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Thursday, February 21, 2013  MoDOT officials closed a section of Interstate 70 near Highway 63 and the Lake of the Woods exit in Columbia because of the snow.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  Both people in the truck were from Denver, Colorado.

Saturday, September 22, 2012  Driver charged with class B felony.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Driver was ejected on impact.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  We now know what caused an accident that closed lanes of Interstate 70 for more than an hour Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Emergency crews are on the scene of an accident involving a tractor-trailer in Boone County.

Friday, April 20, 2012  Update: Two people involved in Thursday night's fatal crash have been released from the hospital.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  A Lake St. Louis man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday morning in Callaway County.

Saturday, February 25, 2012  The Missouri Highway Patrol released the name of a Jefferson City woman seriously injured in a fatal accident Saturday morning.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  A proposal to convert Interstate 70 to a toll road could stimulate support for tax increases for transportation needs.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  A Missouri State Senate committee began hearings to consider making Interstate 70 into a toll road.

Monday, February 20, 2012  Update: Columbia Police officers continue to search for the man who robbed a gas station at knife point.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Median cable barriers might be saving lives but come at a hefty cost to taxpayers.

Monday, February 06, 2012  Mid-Missourians have a chance to speak out on the possibility of making Interstate 70 a toll road.

Saturday, December 03, 2011  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said a proposal to convert Interstate 70 into a toll road would be a "substantial change" and that doing it would require "broad consensus" among the public and within the state Legislature.