COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trailer home in Holts Summit is considered a total loss after a fire on Sunday afternoon. The fire happened in the 11000 block of County Road 391 around 3:40 p.m. in Holts Summit. The Holts Summit Fire Department said in a release that crews found heavy smoke and flames showing from
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County firefighters battled a fire at a small metal building on Sunday night. The Boone County Fire Protection District was called to the 1400 block of north Boothe Lane just before 8 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters found fire coming from the inside of a small metal building but were able to
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A person was rescued and hospitalized after a fire broke out at a home in Moberly on Saturday, according to a social media post from the Moberly Fire Department. According to the post, crews were called to the 500 block of Shumate Avenue around 4:30 p.m. for a structure fire with at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a duplex caught fire Thursday in Moberly in the 1200 block of Shepherds Drive, according to a social media post from the Moberly Fire Department. The fire was reported at 4:13 p.m. and firefighters responded within three minutes and found smoke and flames coming from the building,
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A building caught fire Tuesday night near the intersection of County Roads 2000 and 293 in Callaway County. No one was in the residence when the fire started and no injuries were reported, according North Callaway Fire Protection District Chief Matthew Walton. The building was considered a complete loss. Walton said
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HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a house caught fire on Tuesday evening in Holts Summit. Firefighters responded to a home that caught fire on Callaway County Road 394 at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to Holts Summit Assistant Fire Chief Allen Wehmeyer. Wehmeyer said the fire started in the back of the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire at a hotel in Jefferson City on Sunday evening was contained to the laundry room, according to a social media post from the fire department. The post says firefighters were called to the America’s Best Value Inn in the 1600 Block of Jefferson Street around 5 p.m. Crews found
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County Sheriff’s Office deputy is being accused of playing a role in the total loss fire at an assisted living facility back in August. The Vienna Pointe facility caught fire in the early morning hours of Aug. 7. ABC 17 News obtained a letter sent to the sheriff’s department by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured after a building caught fire Thursday night at 3100 Dogwood Dr. in Fulton, according to a Friday press release from the Fulton Fire Department. The release says crews were called to the address of Monet Desauw at 10:41 p.m. and saw flames going through the roof. The fire
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City firefighters encountered “heavy fire conditions” in the front of a house during a call Friday morning. Firefighters were sent to the 100 block of North Polk Street a little before 8 a.m. and found the flames when they arrived, according to a Jefferson City Fire Department news release. Everyone
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico’s Public Safety Department says it saved a woman and a child from a house fire Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the department, MPSD responded to the 1000 block of Robinhood for a house fire after neighbors reported seeing smoke and flame coming from a home nearby. The neighbors
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Leeton, Mo. (KMIZ) The Johnson County Fire Protection District said Wednesday that juveniles are connected to the fire that destroyed the Leeton Methodist United Church on Monday night. The church was “intentionally” set on fire, according to the Johnson County Fire Protection District. Joe Jennings with the fire district said he couldn’t share any more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders in Boone County will partake in active shooter incident management training from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri on Vandiver Drive. A Wednesday press release says the Boone County Office of Emergency Management and Boone County Public Safety Advisory Committee are hosting a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An arson investigation is underway after officials say a church in Johnson County was intentionally set on fire on Monday night. The Johnson County Fire Protection District wrote in a Tuesday morning press release that Leeton United Methodist Church in the 100 block of North Wall Street was set ablaze. Crews were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a house caught fire Monday evening in the 8400 block of Zumwalt Road in Boone County. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District wrote in a social media post that crews were called at 7:25 p.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from the home when they arrived.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The street where the fire occurred has been corrected. A home in north Columbia was damaged after reports of it being struck by lightning on Saturday afternoon. According to Fire Marshal Chris Gilstrap, firefighters were called to a home on Smiley Lane for a fire. Several people in the area
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says it’s almost done cleaning up a portion of the Lake of the Ozarks where a marina caught fire over the summer. Investigators say the Aug. 4 fire was accidental and may have been caused by an electrical issue with a house boat. Several docks and a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported, but one person was displaced from their home after a kitchen caught fire on Sunday afternoon at an apartment in the 800 block of 7th Street in Boonville, according to a Monday social media post from the Boonville Fire Protection District. The post says firefighters were called at
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two firefighters were treated for minor burns after a fire broke out at a home in Moberly on Sunday. According to a social media post from the Moberly Fire Department, firefighters were called to a home in the 300 block of Austin Street just before 2 p.m. Smoke and flames were showing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department says it has arrested a man accused of killing another man after setting a porch on fire in June in the 1500 block of Paris Road. Police wrote in a social media statement that it arrested Brandon Butchkoski, 47, of Columbia, on Thursday on suspicion of second-degree murder
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