COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported by officials after a vehicle caught fire Wednesday near a Sunrise Beach restaurant, according to a social media post from the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District. Crews were called at 10:10 a.m. to Pappa’s Pit Stop on Highway 5 and found “a vehicle in close proximity to structures
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Owensville woman was hospitalized after a four-vehicle crash in Morgan County on Friday night. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on U.S. 50 just before 10 p.m. The report says the 61-year-old was traveling west in a 2025 Nissan Altima, when the vehicle crossed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with murder in a 2025 Morgan County shooting had his case moved to Moniteau County on Monday. Robert Anselmo, 56, of Eldon, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Johnetta Yeager. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is in custody and charged with multiple felonies after the Morgan County R-2 in Versailles went on a temporary lockdown on Thursday evening. Superintendent Bryan Pettengill said in a statement that the campus was put on lockdown Thursday evening after a report of a person trying to bring a gun
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was charged in Morgan County after he allegedly assaulted a man and fired a gun into a home early on Saturday. Jacob Roberts, 26, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement arrested a “sovereign citizen” this week in Miller County who was accused of driving drunk and trying to escape confinement. Korey Nelson, 26, of Dixon, Missouri, was charged earlier this week with aggravated fleeing, first-degree property damage, leaving the scene of an accident and four misdemeanors, including reckless driving, driving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,300 Ameren Missouri customers in Morgan County were without power Friday morning. The online Ameren power outage map showed 1,332 customers without power as of 9 a.m. on Friday. The map shows the outage started at 5:51 a.m. Power was restored by 10:30 a.m. An Ameren spokesperson said over email
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was charged with 17 counts of possessing child pornography on Wednesday in Morgan County. Matthew Steenrod, 38, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond. His mugshot was not available on Wednesday evening. A court date has not been scheduled. A court date has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates in a race to represent part of Mid-Missouri in the state Senate have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete in the August primary. Four Republicans have formed committees to raise money for their campaigns in the Sixth Senate District, which covers Cole, Callaway, Miller, Morgan and Moniteau counties. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is set to go to trial in the spring for rape and other sex crimes is now facing 10 counts of child porn possession in Morgan County. Tristian Dale Washia-Mayhew, 23, was charged in 2024 with first-degree rape, second-degree statutory rape and fourth-degree child molestation. A jury trial is
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man has been charged with manslaughter in Morgan County in relation to a Sept. 16 crash that killed two people. Ruvim Izotia was charged on Monday with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of driving while using a phone, one count of second-degree assault and three misdemeanors: Driving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnett man has been charged with two felonies after authorities claim he assaulted a woman last month. Williams Simms, 29, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond and a court date has not been scheduled.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested after a Wednesday night chase in Morgan County. An email from Morgan County Sheriff Norma Dills says deputies were trying to find a man with a no-bond probation and parole warrant. The man’s name was not described in the email. The man was found leaving a residence near
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man has been accused of several child sex crimes in Morgan County. Christopher Riggs was charged on Tuesday with one count of third-degree child molestation, one count of a sexual misconduct with a child younger than 15 years old and two counts of first-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover woman was charged in Morgan County after she was accused of choking a youth on Friday morning. Stacy Jackson, 52, was charged with child abuse and giving marijuana to a child. She is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $150,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9
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A Kansas City woman was seriously hurt in a UTV crash in Morgan County on Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old boy from Versailles was seriously injured while rollerblading in Morgan County on Saturday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the boy was rollerblading on Route D– three miles north Gunn Road– when he was hit by a 2009 Ford Focus. He was taken by ambulance to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former corrections officer at the Morgan County Jail has been charged after they were allegedly in a sexual relationship with an inmate while they were employed. Ashley Jacobson, of Jefferson City, was charged with sexual conduct in the course of public duty. A warrant was issued on Friday and a $25,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man who was already accused of several counts of statutory rape has been charged with more child sex crimes. Colby Hader, 28, was charged on Monday in Morgan County with three counts of statutory sodomy, two counts of first-degree statutory rape, one count of promoting a sexual performance by a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged with a child sex crime after he was accused of trying to entice who he thought was a 15-year-old girl. Thomas Burrows, 67, was charged with child enticement and is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9
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