Boonville police officer charged with domestic assault
A Boonville police officer has been charged with domestic assault after a dispute over a child early Sunday.
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Multiple people arrested in Mid-Missouri, accused of breaking Halloween sex offender rules
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple people were arrested in Mid-Missouri on Tuesday on suspicion of not complying with sex-offender Halloween restrictions. In Chariton County, Timothy Schnetzler, 42, of Salisbury, was arrested on suspicion of several charges. He was charged with failure to register as a sex offender, drug possession, two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare
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Inmate found dead at Cooper County Jail
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Cooper County Jail was found dead on Friday in a cell, according to a Monday social media post from the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said Brooke Bailey, of Jefferson City, was found dead on Friday. She was 33. The post says she was being held
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Closures expected on I-70 ramps at Route BB overpass
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Intermittent closures should be expected this week for the on/off ramps at the Route BB overpass on Interstate 70, according to a Tuesday night press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The contractor first plans to remove temporary overhangs on the new bridge Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the release. Traffic
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Another blast at bridge in Rocheport scheduled for Sunday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Interstate 70 near Rocheport is scheduled to close for an hour Sunday to blast footings of the old Missouri River bridge at Rocheport, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The interstate and a perimeter around the blast will be closed 7:30-9:30 a.m., according
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MoDOT says it would have communicated more about explosion in hindsight
While a large blast at the Missouri River bridge construction site Sunday seemed to take locals by surprise, crews can be seen laying material Friday over the top of the piers that were blasted.
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Residents who remain one year after Wooldridge wildfire are still rebuilding
One year after the Wooldridge fire burned over 3,000 acres and destroyed at least 23 buildings in the Cooper County town, the rebuilding continues for those affected by the natural disaster.
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Cooper County Fire Protection District using lessons from Wooldridge wildfire a year later
Sunday marks one year since the small Cooper County community of Wooldridge was burned by a wildfire.
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Moniteau County deputy hurt in Cooper County crash
A Moniteau County sheriff’s deputy was hurt early Saturday when he wrecked his patrol car in neighboring Cooper County.
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Wooldridge woman dies after being hit by vehicle in Cooper County
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wooldridge woman died after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday night in Cooper County. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol states that Terry Ricketts, 59 was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 70 Eastbound near the 111 mile marker around 10:30. The driver of the vehicle allegedly
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MDC: More than 16,500 deer harvested during new early antlerless firearms season, 348 from Callaway County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were 16,575 deer harvested around the state during the new three-day firearms season for antlerless deer, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. The new, three-day season lasted from Oct.6-8, and hunters in Mid-Missouri saw a benefit, with 338 deer harvested in Callaway County, while there were
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Registered sex offender in Boonville charged with several child sex crimes
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Boonville was charged on Friday in Cooper County with several child sex crimes. Terry Bulen, 57, was charged with first-degree child molestation, incest and two counts of first-degree aggravated sodomy. Bulen was not on the Cooper County Jail’s online roster on Tuesday night. However, records on Casenet
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No injuries reported in Cooper County RV fire
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in an RV fire on Tuesday on Interstate 70 in Cooper County near mile marker 107, according to a Cooper County Fire Protection District official. According to an email from Cooper County Fire Protection spokesperson William Johnson, an RV blew a tire on the back, passenger side of
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CPS, Jefferson City School District awarded $300,000 from DESE school safety grant; Fulton Public Schools, Southern Boone get $200,000
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School District were among the few schools to get the maximum amount of funding from the latest round of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Safety Grants. CPS and JCSD each received $300,000 for school safety improvements. Fulton Public schools was another area
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Kansas City man seriously injured in Cooper County crash
BUNCETON, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old man from Kansas City, Kansas, suffered a serious injury Tuesday in a one-vehicle crash in Cooper County on Route O at the intersection with Pisgah Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred when Christian Quintero-Valasquez failed to negotiate a left curve in his 2013
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Crews still working to clean up Rocheport bridge debris
Work to remove steel from the Missouri River after the demolition of the old Interstate 70 bridge continued Tuesday — a full day after the original timeline to clear the debris.
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I-70 to be narrowed, rerouted at Route BB overpass
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Tuesday press release that traffic will be narrowed and rerouted at the Route BB overpass over Interstate 70 at 6 p.m. Thursday. Traffic on Interstate 70 will be narrowed to one lane each way and redirected to the on/off ramps at Exit 115 near
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Clearing remains of old Missouri River bridge on Interstate 70 takes longer than planned
Clearing the 6 million pounds of steel left in the Missouri River after blasting the old Interstate 70 bridge at Rocheport is taking longer than expected.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you seen the Rocheport bridge demolition?
Mid-Missouri residents were treated to a rare event Sunday when the Missouri Department of Transportation sent the old Interstate 70 bridge at Rocheport into the Missouri River.
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WATCH: MoDOT demolishes old Missouri River bridge at Rocheport
The Missouri Department of Transportation demolished the old bridge over the Missouri River at Rocheport on Sunday.
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