COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Park Avenue in Columbia near Frederick Douglass High School will close later this week through Feb. 27, according to a Monday press release from the City of Columbia. Beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday, a contractor for the Columbia Housing Authority will close Park Avenue between North Providence Road and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 32-year-old man from Sweet Springs, Missouri, was seriously injured Sunday morning in a crash on Highway 127 at 157th Road in Saline County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man was driving a 1999 Toyota Avalon southbound when it went off the
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Customer demand at the Columbia Regional Airport is expected to surge as American Airlines expands its flight schedule, United Airlines returns, and Allegiant Airlines adds new service.
The increasing number of passengers flying in and out of COU has sparked the need for additional parking.
To address the issue, the city is considering amending its fiscal year 2026 annual budget to expand the airport’s south parking lot.
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A Ballwin, Missouri woman was injured in a crash that shut down part of Interstate 70 in Cooper County Saturday evening.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 34-year-old was driving a 2022 Hyundai Elantra eastbound on I-70 around 4:30 p.m., west of the Missouri River Bridge. The car hydroplaned and hit a guardrail near mile marker 133.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was hurt after a crash in Southeast Columbia on Friday morning. Columbia police confirmed the crash happened at 8:20 a.m. on Southbound Highway 63. A Boone County Joint Communication alert went out minutes later that Highway 63 southbound at the Discovery Parkway onramp was closed due to the crash. ABC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia took public comment on the proposed railbanking of the COLT railroad in a series of meetings on Thursday. Members of the public gave feedback and asked questions about the proposal, which would preserve 2.5 miles of out-of-service railroad from Rogers Street to Brown Station Road. Railbanking is a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 75-year-old woman was pronounced dead at University Hospital on Wednesday after a crash on Highway 63 in Randolph County. The woman, from Jacksonville, was driving a 2002 Buick LeSabre when she traveled into the path of a 2022 GMC Yukon at Highway 63 and Route K in Cairo a little before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It only took 10 seconds for a perfect summer day in Chariton County to turn into a tragedy. It was just before 1 p.m. on June 27, 2022, when a dump truck hauling materials to a nearby site was crossing the railroad tracks at Porche Prairie Avenue near Mendon when it was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A “trail crossing ahead” sign has been posted near the site of a fatal crash that occurred over the summer. A 9-year-old boy was killed on July 25, 2025, after he was hit by a pickup truck in the 12000 block of Cole County Road 391, previous reporting shows. The boy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A staff member suffered minor injuries when a Montgomery County school bus was hit by a car Wednesday morning. The Montgomery County R-2 bus was hit at about 7:30 a.m. on Highway 19 near Route WW just north of New Florence, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A Hyundai
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission on Tuesday voted in support of Jefferson City’s bid to receive a federal grant for a road and bridge project. Slides from a Tuesday presentation show that Jefferson City is hoping to secure up to $25 million in federal funding from a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The West Old Plank Road exit of the Route K roundabout in Columbia will reopen on Friday, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. This completes Phase 4 of the project, which means all driving lanes of the roundabout will be reopened, the release says. Sidewalk work, grading restoration and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite safety efforts nationwide, more than 2,000 incidents were reported at highway rail crossings nationwide in 2025, resulting in 268 deaths and 686 injuries, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Only about 2% of those incidents happened in Missouri, where 34 crossing collisions resulted in four deaths and nine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge replacement will begin on Feb. 18 on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says the project will replace the bridge with a wider bridge and update the interchange layout. One Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Route E/Y interchange
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tanner Bridge Road bridge over the Moreau River will close later this month, according to a Monday press release from Cole County Public Works. The closure will begin Monday, Feb. 23 between Friendship Road and Route B, the release says. Don Schnieders Excavating Company, Inc. was awarded the $2.1 Million contract
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MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macon teenager was seriously injured in a crash in Macon County Saturday afternoon. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Route DD just after 4 p.m. The report states the 17-year-old boy was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger west, when the truck
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction crews will begin replacing the roof of Brookside Downtown at 219 South Ninth St. at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. The closure will require crews to close off a pair of roads and sidewalks, according to a Friday press release from the City of Columbia. South Tenth Street between Elm and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A vehicle hit a pedestrian on a Cole County road Friday morning, closing it for an hour. Sgt. Kyle Green with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said troopers were investigating the pedestrian crash on Route Y near Helias Road just after 9 a.m. Green said the pedestrian was hurt, but he
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 43-year-old man from Dixon was seriously injured in a crash Thursday on Highway 133 in Pulaski County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man’s 2003 Saturn L200 was heading northbound when it went off the right side of the road. The driver
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is making more money from downtown parking meters so far this year than it did in the first month of 2025. Columbia raised the price for all on-street parking downtown from 40 cents to $1 on Jan. 5. The Public Works spokesman John Ogan told ABC 17 News
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