WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) A homeowner in Warsaw died in a house fire after re-entering the home with a fire extinguisher in an attempt to extinguish the flames. On Saturday around 1 a.m., Benton County Central Dispatch received an 911 call about a residential structure fire at 1636 Estates Dr., Warsaw, Missouri. According to a Facebook
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire crews battled a fire in Southern Boone County on Saturday evening. The fire happened in the 21000 block of South Slate Creek Road near Hartsburg. ABC 17 News crews on the scene saw smoke coming from about a mile away. Several firefighters and equipment were on the scene. It’s unclear
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police department is investigating a burglary and property destruction at the Christian Fellowship Church at 1905 St. Mary’s Blvd. According to police, the suspect lit a cross on fire inside the church Monday night. JCPD is looking for the suspect in the photo. Anyone with information is asked
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City home caught fire early Friday morning. According to a news release, the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to the home in the 2300 block of St. Louis Road just after 6 a.m. Firefighters found smoke and fire coming from the back of the house. Fire officials said the
Continue Reading MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a house fire in Moberly late Wednesday morning is under investigation. Police posted on Facebook asking people to avoid the area around the 900 block of Franklin Street. According to the fire department, one person in the home at the time of the fire safely made it outside. Firefighters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating two suspicious fires in east Columbia. Officers responded to two fires this month both at Indian Hills park on Aztec Boulevard; one fire was on May 1 and the other was last Thursday. Officials responded on May 1 to the area at around four in the morning for a
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HARTSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE (9:30 P.M.): Southern Boone County Fire assistant chief Tom Redford confirmed the fired was cause by a lightning strike. Chief James Bullard of the Southern Boone Fire Protection District said at the scene, they there was extensive damage to the first floor of the home and the roof is destroyed. “Arriving
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A woman was flown to a St. Louis hospital with severe burns after a house exploded in Maries County.
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The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a shed fire shortly after 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City fire department responded to the Goldschmidt Cancer Center just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday after reports of a fire. When crews arrived they found smoke and flames showing from the roof and occupants leaving the building. The first crew on scene used a ground ladder to get to the
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire responded to a house fire just after 6 p.m. on the 6400 block of N HWY VV with a report of people trapped in the house. Once crews were on scene, firefighters pulled the 60’s year old man from near the front door of the house started live-saving
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A house fire in Fulton Tuesday afternoon causes an estimated $60,000 in damages. The Fulton Fire Department responded to the house fire on the 800 block of Jefferson Street in Fulton at 1 p.m. When crews arrived, they found smoke showing from a two-story wood framed residential structure. Fulton police on scene
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The Boone County Fire Protection District is investigating after a car caught fire on Prathersville Road early Friday morning.
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One person is in the hospital with moderate injuries after police responded to a crash on Creasy Springs Road around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A 45-year-old man is charged with a hate crime after a fire destroyed a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint in Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau officials charged Christopher Pritchard on Monday. A probable cause statement says church members had reported having trouble with Pritchard, who they said had
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The Columbia Fire Department responded to a house fire that caused thousands in damage near South Fairview and Chapel Hill roads early Tuesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMKZ) Westran Fire Protection District is reporting a school bus caught fire Friday. According to a social media post, firefighters responded with mutual aid from Armstrong Fire Protection District on county road 2425 for a report of a school bus on fire inside a building. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a garage fire on the 8000 block of east Mclane-Dailing road in Centralia just after 7:30 p.m. Officials say that the homeowners were home and no one was injured. A firefighter with Boone County reports the two-car garage, two cars, and other things in the
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HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — A house fire in the northeast Missouri town of Hannibal has claimed the lives of two young siblings and their stepfather. The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters found all three victims inside the small frame home. Five-year-old Logan Shanks and 6-year-old Summer Shanks were pronounced dead Wednesday at Hannibal Regional
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) New details to share with you about a Tuesday morning Jefferson City house fire. According to the report from the Jefferson City Fire Department, two people that firefighters spoke with were not familiar with the other people in the home or the homeowners. Officials say that at least five people made
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