Transportation Archives

Tow truck driver in critical condition following Callaway County wreck

March 30, 2021 11:01 AM Matt Ragsdale

A tow truck driver is in critical condition Tuesday morning following a wreck in Kingdom City the night before.

Oakland Church Road back open after morning dump truck crash

March 30, 2021 9:02 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said at 10:40 a.m. crews reopened E. Oakland Chruch Road near N. Buckingham Square.

Callaway County wreck sends tow truck driver to hospital after being hit on side of road

March 29, 2021 7:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a wreck on westbound Interstate 70 at the 151-mile marker. Officials with Troop F report the crash involved a tow truck driver. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states that a Lexus RT traveling westbound traveled onto the shoulder and hit the Toyota Highlander

ATV wreck sends one to hospital with serious injuries in Miller County

March 29, 2021 11:41 PM Karl Wehmhoener

ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) An ATV wreck in Miller County has sent the driver to an area hospital with serious injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Glendal Phares, 56, was traveling westbound and hit a rock, causing the atv to overturn and ejected Phares. Phares was taken by EMS to Lake Regional

MoDOT: Sign work at major Columbia intersection to close ramp overnight

March 29, 2021 6:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be working on repairing and installing signs on U.S. Route 63 near the Interstate 70 connector Sunday night and early Monday morning. Crews will close northbound Route 63 and the northbound exit ramp from Route 63 to the I-70 connector. The northbound lanes of Route 63

Man hospitalized after crash in Osage

March 27, 2021 7:07 AM Ben Fein

Derek Kever was transported to Capitol Region Hospital following a single vehicle crash in Osage early Saturday morning.

Two injured in Thursday night wreck in Miller County

March 26, 2021 5:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a car crash in Miller County on Barton School road west of Route U has sent one person to an area hospital. The online crash report says a 1994 Dodge Dakota ran off the roadway and overturned. The driver, Gidget Claus was taken to

MSHP: Distracted driving causes US 54 wreck in Callaway County

March 26, 2021 4:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a driver distracted by a cellphone caused a wreck on US 54 near County Road 338 in Callaway County Thursday. The online crash report reports a 2011 Kia Sorento hit the rear of a tractor-trailer causing the Sorento to overturn. Officials report the driver,

MoDOT to close lanes for sign work near a major intersection

March 26, 2021 4:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be working on repairing and installing signs on U.S. Route 63 near the Interstate 70 connector Sunday night and early Monday morning. Crews will close northbound Route 63 and the northbound exit ramp from Route 63 to the Interstate 70 connector. The northbound lanes of Route

MoDOT seeks public comment on 2022 westbound Interstate 70 bridge rehabilitation project

March 26, 2021 3:46 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on plans regarding the rehabilitations of two westbound Interstate 70 bridges located between Columbia and Kingdom City. MoDOT reports the 50-year-old bridges over Little Cedar Creek in Callaway County and Cedar Creek in Boone County have both reached the point where rehabilitation is necessary

Missouri launches ‘Get a Ride’ page to increase access to vaccines

March 25, 2021 4:37 AM Ben Fein

Get a Ride’s website connects residents with several free and low-cost transportation, both statewide and by region.

Columbia Regional Airport terminal on track despite coronavirus pandemic

March 24, 2021 12:57 PM Chanel Porter

A member of Columbia’s Airport Advisory Board said Wednesday that construction of a new airport terminal is on track.

Police: Medical issue leads to Grindstone crash; one arrested

March 24, 2021 11:19 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police say a driver was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after another driver had a medical issue that led to a crash Tuesday night at Grindstone Parkway and Highway 63.

Grindstone Pkwy at Highway 63 back open after evening wreck

March 23, 2021 10:18 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications is reporting Grindstone Pkwy at Highway 63 is back open after an evening wreck. A two vehicle wreck has temporarily closed lanes at the intersection of Grindstone Pkwy at Highway 63. An ABC 17 News crew on scene reports two vehicles were damaged in a wreck. Watch the

Wind fuels 40-acre fire that shuts down Highway 63

March 22, 2021 1:59 PM Matthew Sanders

A grass fire and the efforts to contain it shut down part of northbound Highway 63 in Boone County on Monday.

Boone County crash kills teen driver

March 22, 2021 2:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Ethan Simkins of Columbia died after the crash in the 1700 block of South Purdy Lane, near Millersburg.

Multi-vehicle crash closes northbound lane of Providence Road

March 22, 2021 9:07 AM Matt Ragsdale

An ABC 17 News crew at the scene said at least five vehicles were involved in the crash. At 9 a.m., crews reopened one lane of Providence.

Two Callaway County routes to close for drainage improvement work

March 19, 2021 4:57 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CALLAWAY COUNTY – Missouri Department of Transportation crews will replace culvert pipes in two Callaway County routes next week. Route JJ will be closed between County Road 123 and County Road 136 on Monday, March 22.Route UU will be close between County Road 104 and County Road 113 on Tuesday, March 23 and Wednesday, March

Car crash leads to power outage near Clark Lane

March 18, 2021 6:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: According to the Ameren Outage Map, the power has been restored in the area. Authorities also removed the car. ORIGINAL: Several Columbia residents are without power Thursday evening after a stolen car crashed into a ground transformer box near Clark Lane. Boone Electric Cooperative is on scene restoring power for 17

ATV wreck sends Morgan County woman to Columbia hospital

March 18, 2021 8:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BARNETT, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County woman was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a Columbia hospital due to an ATV wreck that left her with serious injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Mary Thompson was driving a 2015 Honda Rancher ATV when it skidded on the roadway,