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Storms leave thousands without power Monday night

September 4, 2023 8:56 PM Katie Greathouse

Storms moved through parts of Mid-Missouri on Monday, knocking down trees and powerlines.

Fulton man killed after crash in Maries County

August 4, 2023 8:24 AM Joushua Blount

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man has died after a crash Thursday afternoon in Maries County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 3:38 p.m. on Highway 63 just south of Vienna. The crash report states that Denny W. Brautigam, 69, of Fulton was traveling southbound on Highway 63 when

Endangered person advisory issued for missing teenager

July 28, 2023 2:58 PM Madison Stuerman

In a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jose Morales, 15, is believed to have been taken by his biological father.

Multiple people seriously hurt in Mid-Missouri weekend crashes

July 24, 2023 8:20 AM Avery Roehler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people were seriously hurt in Mid-Missouri crashes over the weekend. Cooper County A 33-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a Cooper County crash on Sunday. Highway Patrol says the crash occurred when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and overturned into a utility pole. Passenger Jennifer Schelling

Electric cooperative reports hundreds without power in Vienna area

July 18, 2023 11:35 AM Matthew Sanders

About 650 Three Rivers Electric Cooperative were without power late Tuesday morning after storms rolled through the area.

MSHP asks for help finding missing Vienna man

July 14, 2023 8:11 AM Joushua Blount

VIENNA, Mo (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the Vienna Police Department has issued an endangered person advisory and is asking the community to keep an eye out for a missing man. Authorities say he went missing at 174 Ballpark Rd. in Vienna around 6:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Vienna Police say the missing man

Rolla woman in fair condition after being flown from crash scene

June 13, 2023 5:56 PM Matthew Sanders

A Rolla woman was in fair condition at University Hospital in Columbia on Tuesday after she suffered serious injuries in an early morning crash in Maries County.

Maries County Sheriff announces he will not pursue reelection after term expires

June 13, 2023 8:44 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman announced Tuesday morning he will not pursue reelection after his term expires on Jan. 1, 2025. Sheriff Heitman has served as an elected law enforcement officer since 2005 and was elected as the Maries County Sheriff in 2008. In a media release, Sheriff Heitman says toward the

Maries County Sheriff says he’ll form a posse

May 2, 2023 11:51 AM Ethan Heinz

Heitman posted on Facebook that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and Missouri law allow the sheriff, during civil unrest or times of emergency need to protect the life or property of county citizens, to create a posse.

Dixon man charged after allegedly shooting at tow-truck driver

April 18, 2023 3:05 PM Ryan Shiner

DIXON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Dixon man has been charged and arrested after he allegedly shot at a tow-truck driver trying to repossess a vehicle on Saturday, according to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office. Ronnie Lawson, 40, is charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a gun and possession of

Maries County storms categorized as an EF-2 tornado

April 16, 2023 7:56 PM Abby Landwehr

VICHY, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service is officially classifying parts of the storm that hit Maries County as an EF-2 tornado. The call was made Sunday afternoon after reviewing damage and windspeeds from Saturday’s weather. A local storm report from the agency clarifies that most of the tornado’s path caused EF-1 damage, then some

Maries County sheriff: Deputy recovering after crashing on curve

April 13, 2023 3:32 PM Matthew Sanders

Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman says a deputy injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was home recovering the same night.

Maries County Sheriff looks for man who crashed truck following chase

February 7, 2023 8:29 PM Ryan Shiner

DIXON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Sheriff’s Office announced on its Facebook page that it is looking for a man who may be injured after he crashed his truck during a chase. “Maries County Deputies are currently looking for a subject who fled on foot from law enforcement at the junction of Highway HH &

Multiple schools cancel or delay class due to winter weather

January 12, 2023 7:09 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The snow and cold temperatures are making a return to Mid-Missouri on Thursday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking some snow fall and above freezing temperatures on Thursday morning. Multiple schools have already canceled or delayed classes for Thursday. Canceled classes: Morgan Co. R-I (Stover) SchoolsMorgan Co. R-II (Versailles) SchoolsSouth

St. James man dies in Maries County crash

December 29, 2022 9:45 PM Ryan Shiner

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man died in a one-vehicle crash Thursday after his 1999 Chevrolet S10 traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned on Highway 28 in Maries County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Gary Stearns, 71, of St. James, was ejected from the vehicle. He

Teen killed after crash Tuesday night in Maries County

December 14, 2022 6:48 AM Zachary Farwell

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Dixon teenager is dead after a crash Tuesday night in Maries County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 10:20 p.m. on Highway N west of Highway 28. Troopers said an SUV driven by the 17-year-old boy caught on fire after the vehicle went off the

Stolen Lowe’s truck found in Maries County

November 18, 2022 6:38 PM Ryan Shiner

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County Sheriff’s deputy allegedly came across a Lowe’s delivery truck stolen from Jefferson City on the side of Highway 63 with passengers in it Thursday morning, according to a Facebook post by the Maries County Sheriff. He detained the driver and passenger then contacted the Jefferson City Police Department.

One killed when house explodes near Vienna

September 20, 2022 7:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

A 58-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning when a house exploded near Vienna.

Dixon man hurt after motorcycle crash in Maries County

August 19, 2022 6:51 AM Zachary Farwell

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Troopers responded Thursday morning to a motorcycle crash in Maries County that left a man with serious injuries. The crash happened on State Highway N about 9 miles north of Dixon around 7:15 a.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said Jacob E. Stoneking, 21, of Dixon, was thrown

FRIDAY UPDATES: 29 COVID patients in Boone County hospitals; 58 new cases

July 22, 2022 5:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.