COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of college students in Columbia are hoping to tackle important issues in the city through a new advisory council. The Columbia Collegiate Advisory Council met for the first time Monday night at city hall. The board is composed of nine college students, three of which are from the University of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After Mid-Missouri was blanketed with 5-9 inches of snow this past weekend, Columbia road crews faced challenges clearing streets because of frigid temperatures early Monday. A spokesperson for Columbia Public Works told ABC 17 News temperatures dropped to minus 8 degrees Monday morning, preventing much of the salt from effectively reacting with
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Some Mid-Missouri plumbers are seeing more frozen pipes in unconditioned spaces than usual.
MasterTech Plumbing, Heating and Cooling in Columbia says it received about 80 emergency overnight calls through the weekend — about double what they would typically — and continued to respond to calls for frozen pipes on Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 10 people gathered on Monday near the Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia to honor a man who was killed on Saturday by federal agents in Minneapolis. Candles were present, one person waved a flag that read “Defend Democracy,” another held up a photo of a man, while another
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Friday night house fire in Mexico, Missouri, was likely caused by an overloaded electrical circuit, according to a news release. The fire led to heavy damage in the attic of a home in the 500 block of West Robinson Street, the Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote in the release. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With below-average cold inhibiting snow removal and more extreme cold expected Tuesday morning, Mid-Missouri school districts began to cancel Tuesday classes on Monday afternoon. Fulton, South Callaway and New Bloomfield were among the districts that decided to call off Tuesday classes as the sun was still shining Monday. In the case of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ice skating is now open at Stephens Lake Park, according to a Monday social media post from Columbia Parks and Recreation. Ice skating opens at the lake when the depth of the ice is measured at least 4 inches, the post says. The post says Cosmo-Bethel Lake on the south side of
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Snow and slick roads have kept drivers on high alert all weekend, but for many who chose to stay home, a different challenge waited right outside their front doors.
Mid-Missouri was blanketed with five to nine inches of snow, according to the ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team, leaving residents shoveling driveways and sidewalks before the workweek begins Monday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many schools in mid-Missouri have already canceled class for Monday ahead of dangerously cold temperatures. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team is tracking temperatures below zero, following a snowstorm over the weekend. Assistant Chief of the Boone County Fire Protection District Gale Blomenkamp said these temperatures could leave some people vulnerable to
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured, but a duplex is believed to be a total loss after a fire in Moberly Saturday night. According to Cory Putnam with the Moberly Fire Department, crews were called to the 600 block of Allen Street and found heavy fire and smoke coming from the attic. The fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A winter storm that buried Mid-Missouri in 5 inches or more of snow, depending on location, has now caused some area schools to call off Monday classes, including the biggest. Columbia Public Schools called off Monday classes a little before 2 p.m. Sunday. The Jefferson City School District told students they would
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Snowy weather conditions caused multiple MU Health Care and Jefferson City Medical Group locations to close on Sunday.
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Snow is expected pick back up Sunday morning, adding at least one to two inches to already snow-packed roads.
An ABC 17 News Stormtrack meteorologist reported measuring about five inches of snow in Columbia around 5 a.m. Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Greene County jury found the man charged with killing a Hermann police officer guilty Saturday. The Hermann Police Department shared on Facebook that a jury found Kenneth Simpson guilty of killing Sgt. Mason Griffith and wounding Officer Adam Sullentrup in March 2023. Bill Miller Jr. from the Missourian, pool camera for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Works snow crews are working to keep roads clear as a snowstorm coats downtown roads, making travel difficult Saturday. The snow stalled for a few hours, but picked back up Saturday evening. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team expects snowfall to pick up during the night and taper off Sunday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia reminded drivers to move their vehicles that are parked along heavily trafficked roads as snow continued to build up on the ground Saturday evening. Columbia Public Works wrote in a social media post that a 26-person snow-removal crew reported to work at 7 p.m. and will work overnight
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montreal man was seriously injured in a crash in Miller County early Saturday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 23-year-old was driving a 2007 Ford F150 south near Forgotten Lane around 2 a.m. The report states the man failed to negotiate a curve– traveled off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren has canceled its alert asking customers to conserve energy as extreme cold drives up electricity demand across the region. The cancellation comes after the Midcontinent Independent System Operator– which oversees the Midwest power grid– urged energy companies to reduce usage. Ameren said it is still monitoring conditions and warned customers may
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch live online newscasts with winter storm updates here. The first one airs at 3 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire destroyed a home in Howard County late Thursday, according to the Glasgow Fire District. In a post on Facebook, GFD said crews responded to a home near Boonsboro at around 11:20 p.m. The fire had spread to the entire home as crews arrived, the post said. The fire district reported
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