Moberly Archives

Moberly man charged with murder in drug overdose death

April 11, 2024 10:19 AM Matthew Sanders

A Moberly man was booked into jail Wednesday on suspicion of second-degree murder and drug dealing in connection with a July 2023 overdose death.

7 detained after shooting in Moberly Thursday evening

March 29, 2024 7:37 AM Gabrielle Teiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four adults and three juveniles were detained after a fight-turned-shooting in Moberly, Thursday evening. Around 7:45 p.m. Moberly police were responding to a gunfire call in the 700 block of Franklin St. While heading to the area, officers learned there was also a fight at the same location with a man who

Four juveniles detained in Moberly for Columbia carjackings

March 24, 2024 3:32 PM Hannah Falcon

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four juveniles are now in custody after being accused of stealing a car by assaulting the owner with a gun in Columbia. Saturday morning around 6:45, Moberly Police officers found an abandoned car that was reported stolen from Columbia, according to a news release. While looking into the incident, officers learned the

Moberly man accused of harassing prosecutor in two of his court cases

March 19, 2024 4:05 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with a felony after court documents say he tried to harass the assistant prosecutor in two of his court cases. Zachary Rice was charged on Tuesday with tampering with a judicial officer. A warrant was requested in the case. According to court documents, he called an assistant

Homicide investigation of man found dead in Moberly becomes death investigation

March 1, 2024 3:37 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Moberly man who was found dead in January with a “goose-egg knot” on his head is no longer a homicide investigation. Corey Davis was found dead on Jan. 29 near a wood line in the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly. He was 35. Randolph County

Woman sentenced 15 years for child sex crimes in Audrain County

February 29, 2024 7:30 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnhart woman was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes from 2018. Jennifer Huddleston, 35, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and first-degree promoting child pornography. She was initially charged with child sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of a minor, first-degree promoting

Bugalski named Moberly city manager

February 21, 2024 7:36 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Michael Bugalski is Moberly’s new city manager. The Moberly City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday appointing Bugalski as the city manager, according to a Wednesday release. Moberly began searching for a new city manager after Brian Crane became Jefferson City’s city administrator in August. “Moberly is a special place with so

Moberly residents fed up with pothole-plagued Morley Street

February 8, 2024 7:08 PM Mitchell Kaminski

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) As you drive through the heart of Moberly, you will be greeted by a variety of potholes, cracks and bumps scattered throughout Morley Street. Morley Street is the main road that runs through Moberly and the poor road conditions have drawn the ire of residents, who claim that the street is damaging

WHAT’S GOING AROUND: Doctors seeing cases of upper respiratory infections, flu and COVID-19

February 7, 2024 11:03 AM Erika McGuire

Here is a roundup of the illnesses doctors say are spreading around Mid-Missouri.

City of Moberly reveals plans to address odor complaints

February 6, 2024 7:25 PM Mitchell Kaminski

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly has responded to a second warning letter it received on Jan. 11 from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources over an odor violation stemming from a wastewater-holding basin, located just off Rollins Street near Highway 63. On Tuesday, Moberly revealed a list of steps they have taken to

Reported vandalism causes NECAC to change food box availability

February 6, 2024 3:25 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The North East Community Action Corp in Moberly will be scaling back the availability of a “Feed Your Neighbors” food box, due to vandalism, according to a Tuesday press release. According to the release, NECAC installed the box in 2021 outside its Randolph County Service Center at 1903 North Morely in Moberly.

Moberly man accused of robbing another in parking lot

February 1, 2024 3:54 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Moberly man has been charged with several felonies after he was accused of assaulting someone in a parking lot and taking their belongings. Jayden Kuhne was charged on Thursday with second-degree robbery, stealing and third-degree assault. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $40,000 bond, according

Randolph County Sheriff’s office investigating homicide; victim had ‘goose-egg knot’ on head

January 30, 2024 3:26 PM Mitchell Kaminski, Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found dead near a wood line near the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly. Corey Davis, 35, of Moberly, was found dead at 9 a.m. Monday, according to Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson. “There was some

Moberly implements extra precautions as snow and dangerous temperatures hit Randolph County

January 12, 2024 8:00 PM Mitchell Kaminski

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Snow and dangerous temperatures expected to fall into the single digits across Randolph County on Friday forced the City of Moberly to take some extra precautions. By Friday, patchy blowing snow swept across the city. Temperatures hit a low of 13 degrees with wind chills values dipping down to minus-6 degrees by

City of Moberly blames animal fat and drought for odor complaints

January 10, 2024 7:23 PM Mitchell Kaminski

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly says animal fat from a nearby meat-processing facility and the ongoing drought over the summer are the cause of an odor coming from a wastewater-holding basin located just off Rollins Street near Highway 63. Last week Moberly received its second warning from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources

DNR warns Moberly about odor complaints for second time

January 4, 2024 5:18 PM Mitchell Kaminski

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has warned the City of Moberly a second time about an odor coming from a wastewater-holding basin located just off Rollins Street near Highway 63.

Threat made at Moberly school involved phone scam

January 3, 2024 8:19 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly School District posted on its social media that a threat was made against one of its schools. The school district wrote that a phone scam was attempted at South Park Elementary. The scam allegedly includes the caller to issue a threat of the party who was called does not transfer

Sex offender in Moberly charged with child porn possession

December 29, 2023 2:46 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender in Moberly was charged on Thursday with possessing child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender. Andrew Ray Miller, 45, of Moberly, was arrested on Thursday and posted a $40,000 bond on Friday, according to court records. A hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29.

Moberly man seriously injured in Randolph County crash

December 27, 2023 7:28 AM Erika McGuire

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was seriously injured after a crash in Randolph County Tuesday evening. The Highway Patrol reported the crash happened when Zachary Rice, 37, was traveling eastbound on Randolph County Road about three miles southeast of Moberly when his 2018 Buick Encore went off the road and hit a tree.

Man who admitted to manslaughter released from Moberly prison, indicted for perjury

December 15, 2023 4:01 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County man sentenced to 11 years in prison for manslaughter was released Friday and indicted for perjury the same morning.