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UPDATE: 9:30 P.M.: According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, the crash happened when an SUV got a flat tire, causing it to strike the tractor trailer. The tractor trailer ran off the road, and returned to it before overturning around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday. The driver and passenger of the tractor trailer suffered

Residents in Morgan County are continuing to clean up after an EF-1 tornado came through the Lake of the Ozarks area over the Memorial Day weekend. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado hit around 2:30 Saturday afternoon and moved about 90 miles per hour. Most of the damage consisted of fallen and uprooted

Attorney General Joshua Hawley announced Tuesday that he started the appeal process of the federal district court’s judgment in the Amendment 2 case. ​”As Attorney General, I have a duty to defend the laws and constitution of the state of Missouri,” Hawley said. “The people of Missouri overwhelmingly voted to place these rules in our

Even though the population and geographic size of Columbia has exploded in the past 10 years, sales tax growth has slowed, putting essential public services like police and fire that benefit from that tax revenue in jeopardy. “[It] puts us in a really tight bind as we have more and more people that have an

TONIGHT: The marginal risk for severe storms across Mid-Missouri will be ongoing as we head through the night as storms are expected to linger. Most of the storms will be gone by 10 PM, but a few storms could linger through the night. As we head beyond midnight the risk for severe storms diminishes as

The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the results of Memorial Day weekend. During the counting period of 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 26, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 29, MSHP had 345 traffic crashes. 128 people were injured and five people died in these crashes. Troopers arrested 107 people for driving while intoxicated and also made

A man was charged with two counts of DWI, careless and reckless driving, not wearing a seatbelt and having no insurance on Saturday after crashing into two other vehicles in Cole County. Brennan Nichols was driving a Chevrolet Camaro and crashed into a Ford Focus and Dodge Dart. Nichols passenger and the driver of the

Battalion Chief Klif Bullard, with the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District, said crews were called out to the 21000 block of South Westbrook Drive near Hartsburg. They arrived to find a truck fully engulfed in flames, attached to a livestock trailer. Crews put the flames out in about ten minutes. The owner of the

An Eldon man was arrested on Monday for possession on methamphetamine worth an estimated $4200. The Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force arrested James M. Wright for second degree trafficking and delivery of a controlled substance. Wright’s bond was set at $200,000 cash or surety. Wright was just released from prison on May 22 and is a

TODAY: As we reach the mid-afternoon hours, storms will be possible again today; mainly after 2 PM. There is a Marginal Risk for damaging wind and large hail through 9PM. Areas west of US 63 have the better chance for evening storms where 0.01″ to 0.30″ is possible. S torms will taper off through 9PM

Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to a home on Saturday on North East Street in California, Mo, in an attempt to serve an arrest warrant to Carla E. Hemlin for child endangerment. Deputies arrived at Hemlin’s home and saw drug paraphernalia inside. Deputies found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, packaging materials and scales. Kenneth R. Hemlin,

The threat is low for the next three days, but there is a Marginal Risk for parts of Mid-Missouri Tuesday through Thursday. This afternoon, mainly after 2PM there is the potential for storms that could produce wind up to 50 mph and hail up to 1″ in diameter. Areas west of US 63 will have

MODOT work zones will reopen after closing down for the holiday weekend. They are expected to reopen around 9 a.m. on Tuesday. MODOT says to pay special attention around areas like Interstate 44, Interstate 55, and Interstate 70 for work zones reopening. There will also be restrictions on Route 54 and Route 63. MODOT says

Emergency crews responded to a car crash in the 200 block of Sexton Road just before 6 a.m. Columbia police say a woman with two children were in the vehicle. Officers are still investigating what caused the crash, but police say speed played a factor in it. The female driver was transferred to a local

TODAY: Dry for the start of the day with increasing clouds and a chance of storms after 2 PM. There is a Marginal Risk for damaging wind and large hail through 9PM. Light rain accumulation expected. TONIGHT: Storms looks to end through 9PM leaving us dry overnight. Thanks to light winds under 5 mph, we’ll

TODAY: It will be a dry morning commute with light winds and increasing clouds. Storms will be possible again today after 2PM. There is a Marginal Risk for damaging wind and large hail through 9PM. Areas west of US 63 look to have the better chance for evening storms where 0.01″ to 0.30″ is possible.

Barring a tragic night on the interstates of Missouri, deadly crashes are set to hit a three-year low in the state for the holiday weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reported three people have died in crashes on highways this year. That’s down from 13 deaths in 2016, and eight deaths in 2015. On

A person is recovering after a fire at an apartment complex in Jefferson City on Monday afternoon. The Jefferson City Fire Department said it responded to the 12-until building in the 500 block of Senate Court around 3:45 p.m. According to firefighters, when they arrived at the scene, the fire was visible from a ground-level

A 24-year-old woman was airlifted to the hospital after a crash Sunday night at the Lake of the Ozarks. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol boating/drowning reports, the crash happened at 9:20 p.m. at mile marker 19 in Camden County. Two boats were involved in the crash. The crash report says one boat was

Schools are out for the summer but the biggest event of the summer is 12 weeks away. The total solar eclipse of 2017 will cut right through Mid-Missouri on Monday, Aug. 21. Area schools are already preparing for it. Columbia Public Schools purchased eclipse glasses for all students and staff. CPS said the science department