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Many counties in mid-Missouri were under tornado warnings Monday night. It was the first time Boone County Joint Communications officials activated the outdoor warning sirens this year, not including testing the system. The sirens were activated in only north and central Boone County. Joe Piper, deputy director of Boone County Joint Communications, said the sirens

A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF1 tornado touched down at 10:33 PM Monday night. The tornado produced 100-110 winds which damaged a mobile home, outbuildings and trees1 mile southwest of Macks Creek to 1.5 miles southeast of Macks Creek. The maximum width was a quarter of a mile. The survey team

Much of mid-Missouri is cleaning up after a severe storm swept through the area Monday night. In Cooper County, many trees were toppled, fences downed and some power lines were affected. According to Cooper County Emergency Management, officials decided to turn Cooper County’s tornado sirens on at about 9 p.m. to warn residents to seek

Officers were called to a robbery at Walgreen’s on 222 E. Broadway on Tuesday afternoon. A 66-year-old female victim was approached by a white female who attempted to take the victim’s purse, and struck the victim several times in her face, body and legs. The suspect fled the scene on foot heading east without the

In any given year, the state of Missouri can expect to see roughly 30 tornadoes, with half of those occurring during the months of March, April and May. So, Missouri is no stranger to tornadoes especially when you consider the fact that five of the 25 deadliest tornadoes in the country, occurred in the state.

Finally, mid-Missouri is starting to feel a little bit better! Dr. Flynn of Mizzou Quick Care and Urgent Care said she has seen fewer patients this week. She said after the flu started calming down last week, it is staying calm. The three-week peak of the flu has passed. Pneumonia, however, is going around. Symptoms

TONIGHT: It will be clear and breezy overnight with sustained westerly winds of 8-15 mph and low temperatures in the low to mid 30s. The wind will produce wind chills in the mid 20s by morning. WEDNESDAY: It will be another breezy day with high temperatures reaching the mid 60s. Westerly winds sustained at 10-18

Gov. Eric Greitens met with more than a dozen university leaders Tuesday morning to discuss the future of higher education in Missouri. Among those present was UM system president Dr. Mun Choi, one day after a state audit report was released criticizing his predecessors for millions in hidden bonus payments to top administrators. A Greitens

TODAY: We’ll have a sunny, windy and cooler day with afternoon temperatures mostly in the 50s, reaching near 60 for highs. Westerly winds of 15-22 mph will gust up to 40 mph in the afternoon. A Red Flag Warning is in place through 7PM for all of Mid-Missouri. Burning at all this afternoon is extremely

Columbia police say they’ve arrested a man who was allegedly driving a car reported stolen on Friday. This comes after Columbia police officers responded to the 4800 block of Clark Lane for a vehicle theft involving a handgun on Friday night. The investigation revealed that the male victim was sitting in his silver Toyota Talon

A squall line brought widespread damage from overnight storms. Here are the reports. Greatest damage looks to have occurred out of Chariton, Cooper counties, and Morgan counties. In Columbia, parts of a strip mall look to have the roof blown off into the parking lot. Early this morning we had a report of it in

TODAY: Plenty of sun and breezy with westerly sustained winds of 22 mph. Afternoon temperatures will be 15 degrees colder in the upper 50s today. Wind gusts upwards to 40 mph is possible west of US 63. A Red Flag Warning will be valid from 11AM through 6PM for all of Mid-Missouri, and outdoor burning

A Fire Weather Watch and a Red Flag Warning will be valid from 11AM through 7PM this evening as westerly winds will gust upwards to 35-40 mph during the day. Sustained west winds of 10-18 mph will cause rapid fire growth. A Fire Weather Watch will be valid for Boone and Cole counties and those

TODAY: We’ll have a sunny, windy and cooler day with afternoon temperatures mostly in the 50s, reaching near 60 for highs. Westerly winds of 15-22 mph will gust up to 40 mph in the afternoon. A Red Flag Warning will be valid from 11AM through 7PM for areas west of US 63 and south of

A line of strong to severe storms moved through Mid-Missouri from 9 PM in our western counties to 1 AM near I-44. This line of storms moved close to 50 mph toward the east, producing damaging winds and some large hail. Here is a timeline of the storm reports: 9:30 PM: Green Ridge, Pettis Co:

According to the National Weather Service in Kansas City, multiple areas will be assessed Tuesday after tornadoes and strong winds moved through parts of Kansas and Missouri Monday night. In a Facebook post, the service wrote: “We will be deploying assessment teams on Tuesday to survey tornado damage in Olathe, Leawood, Grandview, Lee’s Summit, Oak

Two of mid-Missouri’s largest cities voted to approve prescription drug monitoring programs Monday night. Columbia approved the program hours after Jefferson City made the vote official. Jefferson City Council hopes the program will help battle a growing opioid epidemic in mid-Missouri. On Monday night, members voted to pass Bill #2016-114, introduced at a council meeting

UPDATE: As of 2 a.m. Tuesday, less than 100 customers are without power. ORIGINAL: Nearly 2,000 Columbia Water & Light customers were without power after rounds of severe storms hit in mid-Missouri. Just before midnight on Monday, Columbia Water and Light reported the following: Customers Affected: 1988Customers Restored: 0Customers Out Now: 1988Customers Called: 54Customers Called

TONIGHT: Storms have moved out and clouds will gradually clear as temperatures fall into the lower 40s by morning. TUESDAY: We’ll have a sunny, windy and cooler day with afternoon temperatures mostly in the 50s, reaching near 60 for highs. Westerly winds of 15-22 mph will gust up to 40 mph in the afternoon. EXTENDED:

UPDATE, 9:30 P.M.: R. Bowen Loftin told ABC 17 News he has not read the audit yet, but plans to access it Tuesday. The audit questioned Loftin’s pay during his transition from chancellor to his current role. UPDATE 5:57 P.M.: Governor Eric Greitens has released a statement about the audit: “Government needs to fight for