Deadly pedestrian crash prompts new safety measures in Taos
About two months after a deadly pedestrian crash in Cole County, solutions are in the works to make crosswalks safer.
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Car crashes into fire hydrant, sending water flowing down Columbia street
No one was reported to be injured in after a car crashed into a fire hydrant in southeast Columbia on Sunday morning.
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Owensville woman seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash in Morgan County
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Owensville woman was hospitalized after a four-vehicle crash in Morgan County on Friday night. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on U.S. 50 just before 10 p.m. The report says the 61-year-old was traveling west in a 2025 Nissan Altima, when the vehicle crossed
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Westbound I-70 reopened after deadly semitruck crash in Cooper County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 are back open, after they were closed for six hours as troopers investigated and cleaned up after a deadly crash involving a tractor-trailer at mile marker 111 in Cooper County early Thursday morning. Troop F spokesman Kyle Green says no other vehicles were involved. An ABC
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21-year-old Kansas City man dies in Cole County crash, 79-year-old woman seriously injured
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Kansas City man died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Wednesday on Highway 54 at Monticello Road in Cole County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man drove a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta southbound and was attempting to cross
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Columbia man accused in drunken crash allegedly had BAC nearly 4 times the legal limit to drive
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was charged with a felony and four misdemeanors in an alleged drunken driving crash on Monday allegedly had a blood alcohol content nearly four times the legal limit to drive. Maurice Robinson, 40, was charged on Tuesday with driving while intoxicated – causing physical injury and four misdemeanors:
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Car flips after hitting tree, driver hospitalized
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to the hospital after their car flipped after hitting a tree on Wednesday. A Boone County Joint Communications alert was sent out at 8:42 a.m. about a crash on Smiley Lane at Rangeline St., asking drivers to avoid the area. Columbia Police Department Sgt. Robert Fox said a
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21-year-old Eldon man seriously injured in Miller County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old motorcycle rider was seriously injured in a Tuesday afternoon crash on Route W in Miller County, just east of Lighthouse Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode his 2013 Harley Davidson 1200 Custom westbound when he crossed the centerline
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Man seriously injured in Sunday morning Saline County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 32-year-old man from Sweet Springs, Missouri, was seriously injured Sunday morning in a crash on Highway 127 at 157th Road in Saline County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man was driving a 1999 Toyota Avalon southbound when it went off the
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Cooper County crash leaves woman injured, I-70 lanes blocked Saturday
A Ballwin, Missouri woman was injured in a crash that shut down part of Interstate 70 in Cooper County Saturday evening.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 34-year-old was driving a 2022 Hyundai Elantra eastbound on I-70 around 4:30 p.m., west of the Missouri River Bridge. The car hydroplaned and hit a guardrail near mile marker 133.
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One person hurt in southeast Columbia crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was hurt after a crash in Southeast Columbia on Friday morning. Columbia police confirmed the crash happened at 8:20 a.m. on Southbound Highway 63. A Boone County Joint Communication alert went out minutes later that Highway 63 southbound at the Discovery Parkway onramp was closed due to the crash. ABC
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Randolph County woman dies after Highway 63 crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 75-year-old woman was pronounced dead at University Hospital on Wednesday after a crash on Highway 63 in Randolph County. The woman, from Jacksonville, was driving a 2002 Buick LeSabre when she traveled into the path of a 2022 GMC Yukon at Highway 63 and Route K in Cairo a little before
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Crossing safety improvements still in progress three years after deadly Amtrak crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It only took 10 seconds for a perfect summer day in Chariton County to turn into a tragedy. It was just before 1 p.m. on June 27, 2022, when a dump truck hauling materials to a nearby site was crossing the railroad tracks at Porche Prairie Avenue near Mendon when it was
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Trail crossing sign posted near site of fatal July crash on Katy Trail
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A “trail crossing ahead” sign has been posted near the site of a fatal crash that occurred over the summer. A 9-year-old boy was killed on July 25, 2025, after he was hit by a pickup truck in the 12000 block of Cole County Road 391, previous reporting shows. The boy
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Montgomery County school bus towed from scene after crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A staff member suffered minor injuries when a Montgomery County school bus was hit by a car Wednesday morning. The Montgomery County R-2 bus was hit at about 7:30 a.m. on Highway 19 near Route WW just north of New Florence, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A Hyundai
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Train crossings continued to kill Missourians in 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite safety efforts nationwide, more than 2,000 incidents were reported at highway rail crossings nationwide in 2025, resulting in 268 deaths and 686 injuries, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Only about 2% of those incidents happened in Missouri, where 34 crossing collisions resulted in four deaths and nine
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Macon teenager seriously injured in crash Saturday afternoon
MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macon teenager was seriously injured in a crash in Macon County Saturday afternoon. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Route DD just after 4 p.m. The report states the 17-year-old boy was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger west, when the truck
Continue Reading Man seriously injured in single-vehicle crash in Pulaski County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 43-year-old man from Dixon was seriously injured in a crash Thursday on Highway 133 in Pulaski County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man’s 2003 Saturn L200 was heading northbound when it went off the right side of the road. The driver
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Woman, two teens seriously hurt after Pettis County crash
Editor’s Note: details about what led up to the crash have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teenagers and a woman were seriously injured after a three-vehicle crash in Pettis County. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 9:19 p.m. on Route Y on Wednesday night. Troopers said the crash happened when a
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Camdenton woman seriously hurt after crash in Camden County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old Camdenton woman was seriously injured after a crash just before midnight Wednesday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the woman was driving a 2017 Cadillac XT5 north on W. Cross Fox Trail, south of Hawks Landing, when she went off the right
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