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Rolla man charged with eight child pornography counts

October 7, 2024 2:13 PM Matthew Sanders

A Rolla man was charged Monday with eight counts of possessing child pornography in an investigation that began in late June.

Man accused of arson shot by Phelps County Sheriff’s deputy

September 30, 2024 7:28 AM Erika McGuire

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An arson suspect is hospitalized after being shot by a Phelps County Sheriff’s deputy. According to the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, Central Communications received a call on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. about several structures and vehicles intentionally set on fire in the southwestern part of the county. The caller also stated

Illinois woman seriously injured in Phelps County crash

September 11, 2024 4:21 PM Ryan Shiner

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in Phelps County. The crash happened in the northbound lane of Highway 63, about seven miles south of Rolla, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. According to the report, the crash occurred when a 2021 Ram 5500 – driven

13-year-old girl seriously injured in ATV crash in Phelps County

September 9, 2024 7:21 AM Erika McGuire

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to say the injured girl was wearing a helmet. PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 13-year-old girl from Newburg was seriously injured in an ATV crash in Phelps County on Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash happened on County Road 7210 and County Road 7240

Hundreds of electric customers without power

August 15, 2024 9:52 PM Katie Greathouse

Hundreds of electric cooperative members lost power as storms moved through parts of mid-Missouri on Thursday night.

Rolla man seriously hurt in single-vehicle crash in Phelps County

August 13, 2024 8:16 AM Erika McGuire

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 64-year-old Rolla man was seriously hurt in a single-vehicle crash in Phelps County on Monday evening. According to the online crash report, Guy Clayton was traveling northbound on Highway A north of Ridgetop Drive at 7:50 p.m. when his 2023 F-150 went off the left side of the road. The

Newburg man seriously injured in weekend Phelps County crash

August 12, 2024 9:05 PM Ryan Shiner

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Newburg man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday on Doolittle Outer Road 1 in Phelps County, east of Route T, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred as a 2009 Hyundai Sonata – driven by Jerime Lister, 40 – was

Rolla man seriously hurt after ATV crash in Phelps County

July 15, 2024 7:48 AM Erika McGuire

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An ATV crash in Phelps County Sunday evening sent a Rolla man to the hospital. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened on private property near County Road 3140 at 5:30 p.m. According to the online crash report, a 2005 Honda Rancher driven by Randy Romine, 69, overturned, ejected

Two people seriously injured after ATV crash in Phelps County

July 12, 2024 7:36 AM Erika McGuire

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were flown to University Hospital Thursday evening following an ATV crash in Phelps County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened on County Road 7240 near U.S. 63 at 7:40 p.m. Troopers say a ATV driven by Jabarie McCoy, 21, overturned on private property. McCoy and his

Illinois man seriously injured in crash in Phelps County Saturday afternoon

July 6, 2024 7:51 PM Camryn Payne

A Illinois man was seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Phelps County Saturday afternoon.

Man flown to hospital after semi crash in Phelps County

July 5, 2024 6:50 PM Katie Greathouse

A Canadian man was flown to University Hospital in Columbia after a semi rolled over on Interstate 44 in Phelps County.

Illinois man seriously injured in Phelps County crash

June 24, 2024 10:48 PM Ryan Shiner

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was seriously injured Monday in a crash on Highway 63 about two miles south of Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a Nissan Murano – driven by Paul Dietrich, 71, of Fairview Heights, Illinois – was heading northbound on Highway 63.

Police: Man shoots employee at Rolla pharmacy during robbery

June 19, 2024 4:04 PM Ryan Shiner

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pharmacy employee was shot on Wednesday during a robbery, the Rolla Police Department wrote on its Facebook page. Police arrested Justin Wonsewitz, 41, of Rolla, following a chase on suspicion of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. Official charges have not yet been filed. Police wrote that officers were

Dixon man drowns at Maries County conservation area

June 15, 2024 11:03 PM Lucas Geisler

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – An 86-year-old man drowned on Saturday at a Maries County lake. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Warren Cooper of Dixon drowned in the Rinquelin Trail Lake Conservation Area around 4:15 p.m. The drowning report said Cooper fell into the water when he slipped on the boat ramp while getting

Crawford County man accused of sexually assaulting child in Phelps County

June 12, 2024 4:42 PM Ryan Shiner

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cuba, Missouri, man was charged with two felonies after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child in Phelps County. Shane Mullins, 29, was charged with two counts of child enticement of an actor who is 21 years old and a child younger than 15 years old. He is being

Former Rolla municipal attorney disbarred by Missouri Supreme Court

May 14, 2024 4:12 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Rolla municipal judge was disbarred following a unanimous decision by the Missouri Supreme Court. The Missouri Supreme chose to disbar James T. Crump after he violated multiple professional rules, according to the decision written by Judge Kelly C. Broniec. The decision to disbar him comes after his “mismanagement of

Man accused of statutory sodomy in Phelps County arrested

May 2, 2024 5:02 PM Ryan Shiner

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of child sex crimes in Phelps County was arrested on Wednesday, according to a social media post from the Phelps County Sheriff’s Office. Samuel Levi Hudson, 35, of Linn was indicted by a grant jury on April 24 and he was charged with three counts of statutory

Man on motorcycle dies from crash in Phelps County

May 2, 2024 4:36 PM Ryan Shiner

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was riding a motorcycle died Thursday from injuries he suffered in a crash in Phelps County on Interstate 44 at mile marker 170, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Thomas Zielinski, 54, of Salem, Missouri, died from the crash. According to the crash report, a 2004

Man seriously injured in Phelps County crash

April 17, 2024 9:54 PM Ryan Shiner

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: Source errors from the original Highway Patrol crash report have been corrected. A 54-year-old man was seriously injured after a truck rear-ended his motorcycle on Interstate 44 in Phelps County, about three miles west of Doolittle, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as

$5 million in ARPA money given to Missouri law enforcement, fire departments, EMS

April 10, 2024 5:03 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety approved 70 grants that totaled $5 million to first-responder agencies, a Wednesday press release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office stated. According to the release, law enforcement, fire service and EMS providers in “class three” counties applied for funds, which came from American Rescue Plan Act funds.