Transportation Archives

Car ends up in ditch after crash with semi-truck

March 14, 2020 11:52 AM Ben Fein

Shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning, emergency crews were called to I-70 Drive and Barnwood Drive in Columbia for a vehicle collision.

Two people killed in Camden County crash

March 12, 2020 10:37 PM Katie Greathouse

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were killed in a head-on crash in Camden County on Thursday morning. Troopers said the crash happened at 11 a.m. on MO 5 south of Mount Horeb Road. According to a crash report, a vehicle driven by James Hill, 42, of Holts Summit, crossed the center line and struck

Columbia crews to work on Providence Road turn lane at Broadway on Monday

March 12, 2020 3:23 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia Public Works crews are scheduled to start work on the turn lane from northbound Providence to eastbound Broadway on Monday.

Long-term care facilities taking action against COVID-19

March 11, 2020 10:44 PM Zach Boetto

One presumptive positive case of COVID-19 has been reported in Missouri and now long-term care facilities are proactively working to keep it away from their residents. Facilities are taking advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

No students hurt in Jefferson City school bus crash

March 11, 2020 3:08 PM Matthew Sanders

Two students were not hurt when their Jefferson City School District bus crashed Wednesday morning.

Truck fire backs up I-70 traffic

March 9, 2020 12:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

A semi-truck fire backed up traffic Monday afternoon along Interstate 70 in Columbia.

Crews respond to north Columbia crash Monday morning

March 9, 2020 9:42 AM Matt Ragsdale

Crews responded to a crash at the intersection of Brown Station Road and Blue Ridge Road Monday morning.

Jefferson City man taken to hospital after pedestrian crash on US 50

March 9, 2020 8:34 AM Matt Ragsdale

A man is in good condition after being involved in a pedestrian crash in Cole County late Sunday night.

Missouri woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for deadly 2017 crash

March 3, 2020 5:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

A woman was sentenced Tuesday in the Boone County courthouse to 10 years in prison connected to a 2017 deadly crash on Interstate 70.

MU police directing traffic on Stadium Boulevard for morning crash

March 9, 2020 7:32 AM Matt Ragsdale

University of Missouri police officers directed traffic at Stadium Boulevard and Champions Drive Monday morning after a two-vehicle crash blocked the intersection.

Report: Helicopter “lost engine power” before landing in Randolph County

March 8, 2020 5:34 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Federal Aviation Administration released its preliminary report about an emergency helicopter landing in Randolph County.

MoDOT Central District sign and a filled pothole.

MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’

March 7, 2020 5:12 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an

Rollover crash at Providence and Nebraska in Columbia

Traffic slowed on Providence after rollover crash

March 7, 2020 2:00 PM Barry Mangold

Columbia police responded to a rollover crash at Providence and Nebraska Ave. Saturday afternoon.

Columbia officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in child's death.

Judge denies police officer’s request to have case dismissed

March 6, 2020 9:38 PM Katie Greathouse

A Boone County judge decided Friday not to dismiss the case against a Columbia police officer that hit and killed a child with her cruiser.

Crash with Columbia Fire Department vehicle sends one person to the hospital

March 4, 2020 8:58 PM Katie Greathouse

Columbia Fire Department spokesman Brad Fraizer said a truck driver crashed into a CFD vehicle head-on after the fire crew responded to an emergency call earlier that night.

CPD will target certain roads with traffic enforcement grant

March 4, 2020 11:36 AM Amber Tabeling

The Columbia Police Department said Tuesday that it will target some roads for enhanced traffic enforcement thanks to a Missouri Department of Transportation grant.