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Columbia city officials asked drivers to move parked cars off of priority routes Sunday morning. In a news release, the city said snow accumulation had reached 2 inches and vehicles parked on marked priority snow routes may be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense. Information about priority routes is posted on the city’s website.

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ALL OF MID-MISSOURI*** The ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day as snow and dangerously cold temperatures move into the region over the next 36 hours. SUNDAY: Snow is moving into the viewing area this morning. The heaviest will be moving in around 5-9 this morning, with

Columbia Public Works will have a 30-person crew report at 11 p.m. Saturday to focus on treating and plowing priority snow routes. There will also be a team of mechanics reporting, as well. Priority roads and equipment were prepped Friday. There’s another crew ready to come in at 7 a.m. Sunday. Snow should begin around

A teenager faces additional charges after she allegedly assaulted a jail corrections officer. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said Mia Chitwood, 17, of Kingdom City, attacked a corrections officer during a disturbance at the jail on Monday. According to a news release, the officer was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries and

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for allegedly giving pornography to a minor. According to a news release, deputies began their investigation regarding a child being harassed and receiving obscene materials in January. Prosecutors charged David Martin Jr., 23, of Jefferson City, on Friday with stalking and furnishing pornographic material to a minor,

A Jefferson City woman was killed in a crash in Dallas County on Saturday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 1:30 p.m. on Highway 73. According to the crash report, the vehicle went off the road, struck an embankment and overturned. The passenger, Phyllis Heckemeyer, 71, was flown to a

With another winter storm on the horizon and the more than 200 crashes and slideoffs reported in Missouri two weeks ago, hopefully Mid-Missouri is more wary to heed the warnings for Sunday’s storm. The arctic cold and winds to follow will create even more headaches, even after the snow tapers off. A study published by

A Versailles woman was taken to Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach with serious injuries after her car slid off the left side of Missouri 5, just south of Route TT South Junction. Troopers said Lisa Clark, 56, was driving northbound when her vehicle slid off the left side, hit an embankment, and overturned. She

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ALL OF MID-MISSOURI START TONIGHT*** The ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day as snow and dangerous cold crash into the regions over the next 36 hours. TONIGHT: Temperatures will fall into the 20s overnight as will continuing to fill in across Mid-Missouri. We can expect snow

Freshman guard Torrence Watson scored 20 points and Missouri beat South Carolina 78-63 on Saturday. South Carolina cut Missouri’s lead from 10 to four with 5:54 remaining. On the next possession, Watson drilled a 3-pointer. After another Gamecocks’ basket, Watson knocked down a triple to extend Missouri’s lead to eight with 4:34 left. Missouri (13-15,

Audrain County deputies made two arrests for meth possession on Friday, with one of them facing a $10,000 bond. Deputies served a warrant in the 1100 block of N. Washington Street in Mexico, Mo. As a result, they found meth and drug items used in the illegal use and distribution of controlled substances. Holly Renee

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ALL OF MID-MISSOURI START TONIGHT*** SATURDAY: Now that we’re behind this cold front that brought a few flurries last night, winds have turned out of the north. These winds working in tandem with mostly cloudy skies will keep temperatures from making it past the middle 30s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Temperatures will

The True/False Film Festival is underway in downtown Columbia. Events started Thursday and will continue through Sunday. For a full schedule of movie showings and events, click here. Nickie Davis, with The District, estimated that the festival brings about 30,000 people from around the world to Columbia. “I think that our businesses step up. A

Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two people during a welfare check Friday afternoon in Harrisburg. Johnna Vargas, 30, and Gilberto Hurtado, 32, were arrested for first degree drug tafficking, four counts endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful use of a weapon among other charges. The release said Hurtado is a three-time convicted felon

Gov. Mike Parson will be in St. Louis Saturday afternoon for a Pro-Life Rally. According to a news release, Gov. Parson, Congresswoman Ann Wagner and the Missouri Republican Party will rally “making clear the position that Missouri Republicans will continue to defend and protect the lives of the unborn.” The rally is scheduled to start

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave University Hospital just one out of five stars in its latest hospital ratings. The new rating could cost the health care system $800,000, or 1 percent of MU’s total Medicare payments, according to MU Health Care officials. The ratings, which came out on Thursday, said MU Health

Plows in Mid-Missouri are prepped and ready to tackle another winter weather event that could pummel drivers on the road. Several inches of snow could accumulate throughout the state Saturday night into Sunday morning, and public works departments are already warning drivers to be careful behind the wheel. “We don’t need anybody getting stranded out

No one was injured after a building caught fire near the Lake of the Ozarks on Friday evening. KSPR reports the Osage Beach Fire Protection District responded to the fire at Compass Pointe condominium complex around 6 p.m. Fire officials said preliminary investigation showed the fire started with a barbecue grille on the back patio

Police arrested another Columbia man in connection with a home invasion at Aspen Heights. Police said Jaylen James, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of robbery and burglary and for an outstanding warrant. Two people allegedly burglarized a home on Jan. 28 in the 3500 block of Aspen Heights Parkway. Investigators learned that

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a crash in south Columbia on Friday night. The department tweeted out a picture of the wreck on Grindstone Parkway at Ponderosa Street, showing at least two vehicles involved. The fire department said as of 6 p.m. lanes are open, but traffic is moving slowly. The department said it