COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested after he led law enforcement on a chase throughout Columbia on Monday afternoon was charged with an additional six felonies on Tuesday. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, of Huntsville, Missouri, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop causing injury, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree property damage,
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RENICK, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people had minor-to-moderate injuries in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday on Highway 63 in Randolph County, about a mile east of Renick, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2015 Chrysler 200 – driven by Sarah Dowling, 20, of Moberly – was facing westbound on Business
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HIGBEE, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Higbee earlier this month approved a $1 million bond issue for its fire protection district, but due to a clerical error, the wrong total was approved, according to a Wednesday press release from the Higbee Area Fire Protection District. Nearly 80% of voters on Aug. 6 approved a proposition that
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Three teenagers were hurt after a rollover crash early Friday morning in Randolph County.
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Salisbury man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Randolph County Wednesday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 6:20 p.m. on Highway 24 west of Huntsville. Troopers say Zander Munden, 18, was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Cruz when the vehicle went off the right side
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged with five felonies on Saturday after he was accused of pulling a gun on someone at a residence and taking a minivan. Marquette Smith, 32, was charged on Saturday in Randolph County with first-degree attempted assault, first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Huntsville woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on Route DD, about two miles north of Moberly, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that a 2004 Isuzu Rodeo – driven by Susan Karg, 66 – was heading southbound when it went off the
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A Higbee woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to stealin from Exchange Bank of Missouri customers in Fayette during a 15-year scheme, a press release from the Department of Justice.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was in a nearly day-long standoff with law enforcement in Moberly in 2022 was convicted Wednesday of a federal gun charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Stephen Thorp, 62, was found guilty by a jury for being a felon in possession of a
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents again about scammers falsely calling themselves deputies. The Sheriff’s Office wrote on its Facebook page on Friday that someone was calling residents, and was claiming to be a “Deputy Jonathan Baker.” “We do not have a deputy by that name. In the event you
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of people were without power on Tuesday in Mid-Missouri as storms entered the area. There were 432 Boone Electric Cooperative customers without power on 26 reported outages at the outages’ peak, according to Boone Electric’s outage map. A majority of the outages appeared to be near the Midway area. The number
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After the storms and strong winds Thursday night, Higbee residents are cleaning up their homes and yards.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of power outages were reported in counties in Mid-Missouri on Thursday night as storms went through the area. A tornado warning was issued for Boone County before 9:30 p.m. It is expected to expire at 9:45 p.m. There are more than 2,900 customers affected by power outages reported in Boone County,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed its annual bus inspections for school districts in the state and the Jefferson City School District saw an improvement from last year. School buses can be rated as “approved,” “defective” or “out of service.” A Tuesday press release from MSHP states buses with defective ratings
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hunnewell, Missouri, man who was accused of embezzling $3.5 million in Monroe County has been arrested. Ryan Edlin, 41, was charged on April 15 with money laundering, five counts of stealing more than $25,000, forgery and deceptive business practices, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies in the past 10 days have warned residents about a scam that impersonates their deputies or each sheriff’s office. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Monday social media post that it had received reports of someone claiming to be Deputy John Clark was calling people
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A federal judge in Jefferson City sentenced a Columbia man to 15 years in prison Monday for a Boonville bank robbery.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men allegedly found burning parts from a transformer were charged with felonies in Randolph County on Monday. Timothy Duane Still, 45, of Keytesville, and Ronald Walstead, 40, of Moberly were both charged with receiving stolen property. Both are being held at the Randolph County Jail on $15,000 bonds. Court dates have
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged on Monday after authorities claim he tried to exchange drugs for sex with a woman. Robert Polhill, 57, was charged with trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, drug possession and keeping or maintaining a public nuisance. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Tuesday. George Kenneth Crouse, 28, was arrested on Monday and was placed on a 24-hour hold in the Randolph County Jail. A warrant was issued and served on Tuesday and a $10,000 bond was set. The warrant states he is not allowed
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