Teen hurt in crash on Highway 63
A Columbia teenager suffered moderate injuries after crashing into the back of a trailer Thursday on Highway 63, shutting down a lane of the highway.
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Maries County sheriff: Deputy recovering after crashing on curve
Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman says a deputy injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was home recovering the same night.
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5-year-old flown to hospital after being hit by semi-truck
A 5-year-old boy was flown to University Hospital in Columbia on Wednesday after being hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 44.
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Two injured in Camden County crash
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man suffered serious injuries and a woman had minor injuries Wednesday morning in a Camden County crash on Route A at Midway Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred after a 2009 Kia Rondo – driven by Nicole Olcott, 32, of Mountain Grove –
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Suspect in fatal Moberly crash still in hospital
Steven Garrett, the man arrested by Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers following a fatal head-on collision last week in Moberly, has yet to be released from University Hospital.
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Police say 4 hurt when car runs stop sign in Jefferson City; 1 flown to hospital
Four people were hurt Sunday when a car didn’t stop at a Jefferson City stop sign, causing a collision.
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Two people are seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Audrain County
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman are in the hospital recovering after being involved in a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon around 12:30 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Reports, Samuel C. Atkinson 22, and Caryn D. Atkinson, 47, both of Laddonia Missouri both was traveling westbound on Route KK
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Salisbury man suffers serious injuries in Randolph County crash
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Salisbury man suffered serious injuries in a Thursday afternoon crash. The crash occurred on Missouri 3 at Route W. A 2018 Freightliner garbage truck – driven by Timothy Kempton, 44 – was traveling, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. It crashed after Kempton attempted to make a
Continue Reading Troopers arrest driver involved in deadly Randolph County crash
Randolph County, Mo. (KMIZ) Troopers arrested a driver involved in a deadly crash near Moberly on suspicion of two counts of second-degree murder, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. An arrest report shows troopers arrested Steven Garrett, 47, of Moberly on Thursday afternoon after the wreck on Route M. Troopers said Garrett was driving
Continue Reading One dead, three injured in head-on collision near Moberly
A deadly crash shut down part of a state route Thursday afternoon just outside Moberly.
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Man has serious injuries following crash in Morgan County
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man suffered serious injuries in a Monday afternoon crash after the Missouri State Highway Patrol says he jumped from his vehicle. Richard Scharlott, 50, jumped from a 2020 Zhejiang Huaw on private property at 28270 Highway 175, according to an MSHP report. He was brought to Lake Regional
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Three hurt in ATV rollover crash in Camden County
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This post has been changed to have the correct names. Three people were hurt Saturday evening in an ATV rollover crash in Camden County. The crash happened on Bollinger Creek Road north of Mimosa Beach drive at 6:55 p.m. Troopers say four people were riding on the ATV when
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Woman charged; five injured after car hits parked vehicle in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people, including three children, had minor injuries after a car smashed into another parked vehicle Wednesday in Jefferson City. The car’s driver, Danielle Bailey, 28, was “visibly intoxicated” and arrested at the scene, police said in a news release. Bailey was driving a Nissan Altima in the 1400 block of
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Columbia mother advocates for hands-free driving laws after husband’s death
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Adrienne Siddens lost her whole world on May 5, 2019, when a distracted driver ran over her husband while he was picking up cones after a marathon. “She was video chatting, she wasn’t texting and she was over 21, so technically under the current law that we have she wasn’t doing
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Highway patrol troop: Traffic deaths down 25% this year
Traffic deaths on Missouri roads are down so far this year, officials say.
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Two drivers suffer minor injuries; two semis totaled in Cooper County crash
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men suffered minor injuries in a crash that involved two semi-trucks Wednesday morning near the 96-mile marker on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. A 2018 MACK CXU – driven by Markell McCottrell, 40, of St. Louis – was traveling westbound on Interstate 70 when it exited the left side of
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Jefferson City police respond to two Monday morning crashes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department responded to a couple of crashes Monday morning. The first was a two-vehicle crash that occurred at 7:19 a.m. in the 3400 block of Highway 50 West. A black 2018 Jeep – driven by Daniel Wolken, 30, of Jefferson City was in the left lane when
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One man dead after crash in Gasconade County Sunday morning
GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Berger man is dead after a crash in Gasconade County early Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said on Twitter at about 2 a.m. that Troopers were investigating a single vehicle crash on MO 100 near Route J. The crash happened when a vehicle driven by Markus Eldringhoff, 20,
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Tractor-trailer carrying candy overturns on I-70 eastbound
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A large tractor-trailer transporting candy overturned on Eastbound I-70 Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just after 2 p.m. on I-70 Eastbound near mile-marker 138. Missouri State Highway Patrol moved the truck to the side of the road to allow traffic to flow, according to a spokesperson for MSHP. Skid marks were
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Eastbound Interstate 70 lane reopens following crash near Stadium Boulevard
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Friday morning, Boone County Joint Communications reported a motor vehicle collision on I-70 Eastbound at the offramp to Stadium Blvd. The crash occurred around 7:20 a.m. Jeff Coffman with the Columbia Fire Department, told ABC17 crews, an elderly woman was taken to the local hospital with minor injuries. The Eastbound
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