Transportation Archives

Snow makes roads slick around Central Missouri

February 16, 2024 11:38 AM Matthew Sanders

Roads around Mid-Missouri were becoming covered as the clock approached midday Friday as snow continued to fall.

North Providence Road reopens after crash in central Columbia Friday morning

February 16, 2024 7:28 AM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash in central Columbia Friday morning shutdown North Providence Road for about a half hour. Emergency crews responded to the scene at I-70 and North Providence just after 7 a.m. It’s not clear how the crash happened, but Jeff Coffman with the Columbia Fire Department said on scene that a motorcyclist

St. Charles-based firm gets first Interstate 70 improvement contract

February 14, 2024 10:16 AM Hannah Falcon

A builder with contracts in states from the Southeast to the Southwest, including several in Missouri, will build the first phase of an expanded Interstate 70.

Man dies in single-vehicle crash in Morgan County

February 13, 2024 2:35 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man died Tuesday in a crash in Morgan County on Ivy Bend Road, south of Missouri 135, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Ricky Erichsen was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic, according to the report. He was 68. According to the crash report,

Columbia Regional Airport adds additional flight to Chicago and Dallas

February 12, 2024 8:33 AM Erika McGuire, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Regional Airport will offer an additional flight to Dallas and Chicago, the airport said in a press release Monday morning. Beginning on April 4., American Airlines will offer an additional flight to Chicago O’Hare International Airport. An additional flight to Dallas Fort Worth will begin on June 5. Each day,

Toll to be removed from Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge by April 30

February 12, 2024 3:42 PM Ryan Shiner

SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Tolls will no longer be collected on the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge, according to a Monday press release from the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge Transportation Development District. The tolls will stop being collected by April 30, when Community Bridge TDD expects to “fully pay all outstanding mortgage

Woman seriously injured in Cole County crash on Saturday

February 12, 2024 3:01 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 43-year-old Dixon woman suffered serious injuries Saturday in a crash in the westbound lanes of Highway 54 at Route D, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred when a 2011 Ford Taurus – driven by Tiffany Steen – was driving south on Route

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against man in 2022 crash that killed Moberly woman

February 9, 2024 3:33 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a woman who was killed in a September 2022 crash in Cooper County has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver. Randall Hendricks filed the lawsuit on Thursday against Inocente Prisciliano-Miranda, of Sedalia, in the Cooper County Circuit Court. A summons was issued for Prisciliano-Miranda. Belinda Hendricks was

Moberly residents fed up with pothole-plagued Morley Street

February 8, 2024 7:08 PM Mitchell Kaminski

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) As you drive through the heart of Moberly, you will be greeted by a variety of potholes, cracks and bumps scattered throughout Morley Street. Morley Street is the main road that runs through Moberly and the poor road conditions have drawn the ire of residents, who claim that the street is damaging

Man seriously injured in Miller County crash accused of DWI

February 6, 2024 2:30 PM Ryan Shiner

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brumley man who was seriously injured in a Monday crash in Miller County has been accused of driving while intoxicated, according Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. Jason Rhoades, 54, was seriously injured in the crash that occurred on Highway 42 at Martin Road, according to a crash report from the

Closure of West Broadway in Columbia delayed

February 5, 2024 3:09 PM Ryan Shiner

The eastbound lane of West Broadway in Columbia will be closed for about two-and-a-half hours on Feb. 14.

Iberia man dies in single-car crash Sunday

February 4, 2024 7:23 PM Hannah Falcon

IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 47-year-old man from Iberia died in a car crash in Miller County. According to the crash report, Timothy E. Perkins drove off the left side of a private driveway and hit a fence. He kept driving and hit another fence and a tree. This happened off at 139 Highway TT in

Woman killed in Friday night crash on Business Loop 70

February 3, 2024 1:10 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 32-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Business Loop 70 on Friday night, according to the Columbia Police Department. The crash happened near Hathman Place around 7 p.m. According to a press release, an SUV was slowing to turn from eastbound Business Loop 70 onto Hathman Place. A motorcycle behind

Business Loop 70 in Columbia reopens following crash

February 2, 2024 7:55 PM Ryan Shiner, Gabrielle Teiner, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Business Loop 70 in Columbia was closed off on Friday night near the intersection with Hathman Place for a crash investigation. Business Loop was closed from the Hathman Place Intersection to Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners. The crash was reported around 7 p.m. Friday and police tape began coming down around 8:53 p.m. An

Car flips in Columbia, closes Brown School Rd. Saturday morning

February 3, 2024 2:11 AM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash in Columbia has closed a portion of Brown School Rd in Columbia Saturday morning. Boone County Joint Communication sent an alert at 1:22 a.m. asking drivers to avoid the area as they respond to a car crash in the 300 block of West Brown School Rd. The crash closed the

Osage Beach looking for additions to Grand Glaize Bridge after pedestrian death

February 2, 2024 11:05 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

Osage Beach is hoping to add a walkway to the Grand Glaize Bridge after a pedestrian was killed last week.

Highway 24 reopens after deadly crash near Moberly

January 30, 2024 5:11 AM Erika McGuire, Marina Diaz

Two people were killed in a crash involving two semis on Highway 24 in Randolph County Tuesday morning.

Two construction projects to start in Cole County on Monday

January 26, 2024 9:39 AM Madison Stuerman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two road projects are expected to start on Monday in Cole County. According to a press release from the Cole County Public Works, construction crews will be closing Friendship Road from Dogwood Trail to Ashbury Way. Signs will be placed when the road is closed. The project is expected to take

Slater man seriously injured in Moniteau County crash

January 25, 2024 10:24 PM Ryan Shiner

MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 63-year-old Slater man suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash Thursday in Moniteau County, on Highway 50 about 500 feet north of Koerkenmeier Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the crash occurred when a 2014 Ford Fusion – driven by

Man on foot killed in crash that closed Grand Glaize Bridge

January 25, 2024 10:45 AM Matthew Sanders

A man was hit and killed by a small SUV on a Lake of the Ozarks bridge Thursday afternoon.