COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia reminded drivers to move their vehicles that are parked along heavily trafficked roads as snow continued to build up on the ground Saturday evening. Columbia Public Works wrote in a social media post that a 26-person snow-removal crew reported to work at 7 p.m. and will work overnight
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montreal man was seriously injured in a crash in Miller County early Saturday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 23-year-old was driving a 2007 Ford F150 south near Forgotten Lane around 2 a.m. The report states the man failed to negotiate a curve– traveled off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather early Saturday morning prompted a closure of Champions Drive at Providence Road shortly after 10 a.m. The closure impacts one of the road’s two entry points ahead of a home game at Mizzou Arena between the Mizzou Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners. The game tips off at 1 p.m. Snowfall has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia plow crews will report for duty at 10 p.m. Friday night in preparation of impending snow that is expected to hit the area. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is indicating that 6-9 inches could fall throughout Boone County this weekend. The area is in a winter storm warning through Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Boonville has declared a “snow emergency” and directed drivers to remove their vehicles from along city streets as a large winter storm approaches. Cooper County Emergency Management shared the information on social media on Friday morning with the storm expected to hit overnight. Parking restrictions will begin at 7
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders had South Providence Road shut down on Thursday night after a vehicle caught fire. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 9:31 p.m. indicating a vehicle caught fire near the busy intersection. First responders were seen hosing down a vehicle at 10 p.m. in the southbound lane. BCJC sent
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri State Highway Patrol warned drivers to be careful this weekend as a winter storm bears down on the state. Much of Mid-Missouri was placed under a winter storm warning on Thursday. The warning starts early Saturday and lasts through 6 p.m. Sunday. Up to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition began Wednesday on the Madison Street Parking Garage in downtown Jefferson City, the city shared on social media. Crews began closing off the area over the weekend and the garage was closed down in December. A city spokesperson told ABC 17 News that demolition is expected to be complete by
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The type of passenger vehicle involved in the crash has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash that killed a Mexico, Missouri, man left a Mid-Missouri road closed for several hours Wednesday. The deadly crash happened Wednesday morning on Highway 22, about halfway between Centralia and Mexico. According to a social media post
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia announced a temporary closure for Ohio Street on Wednesday after a Union Pacific train derailed. No injuries were reported in the freight-train derailment, but the Ohio Street Crossing and W.T. Morris Avenue was blocked, the city announced on its social media. All other railroad crossings in the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. The City of Columbia Sewer Utility is proposing to replace a privately maintained sewer system near the intersection of South West Boulevard and West Stewart Road. If approved, the utility would construct a new public sanitary sewer to serve the affected property owners. According to Assistant Utilities Director Tom Ratermann, the project will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person had moderate injuries after a vehicle crashed into an RV Wednesday afternoon in southwest Columbia. A vehicle was seen turned on its side on Coats Lane, a road just off of West Gillespie Bridge Road. Boone County Fire Protection Chief Battalion Chief Clint Walker told ABC 17 News that a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Elverta, California man was seriously injured in a crash in Pulaski County on Sunday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred around 8 a.m. at the 150 mile marker on Interstate 44. The report says the 59-year-old was driving a 1998 Kenworth truck eastbound, when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works announced on its social media that it is activating a 16-person overnight crew at 7 p.m. Friday as poor road conditions could occur from the snow and cold. There are scattered snow chances throughout the evening, according to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Isolated accumulations
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 27-year-old Sedalia woman was seriously injured in a crash Thursday evening on westbound Highway 50 in Pettis County, east of Muddy Creek, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. An MSHP arrest report indicates that Leydi Maldonado, 27, of Sedalia, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies and a misdemeanor after leading police on a chase that ended with a crash Wednesday night at a Columbia intersection. Daylon Logan, 21, is charged with driving without a license, kidnapping, stealing a car, fleeing a traffic stop and leaving the scene of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the driving lane of eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia will be closed until 3 p.m. Friday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Emergency repairs are occurring at St. Charles Road. MoDOT crews temporarily reduced that portion of eastbound I-70 on Wednesday evening to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the eastbound lane of East Walnut Street in downtown Columbia will be closed until Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the City of Columbia. The release says the lane between North Eighth and Ninth streets near the Guitar Building closed Thursday morning and will reopen by 5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly stole a gun and got into a chase with law enforcement has been charged with six felonies. Devin Taylor, 25, of Columbia, was charged with aggravated fleeing, armed criminal action, first-degree property damage, second-degree burglary, stealing a gun and tampering with evidence.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vehicle involved in a crash Wednesday night at a Brickton Road intersection was first involved in a chase with police, according to Columbia Police Department Lt. Anthony Bowne. The intersection of Brickton Road and Conley Road was blocked off on Wednesday night after a vehicle had flipped on its side after
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