Road crews plow and lay treatment Tuesday despite subzero temperatures
Road crews were still out in full-force Tuesday morning working on roads despite the sub-freezing temperatures.
Continue ReadingRoad crews were still out in full-force Tuesday morning working on roads despite the sub-freezing temperatures.
Continue ReadingSnowfall will continue into Monday afternoon and evening.
Continue ReadingThe utility, which supplies electricity and gas to much of Mid-Missouri, said in a statement Tuesday that the regional electric grid operator has asked utilities to reduce their power demands.
Continue ReadingAt least one person is dead after a crash involving a snowplow near Sturgeon.
Continue ReadingABC17 News previously reported that about 10 out of the Jefferson City Public Works Department’s 24 snowplows were past their life expectancy.
Continue ReadingCrews with Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge continue to fight the snow. Crews are plowing roads, but because the area has seen so much snowfall and the extreme cold temperatures, it is more difficult to clear them.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local utility providers in Mid-Missouri want customers to limit their usage. Three Rivers Electric Cooperatives tells these cold temperatures have put a strain on the electrical grid. The utility provider has more than 17,000 customers across seven counties. CEO Roger Kloeppel says customers who limit their use can help avoid problems like
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia has put its snow-route parking policy in effect as a winter storm continues to blanket Mid-Missouri.
Continue ReadingCheck back for updates related to the winter storm in Mid-Missouri.
Continue ReadingTo keep cell phones or other devices working during these bitterly cold temperatures, experts have several recommendations.
Continue ReadingAs snow continues to fall across Mid-Missouri early Monday morning, many roads have already been covered.
Continue ReadingCorporal Kyle Green with Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said the department is urging people to stay home, to give road crews time to clear the roads and less work for first responders.
Continue ReadingThe site is open from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night. It is meant to be a resource for individuals unable to access local emergency shelter services
Continue ReadingThe city of Columbia brought plow crews in at 7 a.m. on Sunday to respond to winter weather.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Salvation Army shelter locations in Columbia and Jefferson City are becoming near capacity with bitterly cold temperatures. Lori Benson, Regional Director of Community Relations of the Midland Salvation Army, said there’s been a significant increase in guests at the shelter since the low temperatures began. Benson said the shelters in both Columbia
Continue ReadingAs temperatures in Mid-Missouri continue to hover in the single digits, warming shelters in Columbia are keeping their doors open.
Continue ReadingColumbia utility crews had to deal with three water main breaks Friday morning. Workers downtown say cold weather is to blame.
Continue ReadingWith single- and negative-degree temperatures ahead, it’s important to know how to prepare a vehicle for the extreme cold snap.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over a dozen Mid-Missouri school districts canceled Thursday classes as temperatures continue to fall across the region. Eldon, Jamestown, Morgan County R-II (Versailles) and St. Elizabeth R-IV were among the public districts that had called off Thursday classes by 6 p.m. Wednesday. Many of the districts on social media say road conditions,
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to avoid westbound Highway 54 near Holts Summit.
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