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Authorities are investigating a Sunday afternoon crash that may been the result of driving while intoxicated. The crash happened on Route A outside of Hartsburg just after 5 p.m. Authorities said the driver went off the road, into someone’s yard and hit a tree. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No one

Senate Bill 501 or the “Good Samaritan Law” which is aimed at saving lives across the state, takes effect Monday. The bill stipulates that people can’t be penalized for seeking medical assistance for an overdose if they possess small amounts of drugs or are in violation of probation, parole or a restraining order including if

“This event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced.” the National Weather Service said in a tweet sent out following the catastrophic flooding many woke up to on Sunday. Tropical Storm Harvey has far surpassed anything the US has ever experienced, as many areas have already seen a year’s worth of

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to move throughout Mid-Missouri this evening and overnight. No severe weather is expected, but a few rumbles of thunder will be possible Temperatures will bottom out in the lower 60s under mostly cloudy skies. MONDAY: Isolated showers and storms are possible through the afternoon hours, as the frontal

After spending a few hours in Rockport, Texas, Missouri Task Force One was reassigned to Katy, Texas, a suburb west of Houston. The team’s marching orders involve performing water rescues, which are needed as the city is experiencing record flooding. The task force sent of its members to College Station, Texas, as part of an

UPDATE 3 p.m.: The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirms the man taken into custody on suspicion of DWI was Jonathan Akes, 30, of Columbia. A sergeant said Akes was also arrested Saturday on suspicion of second-degree domestic assault and bonded out before Sunday’s crash. UPDATE 12 p.m.: Obermiller Road has been reopened. UPDATE 10:45 a.m.:

The 47-member team from Missouri is now in one of the cities hit hardest by the deadly Hurricane Harvey. Missouri Task Force One arrived in Rockport, Texas Sunday morning and began performing “wide area searches and conducting welfare checks on residences with local law enforcement,” according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. The small

Missouri Department of Transportation crews are asking drivers to be careful as they close lanes on the bridge that carries I-70 over the Missouri River at Rocheport Monday through Thursday. Crews will close one westbound lane from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday for a routine inspection. One eastbound lane will be

At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Harvey waslocated near latitude 29.0 North, longitude 97.6 West. Harvey ismoving toward the south-southeast near 1 mph (2 km/h), and aslow southeastward to east-southeastward motion is expected over thenext couple of days. On the forecast track, the center will remaininland or move very near

TODAY: It will be a dry start to the day for Mid-Missouri, outside of showers along and north of HWY 24. While we will start out with mostly sunny skies, we will see increasing clouds by the afternoon. These clouds will come as a cold front tracks through Mid-Missouri and will bring with it scattered

The Missouri Task Force 1 left San Antonio, Texas Saturday evening for Robstown for its first assignment following the destruction of Hurricane Harvey. Robstown is just west of Corpus Christi with a population of about 12,000 people. The Task Force will report to the National Guard Facility Saturday night and will start wide area searches

Columbia police confirmed gunshots were fired in the 600 block of north College Avenue around 1 a.m. Saturday. A sergeant with the Columbia Police Department said an off-duty officer was in the area when they heard gunshots. Police found several gun shell casings in the area. At this time, police do not have a suspect

The strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in over a decade has quickly weakened into a tropical storm. This is typical for any tropical system that moves inland, but Harvey is still center stage as the worst is yet to come. Over the course of the next 48 to 96 hours, copious amounts of rain

TONIGHT: Mid-Missouri is looking to remain dry throughout the night with low temperatures around 60. Skies will be mostly clear with southeasterly winds up to 8 mph. SUNDAY: It will be a dry start to the day for Mid-Missouri, outside of light rain showers along and north of HWY 24. These showers will be thanks

The Callaway County Ambulance District’s Board of Directors voted Wednesday to change its12-hour crew to a 24-hour crew starting Sept. 1. This is a response to the Fulton Medical Center’s closing its doors, which will happen by Sept. 22. The cost of the change will be “approximately $185,000 per year, which includes pay and benefits,”

Missouri Task Force 1 crews were briefed Saturday morning that they will be staged in San Antonio until the strong winds from Hurricane Harvey calm down, which, they said in a Facebook post, might be a day or two. Crews said the wind conditions are very dangerous because of a lot of debris is blowing

At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Harvey waslocated near latitude 28.9 North, longitude 97.3 West. Harvey ismoving slowly toward the north near 2 mph (4 km/h), and littlemotion is anticipated during the next several days.Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 75 mph (120 km/h)with higher gusts. These winds are confined

TODAY: Temperatures will be slightly warmer with highs in the low to mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. Winds will come in from the southeast up to 8 mph. TONIGHT: Mid-Missouri is looking to remain dry throughout the night with low temperatures around 60. Skies will be mostly clear with southerly winds up to 5

At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Harvey was located by NOAA Doppler radar near latitude 28.7 North, longitude 97.2 West. Harvey is moving toward the north-northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h). Harvey is expected to slow down through the day and meander over southeastern Texas through the middle of next week.

The Fulton Police Department is investigating an armed burglary that occurred early Saturday morning. Police said they received a call around 2:30 a.m. that two black men carrying guns entered a home at the 700 block of Hollyhock Drive. Police said the men fled the scene and took about $170 worth of items. The residents