COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe County woman was taken to University Hospital with serious injuries after a crash that closed a lane of a Boone County highway Friday. The 39-year-old woman was riding in an SUV when a compact car tried to make a U-turn on Highway 763 near Prathersville Road. The SUV hit the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sidewalk closure that is expected to last through the end of August will begin next week in Columbia. Crews on Monday will begin sidewalk repairs on the south side of the 1300 block of Bass Avenue, near the corner at College Avenue, according to a Wednesday press release from the city.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Public Works Department has completed repairs on a road buckle. Crews worked to pave over the damaged area of North Providence Road near near Big Bear Boulevard. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday,, the road was back open and safe for drivers. The extreme heat causes road materials to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders on Tuesday were in a neighborhood just north of Interstate 70 in Columbia. A car crashed into a building on Heriford Road. Responders on the scene told an ABC 17 News photographer that one person was brought to an area hospital with minor injuries. Traffic was directed back to Paris
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville firefighter suffered minor injuries after a firetruck crashed Monday morning on Interstate 44, according to a social media post from the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District. The truck blew out a tire near mile maker 156, causing the truck to go into an embankment, hit a sign and stop on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 63-year-old Gravois Mills woman was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday morning on Highway 5 in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman was driving a 2009 Yamaha XVS650 southbound on Highway 5 when she lost control of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Providence Road in Columbia near Big Bear Boulevard will close on Tuesday as crews fix a portion of the road that “buckled” on Monday. Crews began working to repair the buckle on Monday morning, according to a social media post from Columbia Public Works. The closure will begin at
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Dixon man was seriously injured when the vehicle he was driving flipped over in Phelps County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Saturday just after 8 p.m. on Highway M, about 6 miles west of Edgar Springs. The 34-year-old man was driving a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy from Sedalia was killed when the jet ski he was riding on crashed Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol incident report, the boy was riding the jet ski around 2:45 p.m. near Clevenger Cove in Taney County, when the vehicle collided with another jet ski head-on.
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A 70-year-old Camdenton man died Saturday after a car crash in Camden County, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning Monday, June 23, a contractor is scheduled to start treating the first of 39 residential streets, according to a Friday press release from the City of Columbia. Work begins at 7 a.m. Monday and will continue on weekdays through July until all street have been treated with Reclamite, an asphalt rejuvenating
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Reference to a seat belt has been changed for clarity. AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old Mexico, Missouri, man was seriously hurt after crashing a lawnmower around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Audrain County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the man was on a Craftsman
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) North Callaway Fire Protection District tells ABC 17 News that accessibility and clean up continue to be an issue for them when responding to accidents near construction zones on Interstate 70. “What we usually end up having to do is kind of park and walk. We’re doing a lot of climbing over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is simplifying the time limits on on-street parking meters downtown by making operational changes. Starting the week after July 4, the city will reduce the number of time-limit options from six to four. The goal is to simplify payment, reduce confusion and increase parking turnover. Currently, drivers choose
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four vehicles were involved in a crash Thursday morning on Interstate 70 near Millersburg, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred as a 2015 Mazda CX5, 2021 Ford Explorer and 2024 Chevrolet Silverado were slowing down in the eastbound lane for congested
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are searching for a driver who crashed into a building near Downtown Columbia late Wednesday night. The crash happened just after 10:30 p.m. at Broadway and Second Street at the Monarch Title building. Sgt. Shawn Claypool told ABC 17 News on scene that the driver that hit the building and another
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials in Kingdom City on Wednesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a bridge removal project. Crews are getting rid of the low-clearance railroad bridge, over Old Highway 40 between Baynum Avenue and Highway 54. The bridge was built for railroad use, and has a clearance of 13 feet, 1 inch. By removing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rehabilitation work on the northbound Highway 63 bridge over Interstate 70 in Columbia begins next week and will require extending the single-lane, head-to-head traffic in the area, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The existing work zone is between the Broadway overpass and Conley Road overpass. Beginning
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was hurt after they were hit by a car in Jefferson City on Monday. Jefferson City Police said officers responded to a report of a crash at 11:41 a.m. on Monday in the 1400 block of Missouri Blvd. Police said a 57-year-old was driving a Chevrolet Silverado when they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane shift and sidewalk closure will occur in the month of July on Veterans United Drive in Columbia, according to a press release from the city. Crews will work on the sidewalk and drive approach at University of Missouri Health Care’s South Providence Medical Park beginning 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 1.
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