COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 34-year-old Newburg man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Phelps County just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2000 Harley-Davidson motorcycle east on County Road 3060, east of Highway V, when he crossed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured – one seriously – in a Tuesday morning crash in Phelps County on County Road 3060, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2000 Harley Davidson – rode by a 34-year-old Newburg man – was heading eastbound when the bike
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A four-vehicle crash shut down some of the eastbound lanes of the Missouri River bridge at Jefferson City on Monday afternoon, the Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release. The crash happened at about 4:20 p.m. on the Highway 54/63 bridge. A Chevrolet Trailblazer failed to stop for traffic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old Kaiser woman was seriously hurt during a crash in Camden County just before 7 p.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving a 2008 Honda Element south on Highway D at Locust Road. The report says she was speeding down the curvy road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is no longer releasing the names of people who died in crashes, a CPD spokesman told ABC 17 News Spokesman Brian McNeill told ABC 17 News in an email that CPD is following the example of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and stated the same reasoning as the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 76-year-old Crocker woman was seriously hurt after a crash in Miller County just before 2:30 p.m. Friday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Trax south on Route 17, north of Bennet Road, when the car went off the road and hit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 64-year-old St. Charles man was killed during a crash in Camden County just after 3:15 p.m. Sunday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2018 Ford F250 east on US 54 near Route A when the truck went off the right side of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old Saint James man was killed during a crash in Phelps County at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2005 Ford F-150 west on Highway YY, one mile west of the Crawford County line, when he failed to navigate a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The road where a fatal crash happened Saturday was supposed to have safety improvements installed years ago, but the project was delayed due to its cost and large scale. A man died after hitting another car head on in the 2900 block of Forum Boulevard, near Wilsons Fitness Center Saturday. Construction for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police responded to Garden Drive Sunday for a crash between an SUV and a motorcycle. An ABC 17 News reporter saw Columbia Fire Department and an MU Health ambulance on scene, along with two to three CPD cars. A CPD spokesman said officers responded to the area at 7 p.m. A
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a press release from CPD, it said a 46-year-old Columbia man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision near Forum Boulevard. There were no passengers in the vehicles. The driver of the other vehicle had serious injuries from the crash and was taken to a local hospital
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COLUMBIA Mo. A 15-year-old boy from Bland was seriously injured Saturday in an ATV crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report, the crash happened at around 7:15 p.m. The teen was driving a 2014 Can-Am Commander in a field just north of Bland when he went to make a turn and flipped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a semi-truck in Columbia led to Interstate 70 having to be shut down on Friday night. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 8:50 p.m. stating the crash occurred near mile-marker 126, which is near the Providence Road construction zone. A second notification was sent at 9:10 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated after the Missouri State Highway Patrol added information to its crash report. Three people were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 87 in Howard County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2013 Ford
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A box truck that was hauling items for the U.S. Postal Service crashed near Ashland on Wednesday after the driver suffered a medical emergency, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The truck went off the Route H on-ramp from Highway 63, between Ashland and Columbia Regional Airport. The medical emergency, which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jackson, Missouri, man was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday evening on Hagar Street, about 3.5 miles southwest of Bevier in Macon County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode his Yamaha Banchee westbound and lost control of it as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 81-year-old man died from injuries he suffered in a crash with a cement truck on Monday in Jefferson City, according to a Jefferson City Police Department crash report. The report says officers responded at a two-vehicle crash at 9:22 a.m. near the intersection of Route C and Veith Drive. The report
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people were taken to the hospital, three with serious injuries, after a crash in Phelps County around 11:15 p.m. Sunday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 17-year-old girl from Newburg, an 18-year-old man from Salem, an 18-year-old man from Rolla, a 20-year-old woman from Rolla and a
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As Columbia Public Schools begin class on August 25, the Missouri Highway Patrol is warning motorists and parents to prepare their students for road safety as student drivers return to morning commutes. According to a press release from MSHP, the state had 834 traffic crashes involving a school bus in 2024. Of those crashes, seven
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The gender of one of the suspects has been corrected and has been edited to reflect the arrests. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Suspects involved in a vehicle and pedestrian collision on August 14 that killed a 47-year-old Columbia man along East St. Charles Road have been arrested On Saturday, Columbia Police Officers arrested 53-year-old
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