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The Columbia Police Department confirmed the man who suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash on I-70 has died. According to a news release, William McDowell, 86, of Vandalia, died on May 23 from injuries he received during a crash on I-70 near mile marker 124 on May 16. Police said witnesses told officers he was

City and state departments, emergency responders and Jefferson City residents coordinated an ongoing and extensive clean-up effort after a tornado ripped through a section of the city Wednesday night. The Jefferson City Police Department held multiple conferences Thursday to review efforts to remove debris from the roadways and ensure no one was trapped after the

The Jefferson City Council met Friday afternoon to discuss flooding and tornado damage. A number of officials presented updates to the council during the meeting at 4 p.m., which lasted longer than an hour. Jefferson City Fire Chief Matthew Schofield gave the council a look at the map on the city’s website showing the damage,

A team of structural engineers helped Jefferson City inspect buildings at risk of further damage after Wednesday’s tornado. The Structural Assessment and Visual Evaluation team, or S.A.V.E., went building-to-building on Friday to look at damaged structures. The team put colored tags on each building to signify the safety of the building. A green tag shows

Officials with Jefferson City Public Schools said summer school will start as planned on Tuesday, despite several buildings being damaged during Wednesday night’s tornado. District officials said 10-12th grade students will now attend summer school at Lewis & Clark Middle School because of the damage sustained at Simonsen. The district has been hosting the Red

Drivers in Jefferson City will need to look at the MoDOT Traveler’s Map to avoid road closures. Several roads in and around Jefferson City are closed because they are sitting underwater. Most of the closed roads are within city limits. Those include part of Fourth Street and Cedar City Drive. Traffic in Jefferson City was

The Special Olympics Missouri Training for Life Center was only about a year old when the tornado ripped through the area. Multiple windows were blown out, there is a hole in the rook of the basketball court and the newly laid out turf was ripped from the ground. Brandon Schatsiek, multi-media manager for Special Olympics

One person was arrested, and police made contact with 15 people in the restricted area during the curfew hours overnight on Thursday, said Lt. David Williams with the Jefferson City Police Department. Lt. Williams said the person arrested was in the restricted area during the curfew hours of 9 p.m. Thursday night to 5 a.m.

THIS EVENING: We’re still tracking the slight chance of seeing strong to severe storms developing. The primary threats will be large hail and damaging wind gusts, but a brief tornado threat does exist. Areas northwest in the viewing area will see the best chance at one of these stronger storms. Overnight lows will fall back

Some roads in Jefferson City were closed on Friday morning due to remaining debris as well as flooding. One lane in each direction was open on Missouri Boulevard, north of Route 50 on Friday because of flooding. JEFFERSON CITY: One lane in each direction is open on Missouri Blvd north of Route 50. Several other

Some roads in Jefferson City were closed on Friday morning due to remaining debris as well as flooding. One lane in each direction was open on Missouri Boulevard, north of Route 50 on Friday because of flooding. JEFFERSON CITY: One lane in each direction is open on Missouri Blvd north of Route 50. Several other

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bills, banning the procedure on or beyond eight weeks of pregnancy. The Republican signed the bill Friday. The legislation includes an exception for medical emergencies, but not for cases of rape and incest. The ban is set to take effect Aug. 28

FRIDAY: We’ll keep mostly sunny skies into the close of the work week. Temperatures will warm up a few more degrees, topping out in the upper 80s with continued southerly winds. We pick up on isolated storm chances toward the late afternoon and evening bringing the return of the possibility of severe weather. The primary

UPDATE 9:00 P.M.: Curfew for large area of Jefferson City takes effect. UPDATE 5:37 P.M.: Jefferson City has contracted with Twehouse Excavating to provide a location to drop off plant debris after Wednesday night’s tornado. City residents can drop plant debris off at 2619 N. Shamrock Road between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Branches and

Jefferson City has contracted with Twehouse Excavating to provide a location to drop off plant debris after Wednesday night’s tornado. City residents can drop plant debris off at 2619 N. Shamrock Road between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Branches and limbs should be cut to no more than 8 feet in length. Republic Services is

The Red Cross has opened three shelters after a tornado destroyed homes in Jefferson City and Eldon, Missouri. About 74 people registered to spend the night at a shelter at Thomas Jefferson Middle School Thursday evening in Jefferson City. More than 100 people visited shelters in Eldon on Thursday at Upper Middle School and Eldon

Numerous roads remained covered with water after storms Wednesday night. Officials with MoDOT said water was on the road at the intersection of Missouri Boulevard and McCarty Street in Jefferson City around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. MoDOT also tweeted that the entrance to Heritage Highway from westbound Route 54 southwest of Jefferson City and Route

UPDATE, 9:52 p.m.: Ameren Missouri expects to restore power to all of Jefferson City “Friday into Saturday,” according to a message the company posted on its outage site on Thursday. Ameren Missouri said it hoped to restore power to some people on Thursday night. More than 1,200 customers are currently without power in Jefferson City.