COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County judge ordered the release of criminal investigation records that allege Sheriff Chris Heitman intimidated witnesses, falsified written statements and misappropriated funds for personal use. Heitman maintains that he has done nothing wrong and claims the allegations are a result of “lies and corruption.” On Monday, Judge Brenden Fox issued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flooding from recent storms will cause the Maries County R-1 School District to not hold in-person classes on Thursday, the school district wrote on its Facebook page on Wednesday night. “Due to the local flooding and Hwy 63 closing, Maries R-1 will NOT be in session on Thursday, November 7, but WILL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vienna, Missouri, woman was flown to University Hospital on Thursday after her car went off the road and hit a rock bluff. Nicole Constable, 38, was on Highway 63 a few miles north of Vichy in Maries County when she went of the road on a curve, overcorrected and went off
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Meta, Missouri, woman was charged with three child sex crimes on Thursday in Maries County. Brenda Bax was charged with use of a child in a sexual performance and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child involving sexual conduct. Court records indicate a warrant was served on
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Maries County with two felonies and a misdemeanor following a multi-county chase on Monday. Jacob Pitucha was charged with aggravated fleeing causing physical injury, first-degree property damage and misdemeanor driving while revoked. He is being held at the Maries County Jail without bond. A court date
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Locust Grove, Arkansas man was killed in a crash in Maries County on Sunday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened on Highway 28 east of Highway C at 6:47 p.m. According to the online crash report, Michael Edington, 41, of Rolla crossed the center line and
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Hundreds of electric cooperative members lost power as storms moved through parts of mid-Missouri on Thursday night.
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was arrested after he was accused of several child sex crimes that allegedly took place between 2003-08. Brian Keith Curtis, 55, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a victim younger than 14 years old, three counts of statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree kidnapping and four
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Authorities found a wanted man inside a Cole County convenience store Monday after a search that lasted more than four hours.
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A man from Belle was killed Sunday night after a crash on Highway 42 in Maries County
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old Arkansas man suffered serious injuries Wednesday in a motorcycle crash in Maries County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that the crash occurred when a 2008 Harley Davidson – driven by Mark Kelly, of Eureka Springs, Arkansas – hit an animal while going eastbound
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The court case against a former city official in Belle has been moved to Phelps County. Former Belle Mayor Daryl White Jr. was charged last year with stealing and official misconduct, both misdemeanors. He was accused of misusing the city’s credit card, stealing paint cans and taking a gun. On Friday, a
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MARIE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man was charged with several felonies in Maries County after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman’s head and made her drive toward Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday. Diallo Lawson Kelly was charged with first-degree kidnapping, armed criminal action, second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. A
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – An 86-year-old man drowned on Saturday at a Maries County lake. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Warren Cooper of Dixon drowned in the Rinquelin Trail Lake Conservation Area around 4:15 p.m. The drowning report said Cooper fell into the water when he slipped on the boat ramp while getting
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A teen mother left an infant in a Walmart bag behind a shed in Maries County, the sheriff said Friday.
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged on Thursday in Maries County after more than $4,000 worth of items were stolen from a bus and residence on Route M in Belle. Demaris Mothershed and Benjamin Byrd were charged with receiving stolen property. A warrant was issued on Thursday. A social media post on the Maries
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis woman was charged after she was accused of hitting a victim on a motorcycle while she was driving drunk on Monday. Nicole Mullins, 34, was charged in Miller County with DWI causing serious physical injury, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to drive on the right
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of power outages were reported around Mid-Missouri on Wednesday. According to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map, 568 power outages were reported in Maries County at 3:15 p.m., with 480 occurring for Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers. The total was brought down to 306 by 5:15 p.m. Three
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Belle man was charged on Thursday after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman inside her home and threatened to kill her. Terry Lee Watson, 51, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree harassment, illegal gun possession, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held
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A Maries County deputy was treated and released Friday after a crash on a state highway.
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