Two women injured in UTV rollover crash in Morgan County
A Kansas City woman was seriously hurt in a UTV crash in Morgan County on Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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Pedestrian seriously injured in Johnson County Crash Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 58-year-old Warrensburg man was seriously injured Friday evening after being hit by a car in Johnson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, at around 6:30 p.m. Friday, a 57-year-old man driving a 1996 Dodge Ram was heading east on E Gay Street in Warrensburg when he hit
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Russellville teenager seriously injured in Osage County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy was flown to University Hospital on Friday night after he was seriously injured in a crash on Route A in Osage County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the Russellville teenager drove a 2011 Dodge 1500 northbound when it went off
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Bus shelter near Conley Road shopping center removed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bus shelter and trash container in Columbia has been removed after a request was made by Broadway Crossings, according to an email from a city public works spokesman. The letter says the bus stop was located at 21 Conley Road, though the city spokesman clarified it was on Trimble Road. The
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Parents see improvements in CPS bus routes, find tracking app to be useful at times
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Steve Tubbesing sits in his office on Brown Station Road in Columbia roughly four months after he and his family experienced what he called a “nightmare” with a newly found mindset. Tubbesing is the grandfather to 11-and 8-year-old children who attend Jefferson Middle School and Ridgeway Elementary. Two days into the school year,
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Hidden in ‘plane’ sight: Missouri State Highway Patrol turns to the sky to catch speeders
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s not uncommon for Missouri drivers to have to maneuver cones, reduce speeds, drive through narrow lanes, or have construction crews standing feet away from the road, with nearly 600 active work zones on highways across the state under the Missouri Department of Transportation. Even with signs telling drivers to slow down
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Commission selects Mid-Missouri contractor for I-70 work from Rocheport to Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has chosen a Columbia-based contractor to head up the team designing and building a section of the widened Interstate 70 between Columbia and Rocheport. The commission awarded Emery Sapp and Sons and Parsons Transportation Group as contractors for a $441 million project to widen and improve
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Portion of eastbound I-70 lane in Columbia to close for emergency repairs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the eastbound driving lane of Interstate 70 will be closed early Wednesday for emergency pavement repairs, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says the lane closures, which will occur just west of St. Charles Road, will take place from 4 a.m.-noon.
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Elderly man seriously injured in Benton County crash Â
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 80-year-old man from Lincoln, Missouri, was seriously injured Tuesday in a crash on Route H in Benton County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver in a 2018 Ford F-150 – a 55-year-old man from Lincoln, Missouri – failed to negotiate a
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Missouri State Highway Patrol uses stopwatch to enforce work zone speed limits from the air
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If you’re speeding, especially in a work zone, you may be on the lookout for troopers on the side of the roads to avoid getting a ticket. But it’s much harder to spot a trooper when they are ticketing you from 2,000 feet in the air. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Aircraft
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Eldon woman seriously injured in Cole County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old woman from Eldon was seriously injured in a crash Monday afternoon on Highway 54 in Cole County at the Moreau River Bridge, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver lost control of her 1999 Ford F-150 on the ice-covered roadway and
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Closed section of Highway 54 in eastern Audrain County reopens
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash closed part of Highway 54 in eastern Audrain County on Tuesday morning. The highway reopened at about noon. MoDOT reported the closing in a news release a little before 9 a.m. The release says a crash closed Highway 54 between Route F and Highway 154 near Vandalia. Details about the
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Monday snowfall covers Mid-Missouri roads, leads to early school dismissals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snowfall began coating some Mid-Missouri roads by 9 a.m. Monday and continued well into the afternoon, leading to dozens of slide-offs and crashes and closing part of Interstate 70 for hours. After light snowfall over the holiday weekend, a few more inches were expected to accumulate Monday, with high temperatures staying in
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21-year-old Jamestown man dies in Cole County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Jamestown man died Monday in a crash on Highway 179 in Cole County, north of Route Z, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver was traveling northbound in a 2003 Ford Ranger when the vehicle went down an embankment and overturned.
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Illinois woman seriously injured in Pulaski County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from the Chicagoland area was seriously injured in a crash on Monday afternoon at mile-marker 166 on Interstate 44 in Pulaski County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2022 Infiniti QX50 – driven by a 56-year-old woman from Aurora, Illinois – was heading
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MSHP: 3 die on Missouri roads over Thanksgiving weekend Â
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died on Missouri roads over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend counting period, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP’s data counted from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday night. Preliminary data shows in addition to the three fatalities, there were 304 crashes, 82 people injured and 87
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MSHP investigates at least 115 incidents on the first snowy day of the season
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first snowfall of the season created difficult driving conditions across Mid-Missouri on Saturday. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers are warning drivers to slow down after the season’s first snow led to a string of crashes across Mid-Missouri. ABC 17 News traveled to Jefferson City, Columbia and Moberly Saturday evening to track
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2 teenagers seriously injured in Pettis County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teenagers were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday on Jones Road in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2003 Nissan Xterra was heading northbound when it went off the right side of the road. The driver — an 18-year-old woman from
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Branson woman dies in Cooper County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Branson woman has died after a crash in Cooper County on Thanksgiving morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the crash happened on Highway 135 at Lang Road at 2 a.m. Thursday. Troopers say a 40-year-old Branson woman was driving when she went off the road and hit an embankment.
Continue Reading Clark man seriously injured in Randolph County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old man from Clark, Missouri, was seriously injured Wednesday night in a crash on Highway 3, about 2 miles north of Mount Airy in Randolph County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the man drove a 1990 Ford F-150 northbound when it went off the
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