MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Bayfield, Colorado, man suffered serious injuries Wednesday in a one-vehicle crash on Ivy Bend Road at Proctor Road in Morgan County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2003 Ford F250 – driven by Aason Sauer, 41 — was traveling fast and went
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 80-year-old Gravois Mills woman died in a one-vehicle crash Thursday on Clover Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Floy Beard died in the crash. She was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the report. The crash occurred after Beard lost control of her 2022 Chevrolet Equinox due
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gilbert Silvey, Jr. was found guilty last week of several child-sex crimes, according to a Wednesday press release from the Attorney General’s Office On Friday afternoon, a Morgan County jury found Silvey guilty of first-degree statutory rape, two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, second-degree statutory rape, two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy
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A Stover man was killed Wednesday night in a crash on Highway 5.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A large construction project for several bridge on Highway 54 in the Lake of the Ozarks area will begin Monday. One lane of Highway 54, each direction, is expected to remain open throughout the duration of the project, though some ramp and local road closures may be necessary. The planned progression
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LAURIE, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against the City of Laurie, claiming the city allows police officers to target drivers who let others on the road know about speed traps by flashing their headlights. No court dates have been announced, yet. The city has been summoned. In court documents,
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man suffered serious injuries in a Monday afternoon crash after the Missouri State Highway Patrol says he jumped from his vehicle. Richard Scharlott, 50, jumped from a 2020 Zhejiang Huaw on private property at 28270 Highway 175, according to an MSHP report. He was brought to Lake Regional
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Morgan County that ended with one suspect dead. In a news release, the Pettis County Sheriff said two Morgan County Deputies were shot at by a man suspected of a burglary. This happened Saturday morning at the intersection of Fairgrounds
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man is dead following a single motorcycle crash Friday night in Morgan County. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol Crash Report, Jacob A. Martinez, 33, was traveling southbound on Highway W around 11:30 p.m. Friday just outside of Versailles when he failed to clear a turn. Troopers say, Martinez,
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LAURIE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Fire Protection District official has confirmed that a 600-acre fire has been fully contained. The department will have crews monitoring the area throughout the evening, as a precaution. The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District said on its social media that it is responded to a large brush fire off Route
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of Ameren customers in the Mid-Missouri area lost power after storms hit the region on Friday afternoon. Hail was present throughout of the area. The hardest-hit area of Mid-Missouri, in terms of lost power, is Camden County, which has 1,289 customers affected. Morgan County is currently at 831 customers affected,
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) Morgan County R-2 School District said there was no threat of harm or gun found on campus Monday. According to the district’s Facebook page, a student allegedly claimed to have a gun and ammunition. “We immediately involved our School Resource Officer and did a full investigation,” the district wrote on Tuesday. “There
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Monday press release that it arrested four teenagers Saturday after about 50 rounds of ammunition were fired into Clearview Church. Four teenagers were arrested throughout the day. Two of the teenagers were younger than 18 – ages 14 and 17 – and were
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who ran an unlicensed daycare has yet another charge related to sexually assaulting a child. In total, Leland Bryan, 62, is now charged in Morgan County with: 10 counts of statutory sodomyUnlawful use of a weaponArmed-criminal actionChild molestation A detective spoke with another one of Bryan’s alleged victims in
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocky Mount man was seriously hurt after a crash in Morgan County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 3:00 a.m. Saturday on Route W south of the Marvin cut-off. Troopers say, Ronald Libbert, 62, was traveling southbound on Route W when his 1995 Ford F-150
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) The Morgan County R-2 School District will be moving to a four-day school week next year. Superintendent Steven Barnes confirmed the changed to ABC 17 News. The district posted next school year’s calendar to its website on Jan. 3. Monday is the day of the week that has been cut from most
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A pickup truck lost control Sunday evening on a slick highway in Morgan County, crashing with another pickup and killing the driver, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The snow and cold temperatures are making a return to Mid-Missouri on Thursday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking some snow fall and above freezing temperatures on Thursday morning. Multiple schools have already canceled or delayed classes for Thursday. Canceled classes: Morgan Co. R-I (Stover) SchoolsMorgan Co. R-II (Versailles) SchoolsSouth
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A Lake of the Ozarks-area man was killed by police Thursday night in Laurie.
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GRAVOIS MILLS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man faces three counts of possessing child pornography after law enforcement claims it found more than 40 images on his hard drive, according to a probable cause statement. A Morgan County Sheriff’s Office detective was tipped off on Sept. 15 by the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children that
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