COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Public Schools spokesperson said the district worked Tuesday to repair and clean up its administration building after a sprinkler pipe burst on Monday afternoon. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said once that is done, then the district will begin to assess the damage. “Our building is a two-story building. Both floors of
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It’s been well below average in terms of temperatures for all of Mid-Missouri the last several weeks. This has lead to the formation of increasing floating ice on the Missouri River. The issue with long sustained cooler temperatures occurs whenever these floating ice pads increase substantially increasing the possibility of an ice jam. Ice jams
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An Eldon child killed Sunday by a gunshot wound to the head is one of about 130 who die by firearms each year, according to a major gun safety advocacy group.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the low single digits. Wind chills between -10 to -15 by daybreak. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the lower 30s. Evening flurries possible. EXTENDED: Bitterly cold air sticks around through tomorrow morning as our lows drop down into the single digits again tonight with
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TODAY: Afternoon highs warm just over the double digit threshold with mostly sunny skies. Winds remain out of the west at 8-12 mph. TONIGHT: Skies stay mostly clear tonight, and temperatures fall back into the single digits, but stay above zero. EXTENDED: Arctic high pressure slides south of us on Tuesday, but as it pushes
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TODAY: Tuesday is more continuation of dangerous cold, with temperatures starting subzero, and climbing only into the teens by the afternoon. Still, this is improvement, and will partner with sunny skies, adding to the warm feel. Still, we stay below freezing until Wednesday. TONIGHT: Skies stay mostly clear tonight, and temperatures fall back into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sub-zero temperatures rolled through Mid-Missouri this weekend and frigid temps are expected to last through early Wednesday. The intense cold could lead to mechanical issues for vehicles. Tim Siebrandt, Manager of A to Z Auto Repair in Columbia, said as long as appropriate steps are taken, colder temperatures shouldn’t become problematic. According
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The Jefferson City School District will not be in session Tuesday because of extreme cold.
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COLUMBIA, Mo.(KMIZ) Some residents of Grayson Cottages in Columbia have been without heat and water for the past three days, due to extreme cold weather. Grayson Cottages is an apartment complex in south Columbia where a number of University of Missouri students live. Resident Hailey Ray said she and her roommates have not been able
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The City of Fulton, which saw natural gas prices skyrocket in early 2021 when a deep freeze gripped the country, asked residents last week to conserve natural gas to prevent a repeat scenario.
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Instead of heading to the polls this winter, Missouri voters will head to caucuses to decide who their party should support for president.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with light snow before midnight. Accumulation up to 0.5″. Lows falling to about -5, with wind chills around -20 degrees by sunrise. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cold with highs in the low teens. EXTENDED: Snow showers have developed in the Kansas City area and through much of west central Missouri, and will
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TODAY: I’m tracking dangerous wind chills staying in the negative single digits and teens throughout MLK day, which is why today is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Along with this, I’m tracking a round of light snow moving across central Missouri. This will enter throughout the afternoon hours and exit throughout the evening
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TODAY: Monday starts just about as cold as Sunday, so expect another cold one, with highs in the single digits, near about 5 degrees. Winds have us feeling like 10-15 below through the day. Clouds keeps us gray, with snow showers returning this afternoon. Most will see snow through the afternoon, with totals reaching anywhere
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With extreme windchills across Missouri and much of the country, there is potential risk of hypothermia. Friday through Wednesday are ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days for extremely cold temperatures. Per ABC 17 Stormtrack Chief Meteorologist Jessica Hafner, the temperatures Mid-Missouri is experiencing are rare this time of year. On average, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temperatures are expected to plummet to as low as negative 9 degrees this week, but that doesn’t stop firefighters from carrying out their duties. As ABC 17 reported Saturday, the Boone County Fire Protection District successfully tackled a house fire in the freezing cold morning. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued Weather
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on PowerMizzou’s Drew King in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The pair talked about the Tiger men’s basketball team’s rough start to SEC action, including the group’s overtime loss to South Carolina, on Saturday. “So far it kind of feels like Mizzou can either
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and bitterly cold with lows around -7 degrees. Wind chills between -20 and 25 by daybreak. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with afternoon snow showers that could bring a dusting of accumulation. Highs near 5 degrees with wind chills around -10. EXTENDED: Dangerously cold wind chills continue into Monday with lows falling to around
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to accurately reflect responding agencies. A fire in the 5200 block of South Cowan Road caused an estimated $750,000 in damages to a home Saturday morning. Boone County firefighters were dispatched to the fire at around 8:51 a.m. and arrived at the scene at
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TODAY: Temperatures are even colder today if you can believe it with the wind chill bottoming out below -30 degrees in the morning. Winds continue to gust up to 20 mph or higher today. TOMORROW: Monday is still dangerously cold with the feels-like between -10 to -15 degrees in the morning. Wind chills in the
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