COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An underpass at Conley Road to the Highway 63/Interstate 70 connector in Columbia opened to the public on Monday night. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation started building the underpass in October 2024 with the goal of building two new bridges to Highway 63. The new underpass is located between the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work in western and southwest Columbia will require lane closures next week, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. City crews will perform work at: North Garth Avenue between Parkade Boulevard and East Craig Street, in front of Parkade Elementary School. This will occur 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, March
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 71-year-old woman from Pilot Grove was killed in a Monday morning crash on Highway 135 at Route E in Cooper County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol The report says the woman was a passenger in a 2014 Toyota Venza that was driven by a 74-year-old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers in Columbia should prepare for several road closures starting Monday, with some expected to last nearly a year. The longest closure will impact I-70 Southeast Drive from just west of Woodridge Drive to Glenstone Drive. The road is scheduled to close at 7 a.m. Monday. Officials said the closure is expected
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 28-year-old Fayette man died in a crash on Missouri Route 124 at County Road 103 early Saturday morning, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that at 2:15 a.m., the man was driving west in a 2015 Dodge Journey when he drove across the center line
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane of Interstate 70 eastbound in Columbia was closed Friday morning for emergency repairs, again. But engineers hope this time they have solved the problem. The area near mile marker 131 and the St. Charles Road exit has been closed multiple times for emergency repairs dating back to last year. The
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man died after a crash in Miller County on Thursday afternoon. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened on Route C, half a mile north of Ulman Ridge Road in Miller County. Troopers said a 47-year-old man from Tuscumbia was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 truck when it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on a roundabout to replace the stoplight-managed intersection of Conley Road and Business Loop will close for construction starting March 23, MoDOT said in a news release Thursday. The closure will last around 60 days, MoDOT said, and the intersection should reopen by the end of May. Business entrances at construction
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Mid-Missouri roads have landed on a high-priority list for reducing wildlife-related crashes after a Missouri Department of Transportation study. The study releaed in February showed 19% of animal crashes statewide have happened in Mid-Missouri in the last 10 years. Most of those crashes were with deer. MoDOT put three Mid-Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit out of Moniteau County. Bobby and Suzanne Murphy filed on Tuesday to settle their lawsuit over the death of Deborah Coville, 66, their daughter, according to court documents. Coville died after she was in a crash on Lookout Trail Road at Industrial
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered serious injuries when their crossover SUV went off the road and rolled several times on Highway 54 on Wednesday afternoon. The 2025 Nissan Rogue was traveling eastbound at Route AA in Callaway County when it went off the road, went airborne after hitting an embankment, and rolled several times
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was injured Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Callaway County after a teenage driver fell asleep at the wheel, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred in the eastbound lane around the 153-mile marker. The 16-year-old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a driver who hit a 9-year-old girl and drove away Sunday night. The child, who was taken to a hospital but was alert and talking at the scene, was crossing in the 700 block of Demaret Drive east of Columbia at
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EDITOR’S NOTE: AI tools were used to help organize the information in this story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to travel with caution, with warmer weather causing potholes to pop up across roads. MoDOT crews responded to the westbound Interstate 70 on-ramp at the Highway 63 connector twice over
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A man and a woman were seriously injured in a crash in Morgan County early Sunday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Organizers of the annual True/False Film Fest said extensive safety measures are in place this weekend as thousands of people gather in downtown Columbia. To host the festival, the Ragtag Film Society was required to submit a detailed safety plan to the city outlining procedures for medical emergencies, severe weather, power outages
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews plan to permanently close a portion of the North Jefferson City Recreation Area on March 13, according to a Thursday press release. Crews will close the paved parking lot and playground for tree removal. The trees must be cleared by March 31 because of environmental concerns, the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday questioned whether the state’s commercial driver licensing standards adequately protect public safety following a high-profile wrong-way semi-truck incident in Lincoln County. The House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs held a public hearing on House Bill 3491, sponsored by Rep. Don Mayhew (R-Crocker). The proposal would modify commercial driver’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Higbee woman has sued the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in connection with her husband’s death in 2022. Anna Campbell filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in Randolph County, accusing the MHTC of negligence. Previous reporting shows Kevin Campbell and a 9-year-old passenger were killed in a crash on Country Road 2795
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane of Interstate 70 eastbound in Boone County was closed Wednesday for emergency repairs. The Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release that the lane is closed at mile-marker 133/8, near the Route Z exit for Centralia. Drivers are asked to use alternate routes. The work is expected to
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