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***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY*** WEDNESDAY: Freezing drizzle and patchy fog are possible for the morning commute as temperatures straddle the freezing line. This could create some slick spots for the morning commute. Use caution. Temperatures slowly rise above freezing which will help improve roads by noon. High temperatures are expected to top out

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – PJ Washington and Tyler Herro scored 18 points each as fourth-ranked Kentucky slogged past Missouri 66-58 on Tuesday night. Ashton Hagans added 12 points for the Wildcats (22-4, 11-2 Southeastern Conference), who looked a little sluggish three days after beating then top-ranked Tennessee. But Kentucky was good enough defensively to hold

The Cole County Public Works Department and Jefferson City Public Works Department said they would have crews prepared to work through the night on Tuesday. Both departments said ice is the main concern overnight into Wednesday morning. Crews were out treating slick spots Tuesday. Cole County Public Works said several recent winter weather events have

Just four days after a Boone County judge gave Sturgeon’s former police chief his job back, the city has put him on unpaid leave. ABC 17 News confirmed that the board of aldermen came to a “consensus decision” to put Greg Halderman on leave Monday night during a special meeting. City attorney Cydney Mayfield said

Road crews will be focusing on priority routes overnight, according to the city of Columbia. The city is preparing for snow and freezing rain. Columbia Public Works said crews have pre-treated priority routes, but slick conditions could still occur. A crew was in place Tuesday through 7 p.m., the city said. At that time a

A crash involving a semi and SUV blocked a lane of eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia on Tuesday night. It happened around 10:40 p.m. near the Providence exit. According to MoDOT, the right lane is closed, but is expected to reopen before 11:30 p.m. The crash occurred while precipitation was falling, but it is unclear

Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge workers are preparing for another snow. But while many people try to avoid driving when winter precipitation falls, plow drivers’ job is to hit the streets at one of the worst times for travel. “We’ve been working it seems like seven days a week,” said Brandon

Several mid-Missouri schools will close Wednesday due to snow and freezing rain. Columbia Public Schools made the announcement around 5 p.m. Tuesday. It is the fifth school day canceled this school year due to weather. Boonville Schools and Southern Boone County Schools also canceled classes for Wednesday. The University of Missouri announced late Tuesday that

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY*** TONIGHT: Light snow will develop in the Ozarks by 6 PM spreading north to I-70 by 8 PM. Most snow accumulation along and south of I-70 will come before 11 PM as we transition to freezing rain and freezing drizzle. Temperatures will fall into the upper 20s to near

Charles Erickson spends his days like many of us might. He takes college classes and trains his foster dog, Harley. He’s also in a class to improve his public speaking. The difference is that he’s doing it all behind bars. Erickson has spent almost 15 years in prison after confessing to the Nov. 1, 2001,

The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking support from local cities and counties to replace the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River near Rocheport. MoDOT says the replacement would cost about $238 million dollars and would be funded primarily through a competitive federal grant. To boost the grant’s project score, MoDOT is asking for

Questions remain unanswered after a pair of First Student buses carrying Jefferson City Public Schools students crashed during Friday’s intense midday snowfall. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JoeABC17/status/1096489453189849088″,”author_name”:”Joe McLean”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JoeABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;A little crash on E. McCarty Street near Cherry Street in &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/JCMO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#JCMO&#lt;/a&#gt;. One school bus slid into another. We’re told there were no injuries but we’re still working

The Missouri House committee on Corrections and Public Institutions is scheduled to consider a measure Tuesday that would see a roughly 116-acre area of riverside land transferred from state ownership to that of the Heartland Port Authority, House Bill 813, sponsored by Rep. Rudy Veit, R-Wardsville, is the next step in the development of a

It’s been more than six months since the western wall of 200 E. High St. partially collapsed onto the street. The neighbors at 202 E. High St. argued with the city Tuesday why their building shouldn’t be demolished as well. The city deemed 202 E. High dangerous months ago because of wall deterioration observed by

Dozens of activists with Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America flooded the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday. The lobby is working to garner support for House Bill 960, which would ban Missourians from having a firearm if they are being tried for or have been convicted of domestic abuse. “The bill also requires notification

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL MID-MISSOURI COUNTIES AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON AT 12 PM THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 AM A FULL BREAKDOWN ON THIS STORM CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEATHER ALERT DAY BLOG. THIS AFTERNOON: We’re continuing to track cold and dry conditions across Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Our

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team issued a Weather Alert Day for Tuesday evening into Wednesday as snow and ice are expected to affect mid-Missouri. Columbia Public Works said its Street Division has been monitoring and preparing for the expected snowfall. Winter Weather Alert. City of Columbia Public Works Street Division has been monitoring and

The Columbia Planned Parenthood reopened on Tuesday after it was closed for more than a week because of a suspicious fire, according to a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman. The Columbia Police Department and the FBI are investigating the fire as a possible hate crime. The fire broke out just after 4 a.m. on Feb. 10. A

Prosecutors have filed charges against a North Carolina man after he’s arrested during a drug bust on Interstate 70 in Callaway County. Robbie A. Roberts, 33, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol,

A deal between MU Healh Care and SSM Health is slowly developing, according to leaders who say they’re not rushing the talks. The potential deal would see the university take control of the St. Mary’s hospitals in Jefferson City and Mexico. Johnathan Curtright, CEO of MU Health, described the status of the deal in a