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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation in a Friday press release revealed roadwork projects taking place in Mid-Missouri counties in the coming weeks. Route K in Audrain County will be closed Feb. 6-9 from County Road 649 to County Road 553 between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily for core drilling operations. Route V in
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PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A fundraiser has been created to help the wife of a cement truck driver who died in a crash earlier this week. Troy Boshears, 22, of Paris, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene of a one-vehicle crash Monday on Route Z in Boone County. A GoFundMe was posted online Thursday. It
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo (KMIZ) Saturday marks one year since Monroe County woman 88-year-old Betty L. Hayes went missing. The family along with Monroe County Sheriff’s Office are still actively looking for any leads that can help to find Hayes. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says they have worked with several other agencies, including the Missouri State
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A freight train hit a truck pulling an oversize load on a track in Paris, Missouri, on Thursday.
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified Austin Leigh, 41, of Iowa as the suspect shot by a Monroe County deputy Saturday morning. The patrol’s Troop B information officer Justin Dunn said the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office asked the patrol to investigate the shooting. Dunn said it happened in a residential area
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday is the last day for families to take advantage of the Back to School Sales Tax Holiday here in Missouri. The holiday for the state takes place every year, allowing families to save on school related items purchased during the first weekend of August. Items included in the School Tax Free
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Attorney General’s Office defended the testimony a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigator gave that matched tire treads found at a murder scene to the suspect’s car. Assistant Attorney General Evan Buchheim wrote that the identification Trooper Jason Crafton made in James Addie’s case properly backed up his work for
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe City man is sentenced to 30 years in prison and must serve at least 25 and a half years before being eligible for parole. Jerry Asbell, Jr., 31, entered a guilty plea to the charge of murder in the second degree for the shooting death of Amanda Johnston, 32,
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