Month: February 2018

Columbia Public Schools will have a two-hour delayed start on Monday. Some school districts have altered bus routes to accommodate for reports of slick roads across Mid-Missouri. Jefferson City Public Schools will have buses in Callaway County only run on snow routes Monday. Over a dozen school districts have reported some change for Monday following

TONIGHT: Temperatures are expected to drop into the lower teens this evening as skies continue to clear out. Don’t forget that jacket. We can also expect many surfaces to experience refreezing by the morning. Give yourself extra time out the door early as much of the ice on untreated surfaces, like sidewalks & driveways, hasn’t

Some customers of the Callaway 2 Water District are advised to boil their water after a water main break that was announced Sunday afternoon. The district said the following areas are under the boil advisory: –Part of State Route D- for all customers located between State Route O and Highway 94 –County Road 4053–Highway 94

Columbia police said they are investigating a shooting that happened early Sunday morning near Derby Ridge Drive. Police said officers got reports of gunshots around 1:30 a.m. in the area of Derby Ridge and Bold Ruler drives. When officers arrived, they found multiple shell casings in the area, police said. Police said during the investigation,

Callaway County deputies arrested Michael Garrett on Saturday after officers attempted to stop his car outside of Holts Summit for a criminal investigation. Deputies said Garrett failed to yield to officers and a chase began on State Road AA and various county roadways. Officers eventually arrested Garrett on Vast View Drive. Garrett had suspected methamphetamine

Moberly officials announced on Sunday that the water customers in the four blocks impacted by the water leak are no longer under a boil order advisory. The blocks that were impacted were: 100 block of North Williams 100 block of North Fourth 300 and 400 block of W. Rollins Public Utilities Director, Mary West-Calcagno, explained

Two people were killed in a single-car crash on Saturday night on Highway 54. According to the traffic crash report, the crash happened when a Nissan Pathfinder went off the right side of the road, struck a concrete culvert and overturned. The driver, David Fletcher, was taken to University Hospital where he was later pronounced

Snow has been hard to come by in Mid-Missouri for most of the winter. Mid-Missouri has seen its fair share of wintry weather this year, with icy conditions winning out more often than snow. It’s the icy conditions that once again are proving difficult for many on the roadways across Mid-Missouri. Winter weather is one

A driver crashed and rolled over Sunday morning shortly after getting on the entrance ramp to Highway 63 south from Stadium Boulevard. Columbia firefighters and police responded to the scene shortly after 6:15 a.m Sunday, according to dispatch reports. Most of mid-Missouri is under a winter weather advisory because of icy road conditions. An ABC

SUNDAY: Snow has been hard to come back, as the atmosphere just isn’t conducive for snow development. Freezing drizzle has been falling through most of the night, with a sheet of ice covering all of Mid-Missouri. Freezing drizzle will slowly start to taper off from west to east through the morning, as the upper level

UPDATE: Troop F said in a tweet the number of calls and crashes reported Saturday. From 2 – 9 p.m. troopers received 100 calls for service and responded to 39 crashes. Six injuries were reported, as well as one fatal crash. No information was shared on the fatal crash as family members were in the

More than 500 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power Saturday night. The outage happened off Highway VV near Botner Road. According to Boone Electric’s outage map, the outage happened at 7:30 p.m. Crews were on scene working to restore power as of 10:30 p.m. ABC 17 News crews reported seeing a truck crashed into

Seven-year old Rhyan Loos, daughter of Mizzou’s Brad Loos, walked out onto Mizzou Arena with a golden head band to hold up hair that had not been there in years past. Rhyan has become an inspiration to Mizzou for her fight through neuroblastoma, a cancer that starts in early forms of nerve cells. She beamed

TONIGHT : Freezing drizzle & light snow will develop across the area tonight. As we begin to cool the upper portions of the atmosphere, we should see a change over to all snow by 1AM. There’s a possibility that we could see up to an inch of snow across the I-70 corridor, but the freezing

A water main break in 100 block of Rollins street in Moberly caused the city to issue a 48-hour boil advisory for four blocks of the city Saturday morning. Those in the 300 and 400 blocks of West Rollins, the 100 block of North Williams and the 100 block of North Fourth are advised to

Mid-Missouri drivers were under a winter weather advisory Friday night into Saturday morning because freezing rain and drizzle were expected to create hazardous road conditions. Columbia Public Works and Missouri Department of Transportation crews said they were out through the night monitoring and treating roads as needed. Although most roads were treated, several drivers crashed

TODAY: Freezing drizzle will taper off this morning and it will be largely dry during the day except for patchy freezing drizzle in spots. Temperatures will stay in the mid 20s with wind chills in the low teens. Winds will be out of the north at 10-13 mph. TONIGHT : Precipitation will increase during the

The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking drivers to plan ahead as the potential for more winter weather approaches. MODOT officials suggest that drivers check the department’s traveler information map if they must travel. The map shows the road conditions, displays real-time traffic flow and provides views of traffic cameras at various locations. “The storms

Former Rock Bridge football star Alex Ofodile is coming home. The wide receiver will transfer from Oregon to Mizzou, according to a source close to Ofodile. PowerMizzou publisher Gabe DeArmond first reported the news. DeArmond reported Ofodile will be a graduate transfer. He’s set to graduate from Oregon this summer and then transfer to MU.

Dozens across mid-Missouri gathered to discuss concerns and benefits of a hog operation that would bring thousands of swine to Cooper County. Minnesota-based Pipestone System hopes to build a concentrated animal feeding operation on Renshaw Drive in the southern part of the county. Its application with the Department of Natural Resources shows that it would