Heavy snow, storm warning for second day in much of Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For a second straight day, residents from mid-Missouri east to St. Louis dealt with snow, freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills. The snow stopped in Kansas and western Missouri, leaving freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills behind. The National Weather Service said 10 inches of snow was reported around Columbia and in eastern Missouri near St. Louis by mid-afternoon Thursday. The snow began tapering off, but 2 to 4 more inches were possible south and east of St. Louis. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said troopers responded to 2,038 service calls since midnight Wednesday, including 1,140 stranded drivers and 460 crashes. The patrol did not report any fatal crashes in that time period.