COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s members of Congress on Tuesday wrote to President Donald Trump, urging him to approve a disaster declaration request signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe last month. The letter was signed by each member of Missouri’s delegation, Democrat and Republican. The letter states that officials have documented more than $36 million in damage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe is requesting that FEMA approves a disaster declaration for counties that were affected by strong storms at the end of April. Kehoe is requesting FEMA individual assistance for Randolph, Saline, Clay, Gentry, Green and Holt counties after more than 140 households were verified to have damage that were not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Liberty Utilities customers in several Mid-Missouri counties will see a temporary increase on their electric bills starting next month. The Missouri Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved Liberty’s application for a rate increase from June through November, though regulators slimmed down the incrase from $14.81 per month to $8.74 per month. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe is asking for federal assistance to help the state recover from storms that hit in late April, including several Mid-Missouri counties. Kehoe is asking FEMA to take part in damage assessments of public infrastructure for 11 counties, including Chariton, Howard, Monroe, Randolph and Saline, his office said Thursday
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Road closures have been reported throughout Mid-Missouri after multiple days of rainfall. Boone County Joint Communication sent a notification at 3:24 a.m. Friday morning, stating that West Gillespie Bridge Road was flooded at Perche Creek, creating a traffic hazard. The road was reopened by 9 a.m. Friday. Route CC near Centrailia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It only took 10 seconds for a perfect summer day in Chariton County to turn into a tragedy. It was just before 1 p.m. on June 27, 2022, when a dump truck hauling materials to a nearby site was crossing the railroad tracks at Porche Prairie Avenue near Mendon when it was
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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 man from Salisbury, Missouri, has been charged after authorities claim he molested a child in November. Gregory Calvert, 28, was charged on Wednesday in Chariton County with second-degree child molestation of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two wrongful death lawsuits in a 2022 Amtrak crash have been settled. The crash with a dumptruck killed four people and injured dozens more in June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Missouri. Settlements have been reached in wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of Rachelle Cook and Kim Holsapple. There are two other lawsuits
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Boone Health plans to build a new health clinic in Howard County. The provider announced on Thursday that it is building a new clinic in Glasgow, about 20 minutes northwest of Fayette and 50 minutes away from Columbia. The new clinic will allow them to add more staff and install an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A cabinetry manufacturer has opened a new facility in Glasgow, Missouri. Heritage Wood Mills invested $925,000 into the facility and created 30 new jobs, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The release says Heritage Wood Mills will benefit from the Missouri Works program, a tool
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 85-year-old woman from Salisbury, Missouri, died in a crash Wednesday on Highway 24 near Highway 129 in Chariton County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2008 Ford Taurus – driven by the woman – was heading north when it pulled into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brunswick man was charged in Chariton County with a slew of sex crimes on Thursday. Kenneth Paul Jr. was charged with six counts of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, two counts of fourth-degree child molestation and a lone count of third-degree assault. He was arrested on Thursday and his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was detained by law enforcement on Tuesday after another person was found with a gunshot wound in the 200 block of North Wood Street in Brunswick, according to a social media post from the Chariton County Sheriff’s Office. The post says first responders were called at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rothville, Missouri, man was charged on Wednesday with two counts of fourth-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued for Ronald Winn — born in 1963 — and a $20,000 bond was set. A court date has not been scheduled. Court documents say that Winn sexually assaulted the victim on June 30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old woman from Brookfield, Missouri, was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday morning on Highway 11, about a mile east of Mendon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says that the woman drove a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado westbound when it went off
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Wednesday that he is demanding documents to back up the claims made about the Grain Belt Express wind energy project. The project will cross Missouri to deliver power from western wind fields to Illinois. The route will run through Mid-Missouri and a connection is planned
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with misdemeanors after deputies found several malnourished dogs at an empty residence in Keytesville. Vincent Brummer and Emily Brummer were charged with three counts of animal abuse and three counts of animal neglect. Warrants were issued on Monday and $1,500 bonds were set. According to the probable cause
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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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