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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

Crews responded to a rear-end crash in Boone County Friday night. It happened at 5:40 p.m. on Highway 63 near Hinton Road. Authorities on the scene told ABC 17 a car was rear-ended while it slowed to make a turn. ABC 17 News is working to confirm if there were any injuries.

A mid-Missouri woman is recovering Friday night after a hit-and-run crash in Miller County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Juanita J. Raffel, of Barnett, Missouri, was standing on the side of Highway 54, a quarter of a mile east of Tolwood Road, while trying to hitchhike when she was hit on Thursday

Road crews will continue working through the night into early Saturday morning as more freezing rain is forecasted for much of mid-Missouri. Columbia Public Works has had 25 trucks out treating the roads since 7 a.m. Friday. Another crew took over at 7 p.m. Barry Dalton, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works, said crews have

Nearly 100 Columbia Water and Light and Boone Electric Cooperative workers are on call through the weekend to respond to possible power outages as an ice storm makes its way through mid-Missouri. As of 4 p.m. Friday, both electric companies, along with Three Rivers Electric Cooperative, weren’t reporting any outages. Ameren Missouri was reporting more

It is Friday and the advertised ice storm is upon us, but many on social media are questioning if they will ever see freezing rain. As of Friday afternoon, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Doppler Radar has most of the activity situated along and south of the I-70 corridor. This is a 48 – 60 hour

As the first ice storm of 2017 moves into mid-Missouri, Boone County Joint Communications called in a full staff to handle the calls. According to dispatch records, they handled about 70 calls as of 4 p.m. Friday. The most common call was for a medical response. Joint Communications wants to remind residents not to call

TODAY: Ice Storm Warning in effect for all of Mid-Missouri through Sunday. Temperatures this afternoon are struggling to climb out of the 20s and will stay below freezing all day. Freezing rain has been slowly working it’s way from the I-44 corridor northward. Areas south of Hwy 50 have already seen anything from a trace

A quarter inch of ice is predicted to coat mid-Missouri this weekend and Columbia residents are hitting the grocery store, stocking up on supplies and food. “Bread, eggs, milk, water, things to get them through (the storm),” Mark Dodds, a Hy-Vee store manager said. The store shelves had been thinned of inventory around lunchtime Thursday,

TODAY: Freezing Rain increasing by 9AM-5PM; 28. TONIGHT: Freezing Rain Likely Overnight; 28. SATURDAY: On and Off Rain and Freezing Rain; 33. SUNDAY: Freezing Rain before12PM then Rain; 38.

Freezing rain has developed in southern Mid-Missouri and is lifting northeast quicker this morning. This line could move in near I-70 as early as 9AM-11AM. It will initially be light rain and the pavement will be wet, but it will quickly freeze on elevated surfaces. By mid morning a glaze of ice is very likely

TODAY: We’ll start off the day in the mid 20s for those south of I-70 and upper teens for those north. Temperatures will reach the upper 20s in the afternoon with freezing rain increasing. Sleet and Freezing rain are increasing already this morning across the Ozarks and I-44. There is a chance this will move

Nearly 100 electric line workers in Boone County will handle power outages, as ice threatens the electric system throughout mid-Missouri. Agencies across the state are preparing for a storm that could bring about an inch of ice by Saturday. Gov. Eric Greitens declared a state of emergency Thursday in preparation of the weather, set to

Numerous city and county agencies met Thursday morning for a joint emergency operation center meeting to pre-plan how to work together to handle the forecasted upcoming ice storm. Agencies included public works, law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, Jefferson City Public Schools, the city administrator and more. “Last time we did it was when we

Some mid-Missouri road crews have already began salting the roads ahead of Friday’s anticipated ice storm. “A half inch of ice doesn’t sound like very much to us, but it is devastating to the roads,” said Terry Cassil, Boone County Emergency Management director. The Missouri Department of Transportation started road treatment Thursday on major roads