Bad News After Mountain Lion Hit by Vehicle in NW Missouri

We're just a handful of days into 2026 and already there's unfortunate news about a mountain lion and a vehicle that happened in the northwestern part of Missouri.

This is near the area where a mountain lion was struck by a vehicle where Highway 71 meets Miller Road in Country Club Village, Missouri

News-Press Now is reporting that during the evening hours of Friday, January 2, 2026, a vehicle struck a mountain lion at around 5:20pm. The Missouri Department of Conservation was able to locate the seriously-injured mountain lion later and it was decided the most humane thing to do was to euthanize the animal. The Country Club Village Police Department confirmed the news on their Facebook page and police chief Black thanked multiple departments for their help.

"I’m sure everyone is concerned about the mountain lion that was seen in Country Club Village earlier this evening. The cat was struck by a vehicle in the area of 71 highway and Miller Road around 5:20 pm. We would like to thank the Missouri Department of Conservation and Andrew County Sheriff’s Department for their quick response and handling the situation."

As of this date, the Missouri Department of Conservation has a total of 128 confirmed mountain lion sightings in the state not including this big cat/vehicle incident that just took place.