COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Two women who sued the University of Missouri in 2019 over its handling of their Title IX complaints have settled with the school before trial. The two people — identified in court only as Jane Doe 1 and 2 — made the agreement to drop the lawsuit on Oct. 7. The
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A Linn County judge will decide the sentence a Moberly man will serve for shooting a Randolph County deputy.
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The Mexico Board of Education is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a former teacher accused of abusing a student.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three men charged with felony hazing — in relation to an incident at Phi Gamma Delta that left Danny Santulli disabled — were in court on Monday. Harrison Reichman, Thomas Shultz and Benjamin Parres appeared through video at the Boone County Courthouse. Shultz’s attorney said they would need more time before setting a
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It’s almost been one year since the Phi Gamma Delta hazing incident at the University of Missouri that left one pledge disabled, leading to 11 Fraternity brothers being charged with felonies.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man charged in killing a 58-year-old woman and putting her body in a closet made his first appearance in court Wednesday, via video. Adam Conner, 37, was arrested Tuesday morning. He was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. A second-degree murder charge could result in a sentence of 10-30 years
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Joseph Elledge appealed his murder conviction Tuesday in a 67-page filing that argues there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A criminal defense and civil rights attorney in Columbia died of natural causes, according to a medical examiner’s report. The report from the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiner obtained by ABC 17 News said Stephen Wyse, 55, died of severe cardiomegaly. The Aug. 23 report from Dr. Carl Stacy said hepatic fibrosis
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A Mexico, Missouri, elementary school teacher accused of abusing a student has sued her former employer to get her job back.
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A Columbia man accused of exposing himself in the children’s section of a library now faces charges.
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A judge ruled Tuesday that a Jefferson City businessman charged with defrauding the government for millions in COVID-19 relief funds will stay in federal custody.
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A Florida man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in a $223,000 money-laundering conspiracy — part of an email hacking scheme with victims at Ft. Leonard Wood, according to federal prosecutors.
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A man accused of calling in a bomb threat to his child’s daycare in May pleaded guilty in court Friday and will walk out of jail a free man.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teenager is now charged in an April shooting that hurt two women. The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office charges 17-year-old Allen D. Vaughn with felony counts of first-degree assault, first-degree assault that resulted in serious physical injury, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action. Police officers responded
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Two men, one from the state of California and another from Jefferson City, were sentenced to federal prison Monday on methamphetamine-related crimes.
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A lawsuit wants to stop voters from deciding on the legalization of marijuana this November.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) – A jury this week said Cooper County’s health board violated the state’s open meetings laws when debating possible farming rules. The jury heard arguments from a group of farmers opposed to rules the county’s heath board were crafting in 2018 over concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. That group accused the
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Lavosha Daniels is set to appear in the Boone County Courthouse Friday afternoon, after writing a letter to the judge.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly police officers recovered stolen property Tuesday while investigating thefts from vehicles. Police said officers identified 33-year-old Dustin Wheeler, of Moberly, as a suspect during the investigation. Wheeler was arrested at a home in the 400 block of E. Rollins Street around 5:45 p.m. on a no bond parole absconder warrant, according
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Kundarrius Taylor, 23, is set to appear in the Howard County Court Tuesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Torrance Evans.
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