COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two fatalities were reported on Missouri roads over Christmas weekend, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP began counting data from 6 p.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Monday. Troopers investigated 124 crashes, including 71 injuries and 18 DWI arrests, the release states. According to the release,
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Prosecutors have charged a man accused of driving drunk last week in a Howard County crash that killed a St. Louis man.
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A man was pronounced dead at a hospital Thursday after being hit by a vehicle in Columbia the previous day, police say.
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The TSA expected Dec. 21 to be one of the busiest days of the year for air travel. And that doesn’t even take into account all the people who plan to drive for the holiday.
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Jefferson City police say an Osage County woman died at a hospital after she crashed Tuesday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the holiday season is underway, and Christmas is less than a week away, the Transportation Security Administration is preparing for busy travel days ahead. TSA estimates they could screen over 2.5 million passengers a day. The busiest days for travel are expected to be Thursday Dec. 21, Friday Dec. 29, and
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By Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning that bad weather could disrupt holiday air travel. “We may see some bad weather around the holidays,” Buttigieg said, alongside FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker during a press conference at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. “Winter weather may be a challenge,
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been active for more than two years and thousands of small earthquakes rattled the area in recent weeks. Here is a
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HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Franklin man died in a single-car crash this afternoon. Dennis Klatt, 65, was driving north on Missouri 5 south of County Road 345 when he drove off the side of the right side of the road, over corrected, and drove off the left side of the road. Klatt hit a
Continue Reading MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after he hit an unoccupied parked car in Miller County at 119 Doyle Rd. Nathan Terry, 18, was arrested, but taken to Lake Regional Hospital for minor injuries treatment, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest report.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report shared that 22-year-old Mercy Gonzalez was the Cole County deputy involved in a car crash late Friday night. Corporal Chris Winter with the Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News that a deputy was injured in a crash Friday night on West Edgewood
Continue Reading HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man was killed in a crash in Howard County Saturday morning. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Moberly resident David Brown, 42, and passenger Joshua McNabb, 39, from St. Louis, were driving westbound on Missouri Highway 124 west of County Rd. 409 when his 2011 Honda CRV failed
Continue Reading MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tipton man was killed in a crash in Morgan County Thursday night. According to the Highway Patrol, Robert Loftus, 47, was driving eastbound on U.S. 50 when his 2009 Ford Focus went off the right side of the road, struck an embankment, went airborne and overturned. Loftus was pronounced dead
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Works department hosted an informal open house Thursday at Fairview Elementary on the Fairview Road and Chapel Hill Road roundabout project.. The Public Works Department displayed its plans for the proposed project and had city engineers available to answer questions from the public. The project would replace the existing
Continue Reading RICHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland, Missouri, woman was killed Wednesday after she was hit by a 2005 Ford F250, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash report states that Margaret Lytell was lying in the roadway on Highway 7 — about 433 feet west of Thomas Street — when she was
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Parts of Highway 63 and Highway 124 were closed at their intersections after a crash Tuesday afternoon.
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Two people were hurt when their car was rear-ended on Jefferson City’s Tri-Level interchange Tuesday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews will be performing bridge maintenance Tuesday on Highway 54 in Jefferson City over Stadium Boulevard, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The on-ramp from Madison Street, the westbound exit ramp to Stadium Boulevard and one lane of westbound traffic will be closed from 8:30 a.m.-3:30
Continue Reading ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were injured – one seriously – in a Thursday crash in Eldon on East North Street at North Sandfort Street, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred when a 1999 Toyota Camry – driven by Kenneth Baxter, 38, of Clarksburg – was heading westbound, crossed
Continue Reading CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Fair Grove woman suffered serious injuries Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred when a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire – driven by Melissa Bowles — was heading northbound on Lowell Williams Road, south of Charlie Creek Road,
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