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Last night’s round of storms brought heavy rainfall to a majority of mid-Missouri. Radar indicated rainfall totals were in excess of 9″ in Chariton county and 5″ in Macon county, within a 12 hour time period. As the storms moved to the south we saw less rainfall, but Columbia still saw over 3″. These high

Crews from Macon County’s Rescue Squad and Macon Rural Fire Department rescued a man early Friday morning who they say attempted to drive through the water over Business 36 near US-36 east of Macon. “I’d like to urge the citizens of Macon County to not drive through flooded roads.,” said Matthew A. Chambers, Director of

TODAY: Morning showers and storms will weaken and move southeast, ending by early afternoon. As a cold front slowly moves south of I-70 into the afternoon hours, additional storms could develop mainly along and south of I-70. Storms will move south of the area Friday evening with drier weather late Friday night. Today highs will

TODAY: Morning showers and storms will weaken and move southeast, ending by early afternoon. As a cold front slowly moves south of I-70 into the afternoon hours, additional storms could develop mainly along and south of I-70. Storms will move south of the area Friday evening with drier weather late Friday night and into the

TONIGHT: Storms will continue to move along and north of I-70 , gradually shifting southeast overnight. These will produce heavy rain and flooding is likely along and north of HWY 24 due to saturated ground from recent rain. FRIDAY: Morning showers and storms will weaken and move southeast, ending by early afternoon. As a cold

As we head into the weekend, the weather will briefly quiet down but will become active again by Sunday night. Rain is likely Friday morning but will taper off through the day as a cold front pushes south through Mid-Missouri. A few storms could develop by early Friday evening south of HWY 50 but will

A new lawsuit against the state’s Department of Corrections claims a new policy puts female corrections officers at risk of harm. The suit, filed by Savana Atkisson, claims a DOC policy introduced in February requires female guards to announce their gender when they enter a housing unit in the Jefferson City Correctional Center. The prison

A former inmate accused of setting her cell on fire at the Cole County Jail was charged Thursday. Gretchen M. Triplett, 35, of Rolla, reportedly set her cell on fire on April 6. She’s accused of hiding a lighter and matches inside her bra after deputies at the jail searched her. Triplett is charged in

The popular smartphone app Snapchat released a new update last week that now allows users to share their exact locations with friends. “At first I thought it was kind of cool, because you could see where everybody is at, but that’s also kind of creepy,” said Sandon Scott, a Snapchat user and junior at Mizzou.

The Jefferson City Fire Department recently closed on a 15-acre land purchase on which it plans to build a new station to replace one of its aging buildings. The department plans to rebuild Station 2 on Robinson Drive. The property is about a mile east of the current station, which is located on East McCarty

Columbia Public Schools is a step closer in building a new middle school. The proposed land for the school is on Sinclair Road near Southampton Drive and is currently owned by the University of Missouri. Last Thursday, the Board of Curators approved the sale of the land which is selling for $2,898,000. Before finalizing the

Moniteau County deputies charged a man with domestic assault and two counts of child abuse Thursday. Deputies say Chris Salzman is responsible for injuries caused to a young child. He allegedly assaulted the child Feb. 28. Law enforcement says the injuries were consistent with being shaken, and left the child with multiple brain bleeds and

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department is reminding people how to prevent mosquito bites during the rainy weather. One way to avoid the blood-thirsty creatures is to simply remove standing water. Health officials recommend removing the water at least once a week or after every rain. “It’s also important, not only when you dump the standing

EDITOR’S NOTE: Charlene Allison was not criminally charged. Search warrants executed in Fulton resulted in four arrests Thursday morning. The Fulton Police Department said it assisted the Mustang Drug Task Force and the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office with a narcotics search warrant in the 1400 block of Colonial Drive in Fulton around 11:46 a.m. Police

UPDATE: A judge has ruled a teenager will be tried as an adult . The hearing took about hour and a half. The prosecutors were arguing 16 year-old Zaccheus Silva could only stay in the juvenile court system until he was 21, not leaving much time for him to be punished for his crime. Silva

Over the past 10 years, the city of Boonville has suffered setbacks in the form of several national companies closing their doors, leaving hundreds out of work. The most recent company to take its business out of the city was the heating and cooling manufacturer Nordyne. But economic developer Jim Gann, a University of Missouri

The Boone County Commission issued orders of abatement for three Boone County nuisance properties at their meeting Thursday. Two of the properties are located on O’Rear Road and the other is located on Limoges Drive. The order gives the Boone County Health Department the authority to correct the property violations. The cost of the repairs

The Boone County and Columbia library districts will merge on Jan. 1, 2018, which will affect the property tax rate for potentially both parties. Currently the rate is 30.91 cents for every $100 of assessed valuation in the Boone County district and 31.14 cents in Columbia. In August the board members from both districts will

The Jefferson City Liquor Control Board voted to table a discussion Thursday on an incident with a gun at a popular bar. ABC 17 News reported that police arrested Allen Tatman after reportedly firing a gun while drunk at Paddy Malone’s Irish Pub in April. Tatman is the husband of the bar’s official owner and

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a report of a fire alarm with smoke in a hallway at 3700 Lenoir St (Lenoir Senior Services) on Thursday. The fire started on the stove of an unoccupied apartment had been extinguished by the automatic sprinkler system when crews got to the apartment. There were no reported injuries