Eldon woman killed in Callaway County motorcycle crash
An Eldon woman was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in Callaway County.
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Jefferson City woman dies after being struck by vehicle, driver arrested on DWI suspicion
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman died Friday evening after she was hit by a truck. According to a news release from the Jefferson City Police Department, officers were called to The Office bar in the 900 block of West McCarty Street shortly before 4 p.m. for a reported vehicle-pedestrian crash. A 67-year-old woman
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Several youths hurt in Miller County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman was seriously injured while four youths had minor injuries in a Friday morning crash in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Highway 42, east of Highway 134, the report says. The report says a 17-year-old Osage Beach girl
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MoDOT delaying some I-70 work for Homecoming weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Construction crews along I-70 will delay some of their weekend work in Columbia and Boone County for the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend. Lairyn McGregor, spokesperson for MoDOT’s Improve I-70 project, said crews will push paving work to later evening hours to accommodate a potential uptick in traffic. Paving work west
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Traffic backing up at Missouri River Bridge near Jefferson City due to crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Traffic backed up Friday morning heading into Jefferson City due to a car crash. The Missouri Department of Transportation warned drivers that westbound Highway 54 had been narrowed near the Missouri River Bridge for the crash. A MoDOT camera showed a line of traffic in both lanes on the highway heading
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Missouri has sent millions back in gas tax refunds, denied roughly $3 million in fraudulent claims last year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While the deadline for Missouri drivers to file for a refund on the state’s gas tax increase has come and gone, the Missouri Department of Revenue is still processing claims. Since the program began, millions of dollars have been returned to drivers, but thousands of fraudulent claims have also been flagged by
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Extra police expected downtown for MU homecoming parade; university says no entries for parade were denied this year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia said public safety is a top priority as the University of Missouri’s homecoming parade is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. According to city spokesman Christopher Ave, Columbia police will increase their presence downtown during the parade. “The Columbia Police Department plans to call in officers on
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Range Line Street north of I-70 reopens after crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash shut down both lanes of traffic on Range Line Street in northern Columbia on Thursday night. A crash notification was sent from Boone County Joint Communications at 7:04 p.m. about a crash at the intersection with Elleta Boulevard. Rain had been steadily falling for most of the day in Columbia,
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43-year-old pedestrian killed in Columbia crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A source error has been corrected to say the victim was a pedestrian, not a cyclist. A morning crash killed a 43-year-old pedestrian on Paris Road in Columbia, police said. The crash happened at about 6:40 a.m. in the 2500 block of Paris Road, and the pedestrian was pronounced dead
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Semi crash on Interstate 70 spills protein shakes, partially blocks eastbound lanes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tractor-trailer crash on eastbound Interstate 70 east of Columbia that spilled protein shakes partially blocked the road for several hours Thursday. According to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted just before 2 a.m., troopers investigated a crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer at mile marker 137 in
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Man seriously hurt in Miller County motorcycle crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Wardsville man was seriously hurt during a crash in Miller County around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2025 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R north on Highway 17, south of Saline Road, when he hit a deer, began to skid and
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Man dies in Pettis County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old Sweet Springs man died during a crash in Pettis County at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on eastbound Highway 50 at Sadie Lane. The crash involved two vehicles. The 40-year-old man was driving a 2009 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide
Continue Reading Columbia man seriously injured in Boone County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday morning on Route B, just south of Route HH in Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The 23-year-old man rode his 2026 Kawasaki Ninja southbound and rear-ended a stopped 2019 Tesla Model S that
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No injuries reported in semi-truck crash on Interstate 70
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol are investigating a tractor-trailer crash on westbound Interstate 70 in Cooper County. An ABC 17 News videographer arrived at the 109.8-mile marker at 6:45 a.m. and saw a tractor-trailer hauling two loads of cargo in a ditch on the side of the road, with caution
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Family asks for anyone with information to come forward in deadly Labor Day weekend hit-and-run
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Zach Williams, 23, was killed in a hit-and-run crash near Camdenton over Labor Day weekend on Sunday, Sept. 6. His cousin, Kelsey Trower, is asking anyone with information to contact investigators. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a vehicle struck a pedestrian on westbound U.S. Highway 54 near Cedar Heights Drive,
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Man ‘covered’ in manure arrested after high-speed chase on Highway 63 ends in cow pasture, court docs say
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested Sunday morning after a high-speed chase ended in a Boone County cow pasture. Kameran Bloodson, 19, was charged on Monday with aggravated fleeing, leaving the scene of an accident and misdemeanor speeding. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on
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Osage Beach man seriously hurt in Camden County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old Osage Beach man was seriously hurt during a crash in Camden County just before 1 a.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Storm Cove Dr. at Dennison Dr. The man was driving a 2022 Jeep Cherokee west when the car went off
Continue Reading Woman dies in Audrain County UTV crash
A 60-year-old woman was killed in a UTV crash in Audrain County on Friday night.
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Providence Road bridge set to open in November
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the Providence Road bridge is expected to be completed by November, weather permitting, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Spencer Robinson, Project Director of the Improve I-70: Rocheport to Columbia project, said that a few pieces of the bridge are slightly ahead of schedule. He clarified that the on-
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Overnight roadwork on I-70 near U.S. 63 could cause travel delays
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Scheduled roadwork on Interstate 70 near the Highway 63 connector in Columbia will bring multiple travel impacts starting Friday night into Saturday morning. Starting at 7 p.m. Friday, drivers will not have access to westbound I-70 from the south end of the I-70/Highway 63 connector or access to eastbound I-70 from the
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