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Kehoe requests federal aid for March storms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to give federal assistance for storms that caused significant damage in Missouri counties on March 14 and 15. A Wednesday release from the governor’s office say that Kehoe is requesting FEMA individual assistance for 25 counties, including: Bollinger, Butler,

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Man dies in Pulaski County crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Crocker, Missouri, man died in a Tuesday morning crash on Highway 133 in Pulaski County, nearly a mile east of Highway 17, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says that a 2004 Ford F-150 – driven by the 48-year-old man – was heading eastbound when it

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Tractor-trailers struggle on I-44 as MSHP responds to nearly 400 crashes during snowstorm

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)  The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to nearly 1,200 calls for service during Tuesday’s statewide snowstorm, with tractor-trailer crashes becoming a major issue in the southern portion of the Show-Me State.  From 9 a.m. Tuesday-3 p.m. Wednesday, MHSP says it received 1,186 calls for service and reported 521 stranded motorists. During that

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MSHP investigating deputy-involved shooting after standoff in Pulaski County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is helping the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office investigate an officer-involved shooting that happened Wednesday night in Richland. Deputies shot the suspect — who authorities have not named — after responding to a domestic assault call on North Pine Street and finding a victim, according to the sheriff’s

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Pulaski County substitute teacher accused of plying kids with drugs, alcohol, money for sex

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former substitute school teacher and paraprofessional for a Pulaski County school district was charged last week with 19 felony counts related to child sex crime allegations. Carissa J. Smith of Dixon, Missouri, faces charges including statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child sex trafficking and paying a child for sex. Smith was in

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