COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: An incorrect reference to the crash as fatal has been removed. The investigation into a head-on collision that left two drivers in critical condition on Wednesday has now been referred to the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office for one of the drivers involved. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Buchanan said the office
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A northeast Columbia road was closed Wednesday evening after a crash that left two people with critical injuries. A crash was reported on East St. Charles Road near Demaret Drive. Boone County Fire Protection District Lt. Joey Rimel told ABC 17 News that two vehicles were involved and the drivers were both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is spreading awareness of safe driving practices heading into the holiday and winter season, with a goal of logging another year of declining traffic deaths. According to MoDOT, November and December are busy times for deadly crashes. MoDOT said in 2025, 144 people were killed in traffic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian in Callaway County was seriously injured Monday night in a crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2014 Ford Flex – driven by a 33-year-old Mokane woman – was heading northbound on Route C, just south of County Road 400 near Mokane, when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A construction crane working on the project to expand Interstate 70 snagged a power line Monday afternoon, brining it down across the road and closing the westbound lanes. The road closure was reported at about 12:20 p.m., according to a note posted to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash with a motorcycle led to a busy downtown Columbia intersection to be shut down on Monday afternoon. Several emergency responders were at the corner of College Avenue and East Walnut Street after the crash. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification indicating Walnut Street was closed at 2:07 p.m. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old deputy was injured in a crash on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City on Sunday. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said in response to an email that the male deputy was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening and released from the hospital. The Jefferson City Police Department, which is investigating
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Callaway County Sunday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 37-year-old Fulton man was driving a 2023 Nissan Rogue eastbound near the 7300 block of Route Z in Callaway County at 12:15 p.m. Sunday. Trooper said the vehicle went off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of East Broadway near South El Chaparral Avenue in Columbia is back open after it was blocked off by first responders due to a car crash Sunday. Boone County Fire officials had blocked off the road for about 45 minutes. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. with at least two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman died, and another was seriously injured in a Benton County crash Friday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Old 65 Avenue and Keuper Road. A 19-year-old Green Ridge woman was driving southbound in a 2012 Cadillac SRX
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City men were seriously injured in a RTV crash Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 7 a.m. A 51-year-old man was driving a 2006 Kubota RTV 900 northbound on State Highway B, just south of Giggins Creek Road, when he was rear-ended by
Continue Reading EDITOR’S NOTE: An update has been made detailing the first crash. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Rocky Mount man was killed Friday after being hit by a car. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was lying in the northbound lane of State Route Y just North of Brendel Boulevard after being thrown
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The roundabout at Clark Lane and Hanover Boulevard opened on Friday. The intersection had closed in August as crews built the roundabout. Additional improvements include pavement and retaining walls. Go COMO – the City of Columbia’s public transit system –will go back to its normal route on Saturday, the service announced on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcycle crash Friday morning on Scott Boulevard has once again called attention to issues with speeding in the southwest Columbia area. According to the Columbia Fire Department, the crash occurred a little before 6:30 a.m. near the intersection with Gillespie Bridge Road. The motorcycle rider was taken to local hospital with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old Brookfield woman was seriously injured in a Friday morning crash on Route C in Chariton County, about 12 miles north of Keytesville, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman drove a 2016 Ford F-150 eastbound when it went off the right
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 37-year-old man from Festus, Missouri, was seriously injured Friday after he crashed a golf cart at the fourth hole of The Oaks Golf Course in Camden County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The report says the man drove a 2024 Yamaha golf cart westbound down a steep cart
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians will get flat license plates instead of the current plates with raised numbers and letters, starting in February. The Missouri Department of Revenue announced the change in a news release Friday. The department says switching away from the current embossed plates “supports greater efficiency” and lays the groundwork for moving to
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Two southwest Columbia streets were closed Friday morning after a man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash.
According to Boone County Joint Communications, the crash occurred on Scott Boulevard near Gillespie Bridge Road shortly before 6:30 a.m.
Ryan Schaeffer with the Columbia Fire Department said the crash involved one motorcycle, and a man was taken from the scene by ambulance with “critical” injuries.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After two months of closure, a portion of Clark Lane at Hanover Boulevard in northeast Columbia is expected to reopen Friday afternoon. Missouri Department of Transportation Improve I-70 Program Director Eric Kopinski told ABC 17 News on Thursday that the road is scheduled to reopen around 3:30 p.m. Friday. The improvements include
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Jefferson City girl was seriously injured in a crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Russellville, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at the intersection of Routes C and AA, according to the report. A 29-year-old Russellville woman was in her 2015 Ford
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