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WATCH: Former ABC 17 News anchor Ashley Strohmier remembers 2019 Jefferson City tornado
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashley Strohmier, a former ABC 17 News anchor who now works for Fox News, participated in a Zoom interview Wednesday with Anchor Lucas Geisler live over YouTube. The two talked about our coverage of the 2019 Jefferson City tornado. ABC 17 News will air a special on...
‘Serial Child Rapist’ Nabbed in Missouri After 24 Years on the Run: Feds
An Illinois man labeled a “serial rapist” by authorities was arrested over the weekend in Missouri after more than two decades spent on the lam.Herman Carroll, 72, was taken into custody in the Ozark town of Branson by U.S. Marshals on Saturday, they said.After being accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2000, he posted bail and vanished. A warrant was issued for his arrest the following year after he failed to appear at a hearing in the case. He was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, federal...
Missouri cicadas are about to emerge en masse. The state's top expert answers your most-asked questions
ST. LOUIS — Missouri's peak emergence of periodical cicada Brood XIX is nearing, and the brood's early risers have everyone talking around the state. The insects' appearance has quickly pushed "cicadas" to become one of the most-searched terms in Missouri, according to Google Trends. Interest in the bugs recently peaked, and shows no signs of stopping as hundreds of cicadas turn into millions.
First Thursday Night Live of the summer kicks off in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first Thursday Night Live of the summer kicks off in Downtown Jefferson City tonight on East High Street from 6:30 to 10 p.m. The event is presented by Downtown Jefferson City and features live music, food and drinks for people of all ages in the area. A stage is located on High Street. Thursday's headliner will be Zero to Ninety on the corner of East High Street and Madison Street.
An arrest has been made in connection to missing Missouri teens disappearance
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) –According to law enforcement on May 16, 2021, 19-year-old John Paul Parton also known as JP left his parents’ home in High Ridge Missouri to go to work. His parents say he told them he was going camping with friends but would be back the next day. However, he never returned home.
Missouri woman indicted for alleged lottery ticket scheme
(KOAM) - A federal grand jury in Springfield, Missouri, indicted Amy Young, a 31-year-old woman from Mount Vernon, for her alleged role in a conspiracy to purchase nearly 2,000 lottery tickets using stolen credit cards.
Red Lobster abruptly closes dozens of restaurant locations around U.S., including Missouri
Red Lobster has reportedly closed dozens of restaurants across the country and an online restaurant liquidator is auctioning off kitchen equipment from those locations. The liquidator, TAGeX Brands, announced Monday it is auctioning off equipment this week from 48 locations that have closed. The website says auctions are live and will end periodically on Thursday, and that each winner will receive the "entire contents of the Red Lobster location they bid on." ...
Missouri weighing penalties against Iowa co-op whose spill killed at least 750,000 fish
With penalties pending in Iowa, NEW Cooperative also faces enforcement in Missouri as the state investigates the company’s large nitrogen fertilizer spill in Red Oak that flowed downstream for 50 miles, killing at least 750,000 fish before crossing the border. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources last month notified Fort Dodge-based NEW that...
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