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Jefferson City public works crews refill on salt.

Plows in Cole County use more than 1,000 tons of salt for two-day winter storm

December 16, 2019 7:36 PM Barry Mangold

Road crews in Missouri’s capital worked around the clock on Tuesday as the second round of a winter storm moved dropped snow and water.

Columbia and Boone County crews will be on the roads overnight

December 16, 2019 8:00 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25 person crews with Columbia Public Works reported to work overnight Monday. According to a media release, crews will focus on first and second priority routes Monday night until the snow stops. They were able to work on third priority routes Monday morning, but had to move back on to first

Crash blocks traffic near 63/70 connector in Columbia

December 16, 2019 7:43 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews are working a crash near the Highway 63-Interstate 70 connector in Columbia. It was reported around 7:30 p.m. Monday. Columbia firefighters and police officers both responded to the scene on eastbound I-70 . In a tweet, the Columbia Fire Department said a tractor-trailer jack-knifed, but no one was injured. Crews were

Crash causes backups on I-70 at Perche Creek

December 16, 2019 11:01 AM Madison Fleck

A crash involving multiple vehicles caused backups in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Perche Creek on Monday morning.

5 killed in weather-related crashes in Missouri, Kansas

December 16, 2019 9:52 AM Associated Press

Authorities say at least five people have died in weather-related crashes in Missouri and Kansas amid a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in places and forced schools to close.

Some roads snow-covered as crews prepare for second round of snow

December 16, 2019 4:26 AM Madison Fleck

Some roads across mid-Missouri remained snow-covered on Monday morning as road crews prepared for a second round of snow. LIVE PLAYBACK of morning road conditions can be viewed in the player below. ABC 17 Stormtrack meteorologist Kevin Schneider was tracking more snow accumulation expected throughout the day Monday. Snow accumulations are expected to give an

Columbia, Boone County to work on clearing roads through Monday

December 15, 2019 2:35 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snow moving through the area on Sunday and Monday will cause crews to be on the roads overnight. Columbia Public Works had a full crew out clearing roads Sunday. It will also have a full, or close to full, crew in overnight Sunday. Barry Dalton from Columbia Public Works said the crews

Crews work to clear roads in Jefferson City, Cole County

December 15, 2019 1:20 PM Ben Fein

Cole County Public Works had 26 trucks treating the roads Sunday, according to Director Larry Benz. Benz said he called his entire team in before the snow started to make sure roads were treated across the county. The department will have trucks out overnight to give the main crew a chance to rest before the

Credit: Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F Twitter

Troop F responds to more than 200 calls Sunday, including fatality in Callaway County

December 15, 2019 2:29 PM Barry Mangold

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F responded to a deadly crash and more than 200 other calls for service during a winter storm on Sunday. The fatal crash occurred at Highway 94 and Route C near Mokane in Callaway County, according to the MSHP central district’s Twitter. According to the crash report, Nathan Clingman,

Several crashes reported around Columbia, Boone County during winter storm

December 15, 2019 1:48 PM Barry Mangold

Emergency responders handled several calls for car crashes amid a Sunday winter storm.

Mulitple-vehicle crash closes Kansas City highway

December 15, 2019 1:09 PM Barry Mangold

The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced that a state highway in Kansas City closed Sunday due to a multi-vehicle crash.

Columbia calls in road crews ahead of Sunday winter storm

December 14, 2019 8:16 PM Barry Mangold

Two dozen city workers will get to work on Sunday morning ahead of a winter storm that could blanket Mid-Missouri with snow.

14-year-old dies after UTV crash in Phelps County

December 14, 2019 7:38 PM Barry Mangold

A teenage girl died after a UTV rolled over in the city of Doolittle Saturday morning.

Columbia outages caused by power trip at substation

December 13, 2019 7:55 AM Madison Fleck

Columbia Power and Light posted on Friday that a power trip at a substation caused multiple power outages.

MoDOT crews to treat roads ahead of snow, ice

December 13, 2019 1:49 PM Amber Tabeling

Road crews were getting ready Friday ahead of possible wintry precipitation in the weekend forecast.

Gas leak briefly shuts down Columbia streets

December 13, 2019 1:23 PM Matthew Sanders

Authorities briefly shut down some downtown Columbia streets Friday because of a gas leak.

Woman, 71, killed in Camden County crash

December 13, 2019 10:56 AM Matthew Sanders

A 71-year-old woman died after her car hit a tree Thursday night in Camden County.

One flown to hospital after crash near Apache Flats

December 12, 2019 11:59 AM Madison Fleck

Two people were taken to University Hospital with moderate injuries early Thursday morning after a crash near Apache Flats west of Jefferson City.

Crash reconstruction could close Columbia road

December 11, 2019 10:55 PM Katie Greathouse

The Columbia Police Department reconstructed a deadly crash Wednesday night.

Columbia man sentenced to 15 years for deadly motorcycle crash

December 11, 2019 9:35 AM Madison Fleck

A Columbia man was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Correction on Monday for a deadly 2018 crash involving a motorcycle.