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A 36-year-old woman was pronounced dead on Feb. 17 at a East Wall Street home after the Boone County Fire Department and the Sturgeon Police Department tried to administer CPR. The authorities were called there for a cardiac arrest. Because of the young age of the victim, no witnesses to her collapse and the alleged

UPDATE 3/8: State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a statement Wednesday after ABC 17 News spoke to former Mizzou Chancellor R. Bown Loftin about the findings of an audit of the UM System. “The practices uncovered in my audit are troubling, and I’m further concerned that executives at both the university and the system level appear

TODAY: Another Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of Mid-Missouri, as breezy and dry conditions will stay with us today. Temperatures today will warm into the 60s, under mostly sunny skies. Westerly winds sustained at 10-18 mph will gust as high as 30 mph at times in the afternoon. The Red Flag Warning

The National Weather Service survey team in St. Louis determined that there was EF 1 damage in Rhineland in Montgomery County. It appears the tornado developed near baseball fields along HWY 94 and moved east causing damage to homesteads and farm buildings before crossing HWY 19. It continued a path until it reached Engemann Farm

Newest forecast models are indicating snow increasing during the day on Saturday. A mix could arrive as early as 2AM-4AM across the Ozarks and Jefferson City with a rain/sleet mix. Snow will be possible in far northern Missouri at this time. The chance increasing through 9AM with the changeover to snow for most of Mid-Missouri

The threat is low, but it is there. Parts of Mid-Missouri are under a Marginal Threat for severe weather on Thursday night. There is a 5% probability for storms with large hail 1″ in diameter or greater, and wind gusts of 58 + mph wind gusts. Take a look at which areas and what time

TODAY: A mix of clouds and sun this morning followed by a mostly sunny sky in the afternoon. Temperatures will be 10 degres warmer in the afternoon today in the upper 60s. A southwest wind with gusts upwards to 30 mph will bring a Red Flag Warning starting at 11AM today through 7PM. Outdoor burning

TODAY: It will start of much cooler with temperatures in the mid 30s for the morning commute under a mostly clear sky. It be another breezy day with high temperatures reaching the mid 60s. Westerly winds sustained at 10-18 mph will gust as high as 30 mph at times in the afternoon. A Red Flag

Strong storms have left behind widespread damage across mid-Missouri and hundreds of people without power. Ameren Missouri’s outage map shows these outages as of 4:00am Tuesday: Boone: 1 Camden: 98 Cole: 9 Cooper: 50 Gasconade: 14 Osage: 385 Maries: 392 Miller: 339 Morgan: 956 In addition to these outages, at least 76 Columbia Water and

A Springfield, Missouri woman is in the Boone County Jail after being accused of trying to rob a woman near a Columbia pharmacy. Columbia police responded to the Walgreen’s Pharmacy in the 200 block of East Broadway for a robbery investigation just after 2:30 p.m Tuesday. According to police, a 66-year-old woman told them another

Officials with St. Louis County will be helping Columbia health care providers the next two months to join the county’s prescription drug monitoring program. The Columbia City Council approved a user agreement with St. Louis County on Monday to participate in the PDMP. Columbia joins Jefferson City, St. Charles County, Kansas City and several other

Monday night’s fast-moving thunderstorms left mid-Missouri residents cleaning up widespread damage. Work crews in Chariton County, that’s northwest of Boone County, spent Tuesday afternoon clearing debris off railroad tracks after strong winds toppled more than a dozen train cars. Emergency Management Director Eric McKenize told ABC 17 News the rail cars are owned by BNSF.

Many counties in mid-Missouri were under tornado warnings Monday night. It was the first time Boone County Joint Communications officials activated the outdoor warning sirens this year, not including testing the system. The sirens were activated in only north and central Boone County. Joe Piper, deputy director of Boone County Joint Communications, said the sirens

A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF1 tornado touched down at 10:33 PM Monday night. The tornado produced 100-110 winds which damaged a mobile home, outbuildings and trees1 mile southwest of Macks Creek to 1.5 miles southeast of Macks Creek. The maximum width was a quarter of a mile. The survey team

Much of mid-Missouri is cleaning up after a severe storm swept through the area Monday night. In Cooper County, many trees were toppled, fences downed and some power lines were affected. According to Cooper County Emergency Management, officials decided to turn Cooper County’s tornado sirens on at about 9 p.m. to warn residents to seek

Officers were called to a robbery at Walgreen’s on 222 E. Broadway on Tuesday afternoon. A 66-year-old female victim was approached by a white female who attempted to take the victim’s purse, and struck the victim several times in her face, body and legs. The suspect fled the scene on foot heading east without the

In any given year, the state of Missouri can expect to see roughly 30 tornadoes, with half of those occurring during the months of March, April and May. So, Missouri is no stranger to tornadoes especially when you consider the fact that five of the 25 deadliest tornadoes in the country, occurred in the state.

Finally, mid-Missouri is starting to feel a little bit better! Dr. Flynn of Mizzou Quick Care and Urgent Care said she has seen fewer patients this week. She said after the flu started calming down last week, it is staying calm. The three-week peak of the flu has passed. Pneumonia, however, is going around. Symptoms

TONIGHT: It will be clear and breezy overnight with sustained westerly winds of 8-15 mph and low temperatures in the low to mid 30s. The wind will produce wind chills in the mid 20s by morning. WEDNESDAY: It will be another breezy day with high temperatures reaching the mid 60s. Westerly winds sustained at 10-18

Gov. Eric Greitens met with more than a dozen university leaders Tuesday morning to discuss the future of higher education in Missouri. Among those present was UM system president Dr. Mun Choi, one day after a state audit report was released criticizing his predecessors for millions in hidden bonus payments to top administrators. A Greitens