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The majority of mid-Missouri is classified as “abnormally dry,” according to the United States Drought Monitor. Parts of Randolph, Macon, and Monroe counties are considered to be in a “moderate drought.” Abnormally dry areas are areas where there is short term dryness and where slowing of plant and crop growth is common. In areas where

A 23-year-old woman died early Saturday after a crash on Interstate 44 just outside of St. James. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the driver, Renetra Osun, of Rolla, first went of the left side of the road and into the median. Troopers said she drove back onto the interstate, but then drove off the

Hundreds of pro-life and pro-choice supporters gathered in front of the Columbia Planned Parenthood Saturday morning. Pro-life supporters included Representative Hannah Kelly who spoke to the crowd. “Life is a gift from God,” Kelly said. “It is not being against women’s health care by being against taxpayers’ dollars being invested in Planned Parenthood funding. It

A firefighter with the Southeastern Randolph Fire Protection District was seriously injured in a crash while heading to a fire Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on Business Highway 63 near Renick. Troopers said the Kenneth McCune, 57, was driving eastbound when he went off the side

TODAY: By tonight, conditions will be drying with temperatures dropping behind a passing cold front. Winds will begin to shift out the the north to northwest allowing for temperatures to drop. Through the earlier evening hours temperatures will be in the 50s, eventually reaching the low of 40 degrees. Clouds will be clearing behind the

TODAY: Mostly Cloudy, Southerly winds will help bring in moisture and warmer air into Mid-Missouri giving areas north and along I-70 a very slight chance of light showers (accumulation expected to be less than 1/10″); 65 TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy, Dry Conditions, South winds near 6 mph; 55 SUNDAY: Mostly Sunny, Breezy northwest winds around 8-11

TODAY: Southerly winds will bring moisture and warmer air into Mid-Missouri, allowing our Saturday to be mostly cloudy with temperatures increasing into the 60s. There is a slight chance for showers in the afternoon with the best chance for this rain existing in areas north and along I-70. Accumulation, if any, is expected to be

A Columbia robbery suspect is now accused of damaging the Boone County Jail. According to a probable cause statement obtained by ABC 17 News, Dorice Smith, 25, broke off a fire suppression nozzle inside his jail cell around 4 p.m. on Thursday. Corrections officers also said Smith covered a camera inside the cell and a

ABC 17 News has acquired an email through a viewer tip about a Fulton Public Schools staff member having inappropriate electronic contact with a female student. Parents received the following email from Fulton Public Schools: “Fulton Police and FPS Staff are investigating a male employee’s inappropriate electronic contact with a female FPS student. To our

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released the 2016 Annual Report on Friday. As our guest on “This Week,” Auditor Galloway discusses her efforts to “promote accountability and transparency across Missouri government.” She also talks about rumors she would resign as auditor during her recent pregnancy. She calls those rumors “hurtful, not supportive” and untrue. You

Andrea Auston starts her day by dropping off her daughter, 6-year-old Akira Woods, at the Tree Top Learning Center. Akira waits for the school bus there, while Auston attends nursing school. They’ve had this routine since Akira started Benton Elementary School last year. Things changed Wednesday. “We’re going to take it a day at a

A Jefferson City resident was put out of his home after the city had to step in to remove hundreds of piled-up trash bags and waste. Crews used a small backhoe last week to get into the home in the 800 block of East High Street. The city condemned the home and boarded up all

A Boone County husband and wife could face burglary charges after they were arrested at a Columbia hotel Friday. Raymond Scharf, 28, and Ronda Scharf, 33, were arrested at the Budget Host Inn on Vandiver Drive shortly after 7 a.m. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said its deputies found a large amount of stolen property

Firefighters from the Boone County Fire Protection District were called to an outside fire in the 11000 block of I-70 Drive Northeast just after noon Friday. Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the fire started as a controlled burn, but quickly spread out of control because of high winds and burned about 50 acres of land

An apartment building fire in Jefferson City caused more than $75,000 worth of damages Friday afternoon. The fire started around 4 p.m.in the 500 block of Senate Court. People said they could see flames from Castle Drive. When the Jefferson City Fire Department arrived at the scene, they saw the fire on a deck, stretching

Blake Mallory’s grandmother Sally was on her way to Centralia to grab a bite to eat when she was hit head-on by another car on Highway 124. She and Cheryl Kennison, the driver of the other car, were killed instantly. “It was sort of like, why?” said Mallory. “Out of all the good people, why

UPDATE 6:00 p.m.: Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols told ABC 17 News the fire does not appear to suspicious in manner. He said the investigation by the fire marshal could take a couple weeks to be completed and likely will not have any more information available until that investigation is completed. UPDATE 11:39 a.m.: The

Low clouds will move in early Saturday giving us a cloudy sky and chance of light rain or drizzle in parts of Mid-Missouri. The best chance of rain is from HWY 50 north where spotty light drizzle or light rain up to a tenth of an inch is possible from late morning through the afternoon.

Adios La Niña and Hello La Nada. Thursday, the Climate Prediction Center officially declared that the weak and short-lived La Niña had disappeared. The weak La Niña never really gained any strength, due in large part to the record breaking El Niño last year that shattered global temperature records. This La Niña goes down as

TONIGHT: High clouds will continue to pass through and increase later tonight. It will be a mild night with low temperatures in the mid 40s north of I-70 to lower 50s south with southwesterly winds at 6-10 mph. SATURDAY: T here will increasing low clouds Saturday with high temperatures in the mid-upper 60s and southerly