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Procession for Missouri firefighter who died during water rescue arrives in Union
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. — The body of Boone County Assistant Chief Matt Tobben was escorted back to his hometown of Union on Tuesday, a day after he died during a water rescue early Monday morning. Tobben was working alongside a Columbia firefighter during a water rescue operation when the...
Missouri State Highway Patrol identifies I-70 Boone County fatality as Columbia man
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the person who died in a collision with a semi about three miles east of the Missouri River Bridge near Rocheport. The patrol says Joshua Hulse, 22, of Columbia, was driving eastbound on I-70 around 9:30 Tuesday morning when the tractor trailer in front of him slowed down for a crash that was ahead. The patrol says Hulse’s car became lodged under the semi’s trailer. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Columbia man dies in Boone County crash on Interstate 70
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died in a crash that occurred Tuesday morning at mile marker 117 on Interstate 70, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states. The report states that a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia tractor trailer – driven by Derson Jeanlouis, 36, of Brandon, Florida – was in the eastbound lane The post Columbia man dies in Boone County crash on Interstate 70 appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Tracking the end of rain, warmer temperatures later this week
TONIGHT: Mostly sunny with an isolated shower or storm. Highs in the mid-upper 80s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Rain looks to completely move east out of the area by this evening, leaving us dry overnight with gradually decreasing clouds. We have picked up about 3/4" in Columbia so far and just under 1" in Jefferson City. The highest rain amounts have been some isolated pockets in northern Boone, Audrain, and southern Monroe counties, along with a larger swath along and south of I-44. As showers clear out, tomorrow is looking warmer with highs in the mid-80s. We'll see a chance for a few isolated showers and storms by late afternoon/early evening, but widespread rain or flooding concerns aren't expected. The rest of the week is looking quiet as the upper pattern shifts and turns more southwesterly, cranking up the heat and humidity. We get back into the 90s by Friday and stay there through early next week with the heat index approaching 100-105 by Monday and Tuesday.
Project Homeless Connect holds second event of the year with summer focus
Dozens of people gathered at First Baptist Church in Columbia on Thursday to receive free and on-the-spot resources from Project Homeless Connect. The Boone County Coalition to End Homelessness held the biannual event that focuses on providing for people experiencing homelessness in Columbia. Over 30 organizations were in attendance to...
Boone County Fire Protection District responds to another water rescue Tuesday morning
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a water rescue Tuesday morning on Route Z. According to the Fire & Rescue Dispatch log, first responders were called to 11288 N Route Z at 4:46 a.m. Tuesday. An ABC 17 News report arrived at the scene just before 5:30 a.m. and The post Boone County Fire Protection District responds to another water rescue Tuesday morning appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
UPDATE: Tuesday’s crash on I-70 near Columbia kills a local man
A Columbia man has been killed in Tuesday morning’s collision with a tractor trailer at I-70’s 117-mile marker in Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened at about 9:25 am Tuesday near I-70’s Harrisburg/Huntsdale exit. The Patrol’s crash report says a tractor trailer driven by a Florida man was slowing down due to a motor vehicle crash that was ahead on the interstate. Troopers say 22-year-old Joshua Hulse’s Chevy Impala struck the rear of the tractor trailer and the vehicle became lodged under the trailer.
Procession travels more than 100 miles for firefighter killed during water rescue in Columbia, Mo.
UNION, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A procession of first responder vehicles escorted the body of fallen firefighter, Matt Tobben, from Columbia to Union Tuesday. Despite the rain, many people held American flags as they stood along the route in honor of Tobben. Gale Blomenkamp is the Assistant Fire Chief...
Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tobben dies during Columbia water rescue
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Officials with the Boone County Fire Protection District said an assistant fire chief died Monday morning during a water rescue in north Columbia. Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp told KRCG Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tobben died Monday morning. Blomenkamp said Tobben died while trying...
Dignified Honor Procession honors fallen Boone County firefighter Matt Tobben
BOONE COUNTY — A Dignified Honor Procession took place Tuesday morning for fallen Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tobben. Tobben died Monday morning during a water rescue in Columbia. Heavy rains didn’t stop a small procession escorting Tobben’s body from the Medical Examiner’s Office in Columbia to the...
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