‘Police incident’ snarls Interstate 70 traffic on edge of Columbia
An unidentified “police incident” slowed down traffic on Interstate 70 on Columbia’s eastern edge Wednesday.
Continue ReadingAn unidentified “police incident” slowed down traffic on Interstate 70 on Columbia’s eastern edge Wednesday.
Continue ReadingOne lane of eastbound Interstate 70 will close overnight Wednesday for repairs.
Continue ReadingPULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville man died Monday morning from injuries he suffered Sunday in a Pulaski County crash, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Mike Hartness was pronounced dead at 7 a.m. Monday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, according to the updated crash report. He was 54. Hartness
Continue ReadingA school bus was towed from the scene of a crash Monday morning near Hickman High School.
Continue ReadingA truck is seen crashed into a Columbia Taco Bell Sunday evening
Continue ReadingAccording to the Federal Highway Administration, 70% of weather-related accidents in the U.S. happen on wet pavement.
Continue ReadingCRAWFORD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man died from injuries he suffered in a Crawford County crash that occurred Wednesday in the eastbound lane of Interstate 44 at mile-marker 221, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as a 2003 Ford F150 – driven by James Hendrickson
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures have been announced for Interstate 70 next week between Highway 63 and Highway 54, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release states that intermittent closures will start on Monday, March 18 between 7 p.m.-6 a.m. and are expected to last about six weeks.
Continue ReadingCALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning in a crash in Moniteau County at the intersection of Highway 50 and Business 50, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash report states that a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier – driven by Michael Collins, 39 – hit a 2005
Continue ReadingMore than 400 Boone Electric Cooperative members in Boone County were without electricity mid-morning Tuesday after a truck crashed into a utility pole and the driver ran.
Continue ReadingAs construction on the much-anticipated Interstate 70 widening project nears, a private women’s college in Columbia is taking advantage of the upcoming project to promote a new apprenticeship program meant to create more diversity in the workforce.
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) About 43,000 pounds of french fries spilled onto a road early Sunday after an alleged drunken driver forced a tractor-trailer off of Interstate 70, according to a social media post from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred at 1:14 a.m. Sunday in the eastbound lane of Interstate 70 near
Continue ReadingMILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Business Route 54 on the Bagnell Dam in Miller County will close for a few hours on Tuesday for repairs, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release states that traffic will be closed at 9 a.m. and will reopen at 4 p.m. The construction was referred
Continue ReadingCAMDEN, Mo. (KMIZ) A Roach, Missouri man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Camden County. According to an online crash report, Travis Hush, 39, was traveling North on Irontown Drive just after midnight when his vehicle went off the right side of the road. The vehicle returned to the road where
Continue ReadingPULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Pulaski County early Thursday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 6 p.m. on Rawlins Road one mile west of Highway T when a 16-year-old boy drove too fast on a curve in a 1994 Chevrolet 2500.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 74-year-old Jefferson City woman suffered serious injuries in a crash on Tuesday on Route C in Cole County at Rumsey Lane, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2021 International HV507SFA truck – driven by Jacob Kemper, 20, of Jefferson City – tried
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vehicle that caused a crash at the corner of Rogers Street and College Avenue on Monday night was stolen, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Brian Leer, of the sheriff’s office, told ABC 17 News that the Columbia Police Department was dispatched at 11:30 p.m. to investigate a carjacking
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One eastbound lane of Interstate 70 will close at 7 p.m. Wednesday night for pavement repairs, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The closure will occur near mile maker 135, just east of the Centralia/Route Z exit, east of Columbia, the release states. The lane will
Continue ReadingCHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 3-year-old boy died after he was hit by a truck on Sunday on private property on Route C in Chariton County, about 10 miles southwest of Marceline, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The name of the boy was not released in the report. The report states the
Continue ReadingMORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash Sunday night in Morgan County. According to the online crash report, Rickey Webb, 59, was traveling on Route T south of Coon Club Rd. at 9:38 p.m. when his 2005 Harley-Davidson crossed the center half of the road. The motorcycle then
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