COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ramps in both directions of Highway 54 at Nichols Road in Osage Beach will close overnight Thursday, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says crews will close the ramps at 8 p.m. Thursday and they are expected to reopen by 6 a.m. Friday. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia filed a response on Monday in a lawsuit over its revenue guarantee with American Airlines. Two Columbia residents — Mark Winter and Richard Shanker – filed a lawsuit against the city in June alleging the city’s revenue guarantee with American Airlines violates the gift clause of the Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old man from Lohman was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday evening on Springtown Station Road in Cole County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode his 2023 Harley Davidson too fast for conditions while he was heading eastbound. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Sedalia man was seriously hurt in a Pettis County crash just before 3 p.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash involved two vehicles on U.S. 65 at Honda Road. An 84-year-old Sedalia woman was stopped in the center lane facing south, waiting to turn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 68-year-old Westmoreland, Tennessee, woman was seriously hurt in a crash in Boone County at 8:45 a.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving south on Highway UU, north of Blue Jay Way, in a 2007 Honda Goldwing when she failed to navigate a curve
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Perry man was seriously hurt after he got run over by a boat trailer just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday in Monroe County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 50-year-old Perry man was driving a 2019 Ford F350 in a roundabout at the Robert Allen Boat Ramp
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews are set to close one lane in each direction of Interstate 70 and the exit ramps for the Providence Road Bridge starting Monday night. Starting Monday at 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. MoDoT crews will be placing girders for the Providence Road Bridge, and due to this work, I-70 will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 43-year-old Jefferson woman was seriously injured in a jetski crash on the Osage River Saturday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the woman was a passenger in a 2021 Kawasaki STX 160 being driven by a 23-year-old Jefferson City man. At around 6:15 p.m., the man was driving west from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 51-year-old man from Citrus Heights, Ca. was seriously injured Saturday morning in a car crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was a passenger in a 2025 Volvo VNL driven by a 54-year-old Citrus Heights man. At around 11:55 a.m., the driver was going west on I-70 east
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The parents of a man who was killed in a 2023 crash in Columbia have sued multiple parties for wrongful death. Walker Davis, 18, was killed in the crash Aug. 5, 2023, crash at Kelly’s Ridge Apartments. Elizabeth Lopez, 26, pleaded guilty on March 23, 2026, to three counts of leaving the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pavement maintenance will take place on Old 63 starting from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night starting Monday. The City of Columbia Public Works Department has been revamping streets throughout Columbia one at a time. The construction on Old 63 will start at its intersection with Chinaberry Drive. The work will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A project director for the Improve I-70 Project from Rocheport to Columbia says the St. Charles Road bridge on Interstate 70 will be opening mid-August. There is an estimated date of Friday, Aug. 14 for when drivers can use the bridge. The East St. Charles Road bridge has been under construction since
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old Potosi man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Camden County just before 4 p.m. Thursday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash involved a motorcycle and a truck. An 88-year-old Sunrise Beach man was driving a 1990 Chevrolet Silverado on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift that was planned for next week on Interstate 70 in Columbia has been moved up to Thursday night, a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. The plan is to divert westbound traffic “traffic down and up the newly reconstructed ramps at Boone County Route J (Exit 117),”
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The City of Columbia is getting ready to trim up its “No Mow Zone” pollinator habitats located along roads and in medians. The trim comes after a wet start to summer and plenty of complaints on social media platforms about the state of these areas and whether they’re a hazard to drivers. But that’s nothing
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works has entered into an agreement with a contractor to perform maintenance on the “no-mow zones” around the city after areas started overgrowing from rain this month. The no-mow zones, or Roadside Pollinator Program, was initiated to help promote biodiversity in Columbia and was strategically placed based
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temporary changes are coming to Jefferson City’s bus system next week because of staffing shortages, according to a Wednesday press release from the city. The green and gold routes will alternate service throughout the day, as will the blue and red routes, according to the release. The release says the city is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office has dropped charges against a man who was accused of driving under the influence in a fatal crash after his blood sample came back clean. Jervontaye I. Warmack was charged in November with involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment and driving while intoxicated. Police said he hit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old Fulton man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Tuesday in Audrain County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode a 2003 Honda VTX1300 eastbound on Highway 54 – west of County Road 541 — and failed to negotiate a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 4200 block of St. Charles Road in Columbia shut down for a couple of hours Monday morning due to a crash. According to a Facebook post from the Columbia Fire Department, crews are working on an extrication accident involving one person. Photos posted show a large MACK truck lying on its
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