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UPDATE, 9:40 a.m. – Water and Light spokesperson Connie Kacprowicz said there was a bad underground feeder line to the substation that crews are working to repair. She said the reason for the cable going bad is not known at this time, but the cause was probably not ice related. She said it could be

TODAY: Freezing rain expected across Mid-Missouri through the morning hours. By late morning through afternoon the freezing line will lift to northern Missouri allowing any accumulated ice to melt. Rain is expected for the rest of our Sunday for areas along and north of I-70 with additional liquid accumulation around 0.25″. The high will reach

*An Ice Storm Warning still in effect for all of Mid-Missouri through today* TODAY: Freezing rain is ongoing along and south of I-70, where a glaze in Columbia, up to three tenths of an inch has fall in the lake area. This freezing rain will be ongoing through the morning hours and gradually lift northward

A man died in a car crash around 7 p.m. Saturday in Montgomery County. David Riseberg, 34-year-old of Leasburg, was traveling east on I-70. According to the Missouri State highway Patrol’s crash report, Riseburg drove off the left side of the highway near mile marker 169, struck the median cables and overturned. Riseburg was ejected

Fire destroyed a house on County Road 328, just off of Route J Saturday, officials said. The New Bloomfield Fire Protection District, Central Callaway Fire Protection District and Fulton Fire Department sent crews to the residence around 7 p.m. Fire officials said the home was fully engulfed when they arrived. Two people were home at

For the better part of 40 hours, Mid-Missouri has seen spotty freezing rain showers, with most of the activity situated along and south of the Highway 50 corridor. That activity has since come to an end, leaving areas like Linn, Rolla and Camdenton seeing upward of four tenths of an inch of freezing rain. There

Columbia Public Works scaled back its operations Saturday afternoon after the freezing rain failed to last as long or amount to as much as expected in the area. Department officals sent all but eight crew members home around 12:30 p.m. But looking ahead in the forecast, the CPW planned to bring back in a full

A 29-year-old man suspected of a carjacking was arrested Saturday afternoon after leading police on a chase. The Jefferson City Police Department said it received the call about the cajacking in the 3500 block of Missouri Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. Police said a man was sitting in the car on the passenger side while his

TONIGHT: Freezing rain will increase after 10 PM from the southwest, spreading northeast through Sunday morning as temperatures hover just below freezing. Ice accumulation is likely with most amounts from 0.10 to 0.40″. Greatest concentration will be along and north of the Hwy 50 corridor. Winds tonight will remain out of the northeast under 8

ABC 17 News has been monitoring the road conditions Saturday morning throughout Boone County and Cole County. As of Saturday morning, the primary roads have been treated, but slick spots are still possible. Residential and gravel roads are extremely slick. Try to avoid going outside on the sidewalks and driveways, due to the fisk of

The last round of freezing rain moves in Saturday night as temperatures fall below freezing. After a break in the precipitation Saturday afternoon, temperatures drop into the upper 20s to lower 30s Saturday night. At the same time, rain moves in from the west, spreading over Mid-Missouri mainly after midnight through early morning Sunday. Areas

Spotty early morning freezing rain ends, leaving us with a dry day with cloudy skies and high temperatures from 32-35 across Mid-Missouri with warmest temperatures south. Freezing rain will increase tonight after 10 PM as temperatures drop to the freezing mark. Freezing rain is likely through Sunday morning before temperatures slowly warm above freezing from

SATURDAY: Spotty freezing rain & drizzle in the morning will end with much of the day staying dry until the next wave of moisture moves in. High temperatures will reach near 32 north of I-70 and up to 36 near I-44 with northeasterly winds up to 8 mph. TONIGHT: Freezing rain will increase after 10

A Colorado-based organic milk and butter company wants to buy 100 acres of land in north Columbia, potentially bringing 100 jobs. ABC 17 News first reported the city’s desire to bring Aurora Organic Dairy to Columbia in September, under the code name “Project Cadre.” The project came up again Wednesday at the Regional Economic Development,

UPDATE 5:15 p.m.: After announcing a state of emergency, on Friday Gov. Greitens and Missouri’s Emergency Management Team provided another update on the ice storm as it passes through mid-Missouri. MoDOT brought in over 1,500 trucks for pretreating roads across the state. Crews also worked all week to get ready for power outages and downed

A vehicle stolen from the parking lot of the Pizza Hut late Friday evening may not make it back to its owners. It happened on Worley Street as a worker getting off shift warmed up his car in preparation to leave for the night. The victim’s fiance, who shares the vehicle, says he walked out,

Officials have to balance keeping the north tower at Boone Hospital Center quiet and a hub of critical activity. More than 30 employees stayed at the hospital off East Broadway Friday afternoon for their shifts that night or Saturday morning. Hospital President Jim Sinek offered them “pay to stay,” since they were considered critical parts

TONIGHT: Areas of freezing rain will move through by early morning Saturday, producing a glaze to tenth of an inch of ice. Temperatures will stay in the upper 20s with east winds at 5-10 mph SATURDAY: Spotty freezing rain in the morning will end with much of the day dry until the next wave of

A Georgia man is in a mid-Missouri hospital Friday night recovering from a crash on eastbound Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it responded to the single-vehicle wreck round 6:15 p.m. Friday. According to the patrol, L.Z. McBride, 55, of East Point, Georgia, lost control of his 1999 Ford Explorer

Waves of moisture will continue to move into Mid-Missouri, riding over below freezing air, producing periods of freezing rain through Sunday. The first round of freezing rain which moved through Friday brought up to a quarter inch of ice to areas south of HWY 50 and a glaze of ice as far north as southern