COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 58-year-old man was seriously hurt after a crash on Interstate 70 in Saline County Thursday night, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states a 58-year-old Parkville man was driving a 2017 Nissan Titan east on I-70 near the 86.6-mile marker when a 2023 Dodge Challenger driven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention is considering adding two “community navigation liaisons” to help defuse problems on the city’s public transit. “What this program does is it puts individuals on the transit lines with the driver to de-escalate and to actually navigate folks to services so that they’re not,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured – one seriously – in a two-vehicle crash Thursday on Route E at Dove Road in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2003 Subaru Impreza – driven by a 27-year-old Sedalia woman – was heading east, failed to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two downtown Columbia parking lots will close for a couple of days in sequential weeks, according to a Thursday press release from the city. Contractors will perform maintenance on the two lots, which includes filling cracks, sealing asphalt and restriping parking spaces, the release says. The Tenth and Walnut parking lot will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ramp from Center Street in Holts Summit to eastbound Highway 54 will be closed Monday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The ramp will be closed for resurfacing from 7 a.m.-4 p.m., the release says. Drivers must use an alternate route and all work is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy from Fortuna was airlifted to University Hospital on Thursday morning after a three-vehicle crash occurred in Morgan County on Highway 52 at Route T, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred as a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 – driven
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to remove references to a semi-truck. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A passenger died Tuesday afternoon in Linn County when a pickup truck hit a large commercial truck that was parked on the shoulder of a highway. The 45-year-old Holts Summit man was pronounced dead at the scene of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone was flown to University Hospital after they were in an accident in Cole County, according to a Tuesday press release from the Cole County Fire Protection District. The release says crews responded to the St. Thomas crash at 5:32 p.m. One vehicle was on its side in the middle of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An instructor and a student suffered minor injuries in a plane crash on Tuesday in Johnson County, according to a social media post from the Johnson County Fire Protection District. The post says first responders were called to a plane crash at 4:45 p.m. in an area north of Centerview. The plane
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 250 electric cooperative members in the Doolittle area were without power Tuesday afternoon after a truck snagged power lines in Phelps County. The truck snagged the lines along Interstate 44, according to a Facebook post from the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District. The driving lane was closed. The Intercounty Electric
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Despite deer season starting up in next month in Missouri, deer have been making their presence known during the month of August. First responders have reported at least four serious vehicle crashes involving deer since the start of the month. The crashes include a Pettis County Man driving a truck and three
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people – three of which were children – were injured in a crash on Friday night on Highway 124 between Hallsville and Centralia, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report published on Saturday. The report says a 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee – driven by a 42-year-old Jefferson City
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured Friday afternoon after a 2005 Toyota Tundra crashed on Interstate 44 in Phelps County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the truck was heading eastbound and went down the left side of the road. The driver – an 18-year-old woman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Binder Drive in Jefferson City required an emergency closure by city crews near the intersection with Marilyn Drive after a “void” was discovered underneath the road, according to a Friday press release from the city’s department of public works. The closure will occur between 215 and 217 Binder Drive, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning next week, several Columbia streets in residential areas will undergo pavement maintenance by contractors and city crews, according to a Friday press release from the city. The release says city crews will resurface four streets from Monday through Thursday: Alfred Street Country Club Drive Hickory Hill Drive West Broadway from Garth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sidewalk and parking lane on a portion of Cherry Street in downtown Columbia will close next week, according to a Friday press release from the city. The release says contractors for Columbia College will make repairs to Federal Hall at 608 Cherry St. The south sidewalk and both parking lanes of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two motorcyclists were hurt Friday morning when they hit a deer, one each in Boone and Cole counties. A person who crashed in the 4800 block of Route M in Cole County as flown to University Hospital at about 5:30 a.m. Friday, said Cole County EMS chief Eric Hoy. The motorcyclist had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eastbound I-70 drivers will get to explore one of the first developments in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Improve I-70 Project, with MoDOT set to reopen newly paved lanes and a new third lane. The renovations were focused on eastbound I-70 between Callaway County Routes J and M and exit 137 near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s aircraft division is patrolling above drivers on Interstate 70 construction zones, aiming to encourage motorists to slow down. Sgt. Kyle Green, of MSHP’s Troop F, told ABC 17 News the patrol will conduct these operations periodically on various highways across the state. The primary goal is traffic
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Expect to see more changes on U.S. 63 in Columbia on Wednesday, as the Missouri Department of Transportation continues bridge work as part of the Improve I-70 project. Traffic will be shifting from the southbound lanes to the northbound lanes between the Broadway exit and the Vandiver Dr. exit. With this shift,
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