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UPDATE 1/5 6:35 a.m.: According to a media release from the City of Columbia, crews have been on priority routes since the beginning of the snow fall. Some routes will still have snow covering them, but crews are continuing to work through the commute. Even though the roads are being treated, use caution when driving.

On Thursday night clouds will be clearing from north to south in the overnight hours. The wind chill by 10PM-12AM will start to fall below 0. Dangerous air temperatures will fall in the single digits overnight close to 5 in Columbia. Factoring in a northwest wind of 5-10 mph, the wind chill by Friday morning

Snow has become widespread overnight and blanketed roads this morning. Crews are out and treating the roads, but with the air temperature well below freezing, minor ice is possible making for slick conditions this morning. You’ll notice all roadways will be slick. A lull in the snow activity is expected this morning with likely ongoing

TODAY: The morning commute will be slow due to snow as temperatures hover in the mid teens in the morning, only climbing to near 20 in the afternoon. Snow showers still look to be on going for those south of the Missouri River and near the Ozarks through 8AM. There will be a period with

With sales tax collections above expectations, Columbia’s Business Loop Community Improvement District hopes to search for a consultant soon. CID Executive Director Carrie Gartner said the board will most likely approve the request for qualification at its next meeting. The firm they hire will help plan improvements, like beautification and infrastructure. Gartner expects to spend

Tow companies and repair shops are staying busy with the winter weather. Economy towing says they will be fully staffed Wednesday night andThursday in preparation for people who plan to drive in these snowy conditions. Kevin Smith with Economy Towing says the winter time often mean very little sleep, as tow company employees typically will

TONIGHT: Light snow will continue into the early morning hours and taper off. Total snowfall of 2-3 inches is expected along and north of I-70 decreasing to an inch near I-44. Lows will drop into the mid to upper teens with northerly winds to 8 mph, producing wind chills in the single digits. THURSDAY: Snow

City employees in Jefferson City will see some changes in pay this year. Tuesday, ABC 17 news reported the city council accepted two of three recommendations in the recent city-wide classification and compensation study by the Austin Peters Group. Starting in May, all city employees will now get another 2 percent raise. The pay of

Light snow will increase after 8 PM Wednesday evening and taper off early Thursday morning. Most snow accumulation will come before daybreak with temperatures in the teens. Snow will develop in northern Missouri and spread east along HWY 24 to Moberly 8-9 PM, gradually shifting to the southeast to near I-70 from 10-11 PM. By

The 2017 Missouri Legislative Session got underway Wednesday. First day events are mostly ceremonial, but state lawmakers did bring up goals for the legislative session. Those, as expected, included right-to-work and ethics reform. Passing a right-to-work bill is one of the top agenda items for the 99th General Assembly. The so-called right-to-work bill would ban

Mid-Missouri is projected to have between one and three inches of snow overnight Wednesday. To get ahead of that, the Missouri Department of Transportation is pretreating the roads. “MoDOT crews will be out early tonight preparing before the storm moves in from northwest Missouri to southeast Missouri, but lower temperatures in the teens will make

Mid-Missouri is expecting snow Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon, but the Columbia Public School District had not canceled classes as of noon Wednesday. Michelle Baumstark, community relations director for the Columbia Public School District, said once the roads are tested, administrators will decide if school will be canceled or delayed for two hours. She said

Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk released a statement Wednesday night in support of men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson and the team. “I am aware that there are questions people have about our program, and while I appreciate that, the fact remains that we have more than half the season remaining. We are here to support

UPDATE 5:08 p.m.: Knowles has been officially charged with two counts of felony child endangerment and resisting arrest by fleeing. UPDATE 1/4: Public arrest and crash records indicate a man and child involved in a chase Tuesday suffered minor injuries after crashing. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows troopers arrested 32-year-old

According to a media release from the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, a former church youth leader in Iberia, Mo., pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to entice a minor for illicit sex. Jamey Lee Becker, 45, of Iberia, admitted that he used the Internet and a cell phone in an

Traffic was moving slowly on I-70 Wednesday after a crash just west of the Columbia mall, later followed by a separate car fire near the Business Loop exit. At least one eastbound lane was closed past the Stadium exit near the Sorrels overpass around 10:30 a.m. One vehicle was in a ditch in the median.

The City of Columbia has approved a transfer of land to the Columbia Community Land Trust board, which will be used to create affordable housing. The land is located on Lynn Street. The council voted unanimously in favor of the agreement at their meeting last night, in addition to approving the initial funding to get

A candidate is already in the running to replace State Representative Caleb Jones, just a day after Jones announced he’s stepping down to take a position with Governor-elect Eric Greitens’ administration. Sara Walsh announced her candidacy for 50th District Missouri House seat early Wednesday via Twitter. Walsh is a Republican Party State Committeewoman from Boone