Orscheln Moberly locations to be sold, affecting jobs
An Orscheln/Tractor Supply Co. operation will be sold in May, affecting 122 jobs according to a notice posted on a state website.
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Moberly doctor accused of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid
A Moberly doctor admitted Tuesday in federal court to a scheme to steal from taxpayers by using his father’s name to bill Medicaid and Medicare.
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Missouri Supreme Court sets execution date for man that killed Randolph County jail workers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Supreme Court of Missouri issued the execution order and warrant Wednesday for a man convicted of murder more than 20 years ago. Michael Tisius, 41, is found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder by a jury in 2001 and was sentenced to death for killing Randolph County deputies Jason
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Highway Patrol investigating Randolph County sheriff
HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is looking into allegations made against Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson. MSHP spokesman Capt. John Hotz said Randolph County’s prosecutor asked the Division of Drug and Crime Control to investigate the situation. Neither Hotz nor prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford elaborated on what exactly Wilson was accused of
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Jury trial date set for Callaway Sheriff, faces DWI charge in Randolph County
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial date has been set for a case in Randolph County involving the Callaway County Sheriff. Sheriff Clay Chism was charged in November with driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 31. A jury trial is set for 9 a.m. Thursday,
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Multiple people seriously hurt in crashes over the holiday weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women and one man are recovering after being involved in crashes over the New Year holiday weekend. In Johnson County, 35-year-old Cynthia J. Biggs, of Knob Noster Missouri crashed her vehicle a little after 1:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol crash report, Biggs was driving
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Fire destroys Randolph County apartment building
An early morning fire destroyed an apartment building in Randolph County’s county seat early Thursday.
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Flu cases close Randolph County school district
A Randolph County school district is closed this week because too many students are sick.
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Police arrest Moberly man accused of starting fires
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of starting fires around Moberly this week is facing several charges. Scott Bishop, 43, of Moberly, was charged Wednesday with nine counts of knowingly burning or exploding. He is being held without bond at the Randolph County Jail. According to the Moberly Police Department, crews responded Monday around 9:50
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Missouri man sentenced to 30 years for deadly Audrain County home invasion
A Kirksville, Missouri, man was sentenced to three decades in prison Friday in the 2020 death of an Audrain County man.
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WINTER WEATHER BLOG: MoDOT reports clear road conditions across Mid-Missouri
(KMIZ) Update 8:40 a.m.: Road conditions across Mid-Missouri continue to improve Tuesday morning. According to the MoDOT Traveler Information Map, most roads and streets in the area are clear. ❄️❄️WINTER WEATHER ROAD UPDATE 11/15 8:30 AM❄️❄️That's a lot of green! Major roadways across the district are clear. However roads are still wet & temps are
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Callaway County sheriff pleads not guilty at first hearing in DWI case
Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of DWI and resisting arrest in his first court appearance Monday in Randolph County.
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Callaway County sheriff charged with misdemeanor DWI, resisting arrest
Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism has now been charged with two misdemeanors related to his October arrest on suspicion of DWI.
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Man accused of shooting Randolph County deputy pleads guilty to charges
A Linn County judge will decide the sentence a Moberly man will serve for shooting a Randolph County deputy.
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Randolph County woman charged with child trafficking
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) De’andranysha Jackson, 25, is charged Wednesday with trafficking a child and endangering the welfare of a child. She is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $10,000 bond. Jackson’s mother had allegedly contacted Jackson for a ride to a store. Jackson, of Moberly, arrived with her 2-year-old daughter. The woman
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Callaway sheriff’s attorney claims Chism is innocent
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Travis Noble — an attorney representing Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism — claims his client was not drinking and driving. “I’m not sure how sitting in a parked vehicle not running waiting for someone to come pick you up is driving while intoxicated under Missouri law,” Noble said. Chism was waiting to meet
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MSHP arrests two men for child pornography
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has arrested two men in unrelated child pornography investigations. Gabriel Cloutier, 38, of Hannibal, was arrested Tuesday after troopers executed a search warrant of his home on Center Street. Investigators seized child pornography and computer equipment. Cloutier was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.
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Randolph County man charged with domestic assault, armed criminal action
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Higbee man faces multiple felony charges following an altercation with his nephew on Friday. James Gibson, 43, was charged with armed criminal action and domestic assault after he attempted to shoot the victim, according to a probable cause statement. Gibson pointed a 9 mm hand gun and attempted to fire the
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Multi-agency nuclear accident training in Moberly sharpens local departments’ skills
Local, state and federal agencies practiced their response Wednesday in Moberly in the event a train carrying radioactive material were to derail.
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Agencies to hold mock train crash with simulated nuclear fuel
Federal, state and local agencies will get together Wednesday for an exercise that simulates a vehicle crashing into a moving railcar carrying spent nuclear fuel in Moberly.
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