BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries have been reported after a semi-truck caught fire at the Route J off-ramp of westbound Interstate 70 on Monday, according to Boone County Fire officials. The ramp is currently closed, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Gayle Blomenkamp. The estimated time for the closure was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire in the 4600 block of Winterbrook Court Sunday that left one fireman injured and may have killed multiple animals. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the call at around 2:40 p.m. for a residential structure fire in Thornbrook. Columbia Fire Captain
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) One Lake Ozark firefighter was taken to the hospital with injuries after fighting a house fire Saturday evening. Just after 5:30 Saturday night, Lake Ozark Fire Protection District responded to a house fire in the 1800 block of Sweetwater Court. According to a news release, the only person injured
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire damaged a Columbia residence Friday night in the 4400 block of Rice Road. The Columbia Fire Department arrived to the scene at 9:01 p.m. with the right side of the house on fire, according to CFD Capt. Ed Kehrer. The fire was put out by 9:09 p.m. No injuries were reported.
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An empty house was destroyed in a fire in Jefferson City on Wednesday.
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LOHMAN, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County woman has been charged with three counts of second-degree arson after she was accused of setting fire to a residence, two barns and a yard on Saturday. A warrant was issued Tuesday for Diana Anne Beasley, 50, of Lohman, and no bond is set. She is not in custody,
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The Columbia Fire Department is investigating what caused a shed to catch fire in the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue on Wednesday morning.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District says three people were home but made it out safely when a broke out in 6700 block of East Southfield Drive in Boone County around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. When ABC 17 News crews arrived on the scene, they saw crews working to control the smoke and
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – One person was flown to the hospital after a boat exploded at the Lake of the Ozarks on Thursday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that 35-year-old Amanda Kingston suffered serious injuries in the explosion around 3:20 p.m. The patrol said the boat, operated by 78-year-old Benny E. Thomas, exploded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The Columbia Police Department says no one was injured after a car caught fire in central Columbia early Wednesday morning. Police say they were called to Sanford Ave. around four in the morning on Wednesday where the vehicle was located. When ABC 17 News Crews arrived 4:15 a.m., two CPD cars and
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders were on the scene Tuesday afternoon for a report of a fire at a northern Boone County home near North Gilbert and West Dripping Springs roads. The cause of fire is still under investigation. No injuries have been reported. The homeowner is out of town. No one was home
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Wednesday fire in at an apartment building off Horseshoe Bend Parkway, according to a Facebook Post from the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District. Firefighters saw smoke showing from one of the units. Crews found a small fire and contained it quickly with minimal damage, according
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County coroner has identified the man who died in a fire Saturday in the 400 block of North Hinkley Street in Moberly. The coroner told ABC 17 News that Jeffrey Benton, 54, of Moberly, died as a result of the fire. Benton was pronounced dead at the scene. The fire
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Sunday garage fire in the 700 block of Holt Street in Mexico, according to a Monday press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. Crews responded a house fire call at 10:49 a.m. Sunday. The garage had significant fire, heat and smoke damage, according to the
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man died from a fire inside a commercial building in Moberly Saturday morning. The fire happened just before 10:30 a.m. in the area of 412 North Hinkley Street in Moberly. When Moberly Fire Department arrived, firefighters found smoke coming from the back of the building, according to a news release. After
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City fire officials received reports at 12:51 a.m. Friday of smoke coming from a house in the 1800 block of West Main Street, according to an email from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The house was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. Smoke was coming from the basement and firefighters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No people were hurt in a house fire Friday night in the 2200 block of Bluff Pointe Drive, but two dogs were killed, according to Columbia Fire Department officials. The cause of the fire has not been determined. A Columbia fire official said the fire is under control, but the department is
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A fire destroyed an attached garage and damaged a home in west Columbia late Thursday.
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Fire Protection District is investigating a fire that broke out in the 5400 block of Bangnell Drive in Cole County Saturday. Cole County Fire says crews were dispatched to a home around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. When crews arrived, they found the outside of the home above the front door
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District Crews have reopened the 2000 block of East Calvert Hill Road in Boone County after an early morning fire. Clint Walker, Battalion Chief for Boone County Fire says crews were dispatched to a home within the block around 4:00 a.m. Friday morning. Walker says the homeowner was
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