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Traffic slows on I-70 after tractor-trailer turns over into median, driver has ‘significant injuries’

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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says an Odessa man was seriously injured Wednesday evening after a crash on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. Christopher Wanager, 62, was driving a 2005 Freightliner Columbia westbound when it went off the left side of the road and hit the median cable barrier. The tractor-trailer then

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Highway 5 has most deaths per year on Missouri roads, officials say numbers could be misleading for road’s overall safety

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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Data from the National Traffic Highway Administration Shows that Highway 5 has seen the most deaths in the state during the past five years.  The highway saw an average of 11 traffic-related deaths per year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from 2018-22.  On Tuesday,

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Cooper County Fire Protection District says proposed OSHA changes could take away staffing and service

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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Fire Protection District is worried about how proposed changes to OSHA guidelines could affect its operations. The proposed rule changes would replace the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s existing Fire Brigades standard, which has had barely any changes since 1980. Changes would expand the rules to increase safety measures

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St. Louis man charged in Callaway County following chase, accused of stealing car in Boonville after being released from jail

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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man was charged on Tuesday after he led deputies on a chase on Monday, court documents say. Prentice Harris, 34, was charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, two counts of resisting arrest and two misdemeanors: Speeding 26 miles per hour over the limit and driving while

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