JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man pleaded guilty to a federal child porn charge, according to a Thursday court filing. Scott Alan Barker, 32, pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. He faces a 15-to-30-year sentence. He is being held at the Cole County Jail. According to previous reporting, Barker allegedly created a video that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both lanes of Scott Boulevard in Columbia were closed Thursday after a crash involved multiple vehicles. Multiple vehicles were seen crashed near the intersection of Scott Boulevard and Millbrook Drive and one vehicle was flipped upside down. All lanes were reopened by 7:50 p.m. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least
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Missouri residents are ready to step in to help with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby this week.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man was charged with first-degree sodomy on Thursday. Johnnie Tarl Riley, 48, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 10:02 p.m. Wednesday, according to jail records. He is being held without bond. A court date has not been set. The probable cause statement claimed that Riley sexually assaulted the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The death toll from accidents involving tractor-trailers rose after three people were killed this week on Interstate 70 in Mid-Missouri. Officials say two women were killed on Monday in a seven-vehicle accident after a tractor-trailer in the westbound passing lane on Interstate 70 near the Stadium Boulevard exit hit a vehicle in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia voters on Tuesday approved the continuation of the one-fourth-of-one-percent Capital Improvement Sales Tax. The approval will extend the sales tax for another 10 years. The current sales tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. According to the City of Columbia’s website, $94,350,000 would go toward public works, $15,450,000 would go
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An intersection involving three Missouri highways will be under construction beginning next week, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews will temporarily close Highway 151 in Centralia for up to 28 consecutive days, beginning on Monday. A new roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of
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Missouri Task Force 1 was deployed to Raleigh, North Carolina to assist as Tropical Storm Debby is expected to bring more rain to North Carolina.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) John Martin bested Bryce Beal to become the Republican nominee in Missouri’s 44th House District race. The district encompasses most of southern and eastern Boone County outside of Columbia. Martin earned the nomination with 2,755 votes to Beal’s 1,744. Following the nomination, Martin told ABC 17 News he is very grateful and appreciates
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri Peaceworks held a peace gathering Saturday at Stephens Lake Park in observation of the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those gathering also called for the end of the Israel-Hamas War and the war in Ukraine. Organizers petitioned for all nations to sign and ratify the Ban
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with child sex crimes in June saw his charges updated after a grand jury indictment on Friday. Francisco Rutiaga-Santoyo, 49, is now charged with two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and one count of first-degree child molestation. He was previously charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old Columbia man was charged with three more child sex crimes following a grand jury indictment on Friday. Jimmy Joe Culbertson is now charged with eight counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. He was previously charged with five counts. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s annual back-to-school sale tax holiday is underway, making certain school supplies, computers, and clothing exempt from all state and local sales taxes during a 72-hour window. The sales tax holiday began Friday morning at 12:01 a.m. and will run through midnight Sunday, Aug. 4. A state law that went into effect
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A man charged with first-degree murder for a shooting in a Columbia grocery store parking lot took a reduced charge in a plea deal on Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty in June to shooting a gun at a vehicle on March 20 in east Columbia was sentenced on Thursday. Anthony Warren Jr., 20, pleaded guilty to shooting a gun at a motor vehicle and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. He
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Editor’s note: Arrest information was added on Thursday after the Columbia Police Department sent an updated press release. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police responded on Wednesday at a mobile home park in the 3900 block of Clark Lane after shots were fired. The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media that “At approximately 3:05
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Boone and Cole counties are each preparing for more than a quarter of registered voters to cast ballots in the primary next month.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Tuesday after he allegedly strangled a woman during an attack on Thursday. Michael Tyrone Richardson, 57, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 12:42 a.m. Tuesday and is being held without bond. A court date has not been set. According
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of murder in May was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty by a jury on May 16 of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He is accused of pushing Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old boy was sentenced this week to a state facility for his role in the Feb. 14 shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade that left one person dead and more than 20 people injured, The Associated Press reported. The sentencing occurs as Columbia struggles with youth violence. Though
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