An Ashland GoFundMe has raised almost $42,000 for the Southern Boone Buddy Pack Program in memory of the district’s former P.E. teacher Crystal Branch.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District will not have class on Friday. Inclement weather is expected to come through Mid-Missouri on Friday morning and the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday. “ JC Schools will be CLOSED FRI 2/16 due to the potential for sleet &
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District is asking residents to refrain from burning while high winds are in the area on Thursday. Firefighters are currently responding to a wildfire near South David Sapp Road and Old Route A in Hartsburg, according to the department’s Facebook page. The department referred to the
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At least one Ashland citizen is raising concerns about the city’s leadership after reviewing the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s investigation into former Police Chief Gabe Edwards.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A bond issue asking if the City of Ashland should combine its waterworks and sewage system revenue bonds failed on Tuesday. The measure failed 138 votes to 117, with a 7.86% voter turnout. Voters went to the polls to decide if the revenue bonds for $40 million for purchasing, constructing, extending, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man was charged on Monday with several counts of child molestation. Justin Thomas Franks, 46, was charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court appearance was set for Tuesday afternoon.
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The Ashland Board of Aldermen unanimously approved Scott Young to be the city’s new police chief at its Tuesday night meeting.
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A fire burned a shop building on residential property to the ground near Ashland on Tuesday.
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The City of Ashland will pay its former police chief $50,000 to go away under the terms of a settlement agreed to this week.
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ASHLAND, 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
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ASHLAND, 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 Reading ASHLAND, 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
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A flue fire damaged the ceiling and attic of a home in southern Boone County on Thanksgiving morning.
Continue Reading ASHLAND, 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
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ASHLAND, 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
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ASHLAND, 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
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ASHLAND, 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
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ASHLAND, 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
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ASHLAND, 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
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ASHLAND, 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.
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