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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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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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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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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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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A former corrections worker at the prison in Tipton was charged Monday with having sex with an inmate.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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
Continue Reading CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power for electricity customers in California, Missouri, will be switched off for a few hours on Sunday, Sept. 15, according to a Thursday social media post from the city. Electricity will be switched off at 1 a.m. Sept. 15 for about two-to-six hours, the post says. Those with questions can call
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The California Board of Aldermen on Tuesday stated that it is looking for its next police chief. This comes after Chief Daniel Hurt resigned from his position on Aug. 23. City officials previously acknowledged a staffing shortage for its police department — according to previous reporting – and aldermen said at Tuesday’s
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According to the Moniteau County 911 & Emergency Management Facebook, several 911 calls were made just before 10 p.m. on Monday night for a house fire in the 500 block of E Mulberry Street.
Continue Reading The Mayor and Board of Alderman of California formally announced the resignation of the Police Chief on Monday.
Continue Reading California’s Board of Aldermen planned to have a special meeting Friday to talk about issues in the small town’s police department.
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