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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sewer repairs will close a portion of Ashley Street in Columbia next week, according to a press release from the city. The closure will begin at 7 a.m. Monday and is expected to be done by 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, the release says. The release says the Go COMO orange route
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 47-year-old Montgomery City woman was seriously hurt after a motorcycle crash involving a deer just before 7 p.m. Monday in Montgomery County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the woman was riding her 2015 Harley Davidson Softail Classic motorcycle west on Rt. N near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was flown to University Hospital on Monday after he suffered serious injuries in a crash on Route M in Pettis County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred when the driver – a 69-year-old Versailles man – tried to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Police Department cruiser was damaged while officers were at the scene of a previous crash Monday. Police were called a little after 11 a.m. with a crash involving a concrete truck at Walnut Street and College Avenue. It’s not clear if anyone was hurt in the crash. A tow truck
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Delano, Minnesota woman was injured after getting into an ATV crash in Camden County early Saturday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 19-year-old woman was driving a 2019 Polaris Sportsman on Central Ozarks Road just before 1 a.m. The crash happened as the vehicle overturned–
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pilot Grove boy was seriously injured in an ATV crash in Cooper County on Friday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. on Riverview Drive. The 10-year-old boy was riding a 2007 Kawasaki, when he turned to go north on Riverview Drive.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County deputy pleaded guilty on Friday to a pair of misdemeanors related to a December 2023 crash that left a driver with serious injuries. Mercy Gonzalez, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and failing to obey a traffic control device. She was sentenced to two years of unsupervised
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old man from Valley Springs, South Dakota, was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lane of Interstate 44 in Pulaski County on Friday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man was driving a 1997 Ford F-150 that was heading
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 80-year-old man from Warsaw, Missouri, was killed in a crash Friday morning on Highway 65 in Benton County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred when a 1997 Ford F-150 – driven by the 80-year-old – was heading northbound, crossed the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift has been scheduled next week as crews are in the final stages of building a new bridge on Highway 63 just north of Broadway in Columbia and rehabbing an overpass at Interstate 70, a Thursday Missouri Department of Transportation press release says. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, head-to-head traffic will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maple Meadows Drive will be closed next week at West Route K while crews install a water main, according to a Thursday press release from the City of Columbia. The closure is expected to last from 7 a.m. Monday through the morning of Friday, Aug. 15, according to the release. Concrete pouring,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The north side of West Capitol Avenue in Jefferson City will be closed next week for resurfacing and painting, according to a press release from Jefferson City Public Works. Work will start at 7 a.m. Monday and is expected to be done by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old woman from California, Missouri, had to be airlifted to University Hospital after her vehicle was hit by a dump truck on Tuesday afternoon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Lookout Trail Road at Industrial Drive in Moniteau County, the report says.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is moving into the next phase of its bridge rehabilitation project along Highway 54 over Missouri Boulevard, with new traffic changes and ramp closures set to begin Tuesday evening. Crews will begin work on the right-hand lanes of U.S. 54 over Business Route 50, forcing both
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors will begin resurfacing a portion of West Worley Street at 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Monday press release from the City of Columbia. Roadwork will occur from 5 p.m.-7 a.m. each day and is expected to be finished by 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13. Lane closures will occur during work
Continue Reading MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A California man died on Sunday after his ATV crashed. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred around 8:30 on Route KK- north of Swillum Road. The crash happened when the 74-year-old’s 2001 Honda TRX350FM crossed the center of the road and traveled off the left
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City women were killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Route C in Cole County, just west of Zion Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. It is not known if the women were wearing seatbelts, the report says. The crash occurred as a 2008 Ford
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Conley Avenue parking garage reopened Friday, nearly a year after it was shut down for repairs. The structure at 511 Conley Ave. closed on Aug. 17, 2024, for maintenance. But just two months later, the university announced it would remain closed until fall 2025 to address serious repair needs. Records show
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Versailles man was seriously hurt after crashing a jet ski into a bridge pier at the Lake of the Ozarks in Morgan County Thursday night, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the man was driving a 2015 Sea-Doo around 7:30
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