By Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River, authorities said. The incident happened at roughly 3:15 p.m. Thursday. Multiple boats gathered could be seen gathering near Jersey City, not far from the Water’s Soul sculpture. A police helicopter was also on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled the demolition of the exit ramp from westbound Interstate 70 to Business Loop 70 in Columbia for this weekend. The bridge demolition will require an extended single-lane closure with off-and-on full closures of eastbound I-70 between Route B and Highway 63 from 7 p.m. Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Columbia will be closed this weekend from 7 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The closure will occur between Route B and Highway 63. The release says there will be “multiple
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two senior citizens were injured – one seriously – in a crash Thursday night on Highway 63, near the Boone-Callaway County line, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The report says that a 2013 Nissan Quest was heading southbound in the passing lane just north of County Road 399
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift through a work zone on Highway 63 in Columbia is expected to occur next week, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Thursday press release. The new southbound bridge near Interstate 70 will be completed and crews will start work on the northbound bridge soon, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man from Lake Ozark, Missouri, was killed in a crash on the Route MM bridge on Thursday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 1999 Ford F-250 – driven by an 18-year-old Brumley man – was facing south while it was stopped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The widow of a truck driver who died in a crash in 2022 and the railway company she sued in a wrongful death lawsuit have agreed to a settlement. Erin Barton, of Brookfield, Missouri, had sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe in July 2022 after her husband, Billy Barton II, was killed on
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The location referenced in the headline has been corrected. AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Route B in Hannibal, between Route KK and Highway 54 in Audrain County, is closed due to a crash, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. An email alert from MoDOT sent just after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday states the road
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Pleasant Hill man was life flighted to a hospital Friday night after an accident involving a UTV. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, two people were in a 2021 Polaris Ranger on Route FF, north of Brown Bend Road at 10:30 p.m. The passenger
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly pulled out a gun during a road rage incident on Friday morning while driving through Columbia. Jarrod Whelchel, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged in Boone County with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. A
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A 49-year-old La Belle man was seriously hurt and arrested after a boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks Thursday morning, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the man was recklessly driving a fishing boat near the 33 mile marker
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A scheduled lane closure on Interstate 70 in Kingdom City that was supposed to occur this weekend has been moved, a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. The closure will now begin at 7 p.m. Friday, April 4 and last through 6 a.m. Sunday, April 6. Crews are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 74-year-old woman was seriously injured in a Wednesday crash on Route P in Phelps County, about four miles southwest of Newburg, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that the woman – from Duke, Missouri – was driving a 2006 Dodge Ram westbound when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents along Ash Street in Columbia are organizing in opposition to the city’s Ash Street Improvement Project. According to a Facebook post, a protest is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. April 9 to “help keep Ash Street a safe neighborhood street.” Last week, 65 people attended an open house to learn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 61-year-old truck driver from Golden Valley, Arizona, was killed in a crash Wednesday on Highway 156 in Macon County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says that the driver of the 2023 Freightliner overcorrected after it went off the right side of the road
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane closure on Interstate 70 in Kingdom City will occur this weekend, according a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews are continuing to remove the railroad bridge just west of Highway 54, the release says. One lane of the east- and westbound lanes near the exit will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the sidewalk on the south side in the 900 block of East Broadway will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. The release says that Breeze Dress at 908 E. Broadway will be removing signs and painting its building. The closure
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Vienna man died Monday in a crash on Highway 42 in Maries County, just west of Route Z, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred as the rider of a 2003 Suzuki Motorcycle was heading eastbound, failed to negotiate a curve
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teenagers were seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 44 at mile marker 170, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report does not state which man was driving the 2005 Ford F-150. The crash occurred as the truck was heading eastbound and went off the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sixty-five people attended an open house on Wednesday to hear more about the Ash Street Improvement Project in Columbia, according to a Public Works spokesperson. The meeting was held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Activity and Recreation Center. Staff were available to answer questions from residents. The project was initiated after a
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