No one hurt when train hits side-by-side on tracks near Mendon
No one was hurt when a train and a special vehicle designed to operate on railroad tracks collided Monday near the site of a deadly crash last year.
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United States Exercise Tiger Foundation remembers 9/11 Monday
Monday marks 22 years since the terror attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon that claimed the lives of thousands of people.
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Columbia man seriously hurt in motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously hurt after a motorcycle crash in Boone County Sunday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash at 3:40 p.m. on I-70 eastbound at the 116 mile mark. Troopers said, 51-year-old Steve Coats was on a motorcycle when he turned in front of the
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you seen the Rocheport bridge demolition?
Mid-Missouri residents were treated to a rare event Sunday when the Missouri Department of Transportation sent the old Interstate 70 bridge at Rocheport into the Missouri River.
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WATCH: MoDOT demolishes old Missouri River bridge at Rocheport
The Missouri Department of Transportation demolished the old bridge over the Missouri River at Rocheport on Sunday.
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No one injured in Randolph County plane crash; plane ran out of fuel
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The scene of a plane crash reported in Randolph County is now clear. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at about 8 tonight a plane crashed just west of County Road 2310 in Randolph County. The plane crashed because it ran out of fuel, according to the Randolph County Sheriff. Two
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Paraglider crashes into power lines in Morgan County
FORTUNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man crashed into power lines in Fortuna Sunday evening in a powered paraglider. According to a tweet from Missouri State Highway Patrol, the pilot hit the power lines and was ejected from the powered paraglider. The pilot is not hurt. Highway Patrol said an FAA inspector will report to the scene
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Affordable housing project in Columbia offers tiny homes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. According to Empower Missouri, 72% of very low income households in the state are housing cost burdened. There was an open house walking tour in Columbia on Sunday for residents to tour accessory dwelling units (ADU). An ADU is a “smaller residence
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Fire at Grindstone Walmart causes traffic delays
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roads were shut down behind the Grindstone Walmart in Columbia when a large fire started Saturday afternoon just before 5 p.m. Around 6:30 p.m., employees were let back into the store and fire crews started to leave the scene. Gray Oak Drive was shut down for the fire response. Large clouds of
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Man and woman die in two-vehicle car crash Saturday evening
GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morrison man and woman were killed in a car crash involving two vehicles Saturday evening in Gasconade County. An online crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol states that Gary Rost, 59 was driving West on Route ZZ in his car with Julia Rost, 61 just before six o’clock.
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Brumley man seriously injured in motorcycle crash Friday evening
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brumley man was seriously injured in a crash involving a motorcycle in Miller County Friday evening. According to an online crash report, Jeffrey Gilliam, 66 was riding his motorcycle East of Martin Road on Missouri Route 42 just after six o’clock. The crash occurred when Gilliam drove off the side
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Woman and two juveniles injured in two-vehicle car crash Friday evening
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KM(Z) A woman and three juveniles were seriously injured in a crash involving two vehicles in Miller County Friday evening. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Stephanie Young, 33, was driving South on Blue Springs Drive at six o’clock with five other juveniles in the car. The
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Boonville High School athletic trophies accidentally given away at football game
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people who attended Boonville High School’s football season opener may have been given a piece of the school’s athletic history on accident. In a letter to parents and staff, Boonville Superintendent Mark Harvey said trophies, plaques and memorabilia were displayed at the Sept. 1 game, and were subsequently given away without
Continue Reading Moberly man dies in Macon County motorcycle crash
MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 74-year-old Moberly man died Thursday in a motorcycle crash on Route T in Macon County about a mile and a half east of College Mound, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the crash report, Ronald Wilson died after he hit a deer with his 2002
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Jefferson City budget committee will vote to take composting out of city budget
As the end of the budget year nears for Jefferson City, council members are waiting to hear the result of negotiations from the current public yard waste site, All Seasons Landscaping.
Continue ReadingSportsZone Football Friday 2023: Week 3 scores and highlights
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) View all area scores below. Watch a stream of the game in the web player above.
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Police close busy Columbia roads; man critically injured
Police closed down parts of East Broadway and College Avenue after a call went out of a suicidal person in Downtown Columbia.
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Russellville woman suffers serious injury in crash
RUSSELLVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash Friday in Russellville on Route A, east of Shikles Road. The crash occurred as Catherine Scribner, 68, of Russellville, reached down to grab her cellphone from the passenger seat of her 2020 Toyota Rav 4, according to a crash report from the Missouri
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Woman charged, allegedly used credit cards stolen from car at preschool
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested and charged after allegedly stealing a backpack filled with credit cards and personal items from a vehicle at Green Meadows Preschool on Thursday. Julia Anne Elizabeth Nelson, 34, was charged with stealing and fraudulent use of a credit/debit device. Her address on Casenet is listed as Prescott, Wisconsin,
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Douglass Park shooter gets nearly two decades in prison
A man who pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter and other charges in a deadly 2020 Douglass Park shooting was sentenced to almost two decades behind bars Friday.
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