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Officials responsible for clearing Columbia roads are hopeful their work and the sun did enough Monday to limit refreezing overnight. Columbia’s Public Works Department tweeted Monday afternoon that the chance for an overnight refreeze had decreased on priority routes. Spokesman Barry Dalton wrote in an email that the lower chances came from snow- and ice-melting

TONIGHT: It will be a mostly clear night for Mid-Missouri, as bitter cold air settles into the region. Temperatures will be nearly 15 degrees below average, as overnight lows drop to near into the lower teens for areas with snow pack. Some freezing fog is possible for areas north of Hwy 24, with areas south

A Fulton sex offender pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to transporting a 13-year-old girl across state lines for sexual activity. Michael J. Collins, 21, was also on state probation at the time of the federal offense for a prior conviction for sexual misconduct involving a child, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news

Nine people were killed in traffic crashes across the state during the Thanksgiving counting period, including one in mid-Missouri, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Monday. The period ran from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday. In mid-Missouri, Clara Silva, 62, of New Franklin was pronounced dead at the scene when her Mazda crossover

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re continuing to track clouds clearing out of Mid-Missouri with the western half of the viewing area under full sunshine, with our eastern counties seeing cloudy skies and flurries. This will slowly work eastbound… but it will be cold across the board today. Temperatures struggle to make it into the mid 20s and

Crews will continue to plow Mid-Missouri roads through the overnight hours. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reported one of the state’s major roads is “impassable.” The patrol tweeted Sunday evening that Interstate 70 was impassable between Kansas City and Marshall, Missouri. The bulletin was the latest warning from authorities as blizzard-like conditions made their

MONDAY: Breezy, northwesterly winds continue through this morning, and temperatures will start out in the upper teens and low 20s. With windy conditions we could see some blowing snow possible through the day. Slushy, wet streets will provide way to some slick spots early in the day as temperatures start below freezing. These issues should

According to a press release, Boone County deputies responded to the 5700 block of Limoges Drive around 11:15 p.m. Saturday. Deputies found Ahmonta Harris with gun shot wounds. Harris died at the residence. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating this as a homicide and will release more information. Deputies set up crime scene tape and were

Columbia Public Schools is the largest among more than two dozen area districts that have canceled Monday classes as blizzard-like conditions gripped central Missouri. A full list of closings is available here. Snow was falling hard in the area by Sunday evening, pushed by heavy wind gusts and reducing visibility. A blizzard warning had been

Crews with the City of Columbia were working to restore power to an area in the western part of the city. The outage was reported early Monday morning, covering a large area just south of the Columbia Mall. According to the city’s outage map, 523 customers were affected by the power loss. Streets that were

Columbia Public Works has a 16-person crew out treating the roads and are asking residents to voluntarily move their vehicles from priority routes as soon as possible. Spokesperson Barry Dalton said crews are working around the clock to clear the roads. He asks people to not pass around plows and avoid traveling if possible. “It

****A Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the counties shaded in the map below until 6 AM Monday… Potentially ending earlier*** A majority of the blizzard warnings have dropped across Mid-Missouri, winter weather advisories have replaced them. The reason for this is because we could still see some blowing snow as

Hannah Schuchts made every shot she took except a free throw in the final seconds, setting career highs with six 3-pointers and 25 points, to lead No. 21 Missouri to a 62-54 win over Duke for fifth place in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Sunday. Schuchts, a junior forward whose previous career game highs were

TONIGHT: We’re continuing to track snowfall across the areas of Mid-Missouri north of HWY 50 this evening. Expect Blizzard-like conditions through 11pm as snow will slowly continue to taper off by midnight. We can expect temperatures to drop through the 20s and into the upper teens by day break with winds upwards up 30 mph

UPDATE: Parks confirmed that United Airlines flights out of Chicago O’Hare have been canceled. Parks said this is due to weather in Chicago. He said staff is reporting in for snow and preparing for snow removal. ORIGINAL STORY: Flights out of Columbia Regional Airport (COU), Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and St. Louis International Airport

Officials closed I-29 in Missouri near the Iowa border because of whiteout conditions early Sunday afternoon. MoDOT officials said they anticipate more closures in the northern part of the state as a winter storm continues through Sunday night. Drivers are urged to avoid traveling in areas north of I-70, especially north of St. Joseph. Officials

A semi-truck driver led Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers on a chase from outside Kansas City to near Boonville on I-70 Saturday evening around 10 p.m. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant Scott White said troopers chased the semi-truck to the 106 mile marker in the eastbound lane. White said the semi-truck’s tires sparked and it

SUNDAY: We’re off to a quiet, slightly warmer start this morning. But things will quickly change throughout the day. A rapidly intensifying storm system is still on track to impact Mid-Missouri today. We’ll start out as all rain shortly before midday but as strong winds usher in colder air, we will change that rain over

With severe weather and blizzard-like conditions on the way to mid-Missouri Sunday – a big travel day – Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp warns drivers to stay home. “If you don’t need to be out on the roads, don’t be out there,” he said. Blomenkamp said if you have to travel

The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash in Howard county Friday afternoon. According to their report, a 62-year-old woman from New Franklin crashed on U.S Highway 40 just east Highway 5 around 2 p.m. The car ran off the right side of the road, struck a ditch, overturned and hit a tree before