COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man was charged on Wednesday with second-degree sodomy for an incident that allegedly occurred in May 2024. A warrant was used for Frederick Sage and a $20,000 bond was set. His information did not appear on the Cole County Jail’s online roster on Friday. Court documents say that the victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms this past Sunday resulted in multiple tornado touchdowns in the area, including an EF-1 that was reported in Columbia. A lot of power outages were reported around Mid-Missouri, with some lasting days. Columbia’s recycling facility was destroyed in the storm, prompting the city to pause curbside pickup and close its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County and the University of Missouri are looking for recycling alternatives after the recent Sunday storm took out Columbia’s recycling facilities. Because the Columbia processing plant is the county’s main facility, Boone County had to suspend operations at its own recycling drop-off sites. “The City’s loss is to a lesser extent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms impacted much of Mid-Missouri on Sunday, and a lot of areas are still feeling the effects. A number of roads in Cole County are closed because of flooding, according to an email from Cole County Public Works. Closures on Monday include the: 11100 block of North Branch Road 5500 block
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new trial date has been set for a man accused of killing his classmate in 1991. William “Chris” Niemet, of Fulton, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones, in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14 at the time. Niemet was charged in 2020 with first-degree murder. Court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was sentenced to 91 years in prison on Friday for several sex crimes. Mitchell Dean Fox III, 28, was found guilty on Feb. 7 of three counts of first-degree sodomy one count of first-degree rape, one count of second-degree domestic assault, one count of third-degree domestic assault, one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The death penalty is no longer an option in the case of a Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death. Sergio Sayles was charged in 2023 with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence, misdemeanor second-degree stalking and misdemeanor second-degree harassment. The venue for the
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Editor’s note: The victim’s age was updated after the sheriff’s office updated the age on its Facebook post. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman killed in a Sunday shooting in Holts Summit. The sheriff’s office wrote in a Tuesday social media post that the victim is Kara Dills, 37,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly pulled out a gun on Monday during a road rage incident in Cole County. Samuel Spinner, 40, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people were involved in a crash in Cole County Saturday afternoon, according to a press release from Cole County EMS. The release states Cole County EMS and the Osage Fire Protection District were dispatched to a crash in the 11000 block of State Route B a little after 3 p.m.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florida company is seeking rezoning to build 70 duplexes in west Jefferson City. Farrer JC Holdings, LLC, of Naples, Florida, has requested the city rezone 51.54 acres in the 1200 block of Wildwood Drive from commercial zoning to high-density residential. Farrer JC Holdings is also asking for approval of a
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two senior citizens were injured – one seriously – in a crash Thursday night on Highway 63, near the Boone-Callaway County line, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The report says that a 2013 Nissan Quest was heading southbound in the passing lane just north of County Road 399
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Jefferson City Correctional Officer has posted bond after she was charged with bringing drugs into the prison. Michelle L. Edwards, of Centertown, was charged with delivery or possession of a controlled substance at a correctional center, possession of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence. According to court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sodexo in Jefferson City will close and lay off its 63 employees after Lincoln University chose to stop using the business’ services, according to a WARN notice sent on Monday. The Working Adjust and Retraining Notification – dated March 6 – states that the Sodexo facility will close on April 30. “On
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a building fire Wednesday afternoon in the 4000 block of Wardsville Road in Cole County, according to a social media post from the Osage Fire Protection District. Firefighters were called to the scene at 2:04 p.m. and crews stayed until 5:30 p.m., the post says. Crews from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to cut federal funding to the Institute of Museums and Library Services, which could lead to the loss of millions of dollars for Missouri libraries. Trump signed the order last week. The institute is the only federal agency that funds libraries and museums
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri residents are asked not to burn anything into Tuesday after the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning due to dry and windy conditions. This comes just days after large wildfires in Mid-Missouri that forced people from their homes in Boone and Camden counties. The state is also entering extreme
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men have been charged with child sex crimes in Cole County. Travis Kalchbrenner, 31, was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, two counts of statutory rape, one count of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of fourth-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Wednesday night building fire in Holts Summit, the Holts Summit Fire Protection District wrote in a Thursday afternoon press release. A large utility building – in the 12000 block of Callaway County Road 391 — was engulfed in flames when units arrived at 8:35 p.m., the
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