COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia said public safety is a top priority as the University of Missouri’s homecoming parade is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. According to city spokesman Christopher Ave, Columbia police will increase their presence downtown during the parade. “The Columbia Police Department plans to call in officers on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash shut down both lanes of traffic on Range Line Street in northern Columbia on Thursday night. A crash notification was sent from Boone County Joint Communications at 7:04 p.m. about a crash at the intersection with Elleta Boulevard. Rain had been steadily falling for most of the day in Columbia,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A source error has been corrected to say the victim was a pedestrian, not a cyclist. A morning crash killed a 43-year-old pedestrian on Paris Road in Columbia, police said. The crash happened at about 6:40 a.m. in the 2500 block of Paris Road, and the pedestrian was pronounced dead
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tractor-trailer crash on eastbound Interstate 70 east of Columbia that spilled protein shakes partially blocked the road for several hours Thursday. According to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted just before 2 a.m., troopers investigated a crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer at mile marker 137 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Wardsville man was seriously hurt during a crash in Miller County around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2025 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R north on Highway 17, south of Saline Road, when he hit a deer, began to skid and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old Sweet Springs man died during a crash in Pettis County at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on eastbound Highway 50 at Sadie Lane. The crash involved two vehicles. The 40-year-old man was driving a 2009 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday morning on Route B, just south of Route HH in Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The 23-year-old man rode his 2026 Kawasaki Ninja southbound and rear-ended a stopped 2019 Tesla Model S that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol are investigating a tractor-trailer crash on westbound Interstate 70 in Cooper County. An ABC 17 News videographer arrived at the 109.8-mile marker at 6:45 a.m. and saw a tractor-trailer hauling two loads of cargo in a ditch on the side of the road, with caution
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Zach Williams, 23, was killed in a hit-and-run crash near Camdenton over Labor Day weekend on Sunday, Sept. 6. His cousin, Kelsey Trower, is asking anyone with information to contact investigators. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a vehicle struck a pedestrian on westbound U.S. Highway 54 near Cedar Heights Drive,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested Sunday morning after a high-speed chase ended in a Boone County cow pasture. Kameran Bloodson, 19, was charged on Monday with aggravated fleeing, leaving the scene of an accident and misdemeanor speeding. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old Osage Beach man was seriously hurt during a crash in Camden County just before 1 a.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Storm Cove Dr. at Dennison Dr. The man was driving a 2022 Jeep Cherokee west when the car went off
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A 60-year-old woman was killed in a UTV crash in Audrain County on Friday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the Providence Road bridge is expected to be completed by November, weather permitting, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Spencer Robinson, Project Director of the Improve I-70: Rocheport to Columbia project, said that a few pieces of the bridge are slightly ahead of schedule. He clarified that the on-
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Scheduled roadwork on Interstate 70 near the Highway 63 connector in Columbia will bring multiple travel impacts starting Friday night into Saturday morning. Starting at 7 p.m. Friday, drivers will not have access to westbound I-70 from the south end of the I-70/Highway 63 connector or access to eastbound I-70 from the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 50 on Thursday afternoon, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened on Highway 50 east of California at Shooters Club Road at around 3 p.m., according to the Highway Patrol’s crash report. Troopers said the crash happened when a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the westbound lane of Cherry Street in downtown Columbia will be closed on Thursday, the city announced in a Wednesday press release. The street and north sidewalk between Eight and Ninth streets will close at 7 a.m. as a crane will be used to “to lift a rooftop air
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old St. Robert woman was seriously hurt after a crash in Maries County just before 10:34 a.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox on Highway 133 north of County Road 630, south of Brinktown, when the SUV traveled off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is looking to make safety enhancements to a busy Columbia intersection and roadway. MoDOT showed plans for two intersections along College Avenue during an open-house meeting on Tuesday at 900 East Stadium Boulevard. At the College Avenue and University Avenue intersection, the left turn signal would be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were hurt – one seriously – in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday on Northwoods Road in Pettis County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 35-year-old Smithton man lost control of his 1993 Ford Explorer while it was heading northbound. The vehicle went
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Vienna woman was seriously hurt in a crash in Maries County just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Impala on County Road 302, a half mile east of Highway 63, with a 16-year-old Vienna girl as
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