COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver was seriously injured Friday in a crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70, near mile marker 70 in Saline County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash occurred when a 2019 Freightliner – driven by a 56-year-old man from Stockbridge, Georgia
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man was seriously injured Wednesday in a crash on Highway 65, north of Mount Olive in Saline County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The report says a 2019 International tractor-trailer – driven by Gerardo Velasquez Valladares, 29 – was heading northbound when it went off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic candidate Jim Bates and Republican state Rep. Kurtis Gregory will face off in the Missouri Senate District 21 race on Nov. 5. District 21 covers Cooper, Howard, Saline, Lafayette, Ray, and the northern portion of Clay County. Republican Kurtis Gregory has served as a Missouri House Representative for District 51 for
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A passenger in a semi-truck was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday night that occurred in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at mile marker 84 in Saline County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states. The report says the crash occurred as a 2022 Kenworth truck – driven
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Saline County tavern is set to reopen. The J. Huston Tavern in Arrow Rock will reopen later this year, but an exact date has not been revealed, according to a Thursday press release from Missouri State Parks. The release says that J. Huston Tavern unexpectedly closed in March and Missouri
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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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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A former school teacher has been charged in Saline County with multiple child sex crimes after court documents claim he abused two children. Justin Hendricks, 41, of Marshall, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim younger than 14 years old and second-degree child molestation of a child younger
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri counties experienced damage as storms moved through Thursday night. Sedalia Fire Chief Matthew Irwin said the fire department started getting calls around 7 p.m. The department responded to 18 calls in 90 minutes. The calls included trees into homes, power lines down and lightning strikes. He said that there were
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A Clinton, Iowa, man was charged Wednesday after he was accused of impersonating a police officer and having an explosive at a truck stop.
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An animal rescue organization in Saline County said this week that its eviction from Marshall city facilities is “unlawful.”
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported Tuesday morning at the Saline County Jail, according to a press release from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The fie was discovered at 10:45 a.m., the release states. Inmates were evacuated and the fire was extinguished by the Marshall Fire Department. The release states that the cause of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Another $7.9 million in ARPA funding was awarded on Friday, according to a press release from the Department of Economic Development. The release states grants will be awarded to 14 projects to construct new towers that provide quality cellular service and greater 911 connectivity to high-cost areas. This is the second round of funding.
Continue Reading SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Concordia woman died and a 7-year-old boy was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday in Saline County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred in the northbound lane of Highway 65, north of Keokuk Avenue, the report states. Katherine Peroni-Searles was pronounced
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MIAMI, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brunswick man was charged with a pair of felonies on Wednesday after he was accused of shooting into a Miami, Missouri, home on Tuesday. Jimmy Penry, 46, was charged with unlawful gun possession and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Saline County Jail without bond. The Saline County
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MIAMI, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after shots were fired into a residence on Tuesday afternoon in Miami, Missouri, according to a press release from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The release states that deputies were dispatched around 3 p.m. to the 100 block of East Mechanic Street for a report of a shooting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday announced its first “Grown Your Own” grants aimed at recruiting teachers to area schools, according to a DESE press release. There were 125 local education agencies awards were awarded one-time $10,000 grants, according to the release. DESE set around $2.5 million in its
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were killed after a motorcycle crash in Saline County Tuesday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 4:35 p.m. on Route 65 at Arbor Road near Grand Pass. Dylan Giffen, 29, of Malta Bend was driving southbound with Jamie Kelly, 41, of Waverly on
Continue Reading SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 86-year-old woman died Friday in a crash in Saline County on Highway 65, just north of Route UU, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica – driven by Connie Maeberry, 68, of Dawn – was heading northbound and went off
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Saturday evening, Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order to activate the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather and flooding.
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall man has been charged after he was allegedly found possessing child pornography. Brett W. Scarborough, 37, is charged with first-degree promoting child pornography and three counts of possessing more than 20 files of child pornography. He is being held in the Saline County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing
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