COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the men accused in the Isle of Capri casino robbery from late March has new options for his bond. Benjamin Charles, 21, of Columbia, is charged in Cooper County with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. He is currently in the Cooper County Jail. His original bond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who allegedly pointed guns at passing vehicles near his Worley Street apartment on Friday night has been charged with felonies and misdemeanors in Boone County. Glen Lee Parey, 53, was charged on Monday with unlawful use of a weapon, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault, first-degree harassment, misdemeanor misusing 911 and resisting arrest.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seven people were arrested on charges that included felony assault of a police officer during a brawl early Sunday in downtown Columbia. Officers were called to the fight near Ninth and East Walnut streets at about 1:30 a.m. Police who were at the scene had requested emergency assistance, according to a news
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Miller County deputy was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to first-degree child molestation on Friday. Kyle Carroll was previously charged with five counts of first-degree child molestation. Court documents in previous reporting say law enforcement officers were called to Carroll’s residence in September 2025 after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of a Harrisburg student who was killed in a crash last month in Iowa has filed a lawsuit against the youth’s father’s employer. Robert Orton, 14, was killed on June 3 when a 2015 Kenworth truck driven by Michael Orton, 38, of Palmyra, Missouri, crossed tracks in front of a
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ASHBURN, Va. (KQTV) From staff and KQ2 reports The wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was shot in the couple’s home Sunday night in Virginia. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Mia Bieniemy was shot multiple times and taken to a hospital on Sunday night, as deputies responded to the Bieniemys’
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after a standoff with the Columbia Police Department in the 1400 block of West Worley Street on Friday evening. CPD reported in a press release that at around 11:45 p.m. Friday, 53-year-old Glen Lee Parey was reported to police after standing near the street and pointing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was taken to a hospital with a life-threatening injury after a shooting in northeast Columbia on Friday evening. According to a social media post from the Columbia Police Department, officers were called to the 2800 block of Mulberry Road around 4 p.m. for shots fired. At the scene, CPD found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The parents of a man who was killed in a 2023 crash in Columbia have sued multiple parties for wrongful death. Walker Davis, 18, was killed in the crash Aug. 5, 2023, crash at Kelly’s Ridge Apartments. Elizabeth Lopez, 26, pleaded guilty on March 23, 2026, to three counts of leaving the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri appeals court has reversed a decision made by a Cole County judge in a decades-old murder case. Judge Emily Fretwell had dismissed charges against William “Chris” Niemet earlier this month. Niemet, of Fulton, is charged with first-degree murder in a 1991 death of his classmate in Russellville. Fretwell had dismissed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of arson after a house fire earlier this month. Sheila Kroeger is charged with first-degree and second-degree arson. Court documents state that the home Kroeger was living in caught fire on July 9. An officer with the Missouri State Fire Marshal’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing his ex-wife and her mother will now go to trial in December. Judge Josh Devine agreed to push back Randall Fox’s murder trial to December 8. A pre-trial hearing was set for November 9. Court records show Fox’s defense moved to delay the trial after the state
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candidate in the Camden County Prosecutor Republican primary was recently held in contempt in court by a judge. Lynne Brand is running for the prosecutor’s seat in the Aug. 4 primary against incumbent Richelle Grosvenor. Brand is listed as a defendant in a Sunshine Law case along with the county’s sheriff’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man who claimed in a 2025 federal lawsuit that elected officials got him fired over comments at public meetings in Harrisburg was paid a settlement. The Village of Harrisburg paid Michael Williams $35,000 in an agreement that was reached on July 13. The court case was dismissed on July
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge found enough probable cause Thursday to try one of the four suspects involved in the death of Randolph County 16-year-old Kayla Huff. Judge James Cooksey bound over Hunter Ames, 19, to circuit court on Thursday morning after a preliminary hearing in Randolph County. Ames faces charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple Mid-Missouri court cases were moved up to federal court on Wednesday. Travis Moreland, 37, of Columbia, is charged with attempted child enticement, attempted child sex trafficking and sending and receiving child sex abuse materials. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Moreland is accused of trying to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former teacher who was accused of child sex crimes was found not guilty, the Saline County prosecutor told ABC 17 News on Wednesday. Justin Hendricks, of Marshall, was charged in 2024 with first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree child molestation, among other charges. He was acquitted of all seven charges, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery County man needed surgery to repair his liver, colon, stomach and bladder after a Tuesday morning shooting, according to court documents. Roger Fischer of Jonesburg was charged Wednesday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action after allegedly shooting a man during an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of causing the West Quincy levee to fail in the Great Flood of 1993 is set to have a parole hearing Wednesday after 33 years in prison. James Scott was found guilty of causing the levee to fail and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office has dropped charges against a man who was accused of driving under the influence in a fatal crash after his blood sample came back clean. Jervontaye I. Warmack was charged in November with involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment and driving while intoxicated. Police said he hit a
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