COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A roundabout near Boone Hospital will undergo concrete repairs next week, according to a Friday press release from the City of Columbia. A portion of the roundabout at South William Street and Bass Avenue will be closed while crews dig up and replace damaged concrete, the release says. Work will begin at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says it is requesting the “attention and cooperation of the traveling public” to keep a ramp open for a bridge rehabilitation project. The release says that MoDOT previously announced that contractors would narrow a portion of Highway 54 in Jefferson City on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were taken to a hospital by ambulance Thursday afternoon after a pileup on South Providence Road. Photos from the scene showed three vehicles, including a work van, involved in the crash. The injuries were not life-threatening, according to police at the scene. The crash and cleanup briefly closed South Providence
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The driver’s hometown was corrected after a source error. A Russellville man was seriously injured on Thursday morning after he was hit by a car in Cole County. According to a crash report from Jefferson City Police, the crash happened at 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Highway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Jefferson City woman suffered serious injuries in a Wednesday afternoon crash, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. The report says police were called at 1:58 p.m. to the intersection of West Truman Boulevard and Masonic Court for a report of a crash with injuries. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Fulton girl was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday morning on Route O at Callaway County Road 155, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The report says the girl was driving a 2003 Ford Escape westbound on Route O when it went off the right side of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people – including a 9-year-old girl – were seriously injured Monday in a crash on Highway 63 at South Westbrook Drive in southern Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado – driven by a 54-year-old Hartsburg man
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lines are forming outside at least one Columbia license office as people rush to get a new Real ID ahead of a pending deadline. Columbia’s license office on Vandiver had a line out the door Tuesday morning. An employee told ABC 17 News that it takes 5 to 10 minutes to process
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 82-year-old Boonville woman was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a crash on Highway 179 in Cooper County, just another of Highland School Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says that that the woman was driving a 2021 Buick Encore northbound when it went off the
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Local agencies underwent an emergency training exercise at the Columbia Regional Airport on Monday. The triennial training allows emergency personnel to respond to a simulated plane crash.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The construction of a roundabout in Versailles will begin on Monday, May 5 at the intersection of Highway 52 and Highway 5, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Work will take place 6 p.m.-6 a.m. Monday through Friday through mid-June, the release says. All work is
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Crocker, Mo. man was seriously injured Sunday after his pickup truck flipped over in Pulaski County. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 42-year-old man was driving a 1997 Ford F-250 on Missouri 17 just before 4 p.m, when the truck went off the road
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 28-year-old Eldon woman was seriously injured Thursday in a crash on Highway 54 in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, a 200 Jeep Wrangler – driven by the woman – was heading eastbound when it went off the right side
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One lane of the east- and westbound lanes of Interstate 70 will close this weekend in Kingdom City, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says crews will be removing the railroad bridge over the interstate. The closure will occur from 7 p.m. Friday through 6
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested Thursday in Callaway County following a chase with law enforcement, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office wrote on its social media. The sheriff’s office wrote that Boone County deputies were called to a reported theft at a construction site earlier in the day and Ashland police tried to stop
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dump truck driver was injured in a crash on Thursday on Highway 63 in Ashland, according to an email from Ashland Police Chief Scott Young. Young called the crash near Peterson Lane “serious,” but wrote that the driver had “moderate” injuries. Only one vehicle was involved in the crash. Traffic will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two crashes caused a temporary lane closure Thursday afternoon on Highway 63 in south Columbia. Boone County Joint Communications sent notifications about a collision on New Haven Road on the northbound on-ramp at 4:07 p.m. A BJCJ notification was also sent at at 3:37 p.m. for a crash in the same area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Part of West Worley Street was closed Wednesday morning after a crash. An ABC 17 News reporter saw one car flipped over in a ditch. One person was seen being removed from the car and taken into an MU Health Care ambulance. A Boone County Joint Communication was sent out at 8:24 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old woman from Pulaski County was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 11 a.m. on Tuesday on Highway 28 three miles south of Dixon. Troopers said a 31-year-old woman was driving a 2000 Ford F150 when she went off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking input from the public on expanding westbound Highway 54 in Jefferson City and reconfiguring its interchange with Airport Road, according to a Tuesday press release. An open-house meeting is set for 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the Jefferson City John. G. Christy Municipal Building, located at 320
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