Moniteau Archives

California R-I School District pushes back school year after bomb threat

August 20, 2020 7:00 AM Molly Stawinoga

California R-I schools will not start the school year until next Wednesday, following a bomb threat was sent to the district.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Saline County reports two more deaths

August 19, 2020 5:40 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Bomb threat leads to lockdown at California R-I

August 19, 2020 3:10 PM Matt Ragsdale

Moniteau County Sheriff Tony Wheatley said a bomb threat was called in at the Moniteau County R-I School District on Monday morning.

Woman charged in Moniteau County murder case pleads guilty to lesser charge

August 17, 2020 12:18 PM Matt Ragsdale

A woman pleaded guilty to a felony charge of abandonment of a corpse linked to a Moniteau County murder that happened in 2015.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Cole County sets daily COVID-19 case record

August 12, 2020 9:15 AM ABC 17 News Team

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FRIDAY UPDATES: MU reports several more layoffs, furloughs

July 31, 2020 11:44 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Businesses not required to shut down if employee tests positive for COVID-19

July 20, 2020 11:29 AM Zola Crowder

Businesses are not breaking the rules when they continue operating after an employee or customer tests positive for COVID-19.

Parts of Mid-Missouri under flash flood watch

June 29, 2020 11:54 AM Zola Crowder

Several counties in Missouri including Boone, Moniteau, Cole, Callaway, Osage, Gasconade, Montgomery, Audrain and Monroe are in a flash flood watch.

Man arrested, charged after multi-county chase

June 22, 2020 8:37 PM Katie Greathouse

Deputies arrested a man Sunday accused of leading authorities on a chase across Mid-Missouri last week.

Moniteau County woman dies in crash

May 27, 2020 10:47 AM Matthew Sanders

A California, Missouri woman is dead after a crash at a highway intersection.

California, Mo., man returns home after police call for help

May 18, 2020 4:17 PM Matthew Sanders

The California Police Department put out an appeal for public help Monday to find a man missing since Wednesday.

Clarksburg man pleads guilty to fatal DWI

May 18, 2020 2:14 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Clarksburg man was put on probation after he pleaded guilty Friday to driving while intoxicated that caused the death of a California man.

Police: Homeless man discovered dead on roof of California business

May 6, 2020 12:11 PM Matt Ragsdale

The California Police Department said a dead homeless man was found on the roof of a local business Tuesday afternoon.

Moniteau County Commission extends stay-at-home order through May 10

April 30, 2020 12:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Moniteau County Commission approved a recommendation from the county health center on Thursday to adopt and extend a stay-at-home order through May 10.

Two residents of Moniteau County retirement community test positive for COVID-19

April 24, 2020 2:18 PM Matthew Sanders

A California retirement community has quarantined its 24 residents after two tested positive this week for COVID-19.

SSM to close some clinics, pharmacies in Mid-Missouri

April 22, 2020 4:30 PM Matthew Sanders

SSM Health will close several clinics and pharmacies in Mid-Missouri in what it calls “an effort to ensure the viability of our medical ministry in Mid-Missouri.”

Burgers’ Smokehouse suspends production after more employees test positive for COVID-19

April 22, 2020 11:39 AM Joe McLean

Burgers’ Smokehouse in California announced on Wednesday that it suspended operations until next week after more employees tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 contact investigations consume Mid-Missouri health departments’ resources

April 17, 2020 4:49 PM Matt Ragsdale

Health departments across Mid-Missouri are working around the clock to track down people who may have come into contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19.

Tree-killing insect found in more Mid-Missouri counties

April 6, 2020 10:30 AM Matthew Sanders

An invasive insect species known for killing ash trees has been found in two more Mid-Missouri counties.

Moniteau County reports first COVID-19 case

March 21, 2020 5:17 PM Lucas Geisler

MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Health officials in Moniteau County said a resident tested positive for COVID-19. A news release from the county health department on Saturday said a resident tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The release gave few details about the patient, such as their age, sex or when they