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Severe thunderstorms plowed through Mid-Missouri during the afternoon Saturday and left behind a swath of damage. Hundreds were without power in several counties, where reports of damage were trickling in Saturday night. Before 5:00 PM, half dollar size hail was reported in Linn Creek. A boat dock was flipped over on the main channel of

A 22-year-old passenger is in serious condition after the driver apparently failed to negotiate a curve, overcorrected, and drove off the road. It happened just after 11:00 a.m. on Missouri 179 near the Marion Cemetary in Cole County. According to Highway Patrol troopers said Ashleigh Maes, 25, failed to negotiate a curve and went off

Nearly 3,000 Moberly residents were without power for hours Saturday due to a weather-related power outage. According to the Ameren Missouri said this happened at 2:38 a.m. It has not specified what type of weather-related incident caused the outage.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri state lawmaker says he misspoke on the House floor when he referred to “consensual rapes” during a highly charged debate on a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks, including in cases of rape and incest. Republican Rep. Barry Hovis said in the chamber Friday that most of

SATURDAY: As a MCS maintains strength to the south discrete supercellular storms will increase close to 3-4 PM bringing the chance of large hail isolated tornados. Some storms could pose a threat for more unwelcomed heavy rainfall. Into the night the main line of storms will increase bringing more of a threat for damaging winds

SATURDAY: We could see some thunderstorms develop as early as 10-11 AM with another line of strong storms pushing in later this afternoon and evening. Some storms could pose a large hail and damaging wind threat along with more unwelcomed heavy rainfall. Highs will top out in the upper 70s fairly early in the day

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce named Boone County Lumber the 2019 Small Business of the Year. “It was exciting, affirming and flattering in every way,” said owner Brad Eifert. Boone County Lumber has served mid-Missouri for more than 50 years as a customer and employee-oriented business. It also serves the community. Eifert said the business

A Moberly man is out on bond after being arrested during a traffic stop. According to a news release, a Moberly police officer stopped a car at 1:46 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of north Ault Street. The driver, a 32-year-old Moberly man, was on parole for drug trafficking. Authorities then searched the man’s

Maryland Heights police are investigating the death of Jasen Smith, 44, of Jefferson City. According to a news release, medical personnel found Smith unconscious on a concrete path at Hollywood Casino Ampitheater after a Dave Matthews Band concert on May 15. They treated Smith at the scene before transporting him to a local hospital where

One of Gov. Mike Parson’s top priorities from the legislative session was approved Friday. Lawmakers approved the measure that could authorize $300 million in bonds to repair Missouri bridges. The bonds will only be authorized if the state gets a federal grant that would be used to replace the Interstate 70 bridge at Rocheport. No

Missouri lawmakers truly agreed and finally passed HB126 on Friday, on the final day of the 2019 legislative session. The controversial legislation outlaws abortions procedures after eight weeks of pregnancy, only allowing an exception in the case of a medical emergency, and not for rape or incest. What’s Next? With approval from both the Missouri

With about 5,400 students graduating from the University of Missouri this weekend, Columbia is filled with people traveling in from across the country. Residents and travelers can expect much more traffic downtown and around the University of Missouri, longer waits at restaurants and no vacant hotel rooms this weekend. There will also be an increased

The City of Columbia agreed to pay $3.4 million in a case filed by the family of a girl killed in Battle High School’s parking lot. Aaron and Cheyenne Curry, the girl’s parents, will each get paid $1,115,129.88, according to the settlement, which was decided earlier this month. Gabriella Curry, 4, was struck on Jan.

One graduate from the University of Missouri may stick out from the crowd Saturday. Mel West, 94, is being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Missouri for his humanitarian work, about three quarters of a century after he first attended the school. The university has only given out about 400 honorary degree since

*A Weather Alert Day is in effect for Saturday* TONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Temperatures remain mild most of the night, falling into the upper 60s. Winds will be breezy out of the south up to 15 miles per hour. SATURDAY: A few isolated thunderstorms are possible, with a line of strong storms arriving to Mid-Missouri by

5 p.m. Live playback of Gov. Mike Parson’s end of session press conference is available in the player below. 2:30 p.m. A Missouri state lawmaker says he misspoke on the House floor when he referred to “consensual rapes” during a highly charged debate on a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks, including in cases

Missouri’s attorney general is closing an investigation into whether former Gov. Eric Greitens improperly used his office staff to work on his campaign’s social media accounts. The Kansas City Star reports Eric Schmitt’s announcement on Thursday concludes what is believed to be the last investigation into alleged wrongdoing during Greitens’ administration. Greitens resigned last June

A plane landed safely Friday afternoon at Columbia Regional Airport after it was experiencing electrical issues. Three people were on board the single-engine aircraft that left from Moberly and was heading to Georgia, said Columbia spokesman Steve Sapp. The aircraft, which was a Piper PA-32R, had an electrical issue and stopped at COU for maintenance.

A single-vehicle crash that killed a woman and four children Wednesday night in Miller County took a toll on first responders. The driver, Radiance Wright, 30, of Columbia somehow lost control of her vehicle with her four children, Patience Horton, 3, Arleone Horton, 4, Brya Brown, 7 months, and Rondrea Anderson, 8, inside. Rexx Morrison

Five people died in a single vehicle crash on Highway 54 in Miller County on Wednesday night, according to officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troop F confirmed in a tweet that one adult and four children died in the crash. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF/status/1128885429560852480″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop F”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MillerCounty?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#MillerCounty&#lt;/a&#gt; – US 54 Final Update:&#lt;br&#gt;&#lt;br&#gt;Family has