Cooper Archives

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds over 200 new COVID cases over the holiday weekend

July 5, 2022 4:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boonville man charged with a sex crime after incident at a park

July 1, 2022 4:41 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Cooper County prosecutor has charged Robert Lee Kelly, 24, with first-degree sexual misconduct.

Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers

June 23, 2022 6:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri Public Service Commission is reporting Ameren Missouri natural gas customers will see natural gas rates going up due to the estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas on July 1.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 200 new COVID cases; largest day increase since February

June 21, 2022 4:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fayette man sentenced to five-year probation for fatally shooting his son

June 16, 2022 2:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

According to online case records, 51-year-old Eddie Valencia pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of his son in April 2022.

Two charged in Cooper County for exposing children to drugs

June 15, 2022 3:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Cooper County prosecutor has charged two people with multiple drug charges after the execution of a search warrant on Monday.

MoDOT adds extra I-70 lane closure near Rocheport bridge for construction

June 14, 2022 5:15 PM Sarah Higgins

Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will begin their second night of lane closures near the I-70 Missouri River Bridge in Rocheport by closing another lane in the area.

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Woman hurt in weather-related Cooper County crash

June 1, 2022 10:58 AM Matthew Sanders

A Sedalia woman crashed early Wednesday when her SUV encountered flooding and went off the road, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.

Three people hurt after crash on Highway 135 in Cooper County

May 23, 2022 6:12 AM Zachary Farwell

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt Sunday afternoon after a crash on Highway 135 in Cooper County. The crash happened just before 4:20 p.m. at Mile Corner Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said Ivan Sebastian Alvarez, 19, of Pilot Grove, Missouri, lost control of his car while driving through

Cooper County man accused of having child pornography

May 20, 2022 12:02 PM Matthew Sanders

A Cooper County man allegedly admitted to downloading and viewing child pornography on his laptop and other devices, according to a probable cause statement filed Thursday.

MoDOT to give update about Rocheport bridge replacement project

May 19, 2022 5:42 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to hold a tour of the Rocheport Bridge construction site, as work continues to replace the bridge.

Walsh drops out of race due to new congressional map

May 16, 2022 11:22 AM Matthew Sanders

State Rep. Sara Walsh is dropping out of the Republican primary for Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, she said in a news release Monday.

Former Cooper County man accused in 1989 child sex crimes

May 16, 2022 12:00 PM Zachary Farwell

Prosecutors charged a Cooper County man last week in connection with a 1989 sexual assault.

Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies to host prescription drug take back events

April 29, 2022 8:44 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies will join a nationwide effort to collect expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office will partner with police departments from Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, the University of Missouri, and Truman VA Hospital for events at several locations. Collection Site Locator On Friday, law

Clarksburg man charged out of Cooper, Moniteau County after stolen vehicle investigation; stolen guns recovered

April 27, 2022 4:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A stolen vehicle investigation in Cooper County leads to an arrest and charges in Cooper and Moniteau County.

MoDOT work in Cole, Cooper counties expected to cause lane closures starting Monday

April 22, 2022 5:50 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to begin multiple projects Monday, expected to cause delays and lane closures in the area.

Crews remove semi-truck from along eastbound Interstate 70 near Boonville after crash

April 19, 2022 5:56 AM Zachary Farwell

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) 8:50 a.m. Update: Crews have removed a semi-truck from the side of eastbound Interstate 70 in Cooper County. The Missouri Department of Transportation posted on Twitter Tuesday morning that crews were still cleaning up along the eastbound lanes past exit 101. I-70/COOPER COUNTY UPDATE:The tractor trailer has been removed from the

Trooper pleads guilty to falsifying race info, searches on traffic stop reports; sentenced to probation

April 6, 2022 3:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Montgomery County court for lying on traffic stop reports.

Sen. Roy Blunt talks broadband and economy at local bakery in Boonville

March 26, 2022 9:47 PM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Sen. Roy Blunt made some stops in a few Mid-Missouri cities Saturday to speak on topics like broadband, energy cost, jobs and the economy. Sen. Blunt stopped at the Farm Bureau Office in Versailles at 10:30 a.m., the Co-Mo Connect Operations Center in Tipton at 11:30 a.m. and Taylor’s Bake Shop in

Tax questions, bond issues dominate April ballot

March 25, 2022 2:21 PM Matthew Sanders

Plenty of local governments in Mid-Missouri will be asking their constituents for more tax revenue this April.