Crash & Collision Archives

Rolla woman dies in Phelps County crash

March 29, 2026 10:05 AM Marie Moyer

A 23-year-old Rolla woman died in a crash early Saturday morning, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

Car crashes into North Columbia duplex

March 28, 2026 8:15 PM Olivia Hayes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police said its officers responded to a home in the 4500 block of Rice Road Saturday evening after a car crashed into it. Colin Imhoff, a CPD spokesperson, said the call came in around 6:12 p.m. Columbia Fire also responded to the scene at 6:13 p.m. An ABC 17 News reporter

Lane of Vandiver Drive in Columbia closed after crash

March 27, 2026 3:00 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eastbound lane of Vandiver Drive in north Columbia was closed near Paris Road on Friday afternoon after a crash. The closure was announced by Boone County Joint Communications at 2:26 p.m. and was still closed off at 3 p.m. Several first responders, including EMS, Columbia police, Boone County deputies and Columbia

Doolittle man killed in motorcycle crash

March 27, 2026 9:50 AM Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old man died after a motorcycle crash in Phelps County on Thursday. Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 3:48 p.m. on Highway D, half a mile north of Interstate 44 near Arlington. The crash report states the Doolittle man was driving westbound ong Highway D on a 2022

Vichy man seriously hurt after crash in Phelps County

March 25, 2026 8:12 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Vichy man is seriously hurt after a crash in Phelps County just after midnight Wednesday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving a 2004 Nissan Frontier on Highway P, near Forrest Service Road 1516, heading west, when the car went off

Man accused of pointing gun at woman’s head, threatening to shoot cat

March 24, 2026 3:24 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was charged on Monday after authorities claim he threatened to shoot a cat and pointed a gun at a woman’s head. Robert Russell, 18, was charged in Miller County with second-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was released from the Miller County Jail on Tuesday

Sedalia man dead after being hit by Amtrak

March 24, 2026 10:50 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Amtrak train hit and killed a man trespassing on the tracks Monday night near Sedalia. The impact happened near Highway 50 and Route TT, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman. The 59-year-old Sedalia man was on the tracks in front of a westbound Amtrak, Cpl. Justin Ewing. No passengers

Crashed tofu truck in Doolittle still sitting after 3 weeks

March 23, 2026 6:43 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tofu truck has been sitting in Doolittle, Missouri, for the past three weeks after a crash. The Doolittle Fire Protection District wrote on its social media on Sunday that the truck crashed on March 1 near mile-marker 172 on Interstate 44. DRFPD wrote that the Missouri Department of Transportation is working

Columbia woman takes plea deal in deadly 2023 crash with motorcycle

March 23, 2026 11:26 AM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used in background research for this article A Columbia woman scheduled to stand trial in March pleaded guilty during a pre-trial conference Monday to a fatal 2023 crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist. Elizabeth Lopez was charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident

Ramp reopened after tractor-trailer crashes in Callaway County

March 23, 2026 1:42 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Interstate 70 on-ramp reopened at about 11 a.m. Monday after it was closed for a tractor-trailer crash. The North Callaway Fire District posted on social media that the eastbound on-ramp at the Hatton exit at mile marker 144 was closed for a couple of hours after the crash. A photograph showed

Madison man killed in crash involving horse-drawn buggy in Randolph County

March 22, 2026 10:31 PM Olivia Hayes

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old Madison man is dead and two women are hurt after a crash involving a horse-drawn buggy in Randolph County just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 75-year-old Moberly woman driving a Ford Escape was heading west on Route M about

Linn man seriously injured in Osage County crash

March 21, 2026 10:27 AM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old man from Linn was seriously injured in a crash on Highway 63 in Osage County on Saturday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, around 5:11 a.m., the man was headed south in a 2012 Cadillac CTS when he drove off the right side of the road

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Morgan County crash

March 21, 2026 10:06 AM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 29-year-old Versailles man was seriously injured Friday in a motorcycle crash in Morgan County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, it occurred around 7:50 p.m. on Old Five Road, north of Leatherman Road. An 85-year-old Versailles woman was headed south in a 2016 Ford Explorer when she drove

Woman seriously injured in Phelps County crash

March 20, 2026 2:59 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 59-year-old woman from Dixon, Missouri, was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday on Route D in Phelps County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman drove a 2002 Dodge Ram eastbound when it went off the right side of the road.

Woman dead, two seriously injured after crash in Audrain County

March 18, 2026 6:55 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old woman is dead and two juveniles were seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash in Audrain County just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that a 16-year-old boy from Mexico was driving a 1998 Chevrolet 1500 on Highway 22 on Audrain

Three-vehicle crash leads to lane closure on Nifong Boulevard

March 17, 2026 7:42 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Tuesday night led to one of the westbound lanes of West Nifong Boulevard in Columbia to be closed by first responders. Three vehicles were involved in the crash and one person was brought to an area hospital, according to firefighters at the scene. The status of that person’s injuries

Jefferson City man hit by trooper in November crash sues MSHP

March 17, 2026 6:49 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was involved in a crash with a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper in November has sued the patrol. Therron Sloan filed a lawsuit on Monday in Cole County against MSHP, saying he was hit on Nov. 5 by Trooper Dennis D. Mathes’s patrol vehicle as a

71-year-old Pilot Grove woman killed in Cooper County crash

March 16, 2026 1:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 71-year-old woman from Pilot Grove was killed in a Monday morning crash on Highway 135 at Route E in Cooper County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol The report says the woman was a passenger in a 2014 Toyota Venza that was driven by a 74-year-old

Fayette man dies in Howard County crash

March 14, 2026 7:28 PM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 28-year-old Fayette man died in a crash on Missouri Route 124 at County Road 103 early Saturday morning, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that at 2:15 a.m., the man was driving west in a 2015 Dodge Journey when he drove across the center line

Tuscumbia man killed in single-vehicle crash

March 13, 2026 9:07 AM Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man died after a crash in Miller County on Thursday afternoon. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened on Route C, half a mile north of Ulman Ridge Road in Miller County. Troopers said a 47-year-old man from Tuscumbia was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 truck when it