The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has taken accountability after admitting that crews were not able to salt the roads in time, as the winter storm arrived earlier than originally forecasted. Snow was expected to begin falling around 4 p.m., but instead started around noon, catching both MoDOT and drivers off guard. MoDOT had planned to begin salting in the afternoon, but by the time trucks were deployed, several roads had already become dangerously slick, leading to multiple acci