COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works crews will partake in its annual dry snow run Thursday, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. The event is designed “to test readiness and familiarize drivers with routes” for the upcoming winter season. The release says plows will leave between 10-10:30 a.m. from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of two drivers in a head-on collision that closed a street last week has been cited on five criminal counts, including a serious-injury DWI, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Capt. Brian Leer said deputies issued a summons to Melvin Warrick, 46, for serious-injury DWI, driving without a license,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Phelps County Sheriff’s Office said one of its deputies died in a car crash on Monday. The sheriff’s office said on Facebook that Carold “Junie” Roberts died in a Texas County crash. Roberts worked at the Shannon County Sheriff’s Office and Aurora Police Department before joining Phelps County, the post said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 61-year-old Southport, Florida woman was treated at University Hospital after she needed to be rescued from the Missouri River on Monday near Rocheport. Sgt. Kyle Green of the Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News that a female fell out of a boat that ran out of fuel after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A $1 million settlement was reached in a wrongful death lawsuit over a crash that killed two women on Interstate 70 in August 2024. A Thursday court filing shows a settlement was tentatively reached on Aug. 19. Cindy Helms, 54, of Rockwood, Tennessee, and Melvina Colin, 84, of Broomfield, Colorado, were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Business Loop 70 in Columbia will close overnight each night this week through Thursday, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews will remove a bridge at Exit 125 that goes over the Business Loop, the release says. Crews will work 7 p.m.-6 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Salisbury man was seriously hurt during a crash in Randolph County at 1 a.m. Sunday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, an 18-year-old Ashland man was driving a 2023 Ford F-150 east on County Road 1130, three miles north of Clifton Hill, with the 19-year-old as a
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced the completion of the demolition of two bridges at the Highway 54 exit on Interstate 70 ahead of schedule on Sunday. All roads in that area are now back open. The demolition started on Friday at 7 p.m. and was supposed to be completed on
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The sun sets earlier in the evening after the clocks were set back Sunday for Daylight Saving Time, which means some people will be driving home in the dark while deer are at peak activity for the day.
AAA is advising drivers to keep an eye out for deer and warn them that swerving to avoid one can be deadly.
“Every instinct tells you to swerve, but following that instinct is often what gets people hurt,” AAA spokesperson Carly McKinnis wrote in a press release.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was injured after a crash Saturday afternoon in Miller County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 30-year-old Barnett, Missouri, woman drove a Ford F150 on MO-52 at Pace Rd when she hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian was a 69-year-old Lake Ozark, Missouri, man who, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was injured seriously after a crash Saturday morning in Miller County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 55-year-old Richland, Missouri, man drove a Chevrolet Malibu on Highway 54 near the Blue Springs Creek bridge. The driver fell asleep while driving eastbound, ran the car off the
Continue Reading A 17-year-old girl from Lohman was seriously hurt in a rollover crash in Moniteau County early Saturday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the name of one of the drivers in Wednesday’s serious crash on St. Charles Road and said they’ve sent a recommendation for charges to the prosecutor’s office. The sheriff’s office identified 49-year-old Melvin A. Warrick as the driver they referred to the prosecutor. Warrick and the
Continue Reading KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition on a pair of now-unused bridges at the Highway 54 exit on Interstate 70 will begin Friday night and last through the weekend. The Highway 54 roundabout will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for demolition of the unused bridges that sit in the middle of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were injured, one seriously, after a crash Friday morning in Phelps County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 25-year-old Lebanon, Missouri, man drove a Ford Focus on Interstate 44 near mile marker 187. The car was traveling eastbound in a westbound lane when it hit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: An incorrect reference to the crash as fatal has been removed. The investigation into a head-on collision that left two drivers in critical condition on Wednesday has now been referred to the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office for one of the drivers involved. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Buchanan said the office
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A northeast Columbia road was closed Wednesday evening after a crash that left two people with critical injuries. A crash was reported on East St. Charles Road near Demaret Drive. Boone County Fire Protection District Lt. Joey Rimel told ABC 17 News that two vehicles were involved and the drivers were both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is spreading awareness of safe driving practices heading into the holiday and winter season, with a goal of logging another year of declining traffic deaths. According to MoDOT, November and December are busy times for deadly crashes. MoDOT said in 2025, 144 people were killed in traffic
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian in Callaway County was seriously injured Monday night in a crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2014 Ford Flex – driven by a 33-year-old Mokane woman – was heading northbound on Route C, just south of County Road 400 near Mokane, when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A construction crane working on the project to expand Interstate 70 snagged a power line Monday afternoon, brining it down across the road and closing the westbound lanes. The road closure was reported at about 12:20 p.m., according to a note posted to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map. The
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