COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water main repairs on West Broadway in Columbia will require lane restrictions on Wednesday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. Crews will replace water main valves at the intersections with Aldeah and Glenwood avenues, the release says. The westbound lane of Broadway will be restricted and flaggers
Continue Reading
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who crashed his car in Camden County over the weekend is accused of driving while drunk, according to a pair of reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to a crash report, Jermaine Jackson, 25, of Springfield, Missouri, was seriously injured in a crash on Sunday on Highway
Continue Reading
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ulman man was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Miller County Friday night. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Caleb Robinett, 26, of Ulman, was driving on Route C near Jackson Cemetery Rd. at 9:35 p.m. The crash occurred when the vehicle crossed the center of the
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A public information meeting has been announced for a bridge replacement project on Highway 22 in Audrain and Boone counties, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says a bridge over a railroad that’s just west of Highway 151 will be replaced in 2027. Most
Continue Reading
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman was seriously injured in a crash in Morgan County on Thursday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. According to a crash report, a 2001 Ford Ranger – driven by Zachary Johnson, 33, of Lebanon, Missouri – was heading northbound on Highway 135 near Westwood Drive when it
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A report from the Columbia Police Department indicates alcohol could have played a role in a northeast Columbia fatal crash. According to previous reporting, Tristen Crawford, 24, of Columbia was hit around 8 p.m. Aug. 8 in the 4600 block of Paris Road by a vehicle that was traveling south. He died
Continue Reading
PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A baby boy from Sedalia died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Wednesday on Interstate 29 in Platte County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The child’s name was not released in the report. Four vehicles were involved in the crash. The report says that a 2019
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic on two Jefferson City streets will be impacted for road repairs, according to a pair of Wednesday press releases from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. On Friday, repairs will be made to the 1200-1300 blocks of East McCarty Street, the release says. Work begins at 8 a.m. and
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City workers have restricted traffic on two busy streets for emergency water main repairs. Crews are fixing a water main leak at 307 W. Broadway on Wednesday, which has closed one lane of Broadway between McBaine and Aldeah avenues, according to a City of Columbia news release. A flagger will be at
Continue Reading
PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Phelps County on Tuesday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, Steven MacCash, 49, was traveling eastbound on County Road 7340 at 10:04 p.m. on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he struck a deer in the road. MacCash was
Continue Reading
A new study says that motorcycle helmet laws save lives. It’s something safety advocates have been saying for years. Despite that, some states, including Missouri, have passed laws that allow at least some riders to go without helmets. In Missouri, those 26 and older can go without a helmet with proper insurance. Since Missouri’s helmet
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City drivers will soon no longer be able to make a left-hand turn into the Texas Roadhouse and McDonald’s parking lot on Missouri Boulevard. The Missouri Department of Transportation held an open house public meeting on Tuesday to showcase its plans to improve the intersection at Missouri Boulevard. According to
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that states with helmet laws for motorcyclists have a 37% decrease in motorcyclist deaths. If every state had required all riders to wear helmets between 1976-2022, the study’s author, Eric Teoh said more than 22,000 motorcyclists’ lives would have been saved. Some of
Continue Reading
Editor’s note: This brief was updated on Tuesday to say Ted Lange died from his injuries. The brief was updated after the crash report updated on Tuesday. CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 67-year-old Climax Springs man was killed in a crash on Monday on North Highway 7 in Camden County. According to a Missouri State
Continue Reading
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man was charged with multiple felonies after he was accused of driving a vehicle into Osage Beach apartment buildings while he was drunk. John Vest was charged with driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and leaving the scene of an accident where damage exceeded $1,000. Court documents say Vest was
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews on Wednesday will close two left-turn lanes on an off-ramp from Interstate 70 in Columbia, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The two left-turn lanes from westbound Interstate 70 to the Highway 63 connector at exit 128A will be closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, the
Continue Reading
LA MONTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Sedalia men were injured – one seriously – in a crash on Monday in the northbound lane of Highway 127, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred as Jeffrey Rhoads, 34, lost control of a 2019 Ford F250. The truck went
Continue Reading
According to the Jefferson City Police Department, officers were called to a crash at 7:34 p.m. on Sunday in the 2900 block of E McCarty Street.
Continue Reading CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man was killed in a crash in Camden County Saturday night. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Martin Perez, 61, of Macks Creek was driving a truck along Mo. 7 North at Tranquil Woods Road at 7:25 p.m. The crash occurred when his truck went
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire closed down Interstate 70 east of Columbia on Thursday but the road reopened a little before 2 p.m. Westbound I-70 was closed after a fire that was reported about an hour earlier. A flatbed tow truck caught fire and was 50% involved when firefighters arrived, said a Boone County Fire
Continue Reading