Month: January 2017

TODAY: It will be a very cold morning with an air temperature of 3 to 5. Winds from the west/northwest under 10 mph however, will make it fee like 0 to -12 this morning through 11AM. Patchy fog is possible where there is more snow pack near HWY 22 and north. Clouds will gradually decrease

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed one person died after a crash in Audrain County Thursday night. According to the crash report, Ralph Robertson of Centralia was driving when he traveled off the left side of the road at Highway 22 and County Road 308. Robertson overcorrected, crossed the center line and struck a pickup

UPDATE: The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission approved rezoning requests from nearly three dozen homeowners in central Columbia. The commission voted 9-0 for residents of the Benton-Stephens neighborhood to change their zoning from R-3 to R-1. The latter allows only single-family housing. Peter Norgard, who petitioned the city for the down zoning, said he hopes

A MoDOT truck was involved in a Boone County crash Thursday afternoon. The two-vehicle collision happened at Route J and Highway 40 at 3:15 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the plow failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by a truck. The truck’s driver, Andrew Weaver of

A wanted man was taken into custody after leading deputies on a chase through parts of Mid-Missouri Wednesday afternoon. The Maries County Sheriff’s Office said it helped capture Douglas Crider after a pursuit through Osage and Gasconade counties. Crider was arrested by Osage County deputies on warrants from Gasconade County, Maries County and Belle. Additional

The trial for the man charged in a Missouri trooper’s death during a chase has been set for April 10. Serghei Comerzan is scheduled to face a jury trial in St. Charles. Comerzan is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged role in the single-car crash that killed Trooper James Bava in August 2015. Comerzan

The start of 2017 is looking good for the MU Law Enforcement Training Institute as more students are enrolled in the current class than this time last year. ABC 17 News has been following these enrollment numbers since last year. When we checked back in with training institute officials they said the Columbia Police Department

Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works crews were out in full force at 2:00 a.m. Thursday treating and clearing the roads through the afternoon. But it is still early in the winter season. “In this year’s coming up budget, right now we’re roughly at $340,000 worth of salt,” Cole County Public Works Director Larry

A bus known as Bus 76 was taken to an apartment fire early Thursday morning to keep about 20 displaced residents warm and out of the snow. The bus was taken to 2811 Mexico Gravel Road. Columbia Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer said Bus 76 has been taken out only twice this winter. Frazier said

As the first snowfall of 2017 starts to dwindle, many residents are still waiting for their streets to be plowed. And they may be waiting a while. Columbia Public Works officials say they only work residential streets during business hours after first and second priority routes are passable and if there is more than four

Roofing experts say a home works as a system. If one part of the system doesn’t function properly, damaging and dangerous things can happen. In the wintertime, that can include excess ice damming. “Ice damming is when we have conditions like today,” said Luke Meredith, a production manager with Como Premium Exteriors roofing company. “You’ve

TONIGHT: It will be colder with lows from 2-8 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Northwesterly winds of 4-7 mph will produce wind chills of -10 to -2 degrees. FRIDAY: It will stay dry with partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the mid to upper teens. Wind chill readings will start off just below zero

Mizzou basketball player Mitchell Smith is out for the year with a significant ACL injury in his left knee. Smith injured his left knee in the Tigers loss to LSU Wednesday night. Head coach Kim Anderson released this statement. “Unfortunately, Mitchell Smith will be out for the remainder of the season due to a significant

UPDATE 1:20 p.m.: According to fire investigators, the early morning blaze was caused by unattended cooking in the kitchen of apartment A. Damages to that, and another apartment is estimated at $120,000. UPDATE 9:13 a.m.: According to a media release from the Columbia Fire Department, there was a residential structure fire at 2811 Mexico Gravel

Missouri Senate leaders outlined their legislative priorities Thursday morning at the state capitol. Among those who appeared were Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin, and Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City. The Republican party again holds majorities in both the Missouri House and Senate in 2017. Many party members are optimistic that

According to a statement from Sears Holdings, local Kmart and Sears stores will be closing in Spring 2017. However, the only local stores that will be closing is the Kmart and Sears Stores in Jefferson City. The release from Sears Holdings indicates the closures will be completed by the end of March. In the statement

The Fulton Police Department arrested four people connected to a stolen utility vehicle Wednesday. Police said they tried pulling over the vehicle with no registration around 12:45 p.m. when it pulled into a private driveway on South Business 54. After investigating and making contact with the vehicle’s occupants: Matthew G. Aldrich, James D. Bennett, Robert

TODAY: The snow is coming to an end across Mid-Missouri, but not before a last band of flakes works it’s way out of the northwest. This band is currently draped along the I-70 corridor and will continue to track south. This will add to the already accumulating snowfall, brining many locations near the 2-3″ mark.

UPDATE 9:24 a.m.: One lane has been re-opened and traffic is moving slowly. There were three vehicles involved in the crash. ORIGINAL STORY: There has been a vehicle crash on I-70 on Thursday morning. Both eastbound lanes are blocked near mile marker 121. The cause of the accident and if there are any injuries is

A crash is causing traffic to back up on I-70 eastbound, west of Columbia right now. It happened just after 6:00 Thursday morning near Perche Creek. Our ABC 17 News crews say that a truck is blocking the right lane of traffic and that the truck has heavy front end damage. Right now at least