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Hawley holds off Kunce in Senate race, wins reelection
OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has secured his Senate seat. The Associated Press called the Missouri Senate race in favor of the incumbent senator, with Hawley defeating Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce by taking 56% of the vote. Hawley took the stage at his watch party Tuesday night accompanied by his wife and three
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Richland man sentenced 40 years for sexually assaulting minor across state lines
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland, Missouri, man was sentenced to 40 years in prison without parole on Tuesday for child sex crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Robert Norman Kennedy, 41, pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 to transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal
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Woman seriously injured in Camden County crash
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 53-year-old Kaiser woman was seriously injured Monday in a two-vehicle crash on Route TT, just north of Putt N Bay Drive, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The report says that the crash occurred when a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer – driven by the woman – was heading south
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More than 900 without power in Pulaski, Phelps, Maries counties after storms roll through
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were more than 900 electric customers without power in the southern portion of Mid-Missouri on Monday night. There were 635 Laclede Electric Co-op customers in Pulaski County without power, while 155 Intercounty Electric Cooperartive customers in Phelps County without power and 122 Gascosage Electric Cooperative customers in Maries County experiencing an
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Trout stocking at McKay Park Lake in Jefferson City delayed to later this week
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation has now delayed trout stocking at McKay Park Lake in Jefferson City until later this week, according to a Monday press release. The release says stocking was originally set to occur last week before the winter catch-and-release season began on Nov. 1, but the water is
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Three women accused of stealing mail in Miller County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three women are accused of stealing mail in Miller County, according to a press release from the Miller County Sheriff’s Office and court documents. Tammy Michelle Schnieders, 48, of Eldon, is charged in one case with forgery and stealing mail, and two counts of stealing mail in another case. She is being
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MSHP to no longer publish names in crash, drowning reports after scammers use public info
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol will no longer publish the names of those involved in its preliminary online traffic crash and boat/drowning reports, a Friday press release says. The release says MSHP was “recently notified of scam incidents across the state” that targets crash victims or people who know someone involved in
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Official claims Fort Leonard Wood soldier was killed day before she was reported missing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A soldier at Fort Leonard Wood who was found dead in a dumpster may have been killed a day before she was reported missing, officials said on Friday. Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, with the 5th Engineer Battalion, is suspected of murder in the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque. During a Friday press
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Former Phelps County deputy pleads guilty to federal child porn crimes
ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County Sheriff’s Deputy pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court to child sex crimes, a release from the Department of Justice says. The release says Justin Bradley Durham, 43, of Rolla, admitted to “engaging in sex acts with a minor, requesting and receiving child pornography and destroying evidence to impede
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One sex offender arrested, 16 more noncompliant in Cole County on Halloween
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office said in a Friday press release that one sex offender was arrested and another 16 were noncompliant during Halloween checks. The release says 135 sex offenders in the county were checked. Sex offenders are required by law to avoid Halloween-related contact with children and must remain
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Judge dismisses Missouri lawsuit that sought watchers at early voting
Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Friday denied a Republican committeeman’s effort to force the state’s third-largest county to allow watchers or challengers to observe early voting. The judge didn’t consider the merits of the committeeman’s lawsuit but dismissed the challenge because it wasn’t written meeting state legal standards. Missouri
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Callaway County man found safe after Endangered silver advisory issued
A Steedman man who was reported missing and an Endangered Silver Advisory on Thursday has been found safely.
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WATCH LIVE: Senate candidates Hawley, Kunce debate in St. Louis
Watch the debate live at this link. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and challenger Lucas Kunce will take the debate stage at 7 p.m. Thursday in St. Louis. The debate is being aired by Nextstar and will appear in Mid-Missouri on MyZouTV. Hawley, a Republican, and Kunce, a Democrat, will be on Tuesday’s ballot for one
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24 more charges filed on man accused of driving school bus while drunk
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man who was accused of driving a school bus while he was drunk is facing more than two dozen more charges. Brett Emehiser was charged with 43 counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The amended complaint was filed
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MDC delays stocking trout at Cosmo-Bethel Lake until next week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation will delay stocking rainbow trout at Cosmo-Bethel Lake in Columbia until next week, according to a Thursday press release. Catch-and-release season for trout typically begins on Nov. 1, however MDC fisheries staff do not stock trout in lakes when the water temperatures are warmer than 65
Continue Reading Hundreds without power in Mid-Missouri after storms roll through
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of people were without power on Wednesday night after storms rolled through the area. There were 311 electricity customers without on Wednesday night in Monroe County, according to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map. And there were 532 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc. customers in Moniteau County without electricity. Of
Continue Reading Hawley, Kunce face off for U.S. Senate seat
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republicans look to continue their statewide political dominance in Missouri with this year’s U.S. Senate election. Sen. Josh Hawley will represent the Republican Party in hopes of securing another six-year term. Democratic candidate Lucas Kunce will try to to swing the seat back to the Democratic Party, which last held the office
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No charges after flyaway metal grazes reporter at event for Missouri’s Democratic Senate candidate
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say it was an accident when a reporter was hit by flyaway metal as Missouri’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate fired an AR-15-style rifle at a shooting range. Prosecutors declined to charge U.S. Senate hopeful Lucas Kunce. The reporter told the sheriff that he felt a pinch at
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Kansas City truck driver seriously injured in Saline County crash
SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man was seriously injured Wednesday in a crash on Highway 65, north of Mount Olive in Saline County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The report says a 2019 International tractor-trailer – driven by Gerardo Velasquez Valladares, 29 – was heading northbound when it went off the
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