Month: January 2017

ABC 17 News has been monitoring the road conditions Saturday morning throughout Boone County and Cole County. As of Saturday morning, the primary roads have been treated, but slick spots are still possible. Residential and gravel roads are extremely slick. Try to avoid going outside on the sidewalks and driveways, due to the fisk of

The last round of freezing rain moves in Saturday night as temperatures fall below freezing. After a break in the precipitation Saturday afternoon, temperatures drop into the upper 20s to lower 30s Saturday night. At the same time, rain moves in from the west, spreading over Mid-Missouri mainly after midnight through early morning Sunday. Areas

Spotty early morning freezing rain ends, leaving us with a dry day with cloudy skies and high temperatures from 32-35 across Mid-Missouri with warmest temperatures south. Freezing rain will increase tonight after 10 PM as temperatures drop to the freezing mark. Freezing rain is likely through Sunday morning before temperatures slowly warm above freezing from

SATURDAY: Spotty freezing rain & drizzle in the morning will end with much of the day staying dry until the next wave of moisture moves in. High temperatures will reach near 32 north of I-70 and up to 36 near I-44 with northeasterly winds up to 8 mph. TONIGHT: Freezing rain will increase after 10

A Colorado-based organic milk and butter company wants to buy 100 acres of land in north Columbia, potentially bringing 100 jobs. ABC 17 News first reported the city’s desire to bring Aurora Organic Dairy to Columbia in September, under the code name “Project Cadre.” The project came up again Wednesday at the Regional Economic Development,

UPDATE 5:15 p.m.: After announcing a state of emergency, on Friday Gov. Greitens and Missouri’s Emergency Management Team provided another update on the ice storm as it passes through mid-Missouri. MoDOT brought in over 1,500 trucks for pretreating roads across the state. Crews also worked all week to get ready for power outages and downed

A vehicle stolen from the parking lot of the Pizza Hut late Friday evening may not make it back to its owners. It happened on Worley Street as a worker getting off shift warmed up his car in preparation to leave for the night. The victim’s fiance, who shares the vehicle, says he walked out,

Officials have to balance keeping the north tower at Boone Hospital Center quiet and a hub of critical activity. More than 30 employees stayed at the hospital off East Broadway Friday afternoon for their shifts that night or Saturday morning. Hospital President Jim Sinek offered them “pay to stay,” since they were considered critical parts

TONIGHT: Areas of freezing rain will move through by early morning Saturday, producing a glaze to tenth of an inch of ice. Temperatures will stay in the upper 20s with east winds at 5-10 mph SATURDAY: Spotty freezing rain in the morning will end with much of the day dry until the next wave of

A Georgia man is in a mid-Missouri hospital Friday night recovering from a crash on eastbound Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it responded to the single-vehicle wreck round 6:15 p.m. Friday. According to the patrol, L.Z. McBride, 55, of East Point, Georgia, lost control of his 1999 Ford Explorer

Waves of moisture will continue to move into Mid-Missouri, riding over below freezing air, producing periods of freezing rain through Sunday. The first round of freezing rain which moved through Friday brought up to a quarter inch of ice to areas south of HWY 50 and a glaze of ice as far north as southern

Crews responded to a rear-end crash in Boone County Friday night. It happened at 5:40 p.m. on Highway 63 near Hinton Road. Authorities on the scene told ABC 17 a car was rear-ended while it slowed to make a turn. ABC 17 News is working to confirm if there were any injuries.

A mid-Missouri woman is recovering Friday night after a hit-and-run crash in Miller County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Juanita J. Raffel, of Barnett, Missouri, was standing on the side of Highway 54, a quarter of a mile east of Tolwood Road, while trying to hitchhike when she was hit on Thursday

Road crews will continue working through the night into early Saturday morning as more freezing rain is forecasted for much of mid-Missouri. Columbia Public Works has had 25 trucks out treating the roads since 7 a.m. Friday. Another crew took over at 7 p.m. Barry Dalton, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works, said crews have

Nearly 100 Columbia Water and Light and Boone Electric Cooperative workers are on call through the weekend to respond to possible power outages as an ice storm makes its way through mid-Missouri. As of 4 p.m. Friday, both electric companies, along with Three Rivers Electric Cooperative, weren’t reporting any outages. Ameren Missouri was reporting more

It is Friday and the advertised ice storm is upon us, but many on social media are questioning if they will ever see freezing rain. As of Friday afternoon, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Doppler Radar has most of the activity situated along and south of the I-70 corridor. This is a 48 – 60 hour

As the first ice storm of 2017 moves into mid-Missouri, Boone County Joint Communications called in a full staff to handle the calls. According to dispatch records, they handled about 70 calls as of 4 p.m. Friday. The most common call was for a medical response. Joint Communications wants to remind residents not to call

TODAY: Ice Storm Warning in effect for all of Mid-Missouri through Sunday. Temperatures this afternoon are struggling to climb out of the 20s and will stay below freezing all day. Freezing rain has been slowly working it’s way from the I-44 corridor northward. Areas south of Hwy 50 have already seen anything from a trace

A quarter inch of ice is predicted to coat mid-Missouri this weekend and Columbia residents are hitting the grocery store, stocking up on supplies and food. “Bread, eggs, milk, water, things to get them through (the storm),” Mark Dodds, a Hy-Vee store manager said. The store shelves had been thinned of inventory around lunchtime Thursday,

TODAY: Freezing Rain increasing by 9AM-5PM; 28. TONIGHT: Freezing Rain Likely Overnight; 28. SATURDAY: On and Off Rain and Freezing Rain; 33. SUNDAY: Freezing Rain before12PM then Rain; 38.