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TONIGHT: A line of thunderstorms is poised for move through much of mid-Missouri this evening. These storms are moving from the southwest to the northeast. Expect storms to arrive to our SW counties from 6pm to 8pm, our central counties from 8pm to 10pm and moving out of the viewing area by midnight. We could

UPDATE 7:30 a.m.: According to the Boone Electric Cooperative outage map, power has been restored to customers who experienced an outage earlier Sunday morning. ORIGINAL: Rain and thunderstorms blew through mid-Missouri early Sunday morning, and it’s unclear if it caused some power outages. According to the Boone Electric Cooperative outage map, about 50 customers near

Moberly police posted on Facebook and Twitter that the department has received multiple reports of people breaking into unlocked cars. The post said that with the warmer weather more people are walking around the city. Police said the reports are of “unwanted individuals getting into unlocked vehicles.” {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice/status/998128770149122048″,”author_name”:”Moberly Police”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoberlyPolice”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;The Moberly Police Department

TODAY: We’ll be looking at another tricky forecast for Mid-Missouri. Currently have showers and thunderstorms pushing through the heart of Mid-Missouri. These storms will move off to the east and be out of the viewing area by the afternoon hours. We will have a couple hours to catch our breath before redeveloping thunderstorms tonight. Temperatures

OVERNIGHT (12AM-6AM): Storms have moved out the area with some light rain and a few rumbles of thunder pushing through by midnight. Looking to stay dry into the early morning. SUNDAY: Another wave of rain will move through in the morning hours from 3am- 7am You’ll need the umbrella as you head out the door.

UPDATE 6:45 pm: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the victims in Saturday morning’s boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks and the driver of the boat was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. According to the crash report, Hayden Frazier, 22, of Overland Park, Kansas, was operating the boat when it

8:30PM UPDATE: THE WEATHER ALERT DAY HAS EXPIRED! Rain and some thunder will continue eastward along and south of I-70 through 11pm, before clearing out early Sunday morning.

Missouri’s Department of Economic Development is in the process of rolling out a new “Best in the Midwest” initiative to make the department the go-to development agency in the Midwest. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick sat down with Maggie Kost, the director of communications and marketing of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, to talk about

TODAY: Showers will be moving out of Kansas and into Mid-Missouri this morning. These showers and thunderstorms have packed a bit more of a punch than advertised. Once these showers move out, we’ll see sunshine attempt to return to the area with temperatures warming into the low to middle 80s. We’ll have to watch for

UPDATE 1:30 AM SATURDAY: The latest forecast data shows an increased threat of severe storms for Mid-Missouri Saturday evening. The Slight Risk area has been expanded to include areas farther east and south and now includes Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton, Mexico, Boonville, Sedalia and Versailles. Storms are expected to move in from the west after

No one was hurt when a 91-year-old woman drove into a parked car in southwest Columbia Friday night. The crash happened around 9:07 p.m. at the Bray Avenue and Weaver Drive intersection, just east of Scott Boulevard. Emergency crews at the scene told ABC 17 News the woman wasn’t hurt after her vehicle flipped over

Columbia Public Schools will have “safety and security officers” at all graduation activities, according to CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark. “We don’t provide some specifics in order to protect our security,” Baumstark wrote in an email Friday. Rock Bridge High School graduation will take place Friday night at 7 p.m. Fulton High School graduation will also

TONIGHT: It will be a partly cloudy night across the region, yet comfortable. Lows will bottom out near 60 degrees with light winds out of the east. Patchy fog is likely to develop in areas that experienced rain. SATURDAY: A few showers or isolated storms are possible in the morning west of 63 from 7-11

Friday was the final day of a three-day bench trial for former Columbia police officer, Rob Sanders vs. the city of Columbia. Sanders took the stand Thursday along with other witnesses to discuss exactly what led up to his termination back in August of 2011 when Sanders was terminated for using excessive force against Kenneth

UPDATE 1:30 PM: The city council of Fayette approved a controversial ordinance Tuesday night, effectively dissolving the city’s fire department, but the City’s Aldermen reversed the ordinance Friday morning. “By signing this they shut down their city fire department,” Fayette Volunteer Fire Chief Chris Baylor said. The ordinance allowed the city to hire the former

ABC 17 crews were on the scene of a pedestrian crash on Trimble Rd. on Friday. A pedestrian was riding a bike through the crosswalk when a truck turned and hit them. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with injuries.

Troop A with the Missouri State Highway Patrol has confirmed an officer-involved shooting in Warsaw. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997502515817132032″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop A”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;We are currently on the scene of an officer involved shooting in Warsaw, MO, involving Warsaw Police Dept. At the request of Warsaw PD &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperDDCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@MSHPTrooperDDCC&#lt;/a&#gt; will be conducting the investigation. We will advise further

The Cole County prosecuting attorney will not file criminal charges in the case against Governor Eric Greitens, according to a press release. The Office has decided it will not move forward with the charges in the investigation with the Governor’s gubernatorial campaign. “After due consideration, I have decided not to file the criminal charge suggested

FRIDAY: It will be either a pleasant or a warm day today, depending on your location in Mid-Missouri. Areas along and west of Hwy 63 will top out in the 80s today, while cloud cover and rain east of 63 will keep temperatures in the 70s. Any rain/storms that we do see will stick around

ABC 17 Meteorologist Brigit Mahoney breaks down what you can do to get your grass green, in spite of the abnormally dry weather pattern we have seen across mid-Missouri.