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Fatal crashes over Labor Day weekend lower compared to last year

September 7, 2021 11:12 AM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the preliminary statistics for the holiday weekend from 6 p.m. Friday, through 11:59 p.m. Monday in a release Tuesday.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is on high alert as traffic increases across mid-Missouri roadways throughout Labor Day Weekend.

Troopers on high alert for Labor Day Weekend

September 5, 2021 5:05 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are out on high alert as the organization expects more traffic on highways and waterways for the Labor Day weekend. “I think over the next several days there’s gonna be a significant increase in traffic on all the major highways and interstates throughout the state and throughout

Teen killed in watercraft collision at Table Rock Lake

September 5, 2021 2:38 PM Chanel Porter

STONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old girl from St. Louis was killed in a watercraft collision at Table Rock Lake on Saturday. Troopers responded to Little Indian Point 5 around 4 p.m. The teen was ejected from her watercraft after she was struck by another teenager’s watercraft. She was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield

Woman killed in crash in Callaway County

September 5, 2021 10:30 AM Meghan Drakas

CALLAWAY, Co. (KMIZ) One woman was killed in a crash on Saturday night in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Report, 47-year-old Renee Honor was driving on I-70 eastbound along mile marker 146, when her car went off the right side of the road. The GMC Acadia then hit an embankment and

Five Rock Bridge baseball players involved in ATV crash

September 4, 2021 7:24 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 1 a.m. Saturday, police responded to an accident on 4900 block of Scott Boulevard where five teens were ejected from an ATV. Rock Bridge high school baseball later revealed on Twitter the people involved in the crash are five freshman team members. The team asked for prayers for Davis Taylor, who

Man flown to hospital after being struck by ATV

September 4, 2021 3:17 PM Chanel Porter

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old man was flown to University hospital Friday after he was struck by an ATV in Camden County. The crash occurred at Bulldog’s Beach House in Camdenton, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. 78-year-old Gerald Alvey was driving a 2006 Polaris Ranger when he struck Jeremiah Keating,

One woman seriously injured in Montgomery Co. crash

September 4, 2021 10:33 AM Meghan Drakas

MONTGOMERY Co. (KMIZ) One woman was seriously injured in a Montgomery County car crash at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 44-year-old Deanna Huffaker was driving southbound along MO 19 at Winkelmann Road when she went off the right side of the road. Huffaker then over corrected and

One person hospitalized following bike crash Saturday

September 4, 2021 4:40 AM Ben Fein

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries on Saturday, after a vehicle collision with a bike. The crash happened at the intersection of Stewart and Providence Road around 2:45 a.m. The Columbia Police Department said at the scene they are investigating the crash. CPD had the southbound lanes of

Overnight Rocheport Bridge construction could impact I-70 traffic

September 3, 2021 11:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONE/COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning next Thursday night, drivers on Interstate 70 will see work-taking place near the Rocheport Bridge as contractors for the Missouri Department of Transportation prepare for the construction of the new bridge. MoDOT contractors will be working to strengthen the shoulders and median primarily during the week. MoDOT contractors could require intermittent eastbound

Bagnell Dam Bridge rehabilitation begins Tuesday

September 2, 2021 7:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Rehabilitation of the Bagnell Dam Bridge at Lake Ozark is set to begin Tuesday. The work will include repairs to the bridge deck, expansion joints, sidewalks, and barrier wall. Crews constructed the bridge in 1929. For three months during construction, the bridge will close at Highway 54, but the Bagnell Dam

MoDOT completes new Highway 54 Lake of the Ozarks interchange

September 1, 2021 6:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has completed improvements to the Highway 54 Lake of the Ozarks interchange after 18 months’ worth of work. “The completion of this work is a milestone moment for safe travel through the Lake of the Ozarks Region,” said Central Area Engineer Robert Lynch. “With the completion

Tickets now available for new Greyhound bus stop in Columbia

September 1, 2021 5:00 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tickets are now available for a new Greyhound bus stop in Columbia. Starting Wednesday, Greyhound lines is opening its new stop at the Wabash Bus Station in Columbia. The new stop will provide Columbia residents access to places like St. Louis and Kansas City. There will be two stops a day one at 1:40 p.m. and the other

One dead in crash at Highway 63 and Vandiver Drive

August 30, 2021 5:41 AM Meghan Drakas

Shannon Marrero, 37, of Columbia died in the crash that happened at about 5 a.m. at Vandiver and Highway 63, the Columbia Police Department said.

Miller County crash kills two

August 30, 2021 10:40 AM Matthew Sanders

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol reported. Neither was wearing a seat belt.

Bridge work continues in Boone County, I-70 traffic delays expected

August 29, 2021 4:59 AM Ben Fein

Ongoing rehabilitation work of the Perche Creek Bridges in Boone County is expected to cause lane closures this week.

Two Camdenton residents killed after motorcycle crash in Maries County

August 28, 2021 4:45 PM Chanel Porter

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and woman from Camdenton were killed in a motorcycle crash in Maries County on Saturday. Driver of the vehicle, Roy Allison, 74, failed to navigate a curve on northbound US 63, 8 miles north of Rolla. The vehicle crossed over the center of the roadway and struck another vehicle

One man flown to hospital following boat incident

August 28, 2021 3:58 AM Ben Fein

One Wisconsin man was life flighted to University Hospital in Columbia following a boat crash at The Lake of The Ozarks.

August’s fifth drowning reported at the Lake of the Ozarks

August 26, 2021 10:13 AM Josie Anglin

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iowa man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks on Tuesday night at the 3.7-mile marker of the Grand Glaize Arm. Chris Oliver, 50, of Indianola, Iowa, fell into the water and did not resurface as he was trying to step onto the dock from a boat, according

Fulton man arrested after motorcycle crash in Callaway County

August 25, 2021 8:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a motorcycle crash Tuesday night in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Robbies Road south of County Road 428. 27-year-old Jess Murrell was driving south on Robbies Road when he lost control

Family files wrongful death lawsuit after fatal February crash

August 24, 2021 7:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The parents of a man that died in a crash in February 2021in Audrain County have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against David Brenneke. Kristopher and Kerrie Grimes filed the lawsuit in Audrain Circuit Court Tuesday. According to the lawsuit, Cole Grimes’s parents allege Cole’s death was due to the negligence of