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A family is looking at months of clean up and repair after an EF-1 tornado ripped the roof off their home. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado briefly touched down about one mile northwest of Wardsville. The tornado was on the ground for about two miles and traveled one mile in that time.

TONIGHT: A passing cold front will lead to spotty showers through the late afternoon to early evening hours, with dry and clear conditions behind it. Into tonight, clouds will be breaking as temperatures drop into the mid to upper 40s through the area. Winds will be subsiding out of the west at 6-10 mph. SUNDAY:

The driver a car that was engulfed in flames is not injured according to the Fulton Police Department. Firefighters and police officers responded to Highway 54 East and County Road 306 around 11 p.m. Friday for a vehicle fire. The car was a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban which was fully engulfed when first responders arrived. The

Columbia police responded to Clovers Natural Market at 2100 Chapel Plaza Court for reports of an armed robbery around 9 p.m. Friday. Police said a man entered the store armed with a firearm and demanded money. Police said the robber left in a red van after taking an undisclosed amount of money. The robber is

Over 50 customers continue to be out of power Saturday morning after a severe thunderstorm with hail and strong winds blew through mid-Missouri Friday night. Trees have been uprooted, shingles came off of rooftops and some power lines were knocked down because of the storm. According to weather reports, some of mid-Missouri experienced winds over

An MU budget proposal released late Friday night calls for the elimination of more than 300 jobs in order to make up for nearly $60 million in cuts for fiscal year 2018. Interim Chancellor Garnett Stokes submitted the University of Missouri’s short-term and long-term budget plans to President Choi Friday. “The proposed plan will unquestionably

A Columbia home sustained minor damage after a kitchen fire Saturday morning. Fire crews were called to Maple Grove Way, near Bethel Street in south Columbia around 8 a.m. Saturday. Fire officials told our crews on scene that one woman was home at the time. She was not injured and was woken up by a

TODAY: By the early afternoon, a few spotty showers may develop in areas south of I-70 and east of I-44 . Rain will gradually dry up throughout the afternoon hours as h ighs reach into the mid 70s. Tonight skies will gradually clear out as temperatures slide into the lower 60s. SUNDAY: Dry and sunny

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Steven Fox, 66 and of Fenton, was found floating near the 25-mile marker of Kinchelow Hollow Cove around 8:30 p.m. Friday. According to the drowning report, Fox was not wearing a life vest. Fox was pronounced dead at the scene. The drowning was Troop F’s first case for May

TODAY: Rain will continue through the morning hours, tapering off by the afternoon. Temps will be warm in the mid 70s with gusty winds up to 22 mph from the southwest. TONIGHT: Expect dry and clearing skies with temps dipping into the lower 60s to upper 50s. SUNDAY: Morning temps will be cool in the

TONIGHT: Showers and storms will continue overnight. There is still a low severe threat mainly near I-44 where strong damaging wind gusts or isolated large hail are possible. Heavy rain is possible with most areas picking up an additional .50-1.0″ rain, with up to 2″ possible. SATURDAY: Storms will move out early but re-develop in

Thousands were without power Friday night after storms rolled through mid-Missouri. At one point, more than 1,000 Cole County Ameren Missouri customers were in the dark and more than 600 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power. In Cole County, trees were uprooted and some power lines were down. ABC 17 News received reports of

Once early morning storms ended Friday, it was dry until another line of storms swept across Mid-Missouri in the afternoon and evening, bringing strong wind, frequent lightning and heavy rain. Wind damage was reported in many areas including Jefferson City where a tree fell on the roof of a house. Fortunately, no one was injured

EUGENE, Or. – Three days before Mizzou faced Wisconsin in regionals, Mizzou Head Coach Ehren Earleywine said his team likely would not be where without its ace Cheyenne Baxter. He also added the Tigers would not be playing much longer unless they gave her support on the mound. He was right. Mizzou fell to Wisconsin

The National Weather Service out of St. Louis has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Mid-Missouri early Friday morning, from strong morning storms. St. Louis meteorologists say that an EF-1 formed 1 mile east of Williamsburg in Callaway County, along Old US 40, with an estimated wind peak of 100 mph around 4:15 Friday

Plans to build a proposed Columbia Sports Fieldhouse moved forward Thursday night. Columbia Parks and Recreation hopes to break ground sometime in November on the indoor facility by A.Perry Philips Park in South Columbia. The $3.7 million project is expected to be finished by October 2018. “This is one thing the city has been missing

The ABC 17 News weather team is tracking the current and future weather conditions for Friday. According to Chief Meteorologist Sharon Ray, a tornado watch will continue until 10:00 p.m. for most of Mid-Missouri south of Highway 24. Storms will increase throughout the evening and move east by 10:00 p.m. and could become severe with

UPDATE 11:31 A.M.: Julio D. Carballea, 50, of White Settlement, Texas was charged with second degree assault and armed criminal action. Myzra Abdykerimov, 24, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was treated for injuries at the Hannibal Regional Hospital and released. He was charged with third degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. UPDATE 2:15 p.m: ABC

UPDATE – 5:00 p.m.: The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed the identity of the woman who died in Friday morning’s crash on Highway 63. Troopers say 21-year-old Kimberly Schumann from Jacksonville, Missouri was killed when she lost control of her car just after 7:30 a.m. Schumann was pronounced dead at the scene. Leah Ensor, 22,

A Tornado Watch is in effect until 10 PM for most of Mid-Missouri, including areas south of HWY 24. Storms will increase from the west through the evening and could strengthen to severe levels, with all modes of severe weather possible. The greatest tornado threat is south of HWY 50 where there is a 5%