COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wellsville man has been charged with several child sex crimes. Jerry Wayne Fischer was charged on Friday in Montgomery County with three counts of second-degree statutory rape and five counts of second-degree statutory sodomy. A no-bond warrant was served. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The probable
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery County man was charged on Thursday with several counts related to child sex crimes. Dante Lawrence, of Jonesburg, was charged with three counts of statutory sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old and three counts second-degree child molestation of a youth younger than 12 years old. A warrant
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Montgomery County officials have released a cost-benefit analysis for a massive Google data center project that would use up to $100 billion in industrial revenue bonds and provide the company with an estimated $1.62 billion to $2.19 billion in personal property tax savings over 25 years. The plan, prepared under Missouri’s
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Gov. Mike Kehoe joined executives from Google on Wednesday in High Hill to celebrate the company’s plan to build a data center near New Florence in Montgomery County. Part of the message emphasized the benefits of such projects for local communities. In this case, Kehoe said Google plans to invest $15 billion, including infrastructure upgrades.
Continue Reading HIGH HILL, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe and leaders from Google unveiled a data center project Wednesday that includes a $15 billion infrastructure investment from the tech giant. Kehoe joined local officials and Google executives at the Laborers and Contractors Training Center in High Hill on Wednesday afternoon. Speakers touted the jobs the project will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement officers found two .45-caliber pistols and two rifles, one with a load in the chamber, at the end of a multi-county chase Saturday in which the suspect allegedly shot at officers. Clayton Wulf of Ellisville, Missouri, in the St. Louis area, was arrested after crashing his pickup truck at East
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused in the overdose death of a Montgomery City toddler in 2024 has pleaded guilty. Bryan Danter pleaded guilty on Monday to felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and illegal gun possession. He was previously charged with felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession, one count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County on Sunday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 29-year-old man from Kansas City was driving a 2014 Toyota Tundra eastbound on Interstate 70 at the 166-mile marker in Montgomery County at 9:50 p.m. on Sunday. The crash
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teenagers were hurt Friday night after a crash on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 22-year-old man from Grandview, Missouri, was driving a 2022 Kenworth T680 eastbound on I-70 and merged into the left lane shortly after 4 p.m. The tractor-trailer’s towed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died after a fire late Thursday near New Florence in Montgomery County. The New Florence Fire Protection District was called to the structure fire on Buechele Road at about 10:30 p.m., according to a social media post. Firefighters pulled one person from inside the structure, who was pronounced dead by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple customers are without power Wednesday morning, following overnight storms in Mid-Missouri. According to the statewide outage map from the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Benton County has the most outages with 795 customers without power as of 7:53 a.m. Wednesday. After Boone County customers had their power restored just before 5
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state senator who serves Callaway and Montgomery counties said Monday that he will not seek reelection, instead taking a job with a public-private economic development partnership. Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit), announced on his Facebook page Monday — the day before filing for the August primary begins — that he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Montgomery County residents and property owners has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a data center. Preserve Montgomery County, LLC, is suing two parties, Montgomery County and the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The group is asking for a Cole County judge to invalidate and ban the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A staff member suffered minor injuries when a Montgomery County school bus was hit by a car Wednesday morning. The Montgomery County R-2 bus was hit at about 7:30 a.m. on Highway 19 near Route WW just north of New Florence, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A Hyundai
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge replacement will begin on Feb. 18 on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says the project will replace the bridge with a wider bridge and update the interchange layout. One Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Route E/Y interchange
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously hurt after a crash just after 4 p.m., in Montgomery County Wednesday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states, a 28-year-old St. Clair man was driving 2015 Toyota Tundra south on Highway 19 south of Loutre Bend Road with a 60-year-old Owensville man.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Montgomery County community members will host a town hall meeting Thursday regarding a proposed 5,000-acre mega site for two data centers. The meeting aims to address the significant environmental concerns surrounding the data centers and will take place at 7 p.m. at Montgomery County High School. The proposed site, confirmed by the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Montgomery County was charged with nine child sex crimes after authorities claim he sexually abused two children for several years. Joshua Stone, 40, of Montgomery City, was charged on Wednesday in Cole County with two counts of first-degree statutory rape, two counts of statutory sodomy, two counts of first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jonesburg, Missouri, man was charged with 10 felonies after authorities claim he assaulted a woman several times. Joey Glass was charged this week in Montgomery County with three counts of first-degree domestic assault, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wellsville man was charged with two felonies after he was accused of sexually abusing a girl on Dec. 7. Noah Smith, 18, was charged on Monday in Montgomery County with first-degree sodomy and sex abuse. He is being held at the jail without bond, though a mugshot was not immediately available.
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