Moberly Archives

Orscheln Moberly locations to be sold, affecting jobs

March 28, 2023 11:36 AM Nia Hinson

An Orscheln/Tractor Supply Co. operation will be sold in May, affecting 122 jobs according to a notice posted on a state website.

Moberly doctor accused of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid

March 15, 2023 11:16 AM Matthew Sanders

A Moberly doctor admitted Tuesday in federal court to a scheme to steal from taxpayers by using his father’s name to bill Medicaid and Medicare.

Highway Patrol investigating Randolph County sheriff

February 14, 2023 8:27 PM Lucas Geisler

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is looking into allegations made against Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson. MSHP spokesman Capt. John Hotz said Randolph County’s prosecutor asked the Division of Drug and Crime Control to investigate the situation. Neither Hotz nor prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford elaborated on what exactly Wilson was accused of

One man dies in Moberly house fire Saturday morning

January 21, 2023 3:14 PM abc17news-Newsroom

A 62-year-old man was found dead inside a house in Moberly after a house fire early Saturday morning.

Moberly Public Utilities issues boil water advisory

December 20, 2022 4:55 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly Public Utilities issued a boil water advisory on its Facebook page on Tuesday. “Water service will be interrupted Tuesday, December 20, 2022 and Wednesday, December 21, 2022 for water main construction,” the post says. The post says water mains to be shut down and water services to be

Police arrest Moberly man accused of starting fires

November 23, 2022 7:17 AM Zachary Farwell

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of starting fires around Moberly this week is facing several charges. Scott Bishop, 43, of Moberly, was charged Wednesday with nine counts of knowingly burning or exploding. He is being held without bond at the Randolph County Jail. According to the Moberly Police Department, crews responded Monday around 9:50

Callaway County sheriff charged with misdemeanor DWI, resisting arrest

November 10, 2022 4:23 PM Matthew Sanders

Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism has now been charged with two misdemeanors related to his October arrest on suspicion of DWI.

Beuth Park Lake in Moberly stocked with trout for first time; 1,000 trout added to lake

October 31, 2022 8:48 PM Chris Bryant

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation plans to add about 35,000 trout to the lakes and waterways in the state this season For the first time, anglers will get to fish for trout at Beuth Park Lake in Moberly. About 1,000 rainbow trout were added to the lake this week. “There was kind

Randolph County woman charged with child trafficking

October 20, 2022 4:05 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) De’andranysha Jackson, 25, is charged Wednesday with trafficking a child and endangering the welfare of a child. She is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $10,000 bond. Jackson’s mother had allegedly contacted Jackson for a ride to a store. Jackson, of Moberly, arrived with her 2-year-old daughter. The woman

Tractor Supply Company receives FTC clearance to close Orscheln Farm and Home acquisition

October 14, 2022 9:19 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced it received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission to close on its acquisition of Orscheln Farm and Home. Tractor Supply Company will acquire a net 81 stores and divest the remaining 85 stores to two buyers approved by the FTC: Bomgaars Supply,

MSHP arrests two men for child pornography

October 6, 2022 4:00 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has arrested two men in unrelated child pornography investigations. Gabriel Cloutier, 38, of Hannibal, was arrested Tuesday after troopers executed a search warrant of his home on Center Street. Investigators seized child pornography and computer equipment. Cloutier was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.

Threat cancels Moberly High School Homecoming dance

October 3, 2022 11:27 AM Erika McGuire

Moberly High School’s Homecoming dance was canceled Saturday because of a threat and a juvenile was taken into custody.

Multi-agency nuclear accident training in Moberly sharpens local departments’ skills

September 14, 2022 4:38 PM Ethan Heinz

Local, state and federal agencies practiced their response Wednesday in Moberly in the event a train carrying radioactive material were to derail.

Agencies to hold mock train crash with simulated nuclear fuel

September 13, 2022 4:18 PM Matthew Sanders

Federal, state and local agencies will get together Wednesday for an exercise that simulates a vehicle crashing into a moving railcar carrying spent nuclear fuel in Moberly.

Moberly police arrest man accused in recent thefts from vehicles

August 31, 2022 5:59 AM Zachary Farwell

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly police officers recovered stolen property Tuesday while investigating thefts from vehicles. Police said officers identified 33-year-old Dustin Wheeler, of Moberly, as a suspect during the investigation. Wheeler was arrested at a home in the 400 block of E. Rollins Street around 5:45 p.m. on a no bond parole absconder warrant, according