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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

All scores are final and will be updated throughout the night. CLARK COUNTY (14) AT CENTRALIA (42) FINAL HOLT (26) AT BATTLE (54) FINAL MILAN (7) AT SOUTH CALLAWAY (55) FINAL WRIGHT CITY (28) AT SOUTHERN BOONE (31) FINAL CALIFORNIA (14) AT MEXICO (28) FINAL TIPTON (0) AT NORTH CALLAWAY (47) FINAL FULTON (47) AT

President Donald Trump will visit Missouri for the first time since assuming office. The president’s trip to Springfield will start a campaign for tax reform, Trump’s economic adviser Gary Cohn told the Financial Times. It has not yet been announced where or when the event will take place. The announcement of the trip comes the

At 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Harvey was located near latitude 28.0 North, longitude 97.0 West. Harvey hasjust made landfall on the Texas coast over the northern end of SanJose Island about 4 miles (6 km) east of Rockport. Harvey ismoving toward the northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h). The hurricane

The former owner of a now-closed restaurant was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on a weapons charge Friday. Billy Owen is the former owner of Panhead Billy’s BBQ in Kingdom City, Mo. In 2015, he was arrested and charged after he admitted to officers he owned more than 20 different firearms and several

After a mild morning with temperatures in the 60s, we’ll warm into the low to mid 80s Saturday afternoon with mostly sunny skies and southeasterly winds under 10 mph. It will be a nice day to get outdoors as humidity will still be low. Heading into Sunday, we’ll start with mostly sunny skies but clouds

A 47-member crew with the Missouri Task Force 1 is expected to arrive in San Antonio, Texas around 10 p.m. Friday to assist with Hurricane Harvey, said Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire Protection District. Blomenkamp said crews will then wait for assignment after the hurricane makes landfall. “We’ll be able to

On Friday, the Fulton Fire Department said a deadly July fire was accidental. Chief Kevin Coffelt said a fan and the improper use of smoking materials could have been contributing factors for the flames. On July 14, the fire broke out on one side of a duplex in the 900 block of Nichols Street. Fire

Thursday night, members of the Lee’s school board discussed the process to request changing the school’s official name, Robert E. Lee Elementary. The building was named after Lee in the early 1900s and has remained that way even through it’s restorative rebuilding in 1934. It’s one of the oldest elementary school buildings in Columbia. In

A crash on Broadway and Highway 63 sent the driver, Cody Barnes, to the hospital. The crash was the result of a high-speed chase that started around 63 and Grindstone Parkway. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the car was reported stolen in Centralia. According to the Centralia Police Department the car was stolen from

Two Columbia men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of several drug-related charges after police found evidence of methamphetamine production inside a car at a Columbia park. Officers were called to Jay Dix Station MKT Park on South Scott Boulevard just after 3 p.m. after reports of two people passed out inside a car in the

An emergency notification system designed to alert Missouri citizens when a law enforcement officer is wounded or killed in the line of duty goes into effect Monday. Colonel Sandra Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announced Friday the Blue Alert System was now operational. The Blue Alert System, or Senate Bill 34, was

UPDATE 5:26 P.M.: The man has been identified as Brandon C. Schroeder. He has been charged with two counts of fourth degree assault, resisting arrest and sexual misconduct. Schroeder has a $50,000 cash only bond. ORIGINAL STORY: Deputies from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office responded to Southwood Shores in Lake Ozark on Thursday for reports