COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 88-year-old Hermann woman was killed in a Friday crash on Highway 100 in Franklin County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the woman was driving a 2003 Ford Ranger east on the road, crossed the center line and hit a 2019 Freightliner
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of East Walnut Street in Downtown Columbia will close next week for utility work, according to a Friday press release from the city. The release says that beginning 7 a.m. Monday, contractors will install gas service for a new building at 1104 East Walnut St. Crews will remove and replace
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they arrested a man on Thursday in connection with a Nov. 10 shooting in the 900 block of East Broadway in Downtown Columbia. Demetrius L. Shaw, 23, of Columbia, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Charges have not been filed yet in the shooting case,
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 2100 block of Blue Ridge Road Friday morning. Sarah Yoro-Massad with the Columbia Police Department says injuries are unknown at this time. Boone County Joint Communications sent out an alert at 7:02 a.m for a vehicle collision asking drivers to use
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steelville man was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Maries County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2010 Hyundai Sonata – driven by a 43-year-old Steelville man – was heading southbound on Highway 63, about two miles north of Vienna, when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has died after she was in a crash on Saturday in Boone County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 18-year-old driver died on Sunday at 12:09 p.m. at University Hospital. The family identified her in a post on the website GoFundMe as Cally Coatney.
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man has died from injuries he suffered in a crash that involved a Miller County deputy, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman and crash report. A 26-year-old pedestrian was hit on Nov. 21 on Highway 17, north of Tuscumbia, according to the crash report. The crash report
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers worked four deadly crash scenes over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period including one in Boone County. The patrol reported deaths on highways in eastern, southwest and southern Missouri in its initial report on holiday traffic statistics released Tuesday. The report was later revised to include a deadly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period concludes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The counting period began Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. According to the patrol’s crash report website, as of 7:30 p.m. Sunday, three people were killed, and114 were injured in 79 traffic crashes across the state. During last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roads were covered in much of Mid-Missouri as the area saw its first snowfall of the season Saturday. According to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, as of 6 a.m. Saturday, Troop F handled 80 non-injury crashes, seven crashes with injuries, one fatal crash and 186 stranded motorists.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Jefferson City woman was hospitalized after crashing her truck in Boone County Saturday morning. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the woman was driving in a 2004 Ford F150 on Northbound US 63 south of Aufranc Road at 9:24 a.m. The report states the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A three-vehicle crash that injured five people shut down an area of Highway 50/63 on Thursday in Jefferson City, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. According to the report, a 2014 BMW 320I was heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 50/63 and hit a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were hurt after a crash in Jefferson City on Wednesday night. According to a crash report from Jefferson City Police, the Communication Center begin getting calls about a crash on eastbound Highway 54 north of the MO 179 and Route B overpass. Police said the driver of a green
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday and Sunday afternoon and evening are the busiest travel days over Thanksgiving weekend, according to a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP trooper Luke Benke said extra troopers will be put patrolling the roads until Sunday night when the holiday counting period ends. MSHP will count data — including
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both lanes of westbound I-70 at mile-marker 125 are back open after a vehicle fire and crash in Columbia Wednesday morning. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Jenny Hooper said the crashed involved three vehicles and injures are unknown. Boone County Joint Communications sent out an alert just before 8 a.m. saying both westbound
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Airports across the country are feeling the strain of the Thanksgiving rush, passengers say their experience at the Columbia Regional Airport has been positive. AAA projects nearly 80 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and Monday. While the majority of those people will travel by
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One lane of Route B north of Columbia was closed on Tuesday evening following a two-vehicle crash. First responders were at the scene near the intersection of Route B and East McGee Road before 7 p.m. An ABC 17 News photographer saw two Boone County Fire Protection District vehicles and an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Area law enforcement are searching for a driver involved in a Boone County chase. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Kyle Green told ABC 17 News in a text message Monday night that Boone County deputies tried to stop a vehicle for speeding. The vehicle drove eastbound on Interstate 70 and crashed near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man was flown to University Hospital on Monday night after an SUV hit him on a country highway. The 33-year-old Newburg man was walking on Route T just south of Doolittle when he was hit by a GMC Acadia driven by a 16-year-old boy, according to a Missouri State
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A record number of people are expected to travel this week. That includes people flying and going by car. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday. Most of them will be going by car. Are you traveling this Thanksgiving? Let us know
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