Transportation Archives

Police continue to investigate Jefferson City bus crash that injured nine

September 13, 2022 5:21 PM Kennedy Miller

Ameren Missouri crews were outside the school Tuesday afternoon repairing the crash damage.

Columbia Public Schools using charter buses for after-school activities amid bus driver shortage

September 13, 2022 8:37 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bus driver shortage is affecting after-school activities in Columbia. Three weeks into the school year, Columbia Public Schools says it is able to cover its 120 daily bus routes, but the district has had to bring on extra help to get kids to after-school activities. Student Transportation of America is lacking

Agencies to hold mock train crash with simulated nuclear fuel

September 13, 2022 4:18 PM Matthew Sanders

Federal, state and local agencies will get together Wednesday for an exercise that simulates a vehicle crashing into a moving railcar carrying spent nuclear fuel in Moberly.

Sheriff’s office identifies man electrocuted in southern Boone County

September 13, 2022 11:08 AM Matthew Sanders

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified the Hallsville man who died early Monday when he was electrocuted by a downed power line.

Man hurt Monday night after motorcycle crash in Gasconade County

September 13, 2022 9:31 AM Zachary Farwell

GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash in Gasconade County on Monday night left a man with serious injuries. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash on Route Y near Route A around 9:45 p.m. Troopers said the motorcycle driven by Joshua A. Johnson, 41, of Bland, Missouri, flipped over after he lost control.

Hallsville man electrocuted in southern Boone County

September 12, 2022 8:55 AM Joushua Blount

A Hallsville man was electrocuted in an overnight crash that knocked down a utility pole in southern Boone County on Monday morning.

Volleyball players injured when Jefferson City bus rolls into dumpster

September 12, 2022 5:39 PM Matthew Sanders

Nine Jefferson City High School students were hurt Monday afternoon when the volleyball team bus rolled backward into a parked truck and a dumpster.

Boy hurt in crash on Highway 42 in Miller County

September 12, 2022 6:33 AM Zachary Farwell

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A two-vehicle crash in Miller County on Sunday morning left a 4-year-old Iberia boy hurt. The crash happened on Highway 42 at Route C just after 11:45 a.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a minivan driven by Elaine K. Steen, 67, of Iberia, made a left turn

Phelps County man flown to University Hospital after crash in Miller County

September 11, 2022 10:14 AM Erika McGuire

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man was flown to University Hospital early Sunday morning following a crash in Miller County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Missouri Route 87 at Boulder Rd. in Miller County. Troopers say, 58-year-old Joseph Luskey was traveling northbound on Missouri 87 on his

Osage Beach man hurt in motorcycle crash in Lake Ozark

September 11, 2022 10:36 AM Erika McGuire

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man is seriously injured following a motorcycle crash in Lake Ozark. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says, 36-year-old Chancelor Kitts crashed his motorcycle in front of 316 Albany Dr. in Camden County. Troopers say, the crash happened around 12:20 Sunday morning when Kitts was driving too fast on

Woman seriously hurt following motorcycle crash in Miller County

September 10, 2022 10:48 AM Erika McGuire

Miller County, Mo, (KMIZ) A Osage Beach woman is seriously hurt after a motorcycle crash in Miller County early Saturday Morning. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m on Route W South of Jade Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers say, 58-year-old Bruce Keffer was driving northbound on Route W when he lost

Man dies from injuries after crash on I-70 in west Columbia

September 9, 2022 12:40 PM Matthew Sanders

A one-vehicle crash slowed traffic on westbound Interstate 70 in west Columbia on Friday afternoon.

Three hurt in Jefferson City crash

September 9, 2022 3:35 PM Matthew Sanders

The crash happened at about 8 a.m. at Southwest Boulevard and Route C.

Missouri River bridge crash on I-70 cleared

September 9, 2022 2:30 PM Zachary Farwell

A crash in the westbound lanes of the Missouri River bridge at Rocheport has been cleared.

Jefferson City man hurt in Thursday crash

September 8, 2022 3:53 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man was hurt Thursday in a three-car crash on Dunklin Street.

Woman killed after crash on Highway 54 in Camden County

September 8, 2022 5:51 AM Zachary Farwell

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman died following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 54 in Camden County on Wednesday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened in the eastbound lanes near Wagon Trail Road just after 6:35 p.m. Troopers said Tiffany N. Dust, 32, of Urbana, failed to yield to another

Jefferson City man dies in jet ski crash at Lake of the Ozarks

September 7, 2022 4:39 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man died Wednesday after his jet ski went airborne on the Lake of the Ozarks.

Report: Speed, drugs likely factors in deadly Howard County crash

September 7, 2022 1:22 PM Matthew Sanders

Speeding and drugs are listed as probable contributing factors in a July crash that killed two people on Highway 124 in Howard County.

Family seeks damages in Jefferson City pedestrian death

September 6, 2022 1:48 PM Matthew Sanders

The family of a Holts Summit woman killed when a truck hit her in 2020 in Jefferson City has sued the truck driver, his employer and another driver over her death.

Former Columbia mayor Treece sworn in as member of Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission

September 6, 2022 1:30 PM Ethan Heinz

Former Columbia mayor Brian Treece spent his morning at the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday in the company of Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri Supreme Court Judge Patricia Breckenridge, being sworn in as the new commissioner of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission.