Crash & Collision Archives

Kingdom City woman to be charged after a series of crashes in northeast Columbia

April 4, 2026 11:16 AM Marie Moyer

A Kingdom City woman is under investigation after multiple crashes Friday evening.

Several injured after 3-vehicle crash leads to lane of I-70 closing, 1 driver arrested on suspicion of DWI

April 3, 2026 6:19 PM Ryan Shiner, Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 just west of Columbia were closed on Friday during rush hour after a crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, at around 5:45 p.m., a 27-year-old Columbia man was driving a 2021 Ram 3500 east on I-70 when he passed a 38-year-old Fayette

Columbia woman arrested in Tennessee for deadly motorcycle crash

April 3, 2026 11:14 AM Madison Stuerman

Kyshonda Williams, 30, was arrested in Tennessee on an arrest warrant for involuntary manslaughter in the second degree after allegedly hitting a motorcyclist during a crash on Nov. 2.

Columbia man dies from injuries after crash

April 3, 2026 9:41 AM Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that Mohamed Abdalla, 20, of Columbia, died Thursday after a crash earlier in the week. Police said the crash happened on Wednesday just after midnight on Route B near the intersection of

Centralia man pleads guilty to DWI in deadly Osage County crash, gets 120-day treatment program

April 2, 2026 6:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man pleaded guilty to three felonies for a drunken October 2024 crash that killed a man. Nathan Timpe pleaded guilty on Wednesday to driving while intoxicated that caused the death of another and two counts of DWI causing serious injury. He was sentenced to 120 days of shock incarceration and

Alleged drunk driver arrested after flipping SUV in Mexico

April 2, 2026 9:21 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly flipped an SUV while drunk and high. The Mexico Department of Public Safety says officers arrested a 39-year-old man after he drove a Cadillac SUV straight on a curve in the 4800 block of Clark Street, went about a tenth of

Chicago man killed in semi-truck crash, Route J in Audrain County closed

April 1, 2026 8:41 AM Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois, died in a crash in Audrain County on Wednesday. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 6:20 a.m. on Route J at Audrain County Road 481. Troopers said the driver of a 2011 International LF627 was going westbound on Route J when it went

Two killed in head-on crash in Pettis County

April 1, 2026 7:52 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both drivers are dead after a head-on crash in Pettis County late Tuesday night. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 58-year-old Smithton man was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado east on Highway 50, west of Monsees Road, at 11:30 p.m., when he crossed into oncoming traffic

Marshall man seriously hurt in Saline County crash

March 30, 2026 8:37 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 84-year-old Marshall man was seriously hurt after a crash in Saline County. The Missouri State Highway report states the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 240 and Landmark Ave/Eastwood Street just before 9 p.m. Sunday. Troopers said that the 84-year-old was driving a 2016 Ford Escape south when he crossed

Crash with motorcycle causes delays on Interstate 70 in Columbia

March 30, 2026 8:30 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle is causing delays on Interstate 70 Monday morning. A Columbia Police Department spokesperson said they are investigating at the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. According to the MoDOT Traveler Map, the crash was reported just before 8 a.m. and delays are expected for the

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