COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested in Callaway County on Wednesday afternoon, following a standoff with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. According to an email from the Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 4400 block of Samantha Road outside Millersburg to arrest Antonio Watson on warrants out of Randolph County for failing to register
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s not uncommon for Missouri drivers to have to maneuver cones, reduce speeds, drive through narrow lanes, or have construction crews standing feet away from the road, with nearly 600 active work zones on highways across the state under the Missouri Department of Transportation. Even with signs telling drivers to slow down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If you’re speeding, especially in a work zone, you may be on the lookout for troopers on the side of the roads to avoid getting a ticket. But it’s much harder to spot a trooper when they are ticketing you from 2,000 feet in the air. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Aircraft
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy who allegedly robbed a Phillips 66 on Paris Road on Thursday morning, the Columbia Police Department wrote in a press release. Police say the teenager was arrested after a search warrant was served in the 2600 block of Quail Drive. Police claim the teenager is tied
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old Eldon man was badly hurt in a crash in a Tuscumbia Fire District brush truck in Miller County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that the man was driving the truck east on Route A just east of Highway 17 just after 2 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Salisbury man was seriously hurt after a crash in Chariton County just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving a 2007 Honda south on Hwy 129, about two miles south of Salisbury, when the car went off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old Eldon man was seriously hurt after a crash in Miller County around 11 p.m. Sunday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states a 19-year-old Eldon woman was driving a 2011 Ford Explorer with the man as passenger, at a high rate of speed south on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man reported missing from Columbia has been reported safe and with his family. The Columbia Police Department issued an advisory Monday morning for Philip Walter McWhorter, 75, after last seen around 11 p.m. The department posted around 8:20 a.m. on Monday, saying McWhorter, who suffers from dementia, had been found. Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 68-year-old Stover man was seriously hurt after he hit a deer while riding his motorcycle in Morgan County late Wednesday morning, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the man was riding a 2004 Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide on MO 135 near Pine Tree Road
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old Stoutland man was seriously hurt after a head-on crash in Camden County just before 1 p.m. Sunday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving a 2017 Dodge Journey east on Keepsake Rd., a half mile west of Route T, when he
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 44-year-old Eldon man is seriously hurt after he crashed his UTV around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in Miller County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was riding a 2015 Polaris Razor with a 17-year-old Eldon boy on Spring Garden Road, east of Short Road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 83-year-old Belleville, Illinois, man is dead after he drowned at Truman Lake in Benton County, just before 10 a.m. Friday, according to an incident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the man fell into the water under a boat lift at the Osage Bluff Marina and couldn’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Steelville man is dead after a head-on crash in Camden County just after 11 p.m. Sunday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the 19-year-old was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Impala on Highway 5, just under a mile from Dry Hollow Road, when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcyclist is seriously hurt after a multi-vehicle crash around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, at the intersection of Range Line Street and Rainforest Parkway, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department. A preliminary investigation shows a vehicle heading south on Range Line St. made a turn eastbound onto Kennesaw Ridge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s not uncommon to walk into an emergency department waiting room full of people, so many that some have to sit on the floor. Patients waiting hours in emergency departments is becoming a more familiar story across the nation. Two hours. Three hours. Five hours. Six hours. Twelve hours. This is how
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The average time a Missouri resident spends in an emergency department from arriving to leaving is 2 hours and 35 minutes, ranking the state 29th in the longest average wait time. Emergency department wait times have increased across the country and here in Missouri. According to the CDC, emergency departments in the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teen girls were hurt – one seriously – after a jet ski crash just before 6 p.m. Friday at the Lake of the Ozarks in Morgan County, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states a 15-year-old girl from Wichita was driving a Seadoo Spark at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 58-year-old Middletown man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Audrain County just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the man was riding a 2015 Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide Special motorcycle south on Rt. W, .4 miles south of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that people accused of crimes have the right to a fair and speedy trial. But for those waiting for state-mandated mental health treatment before trial, speedy isn’t always the case. Jeanette Simmons, deputy director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, said around 500
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five hundred people in Missouri jails have been deemed incompetent to stand trial and are waiting for a bed with the Department of Mental Health. But there are no beds available. The state has 922 beds available for criminal commitment, or committing someone to mental health treatment while they await trial. Jeanette
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