SportsZone Football Friday highlights and scores: Week 9
ABC 17 News Team
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Week 9 of the Missouri high school football season is tonight.
Scores from Mid-Missouri teams will be posted below.
FEMA assistance approved for 20 Missouri counties
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
FEMA individual assistance was approved for 20 Missouri counties that were damaged in storms that took place from March 30-April 8, according to a Friday press release from SEMA.
Assistance is available to residents in Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cooper, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Vernon, Washington and Wayne counties
Residents can ask for assistance “for qualifying disaster-related expenses – including housing repairs, temporary housing, rental assistance, medical and funeral costs not covered by insurance or other aid programs, and replacement of damaged belongings and vehicles,” the release says.
Individuals can apply online at disasterassistance.gov or by calling at 1-800-621-3362.
Columbia woman seriously injured in Callaway County crash
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A 65-year-old woman from Columbia was seriously injured in a crash in the 4900 block of Route F in Callaway County on Thursday morning, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The report says the 2016 Toyota Camry was heading west when it went off the right side of the road and hit a ditch. The woman was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the report.
She was brought to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries, the report says.
The Toyota had extensive damage. MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.
Man found guilty of child sex crimes in Osage County
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man was found guilty on Friday of multiple child sex crimes in Osage County, according to a press release from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.
Louis Galvan was found guilty of first-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree child molestation and second-degree child molestation. He was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a child who was younger than 12 years old, the release says.
The trial last two days and the jury deliberated for two hours, according to the release. Galvan faces a possible sentence of 10-30 years. A sentencing date was not announced.
“This verdict belongs to the victim who never stopped fighting for justice,” Osage County Prosecuting Attorney Amanda Grellner said in the release. “Our community can be proud that she had the courage to face her abuser and tell her story. Working together with the Attorney General’s Office ensured we had the resources needed to present the strongest possible case, but it was her bravery that made this outcome possible.”
Hallsville sex offender arrested near busy intersection charged with being too close to school, failure to register
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A registered sex offender in Hallsville who was arrested on Thursday was charged with two felonies.
Eric Gathings, 51, was charged on Friday with failure to register as a sex offender and residing too close to a school.
He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. He is also being held on a U.S. Marshal hold.
Gathings was arrested on Thursday at his residence above the Sassafras Moon at the corner of Route B and East Highway 124 around 4 p.m. A large law enforcement response, including an armored vehicle, were seen in the area.
The residence Gathings stayed at is within 1,000 feet of a preschool and the Hallsville School District, the probable cause statement says.
Concrete repairs to be made to West Ash Street near ARC parking lot entrance
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Crews next week will make concrete repairs to a portion of West Ash Street in Columbia near the entrance to the parking lot of the Activity and Recreation Center.
The ARC is located at 1701 W. Ash St., across the street from Gerbes. Crews will start work at 7 a.m. Monday and are expected to wrap up work by 4 p.m. Tuesday. Work will last from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, the release says. Crews could work on Wednesday if a weather delay occurs, the release says.
Temporary lane closures will be required, but one lane of traffic will be open at all times, according to the release.
Traffic signs and flaggers will be present and the sidewalk will remain open, the release says.
Boone County out $2.2 million from senior property tax freeze
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A senior property tax exemption that went into effect last year will result in Boone County issuing more than $2.2 million in tax credits to seniors.
Eligible seniors are able to apply for an exemption by each summer and voters in August approved decided to expand the law to apply to levies.
Boone County Collector Brian McCollum told ABC 17 News in an email on Thursday that the total credits to eligible taxpayers’ bill is $2,219,785.05. McCollum wrote that “taxpayers will see any eligible credit stated on the face of their real estate tax bill for their primary residence. They will need remit the balance due by December 31, 2025, to avoid any delinquent charges.”
The law to allow the freeze was approved by state lawmakers in 2023 and Boone County voters OK’d it last year.
To be eligible taxpayers must be:
62 years old or older by Jan. 1 of the initial credit year;
An owner of record of their primary residence or has a legal or equitable interest in such primary residence as evidenced by a written instrument; and
Liable for the payment of real property taxes on the homestead.
No injuries reported in Fulton building fire
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
No one was injured after a building caught fire Thursday night at 3100 Dogwood Dr. in Fulton, according to a Friday press release from the Fulton Fire Department.
The release says crews were called to the address of Monet Desauw at 10:41 p.m. and saw flames going through the roof. The fire was brought under control by 11:28 p.m., the release says.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Columbia man accused of repeatedly raping child in Callaway County
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man was charged with several sex crimes after he was accused of repeatedly raping and sodomizing a child over the course of several years.
Zackary Ray, 27, was charged with two counts of first-degree rape of a child younger than 12 years old, one count of first-degree sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and a count of first-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The victim’s father reported to law enforcement in June that the youth told him they were sexually abused for years when they were younger, the statement says. The assaults began when the victim was 10 or 11 years old and that Ray would assault them after the child’s mother left for work, the statement says.
The victim gave graphic details to law enforcement during an interview, and claimed that Ray threatened to kill the victim’s mother and grandmother if they came forward with information, the statement says.
Ray initially denied the allegations but eventually claimed “if this happened, I don’t remember it,” while talking with law enforcement, court documents say. Ray and others who spoke with deputies talked about his repeated drug use during the time, court documents show.
Missouri Association of Counties selling hearses, limos, other cars found in old Jefferson City funeral home
Matthew Sanders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Missouri Association of Counties is looking for buyers of 10 old cars, including four hearses and two limousines, as it continues to convert the former Buescher Funeral Home into offices.
The vehicles were discovered as crews were clearing out junk from the building. The lineup comprises four hearses, a station wagon, two limos and three four-door sedans. Bids are being accepted until Nov. 1.
MAC deputy director David Owen said the cars were found in the building’s basement/garage area. A timeline for the renovation is not yet clear as cleanup continues, he said.
The oldest vehicle is a 1954 Packard-Henney. Several Cadillac sedans are among the cars up for bid.