Fatal car crashes are terrible tragedies, and they’re unfortunately incredibly common. In 2021 alone, Missouri experienced 117 pedestrian deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. There are many factors that go into how an accident...

November is possibly Columbia’s favorite month of the year! Tailgating season is in full swing. Before packing up the hot dogs and the cooler, however, it’s important to make sure you and your party have safe, responsible...

College is supposed to be a time of growth and opportunity, where young minds come together to learn the skills they need to succeed. There is, naturally, also plenty of time for wild nights out and crazy...

After several informational meetings in the last month, it appears likely that the Columbia Police Department will soon be able to access and view footage from many of the city's businesses' security cameras. This new technology, called...

Warehouse employment is one of the more dangerous occupations in the United States. Most warehouse workers are aware of the potential risks associated with working in a fast-paced environment where they are constantly lifting and moving heavy...

In what encompassed over a decade of litigation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned the use of certain pesticides in flea and tick collars due to a link to brain damage in children. The collars in...

Every year, thousands of car accidents occur on Missouri roads, and of those, there is an alarming number of fatalities. In fact, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation, over 1,000 deaths resulted from car accidents in...

Unfortunately, car accidents are a reality of life on American roads. No matter how careful a driver you are, there’s always the potential that you could be involved in a collision. Even if the accident is minor,...

Mendon is a tiny rural town in Missouri with a population of barely 200 people, but on July 27, 2022, that number swelled as news crews and curious onlookers descended on the town after an Amtrak train...

In Missouri, traffic crashes increase every year around the holiday season. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s are some of the most dangerous times to travel in Missouri. Tons of families take to the roads to visit loved...

According to ABC 17, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Missouri Highway Transportation Commission. The lawsuit is being brought by the family of Jessica Sage, who was killed in a crash off Highway 63...

Nicholas A. Barbieri of Brooksville, Florida, was killed on September 25, 2020 in a car crash in Cooper County, Missouri. According to ABC 17, Barbieri was driving eastbound on I-70 when the car flipped near the 95.6...

Two University of Missouri students were involved in a traffic incident in which a vehicle struck a bicyclist. The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle that struck the bicyclist ran from the scene, according to KOMU and MUPD...

Governor Mike Parson signed legislation into law that gives Missouri motorcyclists the option of riding without a helmet. Riding without a helmet, according to the provision in the law, is contingent upon being over the age of...

Missourians went to the voting booths on Tuesday, August 4th to vote in their party’s gubernatorial primary and weigh their voices on Amendment 2, which would expand Medicaid. Missouri voters selected Governor Mike Parson as the GOP...

The family of Steve Lemay, a 56-year-old tower repairman from Blaine, Washington, is suing Missouri State University for wrongful death. Lemay was killed on April 19, 2018 when a 2,000-foot tall TV tower collapsed while under repair....

The Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts revoked the physician and surgeon license of John Ure of Deepwater, Missouri. According to KOMU, Ure lost his license after amputating a patient’s gangrenous toe on the...

Boating at the Lake of the Ozarks is nothing short of a Missouri pastime. We spend our hot summer days down at the Lake, beer in-hand (not the driver, of course), kids in-tow behind the boat on...

This summer marks two years since the Branson, Missouri duck boat tragedy that claimed the lives of 17 people. The boat sank on July 19, 2018, during a severe storm. The captain of the duck boat, Kenneth...

Missouri ranks 18th among states with the most uninsured motorists. In 1999, it was estimated by the Missouri Department of Insurance that 28 percent of drivers within the municipality of St. Louis were uninsured—one of the highest...

Construction and maintenance sites on the highway are very dangerous. We’re asked to reduce our speeds, watch out for workers, and stay off our phones when traveling through these areas—and for good reason! Traveling on the highway...

A three-year-old boy died in Columbia on Wednesday, July 22 after being struck by an SUV in a backover accident. Backover accidents typically occur when a vehicle is pulling out of a driveway or parking space and...