HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with 12 felonies after he was accused of mutilating a dog in a “sacrifice” and raping a woman in Holts Summit. Elijah Paul Juarez, 23, is being held without bond at the Callaway County Jail. He was charged with: Two counts of first-degree sodomy First-degree kidnapping
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A man scheduled to die in April for the killing of his cousins in New Bloomfield is seeking a stay, arguing that Missouri’s lethal injection method would violate his religious beliefs and be unnecessarily painful.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 43-year-old Dixon woman suffered serious injuries Saturday in a crash in the westbound lanes of Highway 54 at Route D, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred when a 2011 Ford Taurus – driven by Tiffany Steen – was driving south on Route
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with two child pornography charges after authorities said he uploaded multiple videos to the social media application Kik. Paul Daniel Randolph, 31, was charged with possession of child pornography and first-degree promoting child pornography. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kirksville man who was accused in a 2022 fatal shooting at a Moser’s parking lot on North Keene Street in Columbia pleaded guilty to two felonies on Monday. Joshua Dudley, 24, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and first-degree attempted robbery, according to an email from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson. He
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man and a Florence woman were both sentenced in federal court on Friday for drug crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Matthew Gunnar White, 32, and Krista Huddleston, 30, were sentenced in separate court appearances, the release states. White was sentenced to 15 years
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Audrain and Callaway counties are collectively owed nearly $528,000 in property taxes from Nobel Health while bankruptcy proceedings continue.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested in a multi-county chase that led to a lockdown at the North Callaway School District on Wednesday has been charged in two counties. Colby Joe Schooling, 34, was charged in Audrain County with first-degree kidnapping, resisting arrest, driving without a license, failure to yield and
Continue Reading Surviving family members of two people killed by their cousin in New Bloomfield in 2006 say their loved ones’ killer — their own cousin — deserves no clemency.
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A Callaway County school was put on lockdown Wednesday morning because of a chase that ended nearby.
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Auxvasse Police Chief Kevin Suedmeyer will be stepping down from his position as chief at the end of the month. According to an email from City Clerk Missy Hooks, Suedmeyer announced his resignation during the Jan. 16 City Council meeting. The last day of his 19-and-a-half-year career will be Wednesday, Jan. 31,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dozens of Missouri Department of Corrections staff members are urging Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a man scheduled to die in April for killing his cousin and her husband, with a former warden calling him a “model inmate.” Sixty corrections officers and other staff members signed onto a
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A criminal investigation is underway for a fire that killed two people on Tuesday at Potawatomi Campgrounds, just outside of Fulton. Missouri Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike O’Connell confirmed to ABC 17 News in an email on Friday that the fire is listed as a criminal investigation being led by the
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Callaway County will stop paying its suspended sheriff, Clay Chism, next month.
Continue Reading Two people were found dead inside the home along with an unknown number of dogs, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new record has been set for harvested deer in a season. According to a Missouri Department of Conservation press release, there were 326,026 deer harvested during the 2023-24 season, which ended on Monday. The previous record was 325,457 in 2006. The top-four counties in the state were Franklin County with 7,395
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A sheriff who was removed from his position last year has nearly $12,000 on hand for a 2024 campaign. Clay Chism has an active campaign committee for the Callaway County sheriff’s race in August. Chism has $11,761.89 on hand, according to a Missouri Ethics Commission’s quarterly campaign finance report for January. The
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Bloomfield man was killed in a UTV crash in Callaway County Tuesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 9:15 a.m. when the UTV Charles Nichols, 81, was driving went off the left side of Private Drive at County Road 432 and overturned on its
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who was found guilty of several counts of statutory sodomy was sentenced on Monday to 160 years in prison. Daniel Overstreet, 52, was found guilty in November of seven counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and one count of first-degree attempted sodomy. According to a press release from Callaway County Prosecutor
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As people across the state prepare for snowfall this week, local school districts will make decisions about whether to cancel classes.
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