scott City, tried to avoid the crash by changing lanes hitting Glen

TONIGHT: After several days of hot and humid conditions, we finally get a breather tonight. Temperatures will bottom out in the mid and upper 60s under mostly clear skies. The cooling trend comes as a cold front is clearing Mid-Missouri, which will bring northeasterly winds through the evening under 8 mph. These winds will aid

Jefferson City police, the fire department and Cole County EMS were called to a home on Sandra Drive just after 7 a.m. Saturday for a medical emergency. Inside the home, 51-year-old Troy Feltrop was found dead from what appeared to be a carbon monoxide incident. Lisa Feltrop, 44, and a 14-year-old girl were both taken

Storms rolled into Mid-Missouri from late Saturday night into early Sunday morning. There were three storms reports in Mid-Missouri, all existing north of I-70. Each had to do with wind gusts related to the thunderstorms. With drier conditions now expected for the next few days, drought conditions throughout portions of Missouri are still in place.

TODAY: The Excessive Heat Warning will continue until 8PM tonight for much of Mid-Missouri, with heat indices reaching near 100-105 by the early afternoon. The rest of your Sunday will continue to dry up, with partly sunny skies by this afternoon. The passing cold front responsible for the storms chances this morning will bring relief

A family is temporarily without a home after lightning struck their roof, setting the house on fire early Sunday morning, neighbors said. Columbia and Boone County firefighters responded to the 5900 block of Canaveral Drive around 2 a.m. for reports of a duplex on fire. Neighbors told ABC 17 News that they heard a loud

TODAY: High heat and humidity will continue into Sunday with the high in the lower 90s and heat indices near 100-105. Mid-Missourri will see dry conditions and partly sunny skies by the afternoon. TONIGHT: Weather will remain dry and cool with temps in the upper 70s and northwesterly winds under 5 mph. MONDAY: Temperatures will

After one of the hottest weeks we’ve seen in nearly 4 years, the heat is finally taking a backseat as we head into the coming days. The ridge that was largely responsible for the dangerous heat is finally breaking down. This comes as a cold front is tracking through the Midwest and bringing storms and

A 61-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 12 turned himself in to the Boone County Jail Friday night. According to jail records, Rodney Klobnak was booked into the Boone County Jail around 9:30 Friday night. The sheriff’s department began investigating Klobnak in April after the victim came forward. Klobnak

TONIGHT: Thanks to one of the hottest days we’ve seen in almost four years, the heat will take it’s time to exit overnight. We will see some relief though as an approaching cold front will spark some storms overnight into Sunday morning. Storms are likely to arrive in Mid-Missouri after 10 PM, with damaging winds

An 11-year-old girl drowned in Putnam County Friday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. It happened around 6:30 p.m. at South Beach at Lake Thunderhead. Troopers say 11-year-old Susanna Eicher waded into water over her head and drowned. According to the drowning report, she was not wearing a life vest.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Columbia man early Sunday morning for multiple felonies. Raymond Sutton was arrested in Boone County for felony delivery of less than 35 grams of marijuana, felony resisting arrest, felony tampering with physical evidence, felony unlawful use of a weapon and speeding. Troopers say he was going 103 mph