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UPDATE, 11:38 p.m.: All students except one bus full of Two Mile Prairie students have been delivered home. Columbia Public Schools said a salt truck is working to assist the bus due to the hazardous rural route. UPDATE 3, 10:15 p.m.: Columbia Public Schools have confirmed all student have been picked up from schools. Some

A Kansas City man died after crashing in Morgan County just before 11:30 a.m. Friday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it happened when Law Rector, Jr., 84, traveled off the right side of Highway 135. He then attempted to steer the vehicle back on the road, but overcorrected. His vehicle slid off the

Columbia Public Works crews plan to work overnight to treat neighborhood streets with salt after Friday’s slick roads. The Columbia Public Works Street Division says it will work from the inner streets of the City to the outer streets overnight Friday. Public Works has about 25 pieces of equipment spreading salt. During the next winter

TONIGHT: Freezing drizzle will continue along and north of HWY 24 where temperatures stay below freezing. Up to .05″ ice is expected. Areas south of HWY 24 will temporarily go above freezing until 5 AM with drizzle at times. Winds will stay out of the southeast at 7-10 mph overnight, shifting to the northwest toward

Temperatures will drop quickly Saturday morning as arctic air moves in and will be below freezing by mid-morning in all of Mid-Missouri. Drizzle will also be falling at times, freezing on roads which could lead to a glaze of ice in areas Saturday morning. Snow moves in from early afternoon through mid-evening but will be

Expect to wait up to nine hours if your car is stranded on mid-Missouri roads. Mid-Missouri towing companies are being inundated with hundreds of calls and responding to as many wrecks as they can get to. Here is some of the information ABC 17 News has collected from speaking to local towing companies. These were

UPDATE 4:34 p.m.: The winter weather advisory extended for Mid-Missouri until midnight. A wind chill advisory has been issued starting at 9:00 p.m. in the northern Columbia area on Saturday, and starting at midnight in the southern area of Columbia, continuing until 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. ORIGINAL STORY: All of Mid-Missouri, and most of the

According to a Missouri Department of Transportation press release, colder than forecasted temperatures today and freezing drizzle have developed into slick spots on highways across the state. The forecast through Saturday night calls for rising temperatures and then rapidly plummeting temperatures with rain, ice and snow predicted in various amounts across the state. Motorists are

Boone County and Cole County Public Works departments have been salting the roads Friday morning to prevent drivers from slipping on black ice. Boone County and Columbia emergency responders have been called to at least eight crashes Friday morning, according to the city of Columbia’s online dispatch. Boone County Public Works said they have crews

On Friday, freezing rain hit parts of Mid-Missouri, mainly affecting the northwestern parts. Overpasses and bridges will be the first areas affected as the cold air is able to pass both above and below the road making precipitation freeze faster. As our ABC17 crews were driving earlier this morning, rain was freezing onto the windshield

UPDATE 2:00pm: Sunrise Beach fire officials say both firefighters are now out of the hospital. ORIGINAL: The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District confirms one of its fire trucks flipped in icy conditions Friday morning. It happened on HWY MM near State Road TT. Officials tell us one firefighter was trapped, but crews were able to

COMO Connect reports that paratransit services will not continue after 2:00 p.m. on Friday due to inclement weather conditions. Regular fixed route bus service will continue as usual. Riders can expect delayed routes as drivers are using caution. Staff will evaluate road conditions at 7:00 a.m on Saturday morning to determine any further service changes

A man is hospitalized after a single vehicle, rollover crash in Boone County. It happened just before 9:30 Friday morning on Highway 40. At least four emergency units responded to the scene. Emergency crews on scene say the crash was not weather related. They say the driver was following the car in front of him

There is good news today if you missed the December 15 deadline to sign-up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace. In a release from HealthCare.gov, high consumer demand has prompted the deadline to be extended until 1:59 a.m., Tuesday, December 20.

FRIDAY: A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for all of Mid-Missouri until 6 PM this evening. The advisory comes as freezing drizzle has been falling for most of the day. The freezing drizzle will be patchy in spots and not widespread, but it’s likely to cause some road concerns. As the freezing drizzle tracks

UPDATE 12/16: The location of the assault was originally reported by the Callaway County Sheriff’s office as 10900 block of State Road AA. The actual location of the assault was 10949 Evergreen Apt 35 in Holts Summit. According to the probable cause statement, Allison punched his grandmother several times in the face. He also held

UPDATE 7:22am: Firefighters on scene tell us they’re investigating the cause of an early morning house fire in Audrain County. It happened just after 5:30 Friday morning. Our ABC 17 News say the fire is out, but the home is still smoking. Fire officials say no one was hurt, but the side of the home

Officers from the Jefferson City Police Department responded to the area of South Country Club Drive and US Highway 50 for a rollover crash Friday morning. The investigation revealed that a 2004 Ford F-150 was traveling eastbound on the ramp from South Country Club Drive to US Highway 50 eastbound. The driver lost control on

On Highway 54 at Highway 17 near the Cole and Miller County line, the westbound lane is closed due to a jack knife tractor trailer. The closing is estimated to last about two hours. We will continue to update this story when we find out more.

Cole County EMS has reported that they have been called to eight accidents within in the last hour. Five of those accidents were rollovers. The majority of the accidents are happening south of Brazito on Highway 54.