Transportation Archives

Columbia Public Works asks city council to hire more paratransit bus drivers

April 18, 2022 11:24 AM Hannah Falcon

Columbia Public Works is asking for city council to authorize the hire of more bus drivers for the paratransit program.

Project to close Cole County road for nearly a month

April 18, 2022 6:07 PM Katie Greathouse

Crews will shut down a Cole County road for nearly a month for construction work.

Teen ejected from dirt bike and seriously hurt in crash in Callaway County

April 17, 2022 2:21 PM Chanel Porter

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teen was ejected from a dirt bike Saturday evening during a crash in Callaway County and now faces serious injuries. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on 6450 County Road 470 in Callaway County when the vehicle lost control and overturned ejecting both the people on the bike. The

Teen experiences serious injuries in Morgan County crash

April 16, 2022 8:21 PM Chanel Porter

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile is in the hospital with serious injuries after a crash Saturday in Morgan County. The single-vehicle crash happened just after 1:30 p.m. on Troutdale Rd. nine miles west of Tiff Mine Lane when the car ran off the road and hit a tree. The driver, a 17-year-old juvenile, experienced

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Woman seriously hurt after a crash in Cole County

April 16, 2022 2:56 PM Chanel Porter

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman was seriously injured during a crash Friday in Cole County. The two-vehicle crash happened on US 54 Westbound at Route D. A Jeep failed to yield to another vehicle as it entered onto Highway 54 causing the two cars to collide. The driver of the Jeep, William Davenport 71

Man seriously injured after attempting to pass farm equipment in Saline County

April 15, 2022 11:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Slater man is seriously injured after a wreck on Highway 240 in Saline County on Friday afternoon.

Protestors gather at MoDOT headquarters following fatal crash in St. Louis County

April 15, 2022 9:17 PM Joushua Blount

People protested in front of MODOT’s headquarters in Jefferson City Friday after two on-duty employees and an unborn baby died in a crash last November in St.Louis County.

Two hurt in Highway 54 crash

April 15, 2022 1:29 PM Matthew Sanders

A man and a woman from Eldon were hurt in a crash that briefly closed westbound Highway 54 in Cole County on Friday.

Five injured after three vehicle wreck in Morgan County

April 14, 2022 7:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people were injured, one seriously, after a three vehicle wreck on Highway 52 in Morgan County at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states that Anne Kirchhofer, 81, of Stover, was driving a 2014 Dodge Dart and approached a 2011 Ford F-350 at a high

Russellville man dies in Camden County crash Thursday morning

April 14, 2022 6:20 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Russellville man has died after a wreck on Highway 5 in Camden County.

Crash closes westbound Interstate 70 west of Columbia

April 14, 2022 3:28 PM Matthew Sanders

A crash has closed westbound Interstate 70 near the Highway 40 exit, the Missouri Department of Transportation reported Thursday.

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against driver convicted in deadly 2019 Columbia crash

April 11, 2022 11:28 AM Zachary Farwell

Lawyers for the wife of a Columbia man who was hit and killed by a car in May 2019 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver.

Construction set to begin Monday on Highway 63 between Route B and Highway 54

April 7, 2022 2:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will begin improvement on Highway 63 beginning on Monday between Boone County Route B (Paris Road) and U.S. Route 54 in Callaway County.

Man hurt after crash on I-70 in Saline County

April 7, 2022 5:53 AM Zachary Farwell

SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw man was hurt on Wednesday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Saline County. The crash happened around 12:40 p.m. near Sweet Springs, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a pickup truck driven by James S. Miller, 58, hit a semi-truck in the westbound

One dead, another injured in Miller County head-on crash

April 6, 2022 4:51 AM Ben Fein

One person was killed following a two car crash in Miller County Tuesday morning at 10:15 a.m.

Motorcycle rider suffers serious injuries in Moniteau County crash

April 5, 2022 1:13 PM Matthew Sanders

A California, Missouri, man was taken to a hospital by ambulance early Monday after a crash on Highway 87.

Four women hurt after golf cart crashes in Camden County

April 5, 2022 9:15 AM ABC 17 News Team

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four women from Lake Ozark were hospitalized Monday night after crashing a golf cart in Camden County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report said the crash happened at 6:30 p.m. on Carroll Road, about five miles north of Lake Ozark. Troopers said Audrey Hancock, 72, and Lyneta Goens, 69, were

Man seriously injured after a motorcycle wreck in Moniteau County

April 4, 2022 10:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A motorcycle driver was seriously injured Monday morning in Moniteau County after a crash on Highway 87 and Highway 50 westbound onramp.

Snow squall causes mass pileup on Pennsylvania highway and sends about 20 to hospitals

March 28, 2022 4:09 PM CNN Newsource

Heavy fog and precipitation from a snow squall caused a mass pileup Monday on a Pennsylvania highway and sent about 20 people to area hospitals, authorities said.

MoDOT relies on volunteers’ help to keep roads clean

March 28, 2022 3:00 PM Marina Diaz

The Missouri Department of Transportation is celebrating the 35th year of its adopt a highway program, which the agency says help supplement its $6 million annual effort to keep roads clean.