MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocky Mount man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly attacked his mother with a cane on Tuesday. Rakan Penfield was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. An arraignment was held on Thursday and Penfield was listed in court filings as being in custody, though his
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Thursday after he allegedly attacked a woman on Tuesday. Phillip Benedict had an arraignment hearing on Thursday. Court filings state that he was in custody at the hearing, but his name did not appear on the Miller County Jail’s online roster
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was sentenced on Wednesday to two consecutive life sentences for child sex crimes. Joshua Shackley, 45, was found guilty earlier this year of two counts of statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree child molestation. He is currently being held at the Miller County Jail. The jury took
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Miller County late Monday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Lincoln MKX driven by Austin Oberreither, 22, was traveling east at a high rate of speed on Highway 52 west of Admire Road at 11:55 p.m. The vehicle then
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The city of Iberia is planning to drain its water tower Friday night.
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Hundreds of Three Rivers Electric Cooperative members were left without power Tuesday amid rising temperatures after a tractor-trailer crashed into a utility pole.
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were arrested and charged with drug crimes on Thursday in Miller County. Karey Varner, Kyle Nelson and David Saint were charged with two counts of second-degree drug trafficking and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs. Taylor Blackburn was charged with drug possession and
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A 58-year-old Kentucky man was seriously injured Tuesday evening in a boating incident at Jobson Hollow Cove at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that a 1997 Landau Pontoon – driven by Joseph Pelligrino, 45, of
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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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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kaiser man was seriously injured Thursday in a crash on VFW Road just south of Eldon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that the crash occurred when a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado – driven by Bradly Pruitt, 36, of Eldon – crossed the centerline while it
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 12-year-old St. Elizabeth boy who was driving a UTV in Miller County suffered serious injuries Friday in a crash on Kemna Bridge Road, east of Washington Street. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report states the crash occurred as the boy failed to negotiate a curve while heading eastbound in a
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County man was charged with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree property damage after he allegedly rammed his truck into a woman’s vehicle on Tuesday. A warrant was issued on Wednesday for Brent Whittle, of Brumley. He was not listed on the Cole County Jail online roster on Wednesday afternoon
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An additional closure of the Bagnell Dam (Business 54) in Miller County will occur later this week, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release states that the routine inspection that was scheduled for Monday and Tuesday was completed on Monday, and the bridge will
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Bagnell Dam (Business 54) in Miller County will close next week for a routine bridge inspection, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The dam will be closed to all traffic from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, the release states. Message boards will be in
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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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Two 15-year-old girls were hurt on Sunday afternoon after an accident with a waverunner at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were seriously injured in a crash Saturday evening in Miller County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, at 6:21 p.m. the driver of the vehicle Chaunecia Berry, 24 of Waynesville, Mo. was driving in a 2023 Dodge Charger with two passengers on
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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Quaker Windows and Doors announced on Friday that it will invest more than $30 million to expand its Eldon manufacturing facility, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The release states that 220 new jobs are expected to be created. The new facilities are expected to be
Continue Reading TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was found guilty on Wednesday of multiple child sex crimes. Joshua Steven Shackley, 45, was found guilty by a Miller County jury of two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree child molestation, according to a press release from the Miller County Prosecutor’s Office. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri counties experienced damage as storms moved through Thursday night. Sedalia Fire Chief Matthew Irwin said the fire department started getting calls around 7 p.m. The department responded to 18 calls in 90 minutes. The calls included trees into homes, power lines down and lightning strikes. He said that there were
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