Transportation Archives

Boonville woman has been planning for solar eclipse for six months

April 5, 2024 11:29 AM Morgan Buresh

With part of Missouri being in the line of totality during Monday’s eclipse, the Missouri Department of Transportation expects large crowds across the state.

MoDOT, City of Columbia pay pothole claims but process can be long

April 4, 2024 3:44 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

Damage to your car from a pothole can potentially lead to either the city of Columbia or the Missouri Department of Transportation taking care of your bill.

Two injured after crashing into cow in Phelps County

April 4, 2024 6:27 PM Ryan Shiner

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people in separate vehicles were injured on Wednesday after they crashed into a cow. The crash occurred in the southbound lane of Highway 63 at County Road 7160 in Phelps County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash happened at 8:45 p.m. when a 2010 Subaru Impreza

Both lanes of Westbound I-70 back open after rollover crash

April 4, 2024 3:16 AM Erika McGuire, Gabrielle Teiner

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both lanes of Westbound I-70 are back open following a crash involving a tractor-trailer early Thursday morning. The area of the Interstate just before the 133 exit near mile marker 135 was down to one lane for several hours as crews worked to clean up the debris. The tractor-trailer was towed

Auxvasse man seriously hurt after being hit by truck in Audrain County

April 3, 2024 7:30 AM Erika McGuire

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was taken to University Hospital after being hit by a truck in Audrain County. Terry Follis, 63, was hit by a 2014 Ford F250 Towing Trailer on Westbound Highway 54 west of Audrain Road 964 at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The online

Woman seriously injured in Howard County crash Monday night

April 2, 2024 7:31 AM Erika McGuire

HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A single-vehicle crash in Howard County late Monday night sent a Fayette woman to the hospital. According to the online crash report, Amanda Weis, 41, was driving east in a 2012 Toyota Highlander on 880 County Road 404 around 11:32 p.m. when the SUV went off the left side of the

Hermann man flown to University Hospital after crash in Monroe County

April 1, 2024 7:47 AM Erika McGuire

MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hermann man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Monroe County early Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Clifford Deatsch, 64, was driving his 2007 Nissan Xterra southbound on Highway 15 at 1:50 a.m. when he went off the left side of the road, hit a driveway

Two people seriously injured in Miller County UTV crash Sunday afternoon

April 1, 2024 7:23 AM Erika McGuire

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a UTV in Miller County Sunday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 4:52 p.m. south of Kinderhook Rd. Troopers say the crash happened when the UTV driven by a 13-year-old girl went off the road, overturned, throwing

AAA Offers advice for travelers this Easter weekend

March 30, 2024 5:15 AM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers across Missouri are expected to hit the roads today as they head toward their Easter Sunday plans and AAA has some advice to keep drivers and fliers safe and on time. Easter lines up with the end of Spring Break this year meaning that quite a few people are expected to

Woman seriously injured in Pettis County crash

March 28, 2024 8:52 PM Ryan Shiner

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover woman suffered serious injuries on Thursday in a crash in Pettis County in the westbound lane of Route V, east of Moriarty Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred when a 2011 Peterbilt tractor-trailer – driven by Kelly Peaster, 37, of Cole

Highway Patrol leads water rescues in Missouri

March 27, 2024 11:59 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

With the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore on Tuesday, divers resumed recovery efforts Wednesday after several vehicles and members of a construction crew fell into the water.

One entrance to Ashland Municipal Center parking lot to be closed next week

March 27, 2024 2:51 PM Ryan Shiner

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The entrance to the eastern side of the large parking lot at the Ashland Municipal Center will be closed for a week, beginning on Monday, according to a Wednesday press release from Ashland Public Works. Access to the large parking lot will still be open from the Broadway/Route M entrance, the release

Three suffer moderate injuries in three-vehicle crash in Jefferson City

March 25, 2024 9:19 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Monday in the eastbound lanes of Highway 54 at Ellis Boulevard in Jefferson City caused a temporary lane closure, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. According to the crash report, a 2019 Ford truck – driven by Bradley Ross, 45 of Springfield —

One killed, four injured in Callaway County crash Sunday morning

March 24, 2024 10:21 AM Gabrielle Teiner

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was killed in a crash in Callaway County early Sunday morning, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report. The crash happened on US Highway 63 at County Road 399 at 1:44 a.m. According to the crash report, five people were in the car. The crash occurred as

Columbia police investigate crash that killed cyclist

March 21, 2024 3:36 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are investigating a crash that killed a person on a bicycle Wednesday, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department. The release states that around 3:30 p.m., a 2019 GMC truck — that was traveling north on Highway 63 and went onto northbound Route B — hit a

One westbound lane of I-70 to close Thursday night, west of Boonville

March 20, 2024 8:54 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One lane of westbound Interstate 70 will close Thursday night at 7 p.m. and will reopen at 6 a.m. Friday, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation The closure will occur in the driving lane west of Boonville, near mile marker 100, the release states. The release states that contractors

‘Police incident’ snarls Interstate 70 traffic on edge of Columbia

March 20, 2024 2:08 PM Matthew Sanders

An unidentified “police incident” slowed down traffic on Interstate 70 on Columbia’s eastern edge Wednesday.

Lane of Interstate 70 to close Wednesday night

March 20, 2024 11:50 AM Matthew Sanders

One lane of eastbound Interstate 70 will close overnight Wednesday for repairs.

Former coroner, Task Force 1 member dies from motorcycle crash in Pulaski County

March 18, 2024 8:04 AM Erika McGuire

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville man died Monday morning from injuries he suffered Sunday in a Pulaski County crash, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Mike Hartness was pronounced dead at 7 a.m. Monday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, according to the updated crash report. He was 54. Hartness

Bus towed after crash near Columbia high school

March 18, 2024 9:22 AM Matthew Sanders

A school bus was towed from the scene of a crash Monday morning near Hickman High School.