As temperatures continue to drop, the need for shelter increases. Resources here in Columbia are working to keep the homeless community safe through dangerously low temperatures.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Mid-Missouri school districts had called off Wednesday classes by the middle of Tuesday afternoon as snow and ice continued to cling to area roads. Columbia Public Schools was among the districts that decided before 3 p.m. along with Moberly Public Schools and other, smaller districts in more rural areas. The Jefferson
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold morning temperatures through Thursday morning. Arctic air following Sunday and Monday’s winter storm coupled with snow covered ground will make for some frigid mornings in Mid-Missouri through late week. Strong winds from the northwest will keep temperatures well below average,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of I-70 Drive Southeast at North East Lane at the eastern edge of Columbia was closed Tuesday while firefighters responded to a fire. First responders had the intersection blocked off before 5 p.m. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 4:46 p.m. stating that the area was closed because
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men were accused in an armed robbery that occurred Saturday in a Jefferson City parking lot, court documents say. Joe Kisabo, 21, was charged with first-degree robbery and tampering with evidence. Stefan Williams, 18, was charged with first-degree robbery and accessory to tampering with evidence. Both men are being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he was accused of attacking another man with a hammer on Sunday in Moberly. Rex Barstow, 47, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. Court records list his address as Columbia, but jail records say he is from Moberly. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All Ameren Missouri customers in the Eldon had their power restored around noon Tuesday after losing it in the early morning. Ameren’s outage map showed about 250 customers in the Eldon area without power a little before 11 a.m. Tuesday. The number was down from about 1,700 earlier in the morning. The
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Codee Munson was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in Morgan County for the stabbing death of 69-year-old Carl Goodman.
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The winter storm that hit Mid-Missouri over the weekend didn’t make the worst-case scenario but still dumped enough snow and shut down schools and some businesses. And temperatures well below freezing mean it’s taking longer for that frozen precipitation to come off the roads. Residential streets throughout Mid-Missouri remain covered even as MoDOT makes headway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Parts of Mid-Missouri will experience frigid temperatures Monday night through Thursday, leading to home owners cranking up their thermostats. Turning up the heat in a home is often done in an attempt to keep warm, but a local plumber says it’s also essential to keep pipes in the home from freezing. Or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashland residents who typically have their trash picked up on Monday and Tuesday should expect their refuse to be collected on Tuesday, the city wrote in a Monday evening social media post. “Republic services plans to pick up Monday and Tuesday trash routes TOMORROW. We will update if that changes. Please have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City Council on Monday night authorized some construction on a proposed trail in south Columbia. The council approved an amended plan to build 6 miles of new surface trails in the Gans Creek Recreation area. The council plans to look at the rest of the plan later. The original plan included
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire in Linn Creek, the Osage Beach Fire Protection District wrote in a Monday evening Facebook post. The department wrote that crews were dispatched to the Winterwood Loop area at 3 p.m. The response time was slowed because of icy road conditions, the post says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A City of Columbia snow plow crew of 16 members clocked in at 7 p.m. Monday to continue working to plow neighborhood roads during the overnight hours, the city said in a release. Plows moved into the neighborhoods during the day on Monday after getting priority roads to near-normal conditions, according to
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A winter storm like the one that hit Mid-Missouri Saturday through Monday can leave plows with a sizable amount of snow to clear.
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Read the full list of closures and cancellations here. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several area school districts will once again not be in session on Tuesday. Columbia Public Schools will have it second AMI day of the year on Tuesday, a district spokesperson said in an email. “Columbia Public Schools will not be in session on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reported one fatality has occurred on state roads over the weekend as inclement weather hit Missouri. Snow fell across the state over the weekend and Monday morning, causing the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team to issue a Weather Alert Day. MSHP wrote on its social
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s trash routes will run on their regular schedules for the rest of the week, the city’s Solid Waste Department wrote on its social media on Monday. Inclement weather caused Monday’s pickups to be rescheduled. Customers who regularly have trash picked up on Monday can put out their roll carts on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation’s map showing road conditions indicated roads around Mid-Missouri remained covered late Monday morning. The agency’s traveler information map had state highways in Mid-Missouri colored purple just before 10:30 a.m., meaning they remained covered in snow and ice for the most part. However, state troopers covering Mid-Missouri said
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A winter storm continued to spit snow and ice onto parts of Mid-Missouri on Sunday night. Accumulation varied across the region, with parts north generally receiving more snow, with more ice south. However, much of Mid-Missouri saw a mix of the two, creating a layered and frozen mess on the ground and on roads. The
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