COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Vienna man was killed Friday morning in a crash on Highway 133 in Maries County, a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says. The report says that the man was driving a 2005 Ford Focus southbound on the road when it crossed the center line and hit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The total number of deer harvested during the 2024-25 hunting season dropped 15% from the year before, the Missouri Department of Conservation wrote in a Thursday press release. The season ended on Wednesday. There were 276,262 deer harvested this season compared to 326,448 during the 2023-24 season, the release says. This year’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man pleaded guilty to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday. Albert Keel, 28, will be sentenced at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 12 in Miller County. He was accused last year of leaving a loaded handgun on a table while playing video games, court documents in previous reporting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday ordered all American and Missouri flags at state buildings to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day. Flags have been at half-staff around the country since Dec. 30 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29. Flags are typically flown for 30 days
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cases of several viruses have increased in Mid-Missouri since the holidays wrapped up a few weeks ago. MU Health Care At MU Health Care facilities Dr. Laura Morris said they have seen an increase in visits for respiratory symptoms, infections and testing. Morris said the holidays did bring a couple viral infections
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an executive order on Wednesday that ordered all U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings and grounds to be flown at full-staff on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Flags around the nation have been flying at half-staff since President Joe Biden issued an order on Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe said having a mentor played a large role in his success in taking over the governor’s mansion. During his inauguration speech on Monday, Kehoe said his mentor Dave Sinclair helped teach him about the importance of building relationships, having values and relying on his faith. Kehoe said he believes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Odessa man pleaded guilty to five felonies in a December 2023 crash that knocked out power for hundreds of people in Maries County. Jeramy Sisk pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, three counts of first-degree property damage and one count of stealing a car. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
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Missouri has a new governor. Republican Mike Kehoe, formerly the lieutenant governor and a state senator before that, was sworn in as the state’s 58th governor on Monday. He was joined by a slate of Republican statewide officials in taking the oath of office. Kehoe took executive actions on his first day focused on fighting
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Following an inauguration ceremony Monday, new Gov. Mike Kehoe signed six executive orders focusing on public safety. Kehoe also officially launched his “Safer Missouri” public safety initiative. “It’s a really big day for Missouri and Missourians who want safer communities, and we’ve said for months that we were going to work
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe became Missouri’s 58th governor Monday afternoon, promising to focus on pubic safety and crime reduction as he takes office. Kehoe, a St. Louis native who rose through business and politics over 30 years in Jefferson City, took the oath on the South Lawn of the Capitol. Andy Blunt,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Elected officials who won the November 2024 election were sworn in outside the Missouri Capitol today. Among those to take the oath was first-time Gov. Mike Kehoe. Kehoe, a Republican, was elected governor after serving as lieutenant governor. Another Mid-Missouri resident, Denny Hoskins, was sworn in for the first time as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was in a nearly day-long standoff with law enforcement in Moberly in 2022 was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Stephen Thorp, 62, was found guilty by a jury in July for being a felon in possession of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil advisory near the 500 block of Patton Street in Moberly was extended on Monday. The city had announced an advisory on Saturday after water service was interrupted on Saturday because of water main repairs. The city wrote in Monday’s press release that an emergency water main repair occurred on Monday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Inauguration Day for Missouri Govenor-elect Mike Kehoe has arrived and capital, local, state and county agencies are preparing to make the day as safe as possible. According to Capital police, there will be check points on the south lawn, which is typical for inauguration day, and there will be a weapons
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri law enforcement officials are warning drivers to be on the lookout for “snow missiles” or “snow mattresses,” in the midst of winter weather in the state. “What happens is after it snows or the ice storm, it builds up and has a tendency to, to melt a little bit and refreeze,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No fatalities have been reported on Missouri roads, but nearly 300 crashes have occurred during a counting period related to Thursday night’s winter storm, the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote in a Friday evening social media post. Roughly 4 inches of snow fell in Columbia on Thursday night and Friday morning, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been accused of killing another patient at Fulton State Hospital earlier this week, the Fulton Police Department wrote in a Friday evening press release. Police wrote that Jabril Kanatzar, 29, is accused of killing another patient following an assault that occurred on Monday. Police wrote that they were called
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A committee of Missouri House and Senate members say communication with Capitol Police has been an issue. The lawmakers met Thursday as the Joint Committee on Capitol Security with Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe’s inauguration just days away. Members told ABC 17 News on Friday that they are concerned about Capitol security in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Friday with child molestation after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child last week at a restaurant in Moberly. Hector Marcos-Perez, 32, was charged with second-degree child molestation of a child younger than 12 years old. A press release from the Moberly Police Department says that Marcos-Perez is
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