COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house in California, Missouri, is destroyed after a fire. Sheriff Tony Wheatley with the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded alongside California Police Department Friday shortly after 1 p.m. A house on E. South Street, near the fairgrounds, was ruled a complete loss after the fire, Wheatley said. The sheriff
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Demolition started Tuesday on the Moniteau Creek Bridge in Cole County. Eric Landwehr, a Cole County Public Works engineer said the bridge, which is located just off of Highway 179, had been out of commission since 2016. “It’s about time because it was getting in bad shape,” Landwehr said. In February 2016, MoDOT gave the
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Prosecutors have filed misdemeanor charges against the husband of a former Moniteau County official suspected of misusing public money.
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A former Moniteau County assessor is facing charges for misusing public funds and now her former office is making changes. ABC 17 News first reported about these accusations when the former Moniteau County assessor, Amanda Trimble submitted her resignation at the end of last month. The prosecutor has now filed charges been against her. Mac Finley,
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Prosecutors on Thursday charged the former Moniteau County assessor with three felonies and a misdemeanor on allegations that she misappropriated public funds.
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Nearly 4,000 Boone Electric Cooperative members were without power across the county Friday morning as snow continued to fall.
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Moniteau County authorities arrested two people and identified a third person in connection with a robbery at a gas station from last month.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT officials said the state’s department of transportation has 222 plows across the central district ready to go for the expected rain and snow coming this weekend. “The next couple of days is a very high variable weather event,” said Adam Pulley, the MoDOT Central District communication manager. Pulley said rain
Continue Reading The Moniteau County Sheriff released an image of three people suspected of stealing items from a Highpoint gas station early on New Year’s Eve.
Continue Reading The Moniteau County Commission approved Bill Figgins to run the assessor’s office after the previous assessor resigned.
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An advisory group appointed by Missouri’s governor says the state’s levees need to be strengthened and repaired, especially in rural areas hit hard by prolonged flooding in 2019.
Continue Reading Deputies said the men took cartons of cigarettes, vape pens, and alcohol.
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The Moniteau County Assessor confirmed Thursday she is stepping down effective New Year’s Day.
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TIPTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged over the weekend after he allegedly shot one person and hit another, sending both to the hospital. Bobby J, Moore, 43, was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. Moore was
Continue Reading TIPTON, Mo. (KMIZ) – One man was shot by authorities in Tipton early Saturday morning after allegedly injuring two women. Just before midnight on Friday, there were 911 calls for shots fired at an apartment complex in the 400 block of High Street. When they arrived, Tipton police officers and Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputies found
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An official with the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department confirmed an overnight shooting. Sheriff Tony Wheatley said they have the shooting suspect in custody and there is no danger to the public. ABC 17 News confirmed it happened in Tipton. Authorities could not confirm any other details of the shooting. They said they expect to send
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation awarded bids to a pair of construction companies for projects in three Mid-Missouri counties. A new multi-million dollar interchange on Highway 54 near the Lake of the Ozarks was among the projects approved. The construction will replace the current interchange between Kingdom City and Camdenton. According to
Continue ReadingAccording to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 1.26 million Missourians do not have access to high-speed internet, that’s 20% of the population. University of Missouri extension along with state leaders discussed Missouri’s are planning to have everyone in the state online by 2028. The main concern is for people in rural parts of the
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UPDATE 10/17: ABC 17 News is just a couple of weeks away from construction on the new broadcast tower being finished. Our stations have been operating from a temporary facility at reduced power since the beginning of August. Crews have been working to replace the 50-year-old tower the company had used since it signed on
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