Kaiser man killed in Miller County crash Sunday night
Troopers said Jeffrey Ballew was the only person in his 1999 Oldsmobile eighty-eight when he drove across the road’s center line.
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Russellville woman killed in Boone County crash Sunday evening
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 62-year-old Russellville woman was killed in a crash in southern Boone County Sunday evening The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened on Route H westbound at Innovation Boulevard at 6:28 p.m. According to Troopers, Debra Bates was pronounced dead on scene after a Ford Transit driven by Raechel
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Car crash shuts down Boone County road for half an hour Sunday afternoon
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a crash on North Highway 763 and East Brown School involving multiple cars. Sunday just after 12:46 p.m., firefighters arrived on scene and evaluated those involved for any injuries. Boone County Fire said no one was hurt. A crash report from the Missouri State
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Texas man suffers serious injuries in Phelps County crash
ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Irving, Texas, man suffered serious injuries in a Thursday crash on Interstate 44 at mile marker 189 in Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred when a 2003 Toyota Sienna — Manuel Escamilla-Cardenas, 50 – was heading eastbound when it went off the right side
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Living Windows, Christmas parade to cause street closures in Downtown Jefferson City
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s annual Living Windows event and Christmas parade will occur on Friday and Saturday, respectively, which will require parking restrictions and street closures, according to a Thursday press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The Living Windows event will be 5:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, the release states. Parking will not be
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Red Cross van catches fire on Columbia road
An American Red Cross van caught fire on its way to a blood drive in Columbia on Thursday morning.
Continue Reading Harrisburg woman seriously injured in Boone County crash
A Harrisburg woman suffered serious injuries in a Wednesday crash in the northbound lane of Route E, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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Columbia man charged with several felonies after chase with law enforcement
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Wednesday after allegedly leading police on a chase in northern Columbia on Tuesday night. Alec McCabe, 32, was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree kidnapping, third-degree domestic assault and resisting arrest by fleeing. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court
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Two suffer minor injuries in crash at Jefferson City tri level
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered minor injuries Wednesday in a crash at the tri-level overpass in Jefferson City, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. Officers responded to Highway 50/54 shortly after noon, the report states. The report states the crash occurred as a 2017 Nissan Rogue – driven
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Road closures announced in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of road closures was announced Tuesday by the Jefferson City Department of Public Works in two press releases. The 100 block of Dix Road will be closed Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for a new water service installation, according to one of the releases. According to another release, the
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Lane closure on West Boulevard in Columbia to begin Wednesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work that will close the northbound lane of West Boulevard in Columbia will begin Wednesday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. The closure is expected to last until Wednesday, Dec. 13, according to the release. The northbound lane will be closed between West Broadway Street and
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Crashes up, deaths down on Missouri highways over Thanksgiving weekend
The number of crashes on Missouri’s highways during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period was up this year compared to last but deaths were cut in half.
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Fulton woman seriously hurt after crash in Ste. Genevieve County
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton woman was seriously hurt after a crash in St. Genevieve County Sunday afternoon. The Highway Patrol responded to the crash at 2:22 p.m. on Route DD near Kinsey Road. According to online crash reports, Rebekah Love, 49, was traveling east on Route DD and another vehicle was traveling
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Missouri State Highway Patrol sees increased traffic accidents during holiday travel
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic accidents increase this weekend as holiday travelers take to the roads. From Nov. 19 to Saturday, there were 148 traffic accidents throughout the state with 54 of them resulting in serious injury. That is 18 more crashes than the week before with 26 more in terms of serious injury, according to
Continue Reading Four Rolla children suffer minor injuries in Crawford County crash
PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four children and a woman from Rolla were brought to Phelps Health on Thursday after suffering injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Crawford County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The crash occurred on Route ZZ about five miles west of Cuba, Missouri, the report states. The report states
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Woman suffers serious injuries in Moniteau County crash
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Russellville woman suffered serious injuries Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 87 in Moniteau County, just south of Route A, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Jessica Taylor, 30, was injured in the crash and was flown to University Hospital, according to the report. An MU
Continue Reading Illinois woman killed in Phelps County crash, man suffers serious injuries
ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Decatur, Illinois, woman was killed Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lane of Interstate 44 at mile marker 187 in Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The driver, Kasey Cloud, died in the crash, according to the report. She was pronounced dead at the scene
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Columbia Regional Airport flight delayed to start busy Thanksgiving travel day
Columbia Regional Airport saw a flight delayed Wednesday morning as the busy Thanksgiving travel period kicked into high gear.
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More travelers expected this Thanksgiving; Missouri State Highway Patrol monitors roads with snow in forecast
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the busy Thanksgiving travel season kicks off and millions of people are expected to be traveling within the upcoming days, the Missouri State Highway Patrol will begin its counting period for the 2023 Thanksgiving weekend. The counting period will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday and will last until 11:59 p.m. Sunday
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Two seriously injured in Moniteau County crash
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously injured Sunday night in a Moniteau County crash on Route O, about a mile south of Painters Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the crash occurred as a 2023 Kia Telluride was heading southbound on Route O and went off
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