Severe storms hit northern Camden and southern Morgan Counties on Tuesday night, causing significant damage and leaving over 1,300 Ameren customers without power in the Lake of the Ozarks area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service confirmed a pair of tornadoes hit eastern Kansas City through Independence on Tuesday. The first tornado’s EF rating is unknown, but the second has been rated as an EF-1. The first tornado lasted two minutes and traveled a quarter-mile, while the EF-1 lasted nine minutes, went 3.75 miles with peak winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sidewalk and eastbound traffic in the 200 block of West Main Street in Sedalia have been closed off by the city because of “structural concerns” at a vacant building, the city wrote in a Wednesday social media post. The city wrote that access to the building at 207 West Main Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has amended the call for this summer’s special session to include additional items, a Wednesday press release from the governor’s office says. The call replaces the previous one made on May 27, which included legislation to incentivize Kansas City sports teams to stay in the state and fund
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Board of Education is considering a proposal that includes a Columbia school for disabled children among several statewide closures. The board first heard the proposal to close 12 Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled in May and heard an update to the plan on Tuesday. On the list is Delmar
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two law enforcement agencies have confirmed that a dead body has been found in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Wednesday social media post that New Florence police on Tuesday were sent to at 7:58 p.m. Booneslick Road for a 911 hang-up call. Two people told law enforcement
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump in a phone call Wednesday that Moscow was obligated to respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack, Trump said, setting up a potential escalation in the conflict just as the US president hopes to broker an end to the war. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old man was charged Tuesday with six felonies and jailed without bond after his arrest during a Jefferson City police response that included long guns and an armored vehicle. Danaun C. Washington of Jefferson City remained in the Cole County Jail on no bond Tuesday after his arrest at a
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Elon Musk didn’t pull any punches this week about President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk posted Tuesday on X. “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.” Musk
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) What started out as a simple effort inspired by his son has now grown into an outpouring of support for one Columbia man. Daniel Edwards moved to Columbia when he was 12 years old and said he’s witnessed firsthand the lasting effects gun violence — especially involving children — can have on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As storms continued to impact much of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday night, power outages continued to climb. In Columbia at 8 p.m., there were nine reported outages impacting 2,510 utility customers. A number of outages were reported in West Columbia, though outages impacting a high-number of people were reported in central Columbia. That
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Almost every Missouri county — 111 out of 114 — is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area, leaving many Missourians struggling to establish and maintain primary care. “We are struggling with primary care access, just like every state across the country,” said Dr. Heidi Miller, the chief medical officer with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift that was planned for Tuesday evening on Highway 54 in Jefferson City has been moved to Wednesday, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The traffic shift was moved after storms rolled through the area on Tuesday. Crews will shift traffic to work on lanes
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Jefferson City police cruisers blocked a street in a Jefferson City neighborhood on Tuesday. An armored vehicle was also at the scene on Olive Street. Some officers wore body armor and were armed with long guns. An ABC 17 News reporter saw two officers walking a man in handcuffs over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe weather is expected in Mid-Missouri on Tuesday evening, and drivers are being urged to take extra precautions. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team says heavy rain and strong winds are expected and could make road conditions dangerous and increase the risk of an accident. If you are caught driving in severe
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Electric Utilities is asking the Columbia City Council for $903,000 in funds from the electric operating budget to pay for repairs following the intense storms and EF1 tornado that hit Columbia on April 20. The storm knocked over dozens of power lines in the area, leaving thousands without power. It also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Outdoor enthusiasts will no longer have access to the northern section of the Reform Conservation Area in Callaway County starting next month. Ameren, which owns a large chunk of the conservation area property, is closing off the access while it builds a solar field next to its nuclear power plant, the company
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly hit someone with his car multiple times on South Smith Hatchery Road on May 21. Zachary Wainscott, 28, was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond after police say he had a stolen gun that was allegedly used in a downtown shooting. Derrick Crumble, 33, was charged with illegal gun possession, armed criminal action and misdemeanor tampering with evidence. A court date has not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 37-year-old man from Mexico, Missouri, was charged on Monday with several child sex crimes in Audrain County. David Eugene Power II was charged with child enticement, four counts of second-degree statutory rape and one count of fourth-degree child molestation. A warrant was served and a hearing was held on Tuesday morning.
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