COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of people were without power on Wednesday night after storms rolled through the area. There were 311 electricity customers without on Wednesday night in Monroe County, according to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map. And there were 532 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc. customers in Moniteau County without electricity. Of
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial has been scheduled for a man accused of killing a woman in Monroe County in 2021. Lyle Miller, 66, of Madison, Missouri, was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Monroe County Jail without bond. A pretrial conference is scheduled for
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hunnewell, Missouri, man who was accused of embezzling $3.5 million in Monroe County has been arrested. Ryan Edlin, 41, was charged on April 15 with money laundering, five counts of stealing more than $25,000, forgery and deceptive business practices, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hermann man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Monroe County early Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Clifford Deatsch, 64, was driving his 2007 Nissan Xterra southbound on Highway 15 at 1:50 a.m. when he went off the left side of the road, hit a driveway
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MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 600 Macon Electric Cooperative customers in Macon County were still without power Wednesday afternoon. Thousands were without power as early as Tuesday morning, according to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map. More than 2,600 members of the Macon Electric Cooperative in Macon County were without power on Tuesday,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced in a Friday press release that $12,022,081.94 of American Rescue Plan Act money was awarded to 29 cell towers to expand cellular service throughout the state, The grant will also improve 9-1-1 connectivity in high-cost areas, the release states. Projects are expected to serve
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Prosecutors have enhanced a murder charge and added another charge against a Monroe County man accused in a 2021 killing.
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PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe County man charged with second-degree murder filed an appeal to be represented by a public defender. Lyle Miller, 65, of Madison, is accused of murdering Betty Hayes in 2021. He is being held at the Monroe County Jail without bond. Miller appeared in court without counsel Wednesday and chose to
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An interview with a witness led to investigators finding the remains of a Monroe County woman who disappeared more than a year ago, according to court documents.
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) After more than a year of searching, investigators have arrested 65-year-old Lyle Miller on suspicion of 88-year-old Betty Hayes’ murder. Around 8 Friday evening, investigators arrested 65-year-old Madison man Lyle W. Miller and the Monroe County Prosecutor formally charged Miller with second-degree murder. Miller is being held without bond. Nearly a year and
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Investigators arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with the death of a Monroe County woman who has been missing since 2021.
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two babies and two adults suffered injuries in a Friday crash in Monroe County on Highway 15 about five miles north of Paris, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu – driven by Jason Rieger, 25, of Paris, Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died Thursday after running off the road in Monroe County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol says. David Davidson, 43, was driving his pickup truck on Route AA about 2.5 miles from Paris, Missouri, when the truck went off the road, hit the ground and overturned, according to a patrol
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri continues to experience dry conditions across the state and the Missouri Division of Fire Safety is urging everyone to use caution if planning to shoot off fireworks during the 4th of July weekend. On Thursday, the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a fire which it believes was started by fireworks.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who has been accused of sexual abuse has had his peace officer license suspended, according to a Missouri Department of Safety spokesman. Jeffery Gilmore Durbin, 30, of Madison, Missouri, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, and third-degree kidnapping, a misdemeanor. An arraignment is set for
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A part of Highway 24 where in Monroe County a semi-truck driver died Sunday will be closed for railroad work for a couple of days next month, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Highway 24 will close between 2,000 feet east of Route AA and 3,000
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A northeast Missouri highway that closed over the weekend has reopened.
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A state highway that was closed after a deadly crash involving a semi-truck and train Sunday in Monroe County will be closed until midweek, the local sheriff said Monday.
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The 65-year-old driver semi-truck driver who crashed into a train in Monroe County died, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. A train and tractor-trailer crashed Sunday afternoon in Monroe County, Monroe County Joint Communications confirmed. According to the crash report, Russell Minnis of Higbee was confirmed dead around 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Public Utility Assistance announced Thursday on its social media and website that it is continuing its support for the Grain Belt Express transmission project. A resolution announcing MPUA’s continued support was passed Thursday, according to the press release. Missouri’s hometown electric utilities have reaffirmed their support of the Grain Belt Express
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