Drivers traveling through Kingdom City can once again use U.S. 54 and Interstate 70 after crews completed demolition of the old highway bridges ahead of schedule.
The roads reopened Sunday. The demolition is part of the ongoing transportation work in the area.
Drivers should still watch for changing traffic patterns and construction activity as the project continues.
A truck driver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the crash on I-70 in Columbia that happened on Monday, August 5, 2024. 26-year-old Walter J. Montejo from the state of California was charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault, and driving with a suspended license. Montejo was driving…
A Bowling Green woman has serious injuries after a 2 car accident in Pike County last (Thursday) night. According to the Highway Patrol it happened at Business Highway 54 at North 15th Street when a vehicle was stopped waiting to turn left onto and was hit from behind by another vehicle. The impact caused the…
Days before their cases were scheduled to go to trial, two Columbia men have pled guilty in the killing of 15-year-old Aubry Doxley. Oscar Ashford, 21, and 20-year-old Samarion Robins, withdrew their previous pleas of not guilty yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) in Boone County Court and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a…
A Montgomery county accident yesterday (Monday) morning sends a Bellflower woman to an area hospital. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Route E just west of Kneubuhler Road just before 11:00 when a vehicle driven by 49-year old Lisa M. Shaneberger ran off the left side of the road and…
Columbia police say a fourth teen is now charged in connection to a deadly Facebook Marketplace robbery scheme. 17-year-old Mikel Jones was certified as an adult Tuesday, facing second-degree murder, robbery and armed criminal action charges in the January shooting death of Michael Burke. Investigators say Jones shot Burke during an iPhone sale at his…
The Missouri Secretary Of State Jay Ashcroft will be in Columbia tonight (Tuesday), to discuss his future plans with area business leaders. Ashcroft will be appearing at the Logboat Brewing at 504 Fay Street from 4 until 5:30. The event is being sponsored by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
