FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Fayette’s attorney Nathan Nickolaus told ABC 17 News that police evidence was found inside of a dumpster at a grocery store in the city. Nickolaus said the evidence was not disposed of properly by a police officer, but declined to comment further, saying the incident is a personnel matter.
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GLASGOW, Mo. (KMIZ) Glasgow Fire District responded to a car fire that spread into a wooded area Sunday morning. According to a Facebook post from the fire district, the fire spread to stacked wood and was threatening multiple structures, including a house and a detached garage. Howard County Sheriff’s Office and Central 911 aided in
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Two Fayette women suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon when their scooter crashed into an SUV on a highway in Howard County.
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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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The man was taken to University Hospital by ambulance. He was wearing a seat belt.
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HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Salisbury man suffered serious injuries in crash Thursday night in Howard County. The crash happened on Missouri 87 south of Route E at 9:21 p.m., according to the online crash report. A 2023 Kia Forte driven by William Kaneer, 22, was traveling south at a high rate of speed. Kaneer
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Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to say schools will still be taking the MAP Test and that the new system is a supplement. FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fayette R-3 School District is one of 20 schools who will implement a new student performance-tracking system in addition to the MAP Test. The district was
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County prosecutor dropped charges against a man accused of killing a former Central Methodist University football player. Defense attorney Ben Faber told ABC 17 News that prosecutors dismissed the manslaughter case against Kundarrius Taylor. Faber could not specify when Prosecutor Deborah Riekhof dropped the case, due to it becoming a
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HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Howard County Friday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, the crash happened at 2:45 p.m. on Route H, just half a mile north of County Road 134. Troopers say 22-year-old Gabriel M. Donovan, of Sumner
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A Carroll County man has been arrested and charged with allegedly raping a New Franklin woman at her home late Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Mid-Missouri utility customers were experiencing power outages for the second time this week as storms rolled in once again Friday. Boone Electric had 24 outages with 2,485 customers without power at its peak. Those totals drooped to 14 outages for 1474 customers by 11:10 p.m. A number of the outages
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New Bloomfield came out of Gov. Mike Parson’s budget deliberations a loser of millions meant to improve sewer and water systems.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) announced Tuesday night on his social media that he will run for the 21st District seat in the Missouri Senate. Richey currently represents District 39 in the Missouri House, which is part of Clay County. He was first elected to that seat in 2018. District 21
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican state Rep. Kurtis Gregory announced in a Wednesday press release that he is running for the District 21 seat in the Missouri Senate. District 21 includes Cooper, Howard, Lafayette, Ray and Saline counties, as well as part of Clay County. The seat is currently held by Sen. Denny Hoskins, who will
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NEW FRANKLIN, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Friday press release that travelers are now able to use the Bonne Femme Creek Bridge on Highway 40 in Howard County, southeast of New Franklin. After closing earlier this year for a bridge deck replacement project, MoDOT was able to reopen the bridge
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HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash Friday in Howard County on Route P east of Route DD. Carl Baker, 40, was a passenger on a 1993 Harley Davidson and was injured in the crash. The driver’s name was not revealed. The crash occurred after the Harley
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The trial of a man accused of killing a Central Methodist University football player last summer has moved from Howard County to Cooper County.
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A Fayette man was in the Boone County Jail on Wednesday on accusations that he was among the suspects who shot into three homes last year.
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources lifted the boil water order for Fayette on Friday. The Department issued the order on February 24, 2023 after feathers were found in the Park Tower overflow pipe screen. After the order was issued, officials with the department isolated the Park Tower. The Givens Tower was
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Fayette was placed under a boil water order on Feb. 24 and as of Friday, March 3, it has not been lifted. The city posted on Facebook on Feb. 27 that it conducted a monthly BACT sample and it came back clean. During an inspection with the Department of
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