JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe joined officials from AAA, the Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri State Highway Patrol at the Capitol on Tuesday to highlight positive impacts from the new hands-free law. The latest data from Cambridge Mobile Telematics says the law has prevented more than 1,000 crashes. It also has reduced distracted driving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy was flown to University Hospital after he suffered serious injuries in a crash Tuesday afternoon in Phelps County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt – driven by the St. James boy – was heading eastbound on County
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A 33-year-old man from Belton was seriously hurt in a crash between two semi-trucks on I-70 in Saline County on Monday afternoon, and was taken by helicopter to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms impacted much of Mid-Missouri on Sunday, and a lot of areas are still feeling the effects. A number of roads in Cole County are closed because of flooding, according to an email from Cole County Public Works. Closures on Monday include the: 11100 block of North Branch Road 5500 block
Continue Reading A Sedalia man suffered moderate injuries in a crash on Friday in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened at 10 p.m. on Highway 50 near Route 135.
Continue Reading A 73-year-old Osage Beach man suffered moderate injuries in a crash on Friday in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The exit and entrance ramps to Interstate 70 at mile marker 137 near Millersburg will close for several months, beginning in early May, a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. Crews have completed building two new lanes in the median from mile marker 137 to mile marker 144,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nebraska Avenue in Central Columbia will be closed on Tuesday, east of the intersection with Providence Road, according to a Friday press release from the city. The closure will last from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. as crews finish installing pipes under the street, the release says. Access to all drive approaches will stay
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old Gravois Mills man was seriously injured Thursday in a crash in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says that a 2023 Ford F250 and 2013 Lexus RX were stopped in traffic on Highway 5 when a 2012 Toyota Prius – driven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon woman was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt – driven by a 29-year-old Eldon woman – was heading westbound on Business 54 near Katelyn Drive when the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound driving lane of Interstate 70 at the Millersburg exit will close on Monday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The closured will last from 5 a.m.-noon on Monday near mile marker 138, the release says. Crews will be making pavement repairs. All work is
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Editor’s note: The location of the hospital has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two youths from Jefferson City were seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Laclede County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that a 2021 Infiniti Q50 – driven by a 35-year-old Jefferson City
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A hard deadline for getting a REAL ID has arrived after years of delays. Starting next month, people without a REAL ID-compliant form of identification will not be allowed on domestic flights. REAL ID includes a series of verification requirements laid out in a federal law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The deadline
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Travelers have missed the deadline to get a REAL ID ahead of a May 7 change to flying regulations. However, the sooner people get their REAL ID-compliant documents, the sooner they can board domestic flights. Beginning May 7, non-REAL ID driver’s licences will no longer be accepted to board regulated domestic flights.
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BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 37-year-old Windsor man was seriously hurt after a crash in Benton County just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states a 17-year-old boy from Edwards was driving a 1999 Dodge south on Highway 7 at Cold Springs when he
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The age of the driver has been corrected. CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old boy from Auxvasse was injured when a truck he was riding in rolled in Callaway County on Sunday morning. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the boy was riding in a 1998 GMC Sonoma,
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people were involved in a crash in Cole County Saturday afternoon, according to a press release from Cole County EMS. The release states Cole County EMS and the Osage Fire Protection District were dispatched to a crash in the 11000 block of State Route B a little after 3 p.m.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Dixon man was flown to a hospital following a motorcycle crash in Pulaski County Friday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 6:15 on Highway Mm. The 48-year-old man was riding his 2006 Harley Davidson Roadking when it went off the right side
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A crash involving two vehicles shut down a portion of northbound Paris Road in Columbia Saturday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman suffered moderate injuries in a crash on Friday on Interstate 70 in Cooper County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says that a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee – driven by a 63-year-old man from Holden, Missouri – was heading eastbound
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