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Fire burns shop to the ground near Ashland
A fire burned a shop building on residential property to the ground near Ashland on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingA fire burned a shop building on residential property to the ground near Ashland on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingThe City of Ashland will pay its former police chief $50,000 to go away under the terms of a settlement agreed to this week.
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashland Police Chief Gabe Edwards has resigned from his position, as part of a settlement reached with the city, according to Edwards’ attorney. The Ashland Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night voted 4-2 to cancel a hearing this week that would have determined Edwards’ employment status. Edwards’ attorney, Matt Uhrig, had told
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ashland Board of Aldermen at its Tuesday night meeting opted to cancel its upcoming hearing that was expected to determine if it would fire Police Chief Gabe Edwards. The Board went into a closed session during its regularly scheduled Tuesday night meeting. The Board approved the cancelation 4-2. Another date was
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Ashland has laid out its reasons why it wants to fire its suspended police chief, Gabe Edwards, in a notice of hearing. The City’s Board of Aldermen previously announced that it will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, to determine if it will fire Edwards. Edwards
Continue ReadingA flue fire damaged the ceiling and attic of a home in southern Boone County on Thanksgiving morning.
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer for Ashland’s suspended police chief said in an email that Gabe Edwards’ removal was illegal, a day after the city’s Board of Aldermen announced a hearing to determine his employment status. The Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 7, to determine if it will fire
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo (KMIZ) The Ashland Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 7 to decide on the status of suspended Police Chief Gabe Edwards. According to state law, a police chief can be removed after a written notice is issued to the chief no fewer than 10 business days before the
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Ashland has spent $16,332.67 on police overtime costs so far in Fiscal Year 2024. This is about half the amount of money the city has budgeted for overtime, according to City Administrator Kyle Michel. The department has also logged 497 overtime hours. Fiscal Year 2024 began on May 1
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A notice of removal was filed on Thursday by the attorney for the City of Ashland to move its ongoing case against its suspended police chief to federal court. The notice of removal was submitted to move the case to the Western District Court of Missouri, stating that Gabe Edwards’ claims include
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashland City Administrator Kyle Michel referred to the timeframe for the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s investigation of suspended police chief Gabe Edwards an “unusual delay” in a Tuesday press release. This comes after a memo from Callaway County Prosecutor Benjamin Miller indicated Edwards could be charged with a crime. “It is most
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor said law enforcement has not yet formally asked him to file charges against Ashland’s police chief, despite believing he may have committed a crime. Callaway County Prosecutor Ben Miller sent a memo to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Nov. 8. According to the memo, Miller said he felt
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man has been treated and released from an area hospital after he was in a suspected DWI crash early Sunday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ethan Lammers, 21, of Ashland was arrested by troopers before he was released for medical treatment after a crash at 12:45 a.m.
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) – A lawyer in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office is planning a run for the 44th House District’s Republican nomination. Bryce Beal, 25, filed paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to run in the August 2024 primary. Beal works in the special litigation division in the state attorney general’s office and lives
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Ashland has responded to a lawsuit filed by its suspended chief of police in a Friday press release, clarifying that he is still employed with the city. Police Chief Gabe Edwards filed a lawsuit against the city on Monday, claiming the city removed him from the job illegally because
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday announced its first “Grown Your Own” grants aimed at recruiting teachers to area schools, according to a DESE press release. There were 125 local education agencies awards were awarded one-time $10,000 grants, according to the release. DESE set around $2.5 million in its
Continue ReadingAshland’s suspended police chief says in a lawsuit filed Monday that the city removed him from the job illegally because he criticized the mayor on social media.
Continue ReadingThe Board of Alderman for the City of Ashland voted at a meeting on Tuesday to reduce the salary for the current police chief, Gabe Edwards, who is still on paid administrative leave.
Continue ReadingA former Ashland police officer filed a lawsuit against the city on Monday, claiming he was wrongfully terminated from his position.
Continue ReadingA Columbia woman suffered serious injuries when she crashed her small SUV at a Highway 63 intersection during the morning commute.
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