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Slick and covered roads could affect morning commutes

February 10, 2021 6:20 AM Matt Ragsdale

Roadways across Mid-Missouri could still be covered in snow or have some slick spots in time for the Wednesday morning commute.

Mid-Missouri schools cancel class ahead of additional snow

February 10, 2021 5:32 AM Matt Ragsdale

Many school districts around Mid-Missouri have canceled classes ahead of another round of snow.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you watch the first day of Trump’s impeachment trial?

February 10, 2021 12:50 AM ABC 17 News Team

The U.S. Senate began hearing arguments in the second impeachment trial against former president Donald Trump on Tuesday.

Pettis County man charged with 2nd-degree statutory rape

February 9, 2021 11:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old in an abandoned cargo container. The victim told Sedalia police in Nov. 2020that Nathaniel Siefkas had a sexual relationship with her when she was 14 and possibly fathered her child that was born in Jan. 2020 according to the

Jefferson City hospitals receive extra coronavirus vaccine doses Tuesday, plans to redistribute across the community

February 9, 2021 7:12 PM Connor Hirsch

Two Jefferson City hospitals were put on the list to receive extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine, which were received on Tuesday.

Experts warn of injury from cold exposure during low temperatures

February 9, 2021 7:00 PM Sydney Olsen

Temperatures in mid-Missouri have plummeted to the single digits, and health experts are warning the conditions can lead to frostbite or hypothermia.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Osage Beach mass vaccination clinic canceled due to winter weather

February 9, 2021 8:17 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traffic on I-70 West backed up due to a crash on Feb. 9th, 2021

Over a dozen districts report buses on snow routes due to winter weather

February 9, 2021 10:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri school districts have canceled class for Wednesday whil several are running snow routes to pick up students for Wednesday class. Temperatures will fall into the single digits just about each night the rest of this week, making it hard for road crews to treat roads with either salt or chemicals.

Two arrested after wreck and robbery in Moberly Friday

February 9, 2021 9:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Feb. 5, Moberly police responded to the scene of a wreck and a reported robbery in area of Holman Road and Rothwell Park Road. According to police, an F-250 rear ended a maroon sedan. The driver of the truck told police the driver of the sedan robbed him at gunpoint of

American Airlines flight from Columbia makes emergency landing in Springfield

February 9, 2021 11:02 AM Associated Press

An American Airlines jet has made an emergency landing in southwest Missouri after experiencing trouble with its landing gear.

Grand jury indicts woman for December drive-thru killing

February 9, 2021 6:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County grand jury has indicted a Moberly woman accused of killing a man at a Columbia drive-thru. Angelica Benitez is charged with 2nd-degree murder and armed criminal action after she allegedly shot Marqukis Hayes in the drive-thru line at McDonald’s. A probable cause statement says Benitez was in a pickup truck in December

Boone County Road and Bridge and MoDOT fight bitter cold while working to clear roads

February 9, 2021 2:09 PM Meghan Drakas

Boone County crews were in overnight and were relieved by a day crew that took over at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Senators vote that impeachment trial is constitutional following House managers and Trump lawyer debate

February 9, 2021 4:17 PM CNN

The Senate voted Tuesday that the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional after the House made an emotionally compelling case showing how rioters violently breached the US Capitol and attacked police officers last month, invoking Trump’s name as they tried to disrupt the certification of the November election.

Cole County roads mostly clear after winter weather event but more snow is possible

February 9, 2021 12:30 PM Victoria Bragg

Crews for Cole County and Jefferson City continued Tuesday morning to treat roads covered by snow and ice from multiple rounds of wintry precipitation.

Columbia independent living facility gives first in-house coronavirus vaccine clinic

February 9, 2021 12:27 PM Chanel Porter

Solstice Senior Living became the first independent living facility in Columbia to host a coronavirus vaccine clinic for its residents and workers Tuesday.

Boone Hospital waiting for state approval to continue CPS staff vaccinations

February 9, 2021 12:08 PM Zola Crowder

Boone Hospital Center is at a standstill, waiting for coronavirus vaccines from the state health department to continue vaccinating Columbia Public School staff.

Columbia police arrest 1 linked to late-night robbery call

February 9, 2021 9:44 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say one person was arrested on suspicion of a late Tuesday night robbery on the Business Loop.

Trump’s second impeachment trial begins Tuesday as Democrats prepare a ‘violent crime criminal prosecution’

February 9, 2021 10:50 AM CNN Newsource

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in the Senate on Tuesday, where senators will be confronted with the violent events of the January 6 riot and whether Trump is culpable for inciting the insurrectionists that attacked the Capitol and placed their lives in danger.