COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A plea hearing has been scheduled for next week for a man accused of manslaughter in a fatal crash in August 2024. Walter Montejo, 27, is charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault, misdemeanor driving while revoked and driving without insurance. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Homecoming preparations continue, drivers should expect several road closures in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning for the University of Missouri’s annual parade. City transit services including Go COMO, Paratransit and the MU Tiger Line will be delayed until noon because of the parade. The parade begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 are back open, after a crash in Columbia closed them Friday morning. Sgt. Kyle Green, of MSHP’s Troop F, told ABC 17 News just after 8 a.m. that all lanes are back open. The alert, sent out at 7:24 a.m., states that a crash in the
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to say the riders were wearing helmets. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were hurt – one seriously – after a motorcycle crashed into a deer in Miller County just before 2 a.m. Friday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A temporary single-lane closure of eastbound Interstate 70 is scheduled to begin next weekend in Columbia, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The closure will last from 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 through 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, between Range Line Street and Highway 63, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Shelby County woman was seriously injured in a crash Thursday morning near the intersection of Westbound Highway 54 and Route TT in Callaway County, a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says. The report says a 2021 Peterbilt 579 – driven by a 59-year-old Russellville man – was trying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash that caused a couple of lanes to close on Wednesday evening on the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City led to one person having minor injuries, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. The report says three vehicles were heading northbound. The driver of a 2015
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured – one seriously – in a crash Wednesday evening on Route Z in Benton County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred as a 2011 Ford Edge – driven by a 32-year-old man from Warsaw, Missouri – was
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a crash on Highway 65 in Pettis County at Maltsbarger Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred as a 2012 BMW 5351 – driven by the 51-year-old Mora, Missouri, woman – went westbound while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Maryland man was seriously hurt after a crash in Osage County around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving south in a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia on Highway 133, north of Petes Dr., when he drove off the right
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Rolla man Tuesday with driving drunk and getting in a deadly crash in Maries County. Curtis A. Meyer is charged with DWI causing death, DWI with serious injury, driving on the wrong side of the road, driving without insurance and driving without a license plate, according to online court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old Vichy woman was killed in a head-on crash in Maries County just before 6:15 p.m. Monday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states a 69-year-old Vichy man was driving a 2000 Ford F150 with the woman on U.S. 63 about a quarter mile
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Versailles men were seriously hurt after a crash in Morgan County just after 3 p.m. Monday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that an 18-year-old man was driving a 1990 Dodge W-Series truck with a 19-year-old male passenger heading north on Camellia Road near Proctor
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Sedalia man was seriously injured after crashing his vehicle in Morgan County Sunday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on Route JJ, south of Jayhawk Road. The report says the man was driving a 2008 Toyota Highlander north when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri Department of Transportation are working together to curb aggressive driving as crash hot spots emerge in work zones along the Improve I-70 Project. “This last week has been very challenging for our team across the state,” MDOT Improve I-70 Program Director Eric Kopinski told
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A non-injury rollover crash involving a tractor-trailer stifled traffic flow on eastbound Interstate 70 in Cooper County on Friday. The crash happened at about 5 p.m. By 6 p.m., traffic was at a near standstill, with the Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map showing a delay of hours possible. The crash
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Work on the Missouri Highway 5 bridge over Bear Creek in Glasgow will continue into October, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The bridge replacement was expected to be done this month. “An underground spring requiring extensive excavation and a deteriorated roadway foundation under Route 5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced in a Friday press release that pavement maintenance would begin next week for South Providence Outer Road and other nearby streets. Affected streets include: South Providence West Side Outer Road from the Hinkson Creek Bridge and the south end of the street South Providence East Side Outer
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 81-year-old woman from Oak Grove, Missouri, died Thursday in a crash on Highway 50 in Pettis County at Chevalier Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman was heading northbound and failed to stop at a stop sign with her 2021 Lexus
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fatal crashes in Missouri decreased by 2% in 2025 compared to this time last year, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Deadly crashes are down by 8% across the nation, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. More than 17,000 people died in a car crash between January and June
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