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ABC 17 News is expanding its winter storm coverage on Tuesday.ABC 17 News This Morning will begin one half-hour early at 4:30 a.m. on KMIZ. Kristie Reeter will have the latest school closings along with live updates from across Mid-Missouri. Stormtrack Meteorologist Neville Miller will have an up-to-the-minute track of the winter storm.A special edition

The University of Missouri announced it will close Tuesday due to the impending winter storm.All classes, exams and events are canceled. The university says only employees who are considered “situationally critical” should be on campus.Monday evening classes will be held as scheduled and Ellis Library will remain open until 10 p.m. The MU Student Center

The attorney general is investigating multiple towing companies for price gouging during last week’s winter storm in Mid-Missouri. The A.G. tells ABC 17 News there were two complaints against Slate Towing & Performance in Columbia and two other complaints against other companies. These tow companies are used and approved by the city to clear abandoned

Mid-Missouri’s second winter storm is fast approaching and stores are running out of items needed to combat the weather. On Monday, shoppers hunted for shovels and ice melt, but many stores were out of the items. Several stores had other winter essentials like gloves, hand warmers and scrapers for your car window. After calling local

Sometimes refinancing your home mortgage can cause more problems than good. Interest rates right now for a 30-year fixed mortgage is near 3.6%. That is much lower than the rate locked in for people who bought their homes five or ten years ago. If some homeowners are struggling to keep up with their mortgages, the

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 9:20 A.M.***Ameren Missouri is still reporting outages in Boone, Cooper, Callaway, Camden, Howard, Miller, Moniteau and Randolph counties. For those areas customer outages are below 1,500.At this hour more than 5,000 Boone Electric Cooperative members are affected by outages.***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 5:51 A.M.***As of Wednesday morning, officials with Boone Electric cooperative say several thousand

***UPDATE 10:44 AM.***City of Fulton has canceled its council meeting tonight.***UPDATE 9:50 A.M.***Fire crews in the Columbia/Boone County area are reporting steady call volume. They are using a number of 4-wheel drive vehicles to assist with responses.Hospitals in the area have staffed six additional ambulances, stationing them around Boone County for emergencies.***UPDATE 9:16 A.M.***American Airlines

County crews in Mid-Missouri urging drivers to stay off rural roads until crews make them passable. On Tuesday trucks worked to get the final snow off roads in Boone County and Cooper County initiated a state of emergency.Both counties are gathering up all resources and getting ready to battle the winter weather once again. The

The roof of a Columbia Break Time has collapsed due to the heavy snow overnight.Emergency officials say the canopy over the gas pumps fell because of the weight of the snow and strong winds.The gas station was closed and there are no reported injuries.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for all of Mid-Missouri through noon Wednesday. Spotty freezing drizzle Tuesday evening will gradually turn to light snow through the overnight hours with light snow showers continuing through Wednesday morning before tapering off to snow flurries in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches is expected.

Tuesday morning’s winter storm dumped up to 12 inches of snow in parts of Mid-Missouri. Areas along and west of HWY 63 received the heaviest snowfall, while the lightest amounts were east of HWY 54. Dry air has cleared up most of remaining snow showers, but flurries and some sprinkles will be possible through the

Crews around Mid-Missouri handled dozens of downed power lines and collapsed buildings Tuesday. Ceilings of multiple businesses fell in, and several homeowners had trees crash onto their homes. The first incident took place at the BreakTime off Vandiver and Paris Road in northeast Columbia. The canopy over the pumps caved in around 6 a.m.People in

Heavy snow collapsed a building on the square in Fayette Tuesday afternoon. Clean up will require Route 240/Church Street to be closed for several days. MoDOT crews have put up detour signs in the area.The roof caved-in around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at 116 Church Street, between Davis and Morrison. The remaining walls will start to

Jefferson City police arrested a woman for her role in a weekend shooting in the city.Officers say they were dispatched to Club Motivation on Industrial Drive around 2 a.m. Saturday for a shots fired report. Police say four-to-five shots were fired from a person in a car parked near the club, but no one was

Snow melted much across Mid-Missouri Tuesday afternoon, helping cleanup efforts. But the new concern is the chance of refreeze overnight and more snow on the way before the Wednesday morning commute. Road crews in Cole and Boone Counties reported light travel on the roadways, something they took advantage of to clear some hard to reach

Plaza Tire Service announced Tuesday it is purchasing five Mid-Missouri Ewers Tire and Service locations.With the purchase, Plaza will now takeover management of the following facilities in central Missouri:- 419 East Broadway, Columbia- 1005 North Fairview, Columbia- 111 West Dunklin, Jefferson City- 1401 Missouri Boulevard, Jefferson City- 214 East Promenade, MexicoThe business will add to

Columbia police officers arrested a man early Wednesday for waving a gun around during a domestic argument. Karl White, Junior allegedly brandished the gun in front of his girlfriend and five children at a home on Squirrel Drive. No one was hurt; White was arrested and taken to the Boone County jail.

Light snow blanketed the area with one to three inches of snow early Wednesday morning. Additional flurries will be possible through the day Wednesday into Thursday morning. Another weak disturbance will drift into the area Thursday evening into Friday morning, bringing light snow to the area. Additional snow accumulations of less than two inches will

A Cole County judge has sentenced Clifton Sparkling, 21, for his role in the rape and kidnapping of a woman.Sparkling will spend the next 30 years in prison. He has to serve at least 85 percent of that sentence, before he’s eligible for parole.In December, an Osage County jury convicted Sparkling of forcible rape, forcible

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 3:25 P.M.***The American Red Cross has opened shelters in Columbia and Marshall for those who have lost power due to the winter storm.- The Columbia shelter is located in the Broadway Christian Church, 2601 West Broadway.- The Marshall shelter is in the First United Methodist Church, 225 East Arrow.Both shelters will be open