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Electric cooperative reports outages in Osage, Gasconade, Maries counties

May 4, 2020 4:05 PM Matthew Sanders

More than 1,400 Ameren Missouri electric customers in the Moberly area were without power Monday afternoon.

Moberly man pleads guilty to role in deadly robbery

April 30, 2020 7:18 PM Katie Greathouse

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man admitted to his role in a 2018 double homicide on Thursday. Travis Koenig pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery in a hearing on Zoom. Koenig is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 23, according to online court records. Court documents in the case said the killings were the result of a

Two teenagers accused of weekend Moberly shooting

April 21, 2020 3:42 PM Matt Ragsdale

Moberly Police Chief Troy Link said at least four people have been taken into custody also linked to the shooting.

Moberly man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder

April 17, 2020 6:20 PM Matthew Sanders

A Moberly man will spend 20 years in prison without parole after pleading guilty Friday in the killings of two men in December 2018.

Small businesses feel financial hit, criticism as COVID-19 pandemic continues

March 31, 2020 12:10 PM Amber Tabeling

Small businesses everywhere have felt the effects of COVID-19, as many were forced to close their doors or adjust to new regulations in place to control the pandemic.

Moberly Area Community College stops in-person classes

March 13, 2020 8:35 AM Matt Ragsdale

Moberly Area Community College said Friday it will suspend in-person classes until spring break because of the COVID-19 outbreak, becoming the latest Mid-Missouri higher education institution to make the decision.

Two Randolph County residents tested for Covid-19, self-quarantined

March 12, 2020 5:16 PM Lucas Geisler

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two residents of Randolph County are voluntarily quarantining themselves after being tested for Covid-19. Deputy health department administrator Craig Parsons tells ABC 17 News that the two residents were tested outside the county because of their travel history. Parsons did not know where they traveled to or from. The two make up

Report: Helicopter “lost engine power” before landing in Randolph County

March 8, 2020 5:34 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Federal Aviation Administration released its preliminary report about an emergency helicopter landing in Randolph County.

MoDOT Central District sign and a filled pothole.

MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’

March 7, 2020 5:12 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an

Helicopter makes emergency landing in Randolph County

March 4, 2020 8:01 PM Lucas Geisler

There were no injuries after a helicopter made an emergency landing in southern Randolph County on Wednesday night.

Moberly police: Felon arrested after search finds gun, drugs

February 22, 2020 8:35 PM Barry Mangold

Officers found a pistol, meth, burglary tools and more in the possession of James Ivy on Friday, according to the Moberly Police Department.

Moberly works to bring new company, 200 jobs to city.

Moberly residents cautiously optimistic about plans for new company

February 19, 2020 6:02 PM Molly Stawinoga

A decade after a business deal combusted, the city of Moberly plans to bring another company to the community promising scores of new jobs.

New bacon facility expected to create 200 jobs in Moberly

February 18, 2020 6:02 PM Katie Greathouse

A meat packaging company plans to build a facility in Moberly that would create hundreds of new jobs.

Man accused of firing gun in Moberly home during fight with roommate

January 17, 2020 7:44 AM Zachary Farwell

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man faces charges following a shooting inside of a Moberly home late Thursday night during a fight with his roommate. According to the Moberly Police Department, officers responded to the home in 600 block of Gratz Brown St. around 11:10 p.m. When officers arrived, the man was allegedly found damaging

Moberly correctional officer faces drug charges

January 14, 2020 4:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

A release from DOC shows Davis had 173 grams of synthetic marijuana and 2 pounds of tobacco.

Gas leak reported in Moberly

January 2, 2020 1:07 PM Matthew Sanders

Moberly authorities are asking people to avoid part of town because of a gas leak.

One arrested in connection to Moberly armed robbery

January 2, 2020 6:46 AM Brittany Wiley

The man is in the Randolph County Justice Center facing robbery and armed criminal action charges.

Randolph County house catches fire on New Year’s Eve

January 1, 2020 11:30 AM Matthew Sanders

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a New Year’s Eve house fire in Randolph County. Firefighters with the Eastern Randolph Fire Protection District were sent to the 2000 block of Route YY near Moberly at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, district chief Dave Gaines said. Crews were there until 10:30 p.m. and went

Appeals court approves controversial Grain Belt power line

December 17, 2019 1:59 PM Associated Press

A Missouri appeals court has approved a controversial wind power transmission line that will cross northern parts of the state to deliver energy from the Midwest to a power grid for eastern states.

Moberly police arrest armed robbery suspect

December 9, 2019 7:24 PM Katie Greathouse

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery on Monday. According to a news release, detectives arrested the person around 1:30 p.m. The armed robbery happened Saturday at Bratcher’s Fuel on South Morely Street around 6 p.m. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, according to a