COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Storms hit the Boone County area on Sunday morning and caused damage within the Columbia area. Severe weather on Sunday morning caused a tree to fall in the middle of the road near the corner of South William and Ross Street. A few residents in the area who saw what happened, reported
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Roach, Mo. man is seriously injured after he was driving a golf cart that was involved in a wreck with another vehicle. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Galen Heritage, 60, was driving a golf cart and attempted to cross Highway 5 from a private driveway. The crash report states
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri transportation investment bill, Senate Bill 262, is the first funding increase that Missouri is seriously considering since the 1990s according to Daniel Mehan, president of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce. “If you are rebuilding a mile of road, think about how much more that costs today versus 1995,” said Mehan.
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The crash happened around 5:20 p.m. at the intersection of Buchanan Street and Morris Street.
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American Airlines resumed direct flights between Chicago and Columbia and added a third flight between Columbia and Dallas/Fort Worth on Thursday.
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According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, work to improve pavement will take place on I-70 over the next several months.
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Atlanta, Missouri man faces a manslaughter charge after a fatal crash in Moniteau county on Nov. 4, 2020 at Highway 50 and Petree road. 33-year-old Joseph Harrington was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter in connection with the wreck. Court documents say Harrington was traveling eastbound and a pickup driver was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has approved several projects along Interstate 70 in Boone and Callaway County. One project approved by MHTC is the replacement of the Interstate 70 Outer Road bridge over Little Cedar Creek in Boone County. The current bridge, located between Boone County Route Z and North
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Constructino crews in Jefferson City will begin work next Monday to improve Business 50 West from the Apache Flats area to St. Martins. The $3.3 Million project was award to a company by the County Commission in March. Crews will starting section one near the intersection of Route T and will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual True/False Film Festival starts Wednesday at Stephens Lake Park this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with an outside location, the weather is a concern throughout the weekend. Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau spokeswoman Megan McConachie, said there are plans in place in case the weather does not cooperate,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who pleaded guilty to causing a crash last May that killed a Columbia man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Judge Jeff Harris sentenced Regine McCracken to 10 years in prison for manslaughter. McCracken pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter and three misdemeanors — fourth-degree assault, careless driving
Continue Reading VANADLIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A child is injured after a vehicle backed out and hit the child at the Vandalia Fairgrounds Tuesday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a child was hiding under a 2008 Ford F-150 when it backed out and hit the child. The child was taken to University Hospital
Continue Reading BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on the rehabilitation of the Sorrels Overpass bridge over Interstate 70 west of Columbia. MoDOT officials say the rehabilitation of the 63-year-old bridge is necessary to extend the life and usability of the bridge by up to 30 years. Crews will close
Continue Reading CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will be making pavement upgrades along Interstate 70 in Callaway County over the next several months beginning Wednesday. Crews will begin with eastbound lanes going from the Boone/Callaway County line and to Kingdom City. The overall project will include resurfacing the lanes and ramps between Kingdom
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Demolition started Tuesday at the Columbia Regional Airport to make way for a new terminal.
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The crash happened just before 8 a.m. at Lorenzo Green Drive and Route B in southeast Jefferson City.
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One person was taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash just before midnight on Friday.
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Marlene Thrasher, 62, was driving south on Highway 63 near Jacksonville when she had a medical complication, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Her Jeep Liberty went off the road and overturned, the patrol reported.
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The daughter of a man killed in a February crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Boone County and a snowplow driver.
Continue Reading MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation will close down Business Route 54 between River Road and Valley Road over the next two weeks. Crews will be replacing a culvert pipe near Bagnell Dam beginning on Wednesday, May 5 and repair shoulders on May 10 through May 13 from 6 a.m.
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