COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Ambulance District will put a question about a use tax on the April 7 ballot, it announced in a Wednesday social media post. The tax is “designed to maintain stable funding for emergency medical services as consumer purchasing patterns continue to shift online,” the post says. It would apply
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway reached a deal with her former client, Grain Belt Expres,s in the company’s lawsuit over the state’s demand for documents. Hanaway was the lead counsel for Grain Belt when she worked at law firm Husch Blackwell. She left that job when she was appointed attorney general
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man is in custody of the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office following a high-speed chase with law enforcement Saturday night. According to a social media post, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputies were looking for a stolen truck from State Road OO west of Holts Summit. Deputies later found it on
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Opening statements wrapped up in the jury trial of a former Cooper County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant charged in the death of an inmate Wednesday. Robyn Pfeiffer and Rachel Atherton are charged with involuntary manslaughter for their alleged role in the death of Brooke Bailey in the Cooper County Jail in October 2023.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri law enforcement agencies continue to expand their participation in a federal immigration enforcement partnership more than nine months after the state first moved to align itself with President Donald Trump’s directive to broaden cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A 1996 federal law allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted for murder and other charges in Michigan was arrested in Callaway County. Maurice Harris, 20, was charged Friday in Callaway County with being a fugitive from out of state. He was arrested by the U.S. Marshal’s Office on Thursday for warrants out of Wayne County, Michigan. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2025-26 deer-hunting season ended on Jan. 15 and the preliminary total of deer harvested is up nearly 10% from last year, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. MDC reports that 301,954 deer were harvested throughout the state this hunting season, compared to 275,656 during the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates in a race to represent part of Mid-Missouri in the state Senate have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete in the August primary. Four Republicans have formed committees to raise money for their campaigns in the Sixth Senate District, which covers Cole, Callaway, Miller, Morgan and Moniteau counties. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A company that wants to build high-voltage electric lines to carry wind energy through Missouri has sued a Callaway County landowner for the right to use his land. Grain Belt Express, LLC., filed the lawsuit against Dustin Hudson of Auxvasse on Friday in county court. In its eminent domain petition, the company
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 50 people attended a public hearing Tuesday night in Fulton about a solar-energy facility that is expected to be built in Callaway County. Ameren Missouri previously requested a certificate of convenience and necessity to be approved by March 31, 2026. Tuesday night’s hearing was held at the Legends Rec-Plex on State Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Bland, Missouri, has been charged with multiple child sex crimes after authorities claim the man had a preyed on a minor. Chase Branson, 22, was charged last week with second-degree statutory rape, second-degree statutory sodomy, possessing child porn, misdemeanor giving pornographic to a minor and tampering with a victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A convicted sex offender has been charged with multiple child sex crimes in Callaway County, with one alleged incident dating back to 1989, according to court documents. Roy Barham, 51, of Fulton, was charged last week in Callaway County with second-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy, first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse.
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt, one seriously, when a vehicle pulled into the path of another at a Callaway County intersection. A 42-year-old Mexico, Missouri, woman suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to University Hospital after the crash just before noon at Highway 54 and Country Road 1408 near Auxvasse. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Prolonged exposure to cold can lead to hypothermia, a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, certain groups are at higher risk, including the homeless, outdoor workers, children, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions. Warming centers provide short-term shelters that open during dangerously
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers recovered a stolen car Saturday on U.S. 54 near Callaway County. A social media post from MSHP’s Troop F said its troopers were alerted about the stolen car around 2:30 p.m. Troopers located the vehicle and took the 15 year old driver, who had been reported
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s say a 17-year-old is in custody after leading troopers and Jefferson City Police on a chase Saturday. In a social media post, MSHP Troop F said a Dodge van was reported stolen to JCPD. Around 1:45 p.m. troopers located the van on US 54, approaching Fulton.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers across Mid Missouri should plan for delays as several road construction and improvement projects continue or begin next week in multiple counties. Many of the projects will run from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4. The impacted counties include: Boone Co., Callaway Co., Camden Co., Crawford Co., Howard Co., Laclede Co., Maries
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is slowly being restored around Mid-Missouri after strong winds knocked down trees and power lines earlier today, according to officials. Ameren continues to report outages in Cooper and Camden counties. Earlier, Mexico, Missouri, officials said multiple power lines on the south side of town were affected by the storms. One power line
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire at a junkyard spread to more than a dozen vehicles Tuesday afternoon, though no injuries were reported by the time firefighters finished at the scene. The fire started shortly before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2000 block of Old Highway 40 in Callaway County. North Callaway Fire Protection District
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As temperatures continue to fall and with more snow on the way this week, Mid-Missouri mechanics are urging drivers to check their tires and prepare their vehicles for the next round of winter weather. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop F responded to more than 400 incidents during last weekend’s
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