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Iberia man killed in Miller County collision with dump truck

January 14, 2020 12:11 PM Matthew Sanders

An Iberia man died Tuesday when he turned in front of a dump truck.

Man arrested on suspicion of DWI after allegedly hitting Boone County cruiser

January 14, 2020 5:15 AM Brittany Wiley

No one is seriously hurt after a Boone County sheriff’s deputy-involved crash.

A Boone County Road and Bridge Plow drivers down the road.

Winter weather costs increase for Columbia and Boone County

January 13, 2020 5:43 PM Sydney Olsen

The winter weather events that dropped snow and ice on Columbia in 2019 increased costs for both the City of Columbia and Boone County.

City of Columbia says report potholes to get them fixed

January 13, 2020 3:43 PM Amber Tabeling

The Columbia Public Works strongly advises the public to call and log complaints about any potholes when they appear.

School bus runs off road during Monday commute

January 13, 2020 8:48 AM Madison Fleck

A Columbia Public Schools bus ran off the side of the road Monday morning during its commute.

Crews continue to treat roads, refreeze expected

January 11, 2020 7:37 AM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Department of Transportation is warning drivers of flooding and ice-covered roads in parts of central Missouri as a winter storm system continues to move through the area.

Family could get $1.25 million in wrongful death settlement

January 11, 2020 4:40 PM Madison Fleck

Charles Waddill and Access Percussion, LLC could pay $1.25 million in a wrongful death settlement filed by Timothy Wilson’s children.

Weather contributes to Cole County serious injury crash

January 11, 2020 9:50 AM Matthew Sanders

A Miller County teen was hurt Friday when his truck hydroplaned and hit a tree near the Osage River in Cole County.

Britt Smith, Jefferson City Public Works

Jefferson City plow crews prepare for incoming snow

January 10, 2020 7:59 PM Zach Boetto

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Public Works department is equipped with 24 plow trucks “ready to go” for the forecasted snow. Britt Smith, the Jefferson City Public Works operations division director said when temperatures near that freezing mark, he will have a crew of supervisors out monitoring the roads determining when to bring in

City of Columbia to put crews on roads early Saturday

January 10, 2020 3:50 PM Matthew Sanders

The city of Columbia says plow crews will be on duty starting at 1 a.m. Saturday as heavy rain transitions to ice.

Crash takes out power lines in southwest Columbia

January 10, 2020 11:47 AM Matthew Sanders

A vehicle crashed into power lines on Chapel Hill Road between Scott Boulevard and Fairview Road on Friday, taking out power to some Columbia Water and Light customers.

Road crews across Mid-Missouri trying to plan for a unique winter weather system

January 9, 2020 2:19 PM Connor Hirsch

As winter weather moves close to Mid-Missouri, several agencies are gearing up for poor road conditions.

One dead after being hit by a truck in Camden County

January 9, 2020 7:35 AM Zara Barker

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is dead and two others were seriously injured after being hit by a truck Wednesday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said the incident happened at 9:48 p.m. on Highway Z, just south of Coffman Bend Drive. According to the online crash report, three men were out

Jefferson City woman arrested following afternoon crash

January 6, 2020 5:40 PM Matt Ragsdale

A 32-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly driving while intoxicated and causing a crash with a semi-tractor trailer.

Culvert work closing parts of Route 135 in Cooper County

January 5, 2020 10:11 AM Ben Fein

Culvert pipe repair will take place starting Monday, January 6th and go through January 17th.

Section of E. Broadway closed for water main repair

Section of Broadway closed for emergency water main repair

January 4, 2020 7:25 PM Barry Mangold

Workers closed a section of E. Broadway in downtown Columbia Saturday night to repair a water main.

Tractor-trailer carrying potatoes overturns in Moberly

January 3, 2020 12:25 PM Madison Fleck

A tractor-trailer carrying boxes of potatoes crashed and overturned on Highway 63 in Moberly on Friday morning.

Westbound lanes of Broadway to close for repairs

January 4, 2020 4:45 AM Ben Fein

Water main repairs will close part of Broadway in Columbia.

MSHP: Fewer arrests, fatal accidents over 2020 New Year’s holiday counting period

January 2, 2020 5:14 PM Matt Ragsdale

Mid-Missouri troopers arrested seven people over the 30-hour counting period. Troop F responded to eight crashes, none of which resulted in fatalities.

Mid-Missouri DWI arrests over New Years Eve

January 1, 2020 6:25 PM Matt Ragsdale

Troopers arrested seven people suspected of DWI between late New Year’s Eve and Wednesday afternoon.