Widespread power outages leave thousands without power across Mid-Missouri Sunday
Nearly 500 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers are without power in Moniteau County.
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Moniteau County man charged with 16 felonies after drug search warrant
Jorge Bedolla, a Moniteau County man, was arrested and charged with 16 felonies after a drug search warrant was served at his home.
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Elderly Moniteau County man faces federal gun charges
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An octogenarian from California, Missouri, was charged in federal court this week with a number of gun charges. Aubrey Foxworthy, 81, was charged with dealing guns without a license, two counts of having an unregistered gun and one count of having a machine gun, according to the superseding indictment filed Tuesday in
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Moniteau County man accused of pulling out gun during Cole County road rage incident
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly pulled out a gun on Monday during a road rage incident in Cole County. Samuel Spinner, 40, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A
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Man charged with murder in Hallsville man’s death has case moved to Moniteau County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man who was charged in Morgan County last year with murder in the death of a Hallsville man had his trial moved to Moniteau County on Wednesday. Chad Armstrong, 50, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond.
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Man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from Moniteau County vending, gaming machines
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Moniteau County after he allegedly stole thousands of dollars from various machines. Kylor Rippeto was charged with stealing more than $25,000, stealing more than $750, two counts of first-degree property damage, four counts of possessing burglary tools and two counts of misdemeanor stealing. The probable cause statement
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Camden County declares state of emergency after 30 buildings damaged, destroyed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Commission has declared a state of emergency after roughly 30 buildings “were either damaged or destroyed,” according to a Friday night Facebook post from the county’s office of emergency management. “The EOC was activated, Road & Bridge provided heavy equipment and the Sheriff’s Department provided intelligence and reconnaissance for
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Moniteau County government begins regularly scheduled audit from state
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Auditor’s Office announced in a Monday press release that it is beginning its scheduled audit of Moniteau County. The Auditor’s Office last audit of Moniteau County was in 2017, where the county was given a rating of “good.” The release says that its last audit found the county did not
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Three Rivers Electric asks customers to conserve energy as grid experiences ‘maximum load’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Rivers Electric Cooperative is asking its customers to conserve energy after the recent cold spell made its grid experience “maximum load.” The cooperative – which serves Cole, Maries, Miller, Gasconade, Osage and Moniteau counties – asked its customers on social media Thursday to try to conserve energy from 6-10 a.m. Friday.
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Seven Mid-Missouri counties receive Wisconsin Amber Alert
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Amber Alert was issued in several Mid-Missouri counties around 4 p.m. Wednesday for a 16-year-old Wisconsin teenager who may have been abducted. The Amber Alert says that Sophia Franklin, 16, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, was last seen at her residence at 9 p.m. Feb. 2 and could have been abducted the
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Former Tipton prison worker charged with having sex with inmate
A former corrections worker at the prison in Tipton was charged Monday with having sex with an inmate.
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Man seriously injured in Moniteau County crash after ice flies off another vehicle
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tipton man was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Moniteau County after ice flew off another vehicle. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says that the crash occurred in the northbound lane of Highway 5 near Route NN. A large piece of ice fell off an unknown vehicle
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RV that caught fire on Highway 50 is ‘total loss,’ officials say
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday evening that Highway 50 had to be closed east of Tipton because of an RV fire. The patrol’s Troop F posted on social media just before 6 p.m. that an RV was “fully engulfed” in flame and had a large amount of propane on it.
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More than 900 without power in Pulaski, Phelps, Maries counties after storms roll through
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were more than 900 electric customers without power in the southern portion of Mid-Missouri on Monday night. There were 635 Laclede Electric Co-op customers in Pulaski County without power, while 155 Intercounty Electric Cooperartive customers in Phelps County without power and 122 Gascosage Electric Cooperative customers in Maries County experiencing an
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Moniteau County woman charged with domestic shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, woman was charged Tuesday with five felonies after she allegedly shot her roommate in the leg and hand. Crystal L. Moore, 50, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of drug possession for a shooting Tuesday at a California
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Martin Energy Group to expand in Tipton, 225 new jobs expected to be created
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Martin Energy Group on Wednesday stated it will spend $1.7 million to expand in Tipton, with 225 new jobs on the way, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. “Martin Energy Group’s expansion is yet another example of our state’s ability to support business growth,” Gov. Mike
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City of California hires new police chief
CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moniteau County city has hired a new police chief. California City Clerk Scott Jobe told ABC 17 News in an email on Thursday that Scott John will be the city’s new chief of police and Dale Harp will be a detective and sergeant. Both started on Monday. The city still have
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VIEWER PHOTOS: Northern lights can be seen in Mid-Missouri on Thursday evening
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northern lights were able to be seen in Mid-Missouri once again on Thursday evening. Check out some viewer-submitted photos in the gallery above. Do you have any photographs you want shared? Add them to our Facebook page and they can end up on-air and online. We will be adding more photos
Continue Reading Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office enters agreement with City of California, looks to rebuild city’s police department
CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office entered an agreement with City of California last week, according to a Monday press release from the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office wrote in the release that it is looking to rebuild the city’s police department. This comes after resignations from the city’s police officers occurred after
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Tipton inmate death
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on Thursday by the mother of an inmate who died last year at the Tipton Correctional Center. Brandon Pace died on April 7, 2023, according to Missouri Department of Corrections records. Tammy Reed filed the lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections, former Director Anne
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