Boonville man killed in Sunday motorcycle crash
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of Eleventh Street and Highway 87.;
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Second crash reported at Rocheport Bridge Tuesday morning
Mid-Missouri crews responded to a second crash at the Missouri River Bridge on Interstate 70 westbound near Rocheport on Tuesday.
Continue Reading Troopers rescue two women missing on the Lamine River
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday two women were rescued in Cooper County early in the morning after getting lost on the Lamine River on Sunday.
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Lane of I-70 to close on Missouri River bridge for urgent repairs
One eastbound lane of Interstate 70 over the Missouri River bridge near Rocheport will be closed for three nights next week for urgent repairs.
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One dead in Cooper County ATV crash
One person is dead after an all-terrain vehicle crash in Cooper County.
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Clarksburg man pleads guilty to fatal DWI
A Clarksburg man was put on probation after he pleaded guilty Friday to driving while intoxicated that caused the death of a California man.
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Boonville prison inmate charged with murder in overdose death
Prosecutors have charged a Boonville Correctional Center inmate with murder after he allegedly provided a fatal dose of fentanyl to another inmate.
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Search for missing Columbia woman ends for the week
The search for a missing Columbia woman has wrapped up for the week because of expected rain and storms.
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Authorities continue search for Mengqi Ji at the Lamine River
Crews returned to the De Bourgmont Access at the Lamine River near Highway 41 in search for a missing Columbia mother.
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Authorities continue to build levee in search for Mengqi Ji
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Crews gained ground Thursday on the Lamine River levee construction to aid in the search for Mengqi Ji. Authorities began building the levee in order to get heavy machinery onto the river in attempt to reach the south column of the Highway 41 bridge where they believe Mengqi Ji may be located.
Continue Reading Crews return to Lamine River in search of missing mom
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Search teams returned to the Lamine River on Wednesday, in search of a missing Columbia mother. “Our goal is really to gain some closure for the family and to truly investigate to a point where we find evidence of her body and close the case,” Brittany Hilderbrand, a Columbia Police Department spokesperson
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Building of Lamine River levee in missing mom search begins
The De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County closed Tuesday to allow Columbia police to continue searching for a missing Columbia mom, Mengqi Ji.
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Columbia police to build levee on Lamine River to find missing Columbia woman
The Columbia Police Department announced Wednesday it will work with local and state partners to build a levee at the Lamine River to help in the search for a missing woman.
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Missouri River bridge back open after several crashes
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic came to a standstill at the Missouri River bridge near Rocheport Sunday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, one car crashed on the bridge causing traffic to stop. Then a tractor trailer hit another tractor trailer. At least one person was injured during the crashes.
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Boonville casino lays off 350 workers, cites COVID-19
The Isle of Capri casino company notified the state that it will lay off 350 workers because of COVID-19.
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Search back on for man who jumped into Missouri River
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it resumed its search Monday for a man who was seen jumping into the Missouri River.
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Highway patrol searching for male in Missouri River
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is searching for a male in his 30s in the Missouri River.
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Cooper County Health Department says person with COVID-19 visited Isle of Capri
Cooper County health authorities said Sunday that a patron of Isle of Capri casino in Boonville tested positive for COVID-19.
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Bunceton R-IV dismisses early for gas leak
Cooper County R-IV in Bunceton released early Tuesday morning after a gas leak was reported inside the school.
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MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an
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