RUSSELLVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash Friday in Russellville on Route A, east of Shikles Road. The crash occurred as Catherine Scribner, 68, of Russellville, reached down to grab her cellphone from the passenger seat of her 2020 Toyota Rav 4, according to a crash report from the Missouri
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will be closing Interstate 70 near the Missouri River due to the blasting of the Rocheport Bridge on Sunday The blast is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. that day. MODOT is strongly advising drivers to avoid the interstate between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
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BATES CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died in a Thursday afternoon crash on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County near mile marker 31, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Michael Kniest was pronounced dead at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, according to the report. He was 45. The crash occurred as Kniest
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Transportation is set to hold a preliminary information meeting on Thursday to get the public’s input on Interstate 70 and to learn more about the Improve I-70 Project’s future plans. The public meeting will be open-house style, held from 5-7 p.m. at the Hannah Cole Primary School
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 45-year-old Rolla man was seriously injured Wednesday after his car left the roadway and went airborne before ejecting him. James Smith was flown to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries following the crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Smith was not wearing a seatbelt when his 1991 Chevrolet
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Bonne Femme Creek Bridge reopened Wednesday, the Missouri Department of Transportation stated in a press release. MoDOT closed Highway 163 on April 10 to replace the bridge. The project was initially expected to be completed by Aug. 4, but work halted on April 11 after a cave associated with the Devil’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been a month since the City of Columbia combined Go COMO bus routes due to a bus driver shortage. The decision cut the number of bus routes from six to three has resulted in longer wait times and complaints from riders. “When we started route combining in early August some of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Street paving on nearly two dozen streets in Columbia is set to begin 7 a.m. Monday, according to a Wednesday press release from City of Columbia Public Works. All 23 sections of streets are expected to reopen by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, the release states. Lane closures will be required and
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Twelve people were killed in crashes on Missouri roads over the Labor Day weekend, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A woman was hurt in a car crash in central Columbia on Monday night with what she said was a driver trying to evade police. ABC 17 News saw an ambulance on scene at Providence Road and Rogers Street. First responders went to the crash around 10 p.m. and cleared the
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A trial in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of a truck driver whose vehicle collided with an Amtrak train in Chariton County is tentatively scheduled for October 2024.
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Two people were hospitalized and a vehicle ended up on its top Monday after a three-vehicle crash on Route VV in Boone County.
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CALLAWAY CO, MO. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was seriously hurt in a car crash involving one vehicle early Monday morning in Callaway County. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Johnny Siebert, 29, was driving South on U.S. Route 63 just after midnight when he saw a deer on the
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Raytown woman was seriously injured in a car crash Saturday evening in Morgan County. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, April Berry, 50 was in the car with two other people driving down Ivy Bend Road at 5 pm. The crash occurred when the driver of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic is moving again on the Missouri River Bridge after a crash created a back up in the westbound lane for about half an hour Saturday. The back up started around 10 a.m., according to a rave alert from Jefferson City Police, and the crash was cleared around 10:30 a.m. Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Labor Day weekend is underway and the Missouri State Highway Patrol is keeping an eye out for crashes reported statewide during its holiday counting period. The counting period began Friday at 6 pm and will continue until 11:59PM Monday, September 4th. As of Monday morning there were 18 reported crashes in Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Friday press release that a resurfacing project will begin next week in Boone County. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a $1,927,436.59 contract for Routes AB, H and K to be resurfaced. Route K will be resurfaced from Tuesday through Friday, Sept. 22.
Continue Reading EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 52-year-old Iberia woman died Friday in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 17 at North Street near Eugene. Johnna S Horne was pronounced dead at the scene by Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as Horne’s 2007 Ford Edge was heading
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured – two seriously – in a Thursday crash in Jefferson City on westbound Highway 50/63 near militia drive, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department Two vehicles were heading westbound when Kenneth Bleigh, 58, of Chamois – who was driving a 2002 Chevrolet
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least one person was injured Thursday in a Boone County crash on Route B, south of Route HH. The Boone County Fire Protection District said on its social media that first responders were dispatched at 3:51 p.m. The southbound lane of Route B was shut down for about 30 minutes, according
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