Monroe County Sheriff’s Department issues SILVER Advisory
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department has released a SILVER Advisory, after a woman went missing on Thursday.
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Troopers on high alert for Labor Day Weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are out on high alert as the organization expects more traffic on highways and waterways for the Labor Day weekend. “I think over the next several days there’s gonna be a significant increase in traffic on all the major highways and interstates throughout the state and throughout
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Monroe County man sentenced to life in prison for fiancee’s death
A Cole County judge sentenced James Addie to life in prison without parole plus 10 years for the 2018 death of Molly Watson. Addie was convicted in April of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was sentenced at that hearing to 20 years on the armed criminal action count, but sentencing for the murder conviction was delayed until Monday.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 29 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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No injuries reported after a train derailment in Monroe County
MADISON, Mo. (KMIZ) Nobody was hurt after a train derailed in Monroe County Thursday afternoon. The Norfolk Southern train derailed one mile east of Madison. The railroad company says the train was carrying cars from Kansas City to Decatur, Illinois. The company is assessing the damage after eight cars derailed before clearing the tracks. Officials
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Woman in serious condition after being hit with an anchor on Mark Twain Lake
MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman is suffering from serious injuries after getting hit by anchor on Mark Twain Lake near Stoutsville. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Incident Reports, 56-year-old Lisa Sherman of Hartsburg was taken to University Hospital for her injuries. Troopers say the boat was driving with it’s anchor down. When it
Continue Reading Monroe County man gets 20 years for armed criminal action; murder sentence delayed
James Addie is charged with the 2018 death of his fiancée, Molly Watson, in Monroe County.
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Mexico man goes on trial for 2018 murder of mistress
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Opening statements started Monday in the trial against a man accused of a 2018 murder. 54-year-old James Addie faces first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges. Addie is accused of killing 35-year-old Molly Watson in April of 2018. Investigators say Addie was having an affair with Watson and the two planned
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Winter weather causes at least two rollover crashes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported two rollover crashes on Sunday. Both crashes sent their respective drivers to local hospitals. The first crash happened at 2:10 a.m. on Route W, 79 feet north of South Rock Creek Road. Anthony Kerns was travelling south on Route W when his car began to slide
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Pavement repairs scheduled to temporarily impact traffic on U.S. Route 24 in Monroe County
HANNIBAL, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT crews will be performing pavement repairs on U.S. 24 in Monroe County on Oct. 19-23. The road will be reduced to one lane from MRC 374 to MRC 519 between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily. There will be a width restriction of 10’ 6” in place while the work is
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Charges filed in case of Monroe woman’s death
Two people are facing charges after authorities found the remains of a woman in Pike County.
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Parts of Mid-Missouri under flash flood watch
Several counties in Missouri including Boone, Moniteau, Cole, Callaway, Osage, Gasconade, Montgomery, Audrain and Monroe are in a flash flood watch.
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Woman charged in attempted kidnapping investigation
MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities arrested a New Hampshire woman for allegedly planning to kidnap a child in Monroe County. According to a news release, Erica Johnson, 20, came to Monroe County from Boston on April 25 to meet an 11-year-old. Johnson allegedly talked to the child for about four months over social media and
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MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an
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Appeals court approves controversial Grain Belt power line
A Missouri appeals court has approved a controversial wind power transmission line that will cross northern parts of the state to deliver energy from the Midwest to a power grid for eastern states.
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State conservation workers rescue bald eagle
PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Missouri Department of Conservation agents rescued an injured bald eagle in Monroe County. MDC said agents responded to an area north of Paris, Mo. for a report of an injured bald eagle on Friday. According to a Facebook post from MDC, the pair of agents sent the national bird to the
Continue ReadingState leaders focus on broadband expansion across Missouri
According to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 1.26 million Missourians do not have access to high-speed internet, that’s 20% of the population. University of Missouri extension along with state leaders discussed Missouri’s are planning to have everyone in the state online by 2028. The main concern is for people in rural parts of the
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