Moberly Archives

Central Missouri-based company brings over 150 new jobs to Moberly

November 28, 2023 4:28 PM Hannah Falcon

Moberly is welcoming in new workforce growth as a Mid-Missouri-based company opens its doors in the small city.

Macon man charged, accused of shooting at woman outside of Moberly bar

November 20, 2023 3:49 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macon man was charged with several felonies after was accused of firing a gun at a woman outside of a Moberly bar. Tyrese Mayfield, 18, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence. He is being held

Moberly gets odor violation from DNR; ‘I can’t open my windows without the smell getting in my house’

November 16, 2023 6:04 PM Mitchell Kaminski

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Natural Resources issued a violation notice on Thursday to the City of Moberly about an odor coming from a wastewater-holding basin located just off Rollins Street near Highway 63. The city will have 30 days to submit a plan to reduce the smell. “We have done an investigation and

Moberly man sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to killing pregnant woman in DWI crash

November 14, 2023 5:14 PM Ryan Shiner

CARROLLTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who pleaded guilty to killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child in an April 6 Randolph County crash was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday. Steven Garrett, 47, pleaded guilty on Sept. 15 to DWI causing the death of two or more. He was initially charged with two counts of second-degree

Case dismissed for Moberly man accused of murder

November 10, 2023 4:19 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been dismissed for a Moberly man who was accused of murder in 2017. Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford told ABC 17 News that the case against John Fitzgerald Tucker, 58, was dismissed. She also stated that there is no statute of limitations for the charge, so the state could still

Moberly man charged, accused of trying to take police officer’s gun

November 9, 2023 8:08 AM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was accused of trying to take a police officer’s gun on Wednesday has been charged. Steven Gehring, 42, has been charged with third-degree assault, disarming a peace officer, resisting arrest and attempted unlawful gun possession. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond. An arraignment

Friday lockdowns in Moberly occurred after woman allegedly shot gun at apartment

November 6, 2023 3:46 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of shooting a gun that led to much of Moberly to lockdown on Friday had an arraignment scheduled for Monday. Jeanette Nicole Tolson, 44, was charged on Friday with armed criminal action and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. She is being held at the Randolph County

Charges filed against woman accused of shooting gun in Moberly

November 3, 2023 12:01 PM Ryan Shiner, Madison Stuerman

Moberly Police Department is asking residents in the central part of the city to stay inside their homes while officers search for a shooting suspect.

Fulton, Southern Boone among area schools to receive $10,000 grants for teacher recruitment

October 23, 2023 10:40 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday announced its first “Grown Your Own” grants aimed at recruiting teachers to area schools, according to a DESE press release. There were 125 local education agencies awards were awarded one-time $10,000 grants, according to the release. DESE set around $2.5 million in its

Moberly church group stuck in Israel during attack back in America

October 18, 2023 7:40 PM Nia Hinson

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly church group that was stuck in Israel during the time of the Hamas militant attacks is now back in America. Janet Daves told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that she and her husband, Jason Daves and the rest of a church group from Gospel Tabernacle, of Moberly, made it back

Man seriously injured in Randolph County crash

October 17, 2023 9:22 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 34-year-old Huntsville man was seriously injured in a Tuesday crash on Route JJ about two miles west of Moberly, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2000 Toyota Camry was heading westbound on Route JJ, went off the left side of the road and

Moberly church group stuck in Israel when attack came now in Greece

October 13, 2023 3:41 PM Matthew Sanders

The Moberly church group that was stuck in Israel when Hamas launched its terrorist attack has returned home, an Iowa group that was traveling with them said in a social media post.

MU Health Care expands services in northeast Missouri

October 3, 2023 11:09 AM Matthew Sanders

MU Health Care has reached an agreement with hospitals in Moberly and Kirksville that will expand its presence to northeast Missouri.

CPS, Jefferson City School District awarded $300,000 from DESE school safety grant; Fulton Public Schools, Southern Boone get $200,000

October 2, 2023 7:40 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School District were among the few schools to get the maximum amount of funding from the latest round of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Safety Grants. CPS and JCSD each received $300,000 for school safety improvements. Fulton Public schools was another area

Moberly to get $1.5 million from federal grant for infrastructure improvements

September 28, 2023 4:54 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly is getting a $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration, according to a Thursday press release from the EDA. The grant is stated to be for roadway infrastructure improvements needed to support an industrial park and promote local business growth. The release states is will be “matched

Columbia man charged after allegedly hitting worker with truck in Moberly

September 19, 2023 1:21 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after allegedly yelling racial slurs at a drive-thru worker and hitting him with his truck on Sunday. David Conrad, 60, has been charged with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $25,000 bond, according to court

Silver advisory issued for missing Moberly man

September 15, 2023 11:45 AM Matthew Sanders

Moberly authorities issued an advisory for a missing 73-year-old man Friday.

Former Moberly doctor sentenced 22 months for defrauding Medicare, Medicaid

September 14, 2023 7:45 PM Ryan Shiner

ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) A former Moberly doctor who admitted in federal court to a scheme to steal from taxpayers by using his father’s name to bill Medicaid and Medicare was sentenced Thursday to nearly two years in prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Dr. Justin G. LaMonda, 42, pleaded guilty

Man accused in Moberly standoff pleads guilty, sentenced to probation

September 13, 2023 4:18 PM Ryan Shiner

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of firing a gun and having a standoff with law enforcement in April has been sentenced. Zeno T. Finley, 34, was pleaded guilty on Wednesday to possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation with a suspended sentence

Two seriously hurt in Randolph County crash

September 12, 2023 6:34 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on Route A, about a mile south of Moberly, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2020 GMC Sierra Truck – driven by Terry Bagby, 81, of Huntsville – was heading eastbound and failed to