COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with a child sex crime on Monday. Xavier Burke, 18, was charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $20,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable cause statement, Burke
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 34-year-old Moberly man remained in the Randolph County Jail on Monday after being charged with carjacking over the weekend. Michael J. Davis was charged Sunday with carjacking, vehicle theft and third-degree domestic assault after allegedly taking a van with children inside that was parked in front of Little Caesar’s. The probable
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly has preemptively announced a boil advisory for residents on Monday before it begins to make repairs to water mains. The city said in a Friday release that “large scale water main repairs” will occur on South 5th Street and the surrounding neighborhood. The repairs will require water to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students at South Park Elementary in Moberly will be moved to other schools on Monday. Moberly School District Superintendent Cristina Wright wrote in an email that the city told the district this week that it plans on repairing a water main near the school on Monday. Water to the building will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil advisory in Moberly has been extended, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. Service was interrupted on Monday that required an emergency water main repair. Tuesday’s release says that occurred again. A boil water advisory will be issued for residents after repairs are completed, the release says. Impacted
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water was shut off to some residences in Moberly on Monday as emergency water main repairs were required, a press release from the city says. A boil water advisory will be issued for residents after repairs are completed, the release says. Impacted residences include those in the 1200 block of Franklin street,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty to several counts related to deceptive business practices has been charged in another county. Blake Mahoney, of Walnut Shade, Missouri, was charged on Wednesday in Randolph County with stealing more than $25,000 and deceptive business practices. A court date has not been set. A warrant for Mahoney
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) After canceling classes on Wednesday, Moberly Public Schools says it plans to be in session on Thursday and will utilize snow routes for buses. Wednesday marked the sixth day of school in Moberly impacted by weather this year. District spokeswoman Cristina Wright told ABC 17 News in January that Moberly Public Schools
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was killed by Columbia police in an officer-involved shooting on Saturday night was charged with murder in Randolph County. Timothy Turner, 37, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Court filings say the charges occurred on Saturday and a warrant was issued on Monday. Moberly
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department is asking anyone with information on a homicide that took place Saturday morning to contact the department. According to a Facebook post from the department, just before 7 a.m. Saturday, Moberly Police responded to a reported shooting in the 500 block of North Moulton St. When officers arrived,
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a Moberly teacher who was killed in a crash on Highway 63 hosted a Celebration of Life on Monday at the Moberly High School Performing Arts Center. Ashely Apel, 39, was a Moberly Middle School teacher and one of three people killed in two separate crashes on Highway 63 on
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly issued a water shut-off and boil order advisory after water service was interrupted on Saturday due to an emergency water main repair. According to a release from the city, customers in the 600 and 700 blocks of S 4th and S 5th Streets, Carpenter to McKinsey Streets, Williams
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A warrant was served to a woman in Moberly who is accused of editing video related to a child molestation case. Kristina Flores was charged on Jan. 17 with tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. A warrant was served and she posted a $5,000 bond, court records indicate. She has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman in Moberly were accused of shooting at a man in a truck early Wednesday. Gavin Ray Lancaster, 20, and Katie Sheets, 24, were charged on Wednesday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. They are both being held at the Randolph County Jail on $50,000 bonds. Court
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly on Wednesday announced a boil advisory for water customers in the 1700 block of Parkwood Drive. Water service was shut off in the area on Wednesday because of an emergency water main repair. The boil advisory will last 48 hours, the release says. During an advisory, water should
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire Tuesday in Moberly in the 600 block of Burkholder Street. Moberly Fire Department Lt. Cory Putnam told ABC 17 News in an email that firefighters were dispatched for a report of a house fire that had one person and multiple pets in the home.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dangerously cold temperatures have led to a number of area schools to either call off classes on Tuesday or have a late start. Overnight wind chills in parts of Mid-Missouri are expected to hit minus-20 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team, who issued a Weather Alert Day for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was in a nearly day-long standoff with law enforcement in Moberly in 2022 was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Stephen Thorp, 62, was found guilty by a jury in July for being a felon in possession of a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil advisory near the 500 block of Patton Street in Moberly was extended on Monday. The city had announced an advisory on Saturday after water service was interrupted on Saturday because of water main repairs. The city wrote in Monday’s press release that an emergency water main repair occurred on Monday.
Continue Reading MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman was arrested Thursday for illegally having a gun, according to a press release from the Moberly Police Department. The release states around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 9, Moberly SWAT and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department’s tactical team executed a search warrant in the 700 Block of Monroe Avenue. A
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