COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for the man accused of killing a baby and leaving its body behind a store wants his most-serious charges dismissed. Staffone Fountain, 31, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and abandoning a corpse. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond.
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A California man is in custody after allegedly threatening people at a downtown Columbia bar on Saturday night.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first jury trial in the new Callaway County Justice Center wrapped up this week. Thursday, a Callaway County jury found Mark Randall Pullum guilty of assault and burglary after a two day trial. The trial was the first of its kind in a new court building for Callaway County. Pullum
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri judge signed an order on Friday that allows a law banning gender affirming treatment for minors to go into effect, but the legal battle continues. Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to Missouri health providers telling them to cease any treatments that might violate this law. No central Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Courthouse has been standing in Jefferson City for more than 100 years, but it’s beginning to be in need some some repairs. During Tuesday’s Cole County Commission meeting, Judge Jon Beetem made a presentation about repairs to the courthouse, which included the main courtroom on the third floor.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is being sued by Doressia T. Mckee, who alleges racial discrimination led to the Columbia Police Department mishandling the death investigation of her son. Freddie McKee, 37, was found dead outside of a home in July 2020 on Switzler Street. On Dec. 8, after a request from the
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County prosecutor dropped charges against a man accused of killing a former Central Methodist University football player. Defense attorney Ben Faber told ABC 17 News that prosecutors dismissed the manslaughter case against Kundarrius Taylor. Faber could not specify when Prosecutor Deborah Riekhof dropped the case, due to it becoming a
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Prosecutors charged a man Friday in connection with a chase in Montgomery County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of murder in a deadly shooting on Aug. 25 at Douglass Park is set to face a judge Monday morning for a pre-trial conference. Rickey Murry, 51, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after he’s accused of killing Corey Jordan in 2020. A Boone County assistant
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The Columbia man charged with the murder of a pregnant woman is scheduled to make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon.
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A Columbia man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body in a wooded area lost his appeal Tuesday.
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An interview with a witness led to investigators finding the remains of a Monroe County woman who disappeared more than a year ago, according to court documents.
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Investigators arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with the death of a Monroe County woman who has been missing since 2021.
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A suspect in a downtown Columbia shooting last fall posted bond on Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer representing a man seen on video getting hit in the face while Columbia police officers arrested him say he’s still investigating the situation. Bharat Varadachari told ABC 17 News on Monday that he is still exploring different “remedies” in civil court for Lee Martin. “I have great respect for police
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The Missouri Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit against the Missouri Attorney General that would allow an initiative petition on reproductive rights to move forward.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County grand jury decided not to indict two former Columbia police officers for their actions during a May arrest. Cooper County Prosecutor Eric Phelps told ABC 17 News that he presented the cases of former officers Gardner Pottorff and Keenen Shouse to a grand jury on Friday, July 7.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) – An attorney representing a Lake of the Ozarks-area man wants a federal judge to dismiss a Jan. 6-related case based on a lack of action from the prosecutor. The attorney for Matthew Loganbill said federal prosecutors have not tried the Versailles man in enough time under the Speedy Trial Act. Attorney
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Judges are scheduled to hear a handful of cases from multiple counties Tuesday including Boone, Cole, and a Randolph County case which was moved to Carroll County. Boone County Case In Boone County, online court records show Sarah Brown is scheduled to have her initial court appearance at 1:30 p.m. Sarah D. Brown Brown is
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A judge set a new status hearing Friday for a juvenile charged with the May shooting death of 72-year-old Janet Jago outside her south Columbia home.
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