COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The widow of a truck driver who died in a crash in 2022 and the railway company she sued in a wrongful death lawsuit have agreed to a settlement. Erin Barton, of Brookfield, Missouri, had sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe in July 2022 after her husband, Billy Barton II, was killed on
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were seriously hurt after a crash in Chariton County just before 9 p.m. Thursday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that a 20-year-old man from Brookfield was driving a 2014 Ford Mustang on Hwy 11 with three passengers: an 18-year-old woman from Brunswick,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Sumner man was seriously injured in a crash Friday morning on Highway 139 in Chariton County, about 7 miles north of Sumner. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says that a 1999 Chevrolet Camaro — driven by the man — was heading northbound when it went off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After logging heavy hours clearing the state’s roadways this past week, roughly 1,500 snowplow operators across Missouri are bracing for another round of winter weather. Mid-Missouri was hit hard with a winter storm over the weekend with some areas in Randolph County receiving up to 8.5 inches of snow. Jefferson City Public
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northern lights were able to be seen in Mid-Missouri once again on Thursday evening. Check out some viewer-submitted photos in the gallery above. Do you have any photographs you want shared? Add them to our Facebook page and they can end up on-air and online. We will be adding more photos
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Paris, Missouri, man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly threatened to kill three people in Chariton County. Kody Jo Ryan Berrey was charged on Monday with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree assault, tampering with a witness and first-degree harassment. A warrant was issued and a $10,000 bond was
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Two teenagers from Salisbury, Missouri, were hurt in a crash Tuesday morning after trying to turn in the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer.
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Ludlow woman was seriously injured early Monday in a crash in Chariton County on Highway 11, about a mile south of Mendon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer was totaled after the driver – Jacey Mohr, 37 – suffered a
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Brunswick residents are recovering after intense rain and wind entered the area on Tuesday morning. Following the intense storms, members of Brunswick woke up to find tree branches blocking driveways, trees crashed into houses and the roof of First Christian Church blown off. More than 2,300 people were without power in
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More than 4,000 customers are without power Tuesday morning in Chariton, Howard and Randolph Counties after storms rolled through.
Continue Reading CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brunswick man was charged in Chariton County with several child sex crimes on Thursday. Mikel Deal was charged with three counts of third-degree child molestation of a child younger than 14 years old and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant was issued on Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of power outages were reported in counties in Mid-Missouri on Thursday night as storms went through the area. A tornado warning was issued for Boone County before 9:30 p.m. It is expected to expire at 9:45 p.m. There are more than 2,900 customers affected by power outages reported in Boone County,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of electricity customers in Benton County were without power on Tuesday afternoon. Storms had rolled through Mid-Missouri earlier in the day and much of Mid-Missouri is in a tornado watch that is set to expire around 8 p.m. There were 835 electric customers without power in Benton County at its peak,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety approved 70 grants that totaled $5 million to first-responder agencies, a Wednesday press release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office stated. According to the release, law enforcement, fire service and EMS providers in “class three” counties applied for funds, which came from American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 3-year-old boy died after he was hit by a truck on Sunday on private property on Route C in Chariton County, about 10 miles southwest of Marceline, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The name of the boy was not released in the report. The report states the
Continue Reading MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 600 Macon Electric Cooperative customers in Macon County were still without power Wednesday afternoon. Thousands were without power as early as Tuesday morning, according to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map. More than 2,600 members of the Macon Electric Cooperative in Macon County were without power on Tuesday,
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Keytesville man died in a crash that occurred Tuesday in Chariton County on Highway 5, about three miles south of Marceline, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Raymond Smith died in the crash. He was 69. The crash report states he was not wearing a seatbelt. The
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KEYETSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Water has been turned back on in Keytesville, after a water main break on Wednesday caused the city to shut water off. According to Chariton County’s non-emergency line service, the water was turned back on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. All residents in Keytesville were affected, according to a Facebook post from Chariton
Continue Reading Water has been shut off in Keyetsville due to a water main break, according to a Facebook post from Chariton County EMS.
Continue Reading CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old girl from Keytesville suffered serious injuries Friday in a single-vehicle crash on Pat Road, about 10 miles north of Keytesville, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash report states the vehicle – a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze — was traveling southbound when the girl
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