CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek Man was arrested on Tuesday after he was accused of downloading and sharing child pornography. Kenneth Daniel Jamison, 37, was charged on Thursday with two counts of first-degree promoting child pornography and eight counts of second-degree promoting child porn. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Tuesday after an armed robbery was reported to police, according to court documents. Damon Davis was charged with first-degree accessory to armed robbery, accessory to first-degree assault, delivery of a controlled substance and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pulaski County Jail inmate was charged with murder after another man died from injuries he sustained in a fight on Monday, according to court documents. Darrin Lee, 38, of St. Robert, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree felony murder. He is currently being held at the Pulaski
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Hours before Bernard Polite allegedly tried to kill a Pennsylvania pastor in front of his congregation Sunday, the suspect shot and killed his cousin at their home, police said. Polite, 26, is now charged with criminal homicide in the death of Derek Polite, 56, and is awaiting arraignment. Even though
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Two Columbia men who were charged with second-degree murder in a 2023 fatal shooting on Dove Drive had their charges upgraded after a superseding indictment was filed on Friday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty on Monday to child porn possession. Justin Loafman will be sentenced at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at the Cole County Circuit Court. He is currently being held at the Cole County Jail. He was previously charged with child porn possession and first-degree promoting child
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A man who was living at Pettis County Assisted Living was charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly attacked and broke the jaw of another man living there.
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By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida, citing significant issues around classified evidence that would need to be worked out before the federal criminal case goes to a jury. In an order Tuesday, Cannon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Atlanta, Georgia, man was charged in Boone County with several felonies after he was accused of defrauding a Boone County business on Jan. 30. Cordary McFarland was charged on Tuesday with six counts of forgery and three counts of stealing. He is not in custody. A $100,000 bond was set. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council authorized a grant that would help fund a domestic violence unit for the police department. It renews the existing STOP Violence Against Women Act from the Missouri Department of Public Safety which is worth $195,255.10. The contract period from the grant runs from 2024-2025. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shell casings were found near a home on Rice Road in Columbia after shots were fired on Monday evening, according to a Columbia Police Department spokesperson. CPD spokeswoman Jenny Hopper said no injuries have been reported. Police are currently at a residence in northeast Columbia near the intersection of Rice Road and
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A Columbia accountant and his company have been disciplined by the U.S. Justice Department, including a $400,000 fine, for allegedly helping his clients illegally avoid paying taxes on proceeds from real estate sales.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men allegedly found burning parts from a transformer were charged with felonies in Randolph County on Monday. Timothy Duane Still, 45, of Keytesville, and Ronald Walstead, 40, of Moberly were both charged with receiving stolen property. Both are being held at the Randolph County Jail on $15,000 bonds. Court dates have
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged on Monday after authorities claim he tried to exchange drugs for sex with a woman. Robert Polhill, 57, was charged with trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, drug possession and keeping or maintaining a public nuisance. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on
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A Sedalia man was seriously injured in a crash Monday on Highway 65 at Grand Avenue in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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ABC 17 News has obtained new dashcam video from the Columbia Police Department capturing the last moments before Marquis Rivera, who reported being suicidal, was fatally shot by police last August.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An additional pre-trial for former University of Missouri fraternity member Ryan Delanty, 22, charged with hazing is set for Friday after Monday hearing. Delanty, of Ballwin, is charged with felony hazing, second-degree assault and supplying alcohol to a minor in alcohol poisoning of Danny Santulli. Delanty was the “pledge dad” of Santulli
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By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Eric Levenson and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan has found former President Donald Trump in contempt for violating the gag order in his hush money trial for the 10th time and said he’ll consider jail time going forward. “Going forward, this court will have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A patient at the University of Missouri Psychiatric Center was charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly tried to smother a sleeping patient with a pillow. Cody Hall was charged on Friday and the probable cause statement claims that the assault occurred on Saturday, April 27. A court date has not been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is working with the Columbia Police Department to try and prevent students from violating the city’s nuisance ordinance during Stop Day this Friday. Stop Day, or Reading Day, is a decades-old tradition at the University of Missouri that gives students a day off before finals each semester. The
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