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2017 ended on a cold note, which has carried into the new year. As of January 1st we have been below freezing for 9 straight days and will continue in this cold weather trend for at least 4 or 5 more days. A reinforcing cold front will arrive on our doorstep by Thursday, which will

TUESDAY : We stay in the deep freeze today with high temperatures in the upper teens to low 20s. The sun will be out, but you won’t feel it as winds will shift out of the southwest up to 8 mph, generating wind chills from near zero to 8 degrees in the afternoon. TONIGHT: Overnight

Columbia Parks and Recreation has opened Stephens Lake Park for ice skating and Cosmo-Bethel Park for ice fishing. A spokesperson for Parks and Recreation said on Tuesday that the ice depth at both Stephens and Bethel measures at least four inches, which is the minimum requirement for the lakes to be opened for ice sports.

Osage County deputies participated in the New Year DWI statewide campaign and arrested three during the holiday weekend. Deputies said they made 29 traffic stops, recovered a stolen car, made two drug related arrests and one DWI arrest. Officers said they arrested and charged the Maries County public administrator, Carol Schulte for driving while intoxicated.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported on Tuesday that there were seven fatalities during the New Year’s holiday counting period. The period began on Friday at 6 p.m. and ended on Monday at 11:59 p.m. Troopers said they investigated 229 traffic crashes, which included 77 injuries and five of the seven fatalities. Troopers said they

TUESDAY : The Wind Chill Advisory continues until noon as we stay in the deep freeze with high temperatures in the upper teens to low 20s under mostly sunny skies. The sun will be out, but you won’t feel it as winds will shift out of the southwest up to 8 mph, generating wind chills

The family of the late Anthony Warren held a vigil after he killed in a shooting early Monday morning at a central Columbia Waffle House. Friends and family gathered to pay their respects, mourn the loss of Warren, and stand by the three children the 30-year old left behind. “It’s a sad way to bring

Columbia’s city council is expected to discuss removing a police administration position to make room for a new crime scene investigator at Tuesday night’s meeting. The proposal claims adding a civilian investigator will allow officers to be more efficient with their time. The police department is hopeful there will be plenty of applicants for the

Some new Missouri laws went into effect this week. Here are just a few of them. The state’s minimum wage rose up by 15 cents, making it $7.85 per hour in 2018. Another law involves those adopted or born after 1941. These Missourians can now request an original copy of their birth certificate. Some people

UPDATE: One person is dead and another person is injured after a double shooting at Waffle House on Vandiver Drive. Columbia police said Anthony Desean Warren, 30, of Columbia, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police have not identified the second victim but said they received non-life-threatening injuries. Columbia Police officers responded to the

More than 200 northeast Columbia residents were left with no power for up to six hours Monday morning. One Boone Electric customer told ABC 17 News her family was under blankets to keep warm. Elle Novinger said she had family to stay if power was not restored, but others may not have that option. Westlake

UPDATE 5:45 pm: Firefighters confirm the fire did start in the flue. Firefighters said that the homeowners were in the residence at the time of the fire, smelled smoke and called 911. There were no flames but there was charring done to the insulation. Firefighters said the fire could have been caused by the flue

TONIGHT: Another frigid night is expected for Mid-Missouri, as temperatures fall near -4 to -10. A low of -8 in Columbia would break the old record of -5 in 2001. Light winds will generate wind chills as low as -25 near HWY 36 in northern Missouri to -5 at the Lake of the Ozarks overnight.

Callaway County deputies arrested Daniel Lucas, 36, early Monday morning after officers were patrolling the Kingdom City area and saw Lucas perform a traffic violation. Deputies said during the traffic stop they found a felony amount of marijuana and items related to the sale of drugs. Officers said Lucas was taken to the Callaway County

Callaway County deputies arrested Earnest Nichols, 34, early Monday morning after officers saw a pistol being fired five times in the air. Deputies said they were parked on South Summit Drive adjacent to US Highway 54 near Holts Summit when they saw a car park 100 feet away from the officer’s vehicle. Officers watched as

UPDATE 11:55 am: The Boone Electric Outage map shows all three outages have been restored. UPDATE 11:50 am: The Boone Electric Outage map shows the number of outages has decreased to one with 212 affected members. ORIGINAL STORY: More than 200 northeast Columbia residents have been without power since 4 a.m. on Monday morning. According

The Missouri Department of Corrections will ban smoking in prisons in April. Staff, offenders, visitors and contractors will not be allowed to posses or use tobacco products inside the department’s facilities beginning on April 1. A spokesperson for the department said staff and visitors will be able to smoke in a designated area outside of

Jefferson City police arrested Joshua Urban on Sunday after he was indicted by the Callaway County Grand Jury for two felony counts of statutory sodomy. Callaway County deputies said the indictment was a result of an extensive investigation by the Sheriff’s office at a house in the Holts Summit area. Deputies said Urban was transferred

Callaway County deputies arrested Jonathan Burns on Sunday afternoon after they were dispatched to the 4900 block of County Road 229, just east of Millersburg. Deputies said they had previously received information that Burns, a wanted fugitive, was at the location. Officers said they searched the residence and found Burns hiding under a pile of

Like water bursting forth from a dam, frigid Arctic air has been building into Mid-Missouri. For the first time in four years, Columbia’s overnight low fell below negative five degrees. Many spots are seeing wind chill values hug -30 degrees to start of the New Year. It’s this frigid air that is gripping a large