COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation awarded bids to a pair of construction companies for projects in three Mid-Missouri counties. A new multi-million dollar interchange on Highway 54 near the Lake of the Ozarks was among the projects approved. The construction will replace the current interchange between Kingdom City and Camdenton. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Right now crews are working a crash in north Columbia. The wreck happened just before 6 p.m. at Rangeline Street and Vandiver Drive, according to Boone County Joint Communications. The Columbia Fire Department tweeted that lanes are blocked in the area. ABC 17 News has contacted the police and fire departments to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMKZ) City of Columbia public works crews did a dry run on snow routes Wednesday to prepare for winter weather. Mike Wheeler operates the loader which fills truck with salt from the salt dome. He also drove snow plows for the city for years. He said the dry run is a way for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a Springfield, Missouri, woman Tuesday with leaving the scene of a crash where a bicyclist died. Haily Crabtree, 26, is charged with a single count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a Class D felony. Police found Crabtree after the crash, which happened
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A pickup truck drove onto guy wires anchoring a utility pole in Mexico, Missouri, on Monday, taking out power to much of the town. The Mexico Department of Public Safety said the crash happened at about 8:25 a.m., when the 2010 GMC truck drove onto the wires in the 4800 block of
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BLACKWATER, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 10:45 p.m.: The MODOT traveler map shows Interstate 70 is back open at the Route J intersection as fire crews work to put out a fire at the Stuckey’s gas station. Our crew at the scene says five Mid-Missouri crews responded to the scene. Blackwater Area Fire Protection District, Saline County
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Jefferson City Police Department is investigating a crash on Highway 50. Shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, authorities responded to calls of a crash in the westbound lane of the highway. One driver said she slowed down as the sun was glaring in her eyes. Shortly after, another driver slowed down due to glares from the
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A 19-year-old Moberly man crashed into an Ameren pole after losing control of his vehicle, police say. The Moberly Police Department responded to the 600 block of N. Morely St. around 3 p.m. for the incident. Officers found a car on its roof near Union Ave. The driver, identified by police as Richard Baker, suffered
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman suffered serious injuries when a car hit her as she crossed the street Friday morning. The Jefferson City Police Department said Kristi Phelps, 27, was crossing Highway 179 against a red light at West Edgewood Drive when a Ford Focus driven by a Jefferson City man struck
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clarksburg man was charged on Wednesday after he was allegedly involved in the August death of Dylan Kramel, 20. Kramel was in the bucket of a Bobcat skid steer that Rowles was driving on Aug. 6 when Rowles hit a pot hole, and Kramel was ejected from the bucket. The skid steer then
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a crash in Boone County on Wednesday. Jamey E. Sheppard, 42, of Columbia was taken to University Hospital after the vehicle he was driving crashed head-on with a vehicle Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia was driving. Columbia police arrested Mechlin on suspicion of
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As winter-like weather rolls in, vehicles may need a few more turns of the key to start up. The Missouri Department of Transportation has several tips on its website about how drivers can prepare their vehicle: Use fresh antifreeze to winterize the vehicle,Make sure the vehicle’s battery is working as it should,Check to see if
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First responders will hold a planned emergency response training exercise at the Missouri Capitol building on Friday, according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety . “The training exercise will be conducted in a realistic manner, will be confined to specific areas of the Capitol, and could last several hours,” said a DPS press release.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State troopers say a driver is in the hospital after a crash a crash with a deer on Highway 40 northwest of Rocheport. MSHP said four people were in the car at the time of the crash. It happened on 40 near the McGill Creek Road intersection around 6:30 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated causing serious physical injury after a crash on Paris Road. Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia, was driving one vehicle with another person in the passenger seat when he tried to make a left turn onto Highway 63 south from
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As snow accumulated overnight, some mid-Missouri roads became covered by Thursday morning, causing slide offs for the morning commute. In Columbia, there were multiple slide offs on Highway 63 between Grindstone Parkway and Rangeline Street. COLUMBIA ALERT: Use caution traveling along Route 63 between Route 763 and Grindstone Parkway (Route AC). Several slip-off crashes have
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Crews with public works departments around mid-Missouri are preparing for the winter weather moving into the area.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri officials have closed several roads around the area because of flooding. Cole County Public Works closed several roads in the southern part of the county. You can view a list of the roads below: 7600 block of Campbell Road8700 block of Payne Road11100 block of North Branch Road1400 block of
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The director of Cole County Public Works said Tuesday that his department is preparing equipment to handle anticipated winter weather. Larry Benz told ABC 17 News that crews are working to get trucks ready to handle any potential freezing precipitation or snow in the coming days. It comes after the department’s equipment was strained in
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Roads are wet in Moberly as you head out the door Wednesday, but snow has not accumulated on the ground. Moberly Police posted on Facebook early Wednesday morning warning residents to, “slow down and use caution while traveling.” City of Moberly officials took to Facebook to let residents know crews are prepared for the wet, rainy and possibly
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