COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Damotech announced in a Wednesday press release that it will add 50 jobs through an expansion to its Moberly location. The warehouse rack safety solutions provider announced that it is investing more than $2.4 million in the expansion. “We are proud to see Damotech deepen its commitment to Moberly by investing in new job
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Douglas Barnes, a Moberly man who died in a crash on July 15, has reached a settlement in a wrongful death case. Barnes’ family reached a $100,000 settlement with Dora Marie Jones. A petition to approve the settlement was filed on Wednesday in Randolph County. Previous reporting indicates a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 33-year-old man from Salisbury, Missouri, was killed early Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash on Route B, about three miles west of Higbee, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the 2008 Nissan Titan was heading westbound when it went off the right side of the road,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a fire was reported Friday in the basement of a Moberly home in the 800 block of South Williams Street. A social media post from the Moberly Fire Department says firefighters were called at 9:49 a.m. and arrived a minute later. They found a fire in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a woman killed in a crash on Highway 63 claims the manufacturer of Jeep failed to install safety features that could have prevented the deadly collision. The family of Ashley Apel filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Boone County court on Wednesday against FCA USA and Stellantis. The lawsuit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new crossing arm will be installed in Moberly as part of a project to make crossing safer. Norfolk Southern Railroad will be adding a cross arm to Coates St. westbound lane to keep drivers from stopping between the two sets of tracks. This means Moulton St. traffic will now be one-way
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water service will be interrupted on Thursday in Moberly as crews replace a water main pipe segment and valve on the 100 block of Bedford. Moberly said in a release that customers affected in the area include 100, 200 and 300 blocks of Bedford Street, 700 block of Sampson and the 200
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly water line maintenance fund has more than tripled in cost since 2020. This is according to data the ABC 17 team received from the city. City Community Relations Manager Scott McGarvey wrote in a statement this is because material costs have gone up since the COVID-19 pandemic, and because of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged after he was accused of sexually assaulting a man he knew had “cognitive deficits.” Tomy Morgan, 55, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse. He was not listed on the Randolph County Jail roster on Thursday afternoon, but a $40,000 bond was issued on Wednesday, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested in Illinois last week and charged with first-degree murder in Randolph County is in custody in Missouri. Todd Turner, 38, of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, was charged with first-degree murder last week in the death of Donald Hickem on Feb. 1. He was booked into the jail at
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement agencies in Randolph County responded to what ended up being a pair of “swatting” calls on Friday morning. . “Swatting” occurs when someone makes a prank call or message to draw a surprise emergency response to an address. A similar call was made to the residence of former Secretary of State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is out on bond after he was charged with second-degree child molestation of a youth younger than 12 years old. Kyle David Lee Tuggle posted a $40,000 bond on Thursday and has a court date scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25 at the Randolph County Courthouse. A mugshot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of murder in a shooting death in Moberly earlier this year has been arrested. A Wednesday press release from the Moberly Police Department says Todd Turner, 38, was arrested in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of Donald Hickem. He was charged
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Editor’s note: The time of the crash was updated after law enforcement sent an updated press release. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old pedestrian in Moberly was flown to University Hospital with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday night after they were hit by a vehicle, a press release from the Moberly Police Department says. The release says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man electrocuted while tampering with power lines in Moberly nearly a week ago had copper wire with him and was using pliers, according to a police report. The report identifies the man as Gary W. Keehart. Other personal information, such as his age, is redacted. Keehart was found last Tuesday morning
Continue Reading MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 39-year-old Moberly man died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Moberly Police Department. Police were called to a crash around 10 a.m. at the intersection of East Highway 24 and East Outer Road, the release says. The crash involved a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 54-year-old Moberly man was electrocuted to death on Tuesday morning after he allegedly tampered with a utility line, according to a social media post from the Moberly Police Department. The release says police were called at 9:38 a.m. to the 1700 block of Leah Lane after hearing someone had been shocked.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a 23-year-old woman told police he fired in self-defense. Whether the legal system agrees could depend on whether and how David K. Heyde, 68, invokes the state’s self-defense laws. Heyde, 68, is accused of killing Bailey Scott on July 6. He was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who pleaded guilty last month to sodomy has now been charged with enticing a child. Billy Vanbibber, 40, was charged on Monday with enticing a child younger than 15 years old. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $100,000 bond. He pleaded guilty on June
Continue Reading MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of shooting a 23-year-old woman is set to make his first court appearance in the Randolph County Courthouse Monday afternoon. Prosecutors charged David Kip Heyde, 68, with second-degree murder on Thursday after allegedly shooting Bailey Scott on July 6. Court documents state that Moberly Police received a report of shots fired
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