COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with two gun crimes after he allegedly pointed a rifle at two youths on a trail. Jeffery O’Neal, 58, was charged with illegal gun possession and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $10,000 bond. A court date
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who evaded law enforcement for more than 18 years has been detained, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Tuesday social media post. Dontay Cropp was arrested in Clarke County, Iowa, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with forcible rape and forcible sodomy in 2007,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe County man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly went into a Randolph County home and fired a gun at three people. Jason Springer, 47, of Madison, Missouri, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree harassment. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to house inmates in jails across Mid-Missouri, as local officials continue to struggle with overcrowding and a growing backlog of detainees awaiting mental health evaluations. From Jan 10 to May 23, the county had spent $461,235 to house detainees in other counties, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman has been charged after she is accused of stabbing a man in the back on Sunday. Moberly police responded to a domestic assault on Sunday after a caller reported a stabbing. Shannon Hackett, 55, is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. According to court documents, officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 53-year-old Moberly man was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday on Highway 63, south of Highway 24 in Moberly, a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says. The report says a 2005 Buick Lacrosse – driven by the Moberly man – was heading south in the northbound lanes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County received a “poor” rating in an audit by the state auditor’s office after the review turned up “numerous mistakes” made by the county clerk’s office. The auditor’s office announced on Thursday that the clerk failed to comply with state law, which will require the Higbee Fire Protection District to put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with misdemeanors after deputies found several malnourished dogs at an empty residence in Keytesville. Vincent Brummer and Emily Brummer were charged with three counts of animal abuse and three counts of animal neglect. Warrants were issued on Monday and $1,500 bonds were set. According to the probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he allegedly assaulted a woman at a Kingdom City hotel on Feb. 28 and March 1. Richard Allen Tripp, 34, of New Bloomfield, was charged on Monday with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of third-degree domestic assault and one count of tampering with a victim in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 39-year-old Higbee man was seriously injured in a crash after midnight Friday morning on Route A, about three miles south of Moberly, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says that the man was riding a 2021 Harley Davison southbound when it went off the roadway. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County man is behind bars after he was accused of hitting a woman with a gun on Tuesday morning. Tracy McLemore, 28, of Renick, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $20,000
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Corrections is working with the Missouri Prison Transformation Project and the University of Missouri to improve the quality of life and well-being of prison inmates and staff. The project held an open house Tuesday morning at Moberly Correctional Center to provide a firsthand look at a redesigned housing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly stabbed a woman in her chest on Friday. Christopher Viley, 49, was charged in Randolph County with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond. An arraignment was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly on Friday announced the retirement of Police Chief Troy Link. The city made the announcement in a social media post. Link retired this week after 33 years, eight of which were as the chief of the Moberly Police Department. Bobby Calvert will serve as the interim chief, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with a child sex crime on Monday. Xavier Burke, 18, was charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $20,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable cause statement, Burke
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The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said it has received several reports of vehicles being followed, according to a public safety announcement posted on Facebook Saturday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk on Thursday calling for an immediate investigation into federal funding for the Grain Belt Express project. The project proposes constructing massive transmission lines across Missouri to transport wind-generated energy from Kansas to other states.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 34-year-old Moberly man remained in the Randolph County Jail on Monday after being charged with carjacking over the weekend. Michael J. Davis was charged Sunday with carjacking, vehicle theft and third-degree domestic assault after allegedly taking a van with children inside that was parked in front of Little Caesar’s. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in the Randolph County Jail after he allegedly shot and butchered a cow in a Randolph County field on Feb. 20. Bryndon Wayne Jennings, 19, of Jacksonville, Missouri, was charged on Thursday with stealing livestock and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil advisory in Moberly has been extended, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. Service was interrupted on Monday that required an emergency water main repair. Tuesday’s release says that occurred again. A boil water advisory will be issued for residents after repairs are completed, the release says. Impacted
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