Moberly Archives

WATCH: Full interview with Moberly School District Superintendent Cristina Wright

August 17, 2023 3:37 PM Mitchell Kaminski

Cristina Wright is in her first school year as the superintendent of the Moberly School District and its 2,000-plus students.

Moberly School District heads into first year with new superintendent; district still trying to fill teacher openings

August 16, 2023 11:40 PM Mitchell Kaminski

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly School District is set to begin its first school year under the leadership of Superintendent Cristina Wright. Wright was announced as Moberly’s next superintendent in January and officially took over the position in June. She replaces Dustin Fanning, who went to the Sturgeon School District to become its superintendent. Wright got

Jury trial date set for former Callaway County sheriff

August 10, 2023 6:19 PM Ryan Shiner

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The jury trial date has been scheduled for a former sheriff’s DWI case. Clay Chism was charged in last fall with a pair of misdemeanors: Driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. A pretrial conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18. A jury trial is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4.

Former Callaway County Sheriff to appear in court Monday

July 30, 2023 5:46 AM Joushua Blount

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism is scheduled to appear in a Randolph County courtroom Monday for a pre-trial conference after he was accused of driving while intoxicated in October 2022. Online court records show Chism is being charged with two misdemeanors including DWI and resisting arrest. The pre-trial hearing is scheduled for 10:30 Monday, July 31. The Randolph

Moberly police officers to get pay increase

July 21, 2023 10:25 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly announced on its social media Friday that the Moberly City Council recently approved pay increases for the Moberly Police Department. This pay increase will allow new officers to earn up to $47,000 a year, not including any overtime or holiday pay, the post states. The City chose to

Moberly woman suffers serious injuries in Randolph County crash

July 18, 2023 6:35 PM Ryan Shiner

CLARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 63 about a mile south of Clark, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The crash occurred as a 2009 Cadillac CTS – driven by Kelly Burkett, 43 – was heading southbound on Highway 63, went off

Ameren Missouri restores power in Moberly area

June 29, 2023 11:47 AM Matthew Sanders

Close to 900 Ameren Missouri customers were without power in the Moberly area just before noon Thursday.

Columbia man accused of burglary in Moberly

June 19, 2023 2:55 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department announced in a Monday press release that it had arrested a Columbia man on Sunday who is accused of stealing from residences and vehicles, as well as vehicle tampering. Christopher Ryan Johnson, 33, is accused of first-degree burglary — according to the release — and was booked on

Randolph County man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter for 2022 overdose death

May 25, 2023 10:30 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cairo man on Thursday pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections in relation to a 2022 overdose death. Dustin Pool, 42, was initially charged with second-degree murder for allegedly supplying fentanyl to someone who eventually died from an overdose. A

Randolph County coroner identifies man who died in weekend fire

May 24, 2023 7:32 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County coroner has identified the man who died in a fire Saturday in the 400 block of North Hinkley Street in Moberly. The coroner told ABC 17 News that Jeffrey Benton, 54, of Moberly, died as a result of the fire. Benton was pronounced dead at the scene. The fire

One man dead after fire in Moberly Saturday morning

May 20, 2023 7:06 PM abc17news-Newsroom

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man died from a fire inside a commercial building in Moberly Saturday morning. The fire happened just before 10:30 a.m. in the area of 412 North Hinkley Street in Moberly. When Moberly Fire Department arrived, firefighters found smoke coming from the back of the building, according to a news release. After

Moberly man accused of trying to film child in shower

May 16, 2023 8:08 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged after allegedly trying to film a child while they were showering with a hidden camera. Jeremy Judd, 52, is charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a minor child. He was arrested and booked into the Boone County Jail on Saturday, but was released on bond. His

Moberly, Montgomery County receive combined millions in grant money for shovel-ready industrial site developments

May 5, 2023 8:53 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Economic Development awarded the City of Moberly and Montgomery County grant money through the Industrial Site Development Grant Program, according to a Friday press release from the governor’s office. Montgomery County was awarded $5 million, while the City of Moberly was awarded $1,085,560. Total funding throughout the

Man accused in crash that killed Randolph County pregnant mother due back in court May 11

May 1, 2023 11:29 AM Ethan Heinz

Steven Garrett will be arraigned Monday afternoon in Huntsville on charges related to an April crash east of Moberly.

More than 50 people involved in injury crashes along Highway 63 in the last year

April 26, 2023 11:11 AM Ethan Heinz

More than 50 people have been involved in injuries crashes along Highway 63 in Boone and Cole counties, including a crash that claimed a woman’s life Tuesday.

Man charged with murder in Randolph County crash now in county jail

April 25, 2023 6:56 PM Ryan Shiner

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man facing multiple murder charges – in relation to head-on collision that killed pregnant woman — is now in the Randolph County Jail. Steven Lee Garrett, 47, was arrested Tuesday by Randolph County deputies at Rusk Rehab Facility in Columbia, according to Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson. Wilson told ABC

Man charged with murder for Randolph County crash that killed pregnant woman; family mourns loss

April 19, 2023 4:05 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is facing multiple murder charges after an April 6 head-on collission on Route M killed a pregnant woman. Steven Lee Garrett, 47, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, armed-criminal action and four counts of driving while intoxicated (including death of two, causing serious physical injury, causing physical

Chillicothe man charged with statutory rape

April 19, 2023 5:12 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Chillicothe man was arrested this week and charged with second-degree statutory rape. Keagan Duane Allen, 22, was arrested and booked into the Boone County Jail on Monday, according to online jail records. He was released after posting a $25,000 bond. An entry appearance waiver and not-guilty plea were entered Sunday, according

Police: ‘Intoxicated’ man with gun caused Moberly standoff

April 19, 2023 3:49 PM Matthew Sanders

An “intoxicated” man fired a gun into the air before having a standoff in with police in the stairwell of an apartment building, Moberly police allege.

Man taken into custody after standoff with law enforcement in Moberly

April 18, 2023 8:27 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A large law-enforcement presence was seen Tuesday night during a standoff in the 800 block of Franklin Street in Moberly. One man was taken into custody. Sgt. Bobby Calvert, of the Moberly Police Department, said one man was taken into custody. Calvert told ABC 17 that communications received a call around 7