Victims sue Jefferson City Diocese for ‘shameless cover-up’ of sexual abuse
Five people claiming Catholic priests abused them in Mid-Missouri accused the diocese of covering up and sometimes encouraging their assaults over decades.
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Joseph Shetler picked as Cole County associate circuit judge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Joseph Shetler, of Jefferson City, was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to become anassociate circuit judgefor the19th Judicial Circuit, according to a Friday press release from the governor’s office. The release says Shetler owns Shetler Law, LLC and has a bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts from Conception Seminary College and
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Tipton inmate death
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on Thursday by the mother of an inmate who died last year at the Tipton Correctional Center. Brandon Pace died on April 7, 2023, according to Missouri Department of Corrections records. Tammy Reed filed the lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections, former Director Anne
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DNA evidence used to charge Boone County man with murder, rape in 1993 Indianapolis killing
EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man is facing rape and murder charges stemming from a 1993 Indiana case. Dana Jermaine Shepherd, 52, faces charges in Marion County, Indiana, including two counts of murder and one count of rape “with deadly force.” Boone County deputies and
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Mexico man convicted of drug trafficking, gun charges
A jury found a Mexico, Missouri man guilty of drug trafficking and firearm charges on Monday.
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Man accused of burglarizing vehicle, stealing guns in Audrain County
A Rush Hill, Missouri, man faces several charges after he allegedly burglarized a vehicle and barn on someone’s Audrain County property.
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Plea hearing set for man accused in Columbia baby’s death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A plea hearing is set for a man accused of killing a baby several years ago in Columbia. Judge Kevin Crane set a plea hearing for Aug. 30 at 1:30 p.m. for Staffone Fountain. He’s currently charged with felony murder, endangering a child and abandoning a corpse for the death of
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Prosecutors upgrade manslaughter charge in Jefferson City crash
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Prosecutors in Cole County have upgraded the manslaughter charge against a man accused of hitting someone with his car in Jefferson City. Assistant Prosecutor Edward Guinn filed an amended complaint on Friday against Diego Popp of Jefferson City. Popp is now charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, upgraded from the second-degree
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Columbia man acquitted in arson trial files lawsuit against city, police, prosecutor
A Columbia man who was acquitted two years ago in an arson case has sued the City of Columbia, Columbia Police Department and the Boone County prosecutor.
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Convicted teen killer Alyssa Bustamante denied parole; hearing reset for 2029
The Missouri Board of Parole denied convicted Cole County killer Alyssa Bustamante an early release from prison.
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Cole County man found guilty of manslaughter for killing girlfriend in 2022
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Joshua Wilbers has been found guilty of first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend. Wilbers, of Jefferson City, was found guilty on Wednesday in a bench trial for shooting and killing Hallie Phillips, 20, in Nov. 2022. He will be sentenced on Oct. 1. Wilber was initially charged with
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Columbia settles lawsuit with family of man killed by police in 2021
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a man who was killed by Columbia police in 2021 has settled its lawsuit with the city. Attorneys for Quillian Jacobs’s family filed stipulations on July 3 that it would dismiss the city from its federal lawsuit. A settlement document obtained by ABC 17 News through an open records
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Governor plans to sign juvenile parole bill day after Bustamante hearing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Gov. Mike Parson plans to sign a bill that will change the parole eligibility for some people in jail that committed murder when they were children. The governor’s office said that he plans to sign SB 754 on Tuesday with a slew of other bills. The timing, though, leaves Alyssa
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Parole hearing set for Cole County woman who killed child as a teen
A Cole County woman who killed a 9-year-old when she was a teenager will get a chance at a release from prison on Monday.
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Members of Lake-area ‘motorcycle gang’ accused of drug crimes, violence set for federal court
Six members of a group federal prosecutors say is a ruthless motorcycle gang whose members dealt methamphetamine have court dates set for this week.
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Appeals court strikes down Jefferson City murder conviction
A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday struck down a Cole County murder conviction, sending the case back to the circuit court.
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Grand jury indicts Columbia double-murder suspect
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County grand jury indicted a man on Friday accused of killing his ex-wife and her mother. Randall Fox, 51, faces two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of tampering with evidence. The court set a new arraignment date for July 1 at
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Prosecutor won’t file charges in Callaway County shooting based on self-defense argument
The Callaway County prosecutor will not file charges against the man who shot and killed another man outside of a bar earlier this year.
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Noble Health’s bankruptcy plan in Callaway County OK’d by federal judge
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement that was proposed in federal bankruptcy court for Noble Health has been accepted by a judge. Nobel Health announced the closure of its hospitals in Fulton and Mexico in 2022. Rural health care has been an issue across Missouri. according to the 2021 Health in Rural Missouri report, there are 55
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Man found guilty of murder in October 2022 death of woman pushed off Highway 63 bridge
A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty of murder in the death of Kaylen Schmit.
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