Month: January 2023

Sleet showers are rolling into southwest Missouri Monday morning and will continue into the afternoon.

The National Weather Service says a Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Christian, Barry, Douglas, Howell, McDonald, Ozark, Stone and Taney Counties until midnight Tuesday morning.

Areas along I-44 are under a Winter Weather Advisory for the same time period.

Forecasters say heavy sleet amounts of a half inch or more look likely south of Springfield, with isolated thunderstorms containing heavy sleet likely.

We’ve also had reports of light to moderate snow Monday morning in the Springfield area.

All of this comes after freezing drizzle throughout the night Sunday night into Monday morning.

Plan on slippery road conditions, and the hazardous conditions could impact the Monday afternoon commute.

Keep an extra flashlight in our car, along with food and water in case of emergency.

Click here for statewide road conditions with the MoDOT Traveler Information Map.

You can also call 1-888-275-6636.

Click here for a list of crashes, stalled vehicles, and other traffic slowdowns in the Springfield metro area.

The National Weather Service recorded freezing mist and drizzle for 26 straight hours, ending around 6:00 a.m. Monday.

Other freezing rain totals include 0.26 inch in Vichy, 0.13 inch near Airport Drive in Joplin, and 0.30 inch in Willard.

Light freezing rain has caused an icy mess on roadways Monday morning, with numerous crashes reported in the Springfield metro area.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until midnight Monday night for areas along and south of I-44, with freezing drizzle ending from west to east across the area in the morning, and a mix of sleet and snow spreading across southern Missouri throughout the afternoon and evening.

The National Weather Service says the best chances for accumulating winter precipitation will be along and south of the I-44 corridor, with precipitation coming to an end overnight Monday night.

Check statewide road conditions here with the MoDOT Traveler Information Map.

The MoDOT Traveler Information Map is showing partly to mostly ice covered roads for highways along and just north of I-44, with roads mainly just wet in the northern Ozarks.

We’ve had nearly a dozen crashes reported in Springfield by 6:30 a.m. Monday, with several of those wrecks on Interstate 44.

Get a list of traffic crashes in Springfield area from Ozarks Traffic.

Icy roads have led many school districts in southwest Missouri to call off class Monday.

Springfield Public Schools and Springfield Catholic Schools are closed Monday.

Here’s the list of southwest Missouri public schools and colleges who are closed:

Alton

Ash Grove

Aurora (AMI Day #2)

Ava

Blue Eye

Bolivar

Branson

Camdenton

Cassville

Chadwick

Couch

Crocker

Dadeville

Dallas County R-1 (AMI Day #2, district daycare is closed)

Dixon

Dora

Eminence

Evangel University

Exeter

Fair Play

Fordland

Gainesville

Gasconade C-4

Green Forest (MO) R-2

Hermitage

Hollister

Houston

Iberia

Kirbyville (Closed and preschool is closed)

Koshkonong

Laclede County (Joel E. Barber)

Laclede County R-1 Conway

Laquey

Lebanon (AMI Day for student)

Licking

Logan Rogersville (AMI Day)

Macks Creek

Mansfield (AMI Day #3)

Mark Twain-Taney County

Mountain Grove

Mountain View-Birch Tree Liberty

Mt. Vernon

Nixa (Virtual Learning Monday)

North Wood R-4

Oak Hill R-1

Ozark

Plato (Daycare open-2 hour delay)

Pleasant Hope (No OTC Vo-tech bus)

Raymondville R-7

Republic

Richland

Salem, MO

Shell Knob

Southwest Baptist University (Delayed start at 9:30 AM)

Southwest Baptist University-Springfield (Delayed until 9:00 AM)

Southwest Barry County R-5

Spokane (Activity Canceled Monday, No Monday Owl Care)

Springfield R-12

Springfield Catholic Schools

Stoutland

Strafford (AMI Day)

Success

Swedeborg

Thornfield

Verona (AMI Day)

Waynesville

West Plains

Wheatland

Willard

Winona

A mix of freezing drizzle, light sleet and light snow is expected in the Ozarks from late Sunday afternoon into Monday morning.

The National Weather Service says total snow and sleet accumulations up to a half inch and ice accumulations of less than one tenth of an inch will be possible.

The advisory runs from 4 p.m. Sunday through 9 a.m. Monday for much of southwest Missouri.

Forecasters say roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, can become slick and hazardous.

Plan on slippery road conditions for the morning commute Monday.

Slow down and use caution when driving, and watch your first few steps taken on stairs, sidewalks and driveways.

These surfaces could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk for a fall or injury.

Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri is sponsoring a bill that, if passed, would ban TikTok for all devices in the United States.

Hawley announced Wednesday that he would promote the bill, calling it a “major security and privacy concern for ever American, especially kids.”

The phone-based social media app has drawn criticism due to its ownership being based in China.

Hawley says that the app is capable of accessing information on your cell phone to be accessed by the Chinese government.

Experts believe the bill will be introduced by Colorado Representative Ken Buck in the House of Representatives.

A man from Georgia is in police custody after allegedly killing two people in Sikeston.

Atlanta Police say 33-year-old Cornelius David was arrested on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm.

Investigators say he shot and killed Kiara Haynes and Breana Conner on Sunday, January 22.

Haynes was pronounced dead at the scene, while Conner was transported to a local hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

David is being held in an Atlanta jail without bond while his extradition back to Missouri is being arranged.

The IRS has seized a yacht, several vehicles, and other assets from a Springfield restaurant owner accused of fraud.

John Felts is accused of fraudulently applying for paycheck protection program loans and economic injury disaster loans.

Felts owns several restaurants, including Taco Habitat, Hot Cluckers, and Bourbon and Beale.

Federal officials claim most of the companies Felts used to apply for loans had no employees and were not in operation at the time he applied.

Four people have been arrested after holding a mother and child hostage in Hollister.

Hollister police were called to a home in the 900 block of Evergreen Street Thursday night. Hollister Police and members of the Taney County Special Response Team negotiated with the four occupants of the home for about an hour before they surrendered.

The mother and child were not harmed.

Hollister police have not released the names of the suspects or why they were holding the woman and child.