ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County deputy who was charged earlier this year with several sexual assault charges has been charged again. Justin Durhman, 42, of Rolla, has been charged in Phelps County again with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy from an alleged incident from 2016, according to court information. He is currently being
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Irving, Texas, man suffered serious injuries in a Thursday crash on Interstate 44 at mile marker 189 in Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred when a 2003 Toyota Sienna — Manuel Escamilla-Cardenas, 50 – was heading eastbound when it went off the right side
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DOOLITTLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday morning, firefighters put out a blaze at a house near Newburg High School. No one was injured, according to Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District. Doolittle Fire, Rolla Rural Fire and Phelps Health EMS were dispatched to the two-story house with heavy smoke showing around 5:30 Saturday morning. In a FaceBook post,
Continue Reading PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four children and a woman from Rolla were brought to Phelps Health on Thursday after suffering injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Crawford County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The crash occurred on Route ZZ about five miles west of Cuba, Missouri, the report states. The report states
Continue Reading ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Decatur, Illinois, woman was killed Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lane of Interstate 44 at mile marker 187 in Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The driver, Kasey Cloud, died in the crash, according to the report. She was pronounced dead at the scene
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to solicit sex from a child. Stephen M. Libhart II, 44, was charged on Friday with patronizing prostitution from a child 14 years old or younger and child enticement. He is being held in the Phelps County Jail without bond. A court
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Rolla man was seriously injured Monday in a crash on Route E in Phelps County, north of Route Y, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 1992 Nissan 300zx – driven by Andrew Sadl, 20, of Rolla – was heading north on
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 13-year-old boy from Rolla suffered serious injuries Friday in an ATV crash in Phelps County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash. The crash occurred on Route HH about three miles north of Rolla. The child was not named in the report. The crash occurred as the boy attempted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw, Missouri, man who escaped from the Phelps County Jail – and was eventually caught – this weekend is seeing more charges. Jonathan S. O’Dell, 33, was charged on Monday with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. A court date for the new charges has not been set.
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jonathan O’Dell was found Sunday after escaping Phelps County Jail. He was taken into custody without incident in Ray County at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday by the FBI, per the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Ray County Sheriff’s Office. Just after 11 p.m. Friday, two inmates escaped the Phelps County Jail
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal and local law enforcement are searching for an inmate who escaped the Phelps County Jail Friday night. Just after 11 p.m. Friday, two inmates escaped the Phelps County Jail by “comprising the structural integrity of the cell and exiting the building,” according to a news release from the Phelps County
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bus driver and eight Phelps County R-3 students suffered minor injuries Thursday morning after a school bus crashed on Route M, about a mile west of Edgar Springs, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Eight children, ages 4-12, and the bus driver – Judy Harris, 60, of
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County deputy who was arrested last month for allegedly possessing child pornography has been indicted by a grand jury on Thursday. Justin Bradley Durham, 41, was charged with possession of child pornography. He is being held on a $500,000 bond at the Phelps County Jail. An arraignment is set
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A default judgement was entered last week in favor of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office against Zechariah Hockersmith and ProCare Pools, LLC. Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced the default judgement in a Thursday press release. The judgement was entered on Friday, according to Casenet. The defendants were ordered to pay a
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 45-year-old Rolla man was seriously injured Wednesday after his car left the roadway and went airborne before ejecting him. James Smith was flown to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries following the crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Smith was not wearing a seatbelt when his 1991 Chevrolet
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Storms moved through parts of Mid-Missouri on Monday, knocking down trees and powerlines.
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died Wednesday in a four-vehicle crash in Phelps County on Highway 63, just south of Highway 5170, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Perry Patrick, 61, of Newburg, and two teenagers – 19-year-old Grace Gorman, of Rolla, and 18-year-old Michael Sutton, of Edgar Springs –
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A Rolla man died Sunday when a truck hit his Jeep when he failed to yield during a left turn, the Missouri State Highway Patrol says.
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man has been charged with four counts of possessing child pornography. Jarod Neil Reith, 26, is being held without bond at the Phelps County Jail. A court date has not been set. The Phelps County Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce about
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to two crashes Thursday afternoon, both due to traffic.
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