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
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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.
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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
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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
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Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman says a deputy injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was home recovering the same night.
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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 &
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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A 58-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning when a house exploded near Vienna.
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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
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Two tornadoes hit the Kansas City area early Wednesday — part of a system that also caused wind damage in the Lake of the Ozarks area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: As of Friday morning, MoDOT still lists multiple roads closed due to flooding in Camden, Maries, Morgan and Osage counties among others. The department Tweeted the updated closures Friday morning, advising drivers to check back in with the department for updates. Several Mid-Missouri roads are closed Friday as more rain is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Mid-Missouri school districts are dealing with school bus delays due to flooding. The Cole R-V School District in Eugene, Missouri sent a text message to families and staff Thursday morning that flooding may cause some school buses to run late. Two school bus routes and part of a third for the
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Plenty of local governments in Mid-Missouri will be asking their constituents for more tax revenue this April.
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A Belle man is facing multiple counts of possession of child porn after an investigation by the Maries County Sheriff’s Office.
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