Woman receives serious injuries in Audrain County crash
One woman was seriously injured in a crash involving three vehicles in Audrain County on Saturday.
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Authorities shut down Clark Lane following a crash
Clark Lane shut down Saturday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. after a crash involving three vehicles near the Lighthouse Car Wash.
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Driver seriously injured in wreck on Highway 5 south of Fortuna
FORTUNA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a driver was seriously injured during a wreck Friday morning in Moniteau County on Highway 5. According to the online crash report, the driver attempted to overtake three vehicles but lost control. The crash report indicates the vehicle left the roadway hitting a sign, utility pole and
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Progress on the new Lake of the Ozarks interchange continues
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers are now able to use parts of the new interchange for the intersection of U.S. Route 54, Route W, Business 54, and Osage Hills Road. All westbound traffic on U.S. Route 54 is now traveling on the final roadway and will no longer be using the temporary bypass. In order
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2 hurt in Jefferson City crash
Jefferson City officers say two people were hurt in a crash Thursday morning.
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No students hurt in Sedalia bus crash
The Sedalia School District said no Smith-Cotton High School students were hurt in a bus crash Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingMissouri woman crossing street to vote hit and killed by car
AFFTON, Mo. (AP) — Police say an 85-year-old woman crossing the street to vote was hit and killed by a car in St. Louis County. Sgt. Benjamin Granda said the woman was walking to get to a polling place inside the Affton Community Center about 6 a.m. Tuesday when she was hit. Her name has
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Woman in serious condition after Cooper County crash
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw, Mo. woman is in serious condition Tuesday morning after a crash on Interstate 70 West in Cooper County Tuesday. Paula Priesmeyer, 57, had serious injuries after the crash near the 114 mile marker, state troopers said. The patrol’s crash report said Priesmeyer and 33-year-old Derek Kniptash were both driving
Continue ReadingWoman killed in south-central Missouri crash of 3 vehicles
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis County woman was killed and four others were injured in a south-central Missouri crash involving three vehicles. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the crash happened Saturday afternoon near Rolla in Phelps County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Melissa Schmuelling was a passenger in a
Continue Reading Man seriously hurt in Cooper County single-vehicle crash
State troopers say a 21-year-old man was seriously hurt in single-vehicle crash in Cooper County on Sunday night.
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Crash closes both lanes of Ballenger Lane
Columbia police responded to a crash at Ballenger Lane at Mexico Gravel Road around 9 p.m. on Saturday.
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Driver dies after hitting deer and being ejected from vehicle
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Harrisburg man died Friday after he hit a deer and was ejected from his vehicle. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, 54-year-old Noel R Hertzing was driving westbound on Highway 124, east of Hopper Road around 6:30 p.m. That’s when Hertzing hit a deer causing the vehicle to slide
Continue Reading MoDOT will close I-70 Lanes in Columbia for pavement sampling
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) MoDOT will perform core drilling operations and will close lanes of Interstate 70 in Columbia beginning Sunday. Crews will close one eastbound lane of I-70 overnight between Stadium Boulevard and Rangeline Street on Sunday. On Monday, one eastbound lane will be closed between Stadium Boulevard and Business Loop 70, and one westbound
Continue Reading MoDOT to close Route V in Howard County for culvert pipe replacement
HOWARD COUNTY, Mo (KMIZ) MoDOT crews will close down Route V west of Armstrong to replace a culvert pipe beginning Wednesday. Crews will close Route V in both directions between County Road 263 and County Road 265 on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Message boards will be in place to warn motorists in
Continue Reading MoDOT: Moniteau County culvert pipe replacement to impact travel beginning Monday
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT will begin replacing culvert pipes in Moniteau County beginning Monday that will cause lane closures on two routes. MoDOT crews will shut down one lane of Route T between Route C and Clifty Springs Road on Monday and Tuesday. Crews will also close down one lane of Route 87 between
Continue Reading MoDOT plans for ramp improvement on I-70 near Columbia beginning Tuesday
COLUMBIA – MoDOT will have partial lane closures at a U.S. Route 63 and Interstate 70 connector ramp next week to to improve the roadway driving surface. Crews will be making pavement improvements that will partially close the eastbound entrance ramp from the Route 63 to Interstate 70. Work is schedule to begin on Tuesday
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78-year-old man dies in Friday afternoon crash in southeast Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are reporting a fatal Friday afternoon wreck near the intersection of Crystal Downs Loop and Hoylake Drive. According to the police, Richard L. Chancellor, 78, of Columbia was traveling west on Hoylake Drive when it hit a parked vehicle. Chancellor was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced
Continue ReadingMoDOT: Crews will make bridge improvements on Route 54 in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY – MoDOT will have crews making improvements on two bridge maintenance projects requiring lane closures in two areas of Jefferson City. Starting on Sunday, crews will begin making improvements to the driving surface of the westbound U.S. Route 54 bridge over U.S. Route 50 and the Ellis Boulevard bridge over Route 54. Crews
Continue Reading Woman seriously injured in Morgan County Wreck Friday
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a woman is seriously injured Friday at 11:15 a.m. at Alum Springs Road north of Kickapoo road. According to the department’s crash report, the driver of a 1995 Dodge Intreprid failed to curve causing the vehicle to go off the road. According to the release,
Continue Reading Columbia road and traffic closures beginning Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is beginning three construction projects this upcoming Monday, Nov. 2. Several parking garages scheduled to be closed to vehicular traffic and parking Monday to March 15 On Monday, the top floors of the Fifth and Walnut, North Fifth Street and East Walnut Street, and Short Street, 1110 E.
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