JACKSONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver of a 2020 Honda Talon 1000X UTV was arrested after a crash early Sunday morning in Randolph County left two others hurt. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Matthew Wheeler, 19, of Jacksonville was driving too fast causing him to go off the side of the road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ridgemont Bridge is scheduled to close for its removal and replacement on Wednesday. The contractor for the City of Columbia, S&A Equipment and Builders LLC, announced on Wednesday that both of the driving lanes of Ridgemont will be closed between College Park Drive and Highridge Drive. The work is expected to
Continue Reading MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured in Miller County when their ATV overturned Friday. James Brumgard Jr., 56, was airlifted to the University of Missouri after the ATV he was driving overturned ejecting him and his passenger, 26-year-old Dustin Hurst. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the accident happened when
Continue Reading MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt – one seriously – in a three-vehicle crash Friday in Morgan County on Highway 5 at Route HH, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2010 Ford Edge – driven by Miranda Jones, 31, of Centerview – was heading northbound
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old girl from Keytesville suffered serious injuries Friday in a single-vehicle crash on Pat Road, about 10 miles north of Keytesville, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash report states the vehicle – a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze — was traveling southbound when the girl
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MENDON, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Transportation held a public meeting to discuss a safety study of the BNSF Marceline Subdivision after a deadly train derailment killed four and injured 150 people back in June 2022. The meeting was held in the Northwestern School District’s Commons area in Mendon. During the meeting,
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Audrain County, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia man was arrested for allegedly attacking the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office drone with another drone in an intentional attempt to cause a crash during a scheduled city-wide power outage, according to a press release. Late Tuesday evening, members of the sheriff’s office were assigned to patrol the City of
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man has been treated and released from an area hospital after he was in a suspected DWI crash early Sunday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ethan Lammers, 21, of Ashland was arrested by troopers before he was released for medical treatment after a crash at 12:45 a.m.
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Interstate 70 was closed for about 30 minutes on Sunday morning for crews to blast the footings of the old Rocheport Bridge, which was set to happen at 8:00 a.m. but happened at 9:30 a.m. due to dense fog. I-70 quickly reopened for traffic shortly after the blast.ABC 17 News spoke with
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AUDRAIN, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man was seriously injured in Audrain County after hitting a culvert Friday night. 53-year-old Lee Harrell was taken to the University Hospital after he crashed his car at 9:00 P.M. in Audrain County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Harrell was traveling south on Audrain Road 711 in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple of roadwork projects that could impact traffic in Jefferson City were announced Friday in a pair of press releases from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. Workers will remove pavement markings at three crosswalk locations in the 1100 and 1200 block of Monroe Street, near Capital Region Medical
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Business Route 54 on the Bagnell Dam in Miller County will close for a few hours on Thursday for concrete repairs, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release states traffic on the dam will be closed from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday. Message boards are in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old Columbia woman suffered serious injuries in a crash in the northbound lane of Highway 63 near Old 63 in Hallsville, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the crash occurred when a 2018 Ford Explorer – driven by Deana Phillips – rear-ended
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was taken into police custody for suspected driving under the influence on Tuesday after crashing a car into houses and a parked car. Just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jefferson City Police responded to the 4000 block of Buckingham Park. Multiple homes were hit by a car, according to Jefferson
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City road will be closed for the rest of this week and the next to allow for construction. Cole County Public Works shared through a news release that it will close one lane of North Shamrock Road. The closure will allow for crews to work on the new entrance
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Intermittent closures should be expected this week for the on/off ramps at the Route BB overpass on Interstate 70, according to a Tuesday night press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The contractor first plans to remove temporary overhangs on the new bridge Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the release. Traffic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Interstate 70 near Rocheport is scheduled to close for an hour Sunday to blast footings of the old Missouri River bridge at Rocheport, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The interstate and a perimeter around the blast will be closed 7:30-9:30 a.m., according
Continue Reading While a large blast at the Missouri River bridge construction site Sunday seemed to take locals by surprise, crews can be seen laying material Friday over the top of the piers that were blasted.
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A Harrisburg man was killed in a Saturday crash and another man is suspected of causing the deadly rollover while intoxicated.
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According to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation, the passing lane of Eastbound Interstate 70 has reopened over the Rocheport bridge near mile marker 115.
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