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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 46 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

July 26, 2021 6:00 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Mid-Missouri.

Jefferson City Jaycees Fair starts Monday with COVID-19 safety measures

July 26, 2021 6:08 AM Meghan Drakas

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual Jefferson City Jaycees Fair kicks off Monday night with COVID-19 safety measures in place again this year. Last year, the fair added additional hand sanitizing stations and social distancing measures. The measures will be continued at the fair this year. The Jaycees Fair will be offering musical performances each

Fulton woman pleads guilty in boyfriend’s shooting death

July 23, 2021 11:55 AM Matthew Sanders

Kalesha M. Peterson was indicted by a grand jury in March 2019 on charges of first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. She pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree involuntary manslaughter.

Fulton man arrested for child porn possession

July 21, 2021 3:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested on a Callaway County warrant for possession of child pornography after an investigation began in January. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Task Force received a CyberTip report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding a person in the Fulton area who

Lawnmower crash kills Holts Summit man after throwing him off, landing on top of him

July 8, 2021 7:00 AM Zola Crowder

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 87-year-old man is dead after a crash involving a lawnmower near Holts Summit, Missouri. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, around 7:15 Wednesday night Leland Schweiss was backing up the lawnmower when it started to slide down a hill and overturned. The report said Schweiss was thrown from

Search underway in Callaway County for man accused of stealing from business

July 8, 2021 3:57 AM ABC 17 News Team

Several law enforcement agencies worked into the early hours of Thursday to find a suspect who ran from Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies.

One dead after head-on crash with tractor in Callaway County

July 7, 2021 8:12 AM Josie Anglin

A Fulton man was killed in a Callaway County crash involving a tractor at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Missing Fulton woman found in Illinois in May pleaded guilty to drug and tampering with vehicle charge

July 6, 2021 8:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton woman pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and tampering with a motor vehicle. Tori Taylor admitted to keeping a car that she borrowed from the owner in late April. Taylor was the reported victim of an alleged kidnapping in April but was later found unharmed one month later

Drivers along the Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City could see delays starting Tuesday night

July 6, 2021 3:36 AM Meghan Drakas

MoDOT will be making improvements as part of a rehabilitation project to both directions of Highways 54 and 63 along the bridge.

Callaway County Sheriff’s Office: Convicted murderer in custody

June 29, 2021 10:47 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Callaway County Sheriff’s Department says Stephen Thorp was taken into custody Tuesday in a nearby county after leading deputies on a chase.

Jefferson City man charged after firing gun into the air Friday morning

June 29, 2021 8:30 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is now charged after police arrested him Friday after he allegedly fired a gun into the air several times. Prosecutors charged Sandalio Ingram with drug possession, possession of a firearm by a felon, stealing a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated and armed criminal action.

Search continues for convicted murderer after vehicle chase in Callaway County

June 28, 2021 7:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are still searching for a convicted murderer after a vehicle chase in Callaway County. Authorities say Stephen Thorp took off from deputies on Saturday. He’s currently on supervised parole for second-degree murder and domestic assault. The chase happened near county roads 161 and 142 about 10-miles east of Kingdom City.

Former North Callaway teacher charged in child pornography case

June 23, 2021 2:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

DAVENPORT, Iowa, (KMIZ) A North Callaway School District teacher and coach was arrested on June 16 for allegedly producing child porn and sextortion of an Iowa minor. According to court documents, 44-year-old Chad Craghead allegedly posed as a teen online and obtained nude images of a 16-year-old victim from Muscatine. After obtaining those images, Craghead

Man facing possible charges after deadly boating incident in Callaway County

June 23, 2021 4:08 AM ABC 17 News Team

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A boat driver was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated causing death following a deadly incident on the Missouri River. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest reports, troopers arrested 51-year-old Scotty Smallwood of Lohman, Missouri, shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday. An MSHP incident report says Smallwood was driving the

MoDOT seeking public comment on plans to resurface Highway 63 in Boone and Callaway Counties

June 21, 2021 8:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is inviting residents and travelers to share their thoughts regarding the 2022 improvements along Highway 63 in Boone and Callaway Counties. The project will make several improvements along Highway 63 including resurfaced between Boone County Route B and Highway 54 in Callaway County, as well as

Two minors suffer serious injuries after truck overturns on I-70 in Callaway Co.

June 20, 2021 7:40 AM Meghan Drakas

CALLAWAY Co. (KMIZ) Two minors suffered serious injuries after the truck they were driving, overturned on I-70 in Callaway County. The accident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. The 17-year-old driver from Waynesburg, Pa was driving westbound on I-70 near mile marker 144 when the truck he was driving went off the left side

Columbia man arrested after multiple chases in Boone and Callaway County

June 18, 2021 11:25 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces multiple charges after a vehicle chase on June 9 in Boone County and then on Thursday in Callaway County. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy attempted to stop Davy Rasa for failing to display proper registration in a vehicle. Rasa drove off and the

Route O bridge rehabilitation begins next week in Callaway County

June 17, 2021 6:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), working with a contractor, will begin replacing the deck and upgrading guardrail on the Callaway County Route O bridge over Auxvasse Creek, southeast of Fulton, beginning Monday. The existing bridge was built in 1967 and the driving surface has reached a point where rehabilitation is

Fulton woman suspected of grocery store arson

June 17, 2021 9:42 AM Matthew Sanders

Pamela J. Cordrey, a store employee who was working at the time of the fire, was booked into the Callaway County Jail without bond on suspicion of first-degree arson, the Fulton Police Department said in a news release. Information about her case was not available in online court records Thursday morning.

Fulton man dies in Audrain County crash

June 14, 2021 11:48 AM Matthew Sanders

Lary D. Turner, 71, was pronounced dead at University Hospital after the crash Sunday afternoon on Route B near Highway 54, just north of Auxvasse.