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Emergency crews responded to a weather related crash on Tuesday morning in the 900 block of Gray Oak Drive. According to public dispatch, more than 6 units were called to the scene. Police said the crash happened when the vehicle hit a patch of ice, went off the road and hit a tree. The driver

Columbia police arrested Kevin Black on Saturday after officers performed a traffic stop with a car for an obscured temporary registration. Police said they noticed Black, the driver, had his hand on a gun that was tucked between the driver’s seat and center console. Officers said it was later determined the gun had been reported

Columbia firefighters said they responded to reports of a vehicle fire around 7 a.m. in the 2300 block of Windmill Court. Firefighters said when they arrived at the scene a car was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters said it took them about 10 minutes to extinguish the fire. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/KirstieABC17/status/953256013653856257″,”author_name”:”Kirstie Crawford”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/KirstieABC17″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Car fire on

***WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TODAY*** TUESDAY: A frigid start to the day with clear skies is expected. You’ll want to bundle up appropriately as you head out the doors, as temperatures will drop below freezing through the early morning hours. On top of that, a steady breeze up to 10 mph will

While most of the priority roads in Columbia have been treated, drivers could still run in to slick spots on neighborhood streets. Columbia Public Works had a 22-person crew treating the roads on Monday. As of 4:30 p.m., public works officials said they were done treating roads for the day, and said they will address

At the request of Councilmember Ian Thomas, the Columbia City Council will consider a resolution Tuesday that would direct the city manager to create a plan to fully adopt a community policing philosophy by the Columbia Police Department. If adopted, City Manager Mike Matthes would design “a citywide Community-Oriented Policing program” and present it to

UPDATE 6:40 P.M.: To see the list of closings and cancelations, click here. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia Public Works had a full 22-person staff working Monday morning to treat and plow designated areas to allow commuters to get to and from their destination. Barry Dalton, with Columbia Public Works, told ABC 17 News that even though

***WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY THROUGH NOON TUESDAY*** TONIGHT: A bitter cold night expected across Mid-Missouri, with temperatures falling near -2 in many spots. With brisk northwesterly winds up to 16 mph and gusts as high as 20 mph, wind chill values will be in the -15 to -25 degree range.

Benton County deputies arrested William Heffernan, 21, after officers responded to a possible shooting victim on Friday night at a mobile home park in the 19000 block of Zion Church Road. Deputies said when they arrived on scene they saw Heffernan and Caleb Shephard, 27, with an apparent gunshot wound to the abdomen. Shephard was

THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures will be falling into the middle-teens by into the afternoon hours hours with breezy conditions throughout the day. Winds will be out of the northwest at 10-20 mph, gusting to near 30 mph at times. You will need extra layers as wind chills will be below zero for the majority day with

MLK DAY: With snow exiting the area, temperatures will be falling into the middle-teens by the time we get to the afternoon hours with breezy conditions throughout the day. Winds will be out of the northwest at 10-20 mph, gusting to near 30 mph at times. You will need extra layers as wind chills will

Columbia Public Works said it plans to bring in an eight-person crew at 12 a.m. as another round of snow makes its way into mid-Missouri. Crews reported at 5 a.m. Sunday and continued to treat city streets until about 2:30 p.m. The public works department would like to remind people parking is prohibited on designated

TONIGHT: We will see snow ending by nightfall, but clouds will stick around. Temperatures will remain steady as our next chance of snow fast-approaches along a cold front that will arrive by midnight. It looks to be a fairly quick hitting event, but has the chance to produce an area-wide 1″ snowfall with isolated areas

UPDATE 1/14: Jefferson City police said they are still investigating a shooting incident that happened in the 600 block of Michigan Street Saturday afternoon, but they said they have arrested one person in connection to the shooting. Police said they responded to Michigan Street around 5 p.m. for reports of a shooting. When officers got

Columbia police officers are investigating a shooting that left a home damaged from gunfire Saturday night. Officers were called to the 3400 block of Range Line Street just before 9 p.m. for reports of shots fired. Police said officers found multiple shell casings at the scene, and a home hit by bullets. Police said there

Columbia Public Works crews said an eight-person crew would head into work at 5 a.m. Sunday in anticipation of a snowy forecast. ABC 17’s Stormtrack Meteorologist Kevin Schneider said Columbia may see about half an inch of snow Sunday morning, and additional snowfall Sunday night into Monday morning. Road crews said they will treat and

SUNDAY: It looks to be another cold day across Mid-Missouri with temperatures in the mid-20s. A fast moving clipper system will push through the western portions of the viewing area this morning and early into our afternoon bringing close to an inch of snow, mainly west and south of HWY 63. Winds will be veering

The Mizzou men’s basketball team lost to Arkansas on the road 65-63 on Saturday night. The Tigers are now 12-5 and 2-2 in the SEC. Mizzou trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half, but the Tigers were able to comeback to take the lead late in the 2nd half. MU had

A 76-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries Saturday night after a single-car crash. The crash happened around 7:40 p.m. on Old Route 50 at Highway 50 in Morgan County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the driver, Nelda Martin, of Kearney, went off the right side of the road and hit

Authorities took a man into custody after he allegedly ran from law enforcement during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon. The Saline County Sheriff’s Department said Matthew Stephen Harris was taken into custody without incident around 3:30 p.m. Harris was pulled over on I-70 eastbound just outside of Marshall around 1 p.m., then took off running