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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The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to two crashes Thursday afternoon, both due to traffic.
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A Mid-Missouri sheriff says human remains were found over the weekend on a Missouri River island in her county.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) announced Tuesday night on his social media that he will run for the 21st District seat in the Missouri Senate. Richey currently represents District 39 in the Missouri House, which is part of Clay County. He was first elected to that seat in 2018. District 21
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sweet Springs man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Morgan County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2004 Harley Davidson – driven by Terry Zimmerschied, 55 — was heading southbound on Route W, south of Marvin Cutoff. Zimmerschied failed to
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican state Rep. Kurtis Gregory announced in a Wednesday press release that he is running for the District 21 seat in the Missouri Senate. District 21 includes Cooper, Howard, Lafayette, Ray and Saline counties, as well as part of Clay County. The seat is currently held by Sen. Denny Hoskins, who will
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A teenager wanted for allegedly shooting and killing another man Wednesday in a Kansas City-area road rage shooting was arrested Thursday in Saline County.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety on Monday approved more than $9.9 million in grants to 43 sheriff’s offices across the state for security and other improvements to local jails, according to a press release from the governor’s office. A number of sheriff’s offices in Mid-Missouri are benefitting from it, with
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) The Marshall Police Department made a Facebook post Tuesday warning merchants and residents of movie prop money that is being passed as real currency. The department said it received reports of movie prop money being passed as real money. Marshall police have identified movie prop money representing $10 bills in cases filed.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Monday issued an executive order to extend Missouri’s drought alert until March 1, 2023, to address issues outlined by the state’s Drought Assessment Committee. Currently, 87% of Missouri face abnormally dry conditions, with many counties — including Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Pettis and Saline — still experiencing
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol safely located a missing 14-year-old girl on Tuesday, Nov. 22, two days after she was reported missing. An endangered person advisory was issued for Jamiah Brooks on Sunday, Nov. 22, after she was reported to have left her grandparents’ home with an unknown Black man. The endangered
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Saline County authorities are asking for help finding a missing teen girl.
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Saline County Deputy Braiden Christy received two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to fourth-degree assault on Monday. Christy, 33, was sentenced to one year in jail. The sentence was suspended. Christy was accused of touching an inmate’s breasts and watching her shower while he was working for the
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies reported no injuries Monday afternoon after a live grenade was destroyed in a Saline County field. The explosive device was discovered in the 100 block of Stinson Street in Blackburn, Missouri, according to the Saline County Sheriff’s Department. ABC 17 News is told the grenade was found while someone was
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A helicopter pilot walked away with only minor injuries after a crash Sunday in Saline County.
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