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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With extreme cold and snow in Mid-Missouri, officials are urging citizens stay home if possible through this winter weather. Corporal Kyle Green with Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said the department is urging people to stay home, to give road crews time to clear the roads and less work for first responders. Green said this specific storm is particularly dangerous because of the temperatures. He said it's taking first responders a little bit longer to respond to drivers that are stuck because of the road conditions. "Sitting in your vehicle when it's 50 degrees o...

Road crews continue to treat road conditions as snow moves through Mid-Missouri ABC 17 News COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) MoDOT's crews have been out all day Saturday pretreating and treating roads throughout the winter weather event. Jason Shafer, the District Maintenance Engineer for MoDot, said the department's main concern is ensuring enough treatment is applied to roads as they fight the low temperatures. Once temperatures get below the low 20's the salt crews put down on roads can become ineffective. Shafer says it's important crews get as much treatment onto roads in a short amount of time as p...

Winter weather could mean snow days for schools, but what does that look like this year?

People in St. Louis area prepare for first potential snow since pandemic began "We'll be out all day treating as needed. Hopefully a lot of folks stay home and avoid the problem," said Bob Becker with MoDOT Author: Robert Townsend Updated: 8:30 AM CST January 15, 2021 ST. LOUIS — It's the night before the first expected snowfall this winter and workers at Globe Drugs in Soulard are ready. "We have everything in stock that all customers will need," said Manager Rick Ruzicka. Several months ago, they started ordering a variety of winter weather supplies includi...