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The surface air temperature plays a huge role in snow, ice potential, and accumulation. Early Monday morning a mix of rain/sleet and snow will be possible as a clipper moves through. If we stay above 32 on Monday morning the roads will only be slippery. Below are two different forecast models for Monday morning at

On Friday at 3:09 a.m., the Mexico Department of Public Safety was called to 713 Lafayette regarding a residential fire. The first officers on scene found heavy smoke and fire in the front side of the house. The resident, Alvin R. Norman, 72, and his dog were found dead in the home by firefighters. The

TODAY: Much colder morning with a wind chill under 30 through 11AM. Mostly sunny through 2PM then increasing clouds. TONIGHT: Overcast with snow possible after 3AM north of I-70. SATURDAY: Snow increasing in Columbia by 8AM bringing minor accumulation to grassy areas of 1″ to 2″ possible. North of I-70 near Brunswick and Randolph counties

TODAY: A north with wind this morning of 8-14 mph will bring a wind chill to the mid 20s possibly upper teens by 8AM. After morning sun clouds will increase by 12PM-2PM with temperatures 30 degrees colder today in the mid to low 40s. TONIGHT: Winds will be light under 10 mph from the north

DeAndre Burnett scored 23 points while Sebastian Saiz finished with 14 points, guiding Ole Miss to a 86 to 74 victory over Missouri on Thursday in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament. The loss ends Mizzou’s run in the SEC tournament and marks Kim Anderson’s final game as Missouri head coach. Anderson, who was told to

ABC 17 News received a copy of the police report Thursday involving the investigation into two students accused of making anti-Semitic remarks and harassing another student. MU Police arrested Noah Rogers, a sophomore, and Erich Eastman, a freshman, on Feb. 27 after responding to a call at McDavid Hall around 8 p.m. The victim, a

According to a Facebook post made on their official page, Maries County is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who broke into the County Road Shed located at 11055 Highway 133 during the evening hours of Tuesday or Wednesday. An estimated $3,000 worth of

The Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission voted Thursday to recommend approval of a proposed measure to protect the historic nature of the East Capitol Avenue area to City Council. The overlay district was proposed because of expected renovations and construction with the new urban renewal plan. It is aimed to ensure the historic feel

Property crime is up in Columbia but only slightly compared to last year. Recent crime numbers show that there were 261 reports of property crime in 2017; in 2016, there were 240. Although it is a slight increase, Columbia Police Department says they are doing what they can to be proactive in preventing crime from

A Missouri man wanted on several felony charges was arrested Tuesday in Osage County after a chase with law enforcement. The Maries County Sheriff’s Department said the pursuit started after a detective stopped a car on Johnson Street in Belle Tuesday evening. The driver, Kerry Haines, 34, took off and the chase continued on Highway

UPDATE: Demetres Washington has been charged with kidnapping, assault and endangering the welfare of a child. She now has a warrant out for her arrest and a $300,000 dollar cash only bond is ordered. Washington is the mother the three children injured in Tuesday’s crash. Court documents say she was in the car with Nia

The Columbia location of RadioShack will be closing this weekend. The company has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in two years. It plans to immediately closing 200 of its 1,500 stores. The company employs around 5,900 people, and the Columbia location employs four people. RadioShack first filed for bankruptcy in 2015, which resulted

This past winter was one of the warmest ever recorded in Mid-Missouri, as most of the winter was dealt a hand of spring temperatures. With that warm weather came a lack of snowfall across the region. To date, Mid-Missouri has only seen 1.6 inches of snow, which has placed it in the record books as

TONIGHT : Showers and t-storms south of I-70 will move southeast of I-44 by 7 PM. It will be much colder with decreasing clouds and low temperatures near 30. A steady northwesterly breeze at 10-15 mph will generate wind chills near 20 by morning. FRIDAY: It will be partly cloudy and cooler with high temperatures

Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a follow-up on Thursday about a manhunt at a residence in the 3000 block of County Road 121, southeast of Kingdom City. Deputies were looking for Travis Cooke, 30, of Fulton, who led deputies on a foot chase in the same area on March 3, resulting in a three

UPDATE: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been expanded to include these counties until 7 PM: Benton, Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pulaski, Phelps A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Camden, Morgan, and Benton counties until 7PM this evening. Damaging wind of 60 mph is possible. Storms ongoing in Kansas have had a history of

UPDATE: A spokesperson for the UM System told ABC 17 News they don’t have any comment at this time, but added that Dr. Choi will address the resolution Friday. ORIGINAL: The MU faculty council is denouncing the recent state audit of the University of Missouri System. As ABC 17 News previously reported, the audit said

The Missouri Senate’s general laws committee heard and approved Senate Bill 486 Wednesday. The bill would transfer ownership of a 32-acre plot of land at the old Missouri State Penitentiary from the state to the city of Jefferson. “This is what our community has waited for almost 13 years that the prison has been vacant,”

On Jan. 29, Callaway County police made a traffic stop on a white GMC pickup truck for speeding, according to a probable cause statement. The driver of the vehicle was Izaya S. Sands. The smell of marijuana was coming from the vehicle, and the officer asked Sands if there was anything illegal in the truck.

TODAY : Temperatures this afternoon are in the mid to upper 60s across a good portion of the region. We’ll continue to see temperatures remain on the warm side through the remainder of today, ahead of a very strong cold front. Strong thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, as storms arrive in the southwestern portion of