COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was charged over the weekend with seven felonies, including first-degree assault, after three people were injured with a knife in a bar fight. Robert H. LeCoque, 37, of Benton City, is accused of stabbing three people early Sunday after climbing onto a stage where a band was performing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies in eastern Missouri arrested a man Sunday in connection with the 2019 discovery of human remains on the banks of the Gasconade River. The Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that Jefferson County, Missouri, deputies arrested Daniel W. Russell of High Ridge, Missouri, on Sunday on suspicion of first-degree murder,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Former University of Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel pleaded guilty Monday to a July 2025 DWI, according to court documents filed Monday morning. The plea details filed by Pinkel’s lawyer, Bogdan Susan, state that Pinkel is pleading guilty to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Prosecutors recommended “a fine of $1,000, court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of killing a woman and hiding her body in a trash bin that was found in a creek pleaded not guilty Monday. Andrew Acton pleaded guilty during his arraignment before Judge Stephanie Morrell. Last week, a Boone County grand jury indicted Acton, who is accused of killing his
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office said a three-day joint operation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement resulted in 18 arrests. The operation targeted people investigators identified as fugitives or individuals tied to existing criminal investigations, according to the sheriff’s office. In a statement to ABC 17 News, the Department of Homeland Security
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has found a former Moberly police officer guilty in the murder of a woman who confronted him at his front door, Judge Robert Koffman found David Heyde guilty of second-degree murder in the case of Baiely Scott at the end of his bench trial Friday morning. Koffman ruled that there
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury on Friday indicted a Columbia man accused of killing his romantic partner and disposing of her body in a trash bin that was found in a creek. Andrew Acton is accused of strangling or smothering the 47-year-old woman sometime between Oct. 1, 2025, and May 10, 2026.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged Friday with two counts of child enticement — the latest in a string of defendants charged with similar crimes this week. John Binu, 25, tried to meet with two 16-year-old girls on Thursday for sex after meeting them online, according to a probable cause statement. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office filed one count of driving while intoxicated against former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel on Friday, according to court records. Pinkel was arrested on July 7, 2025, but no charges had been filed until now. According to the probable cause statement, Pinkel flagged down a state trooper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in Bloomington, Illinois, say a suspect in a Mid-Missouri casino robbery was arrested without incident this week. Hollis C. Vanleer Jr., 21, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Bloomington police and U.S. Marshals, according to a release from the Bloomington Police Department. Police arrested Vanleer during a traffic stop, and he was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested Wednesday morning in Sedalia during a law enforcement operation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Lazaro Joaquin-Ruiz, of Sedalia, was charged with drug possession, resisting arrest and violating an order of protection. Alondra Reyes Hernandez was charged with drug possession and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three more men were charged with child enticement on Thursday in Boone County. Ethan Deimeke, 27, of Auxvasse; David Burres, 32; and Brice Morris, 34, of Columbia; were all charged on Thursday. They are all being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and have initial court appearances set for 1
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of Moberly has been corrected. The bench trial of a Moberly man accused of killing a woman on his property wrapped up early Thursday afternoon after the defense requested a recess to adjust its strategy. A bench trial got underway in Randolph County on Thursday for David Kip
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A restaurant owner in Jefferson City who is accused of harboring people with “an illegal immigration status” turned himself in to law enforcement, the Department of Justice wrote in a Thursday press release. Danny Cheng, 46, who owns Dragon Kitchen in the 2200 block of Missouri Boulevard, is accused of running a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Columbia man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of evidence tampering after two people were found shot in the parking lot of a Clark Lane apartment complex. Chase Ricketts, 19, was arrested on suspicion of felony evidence tampering, and a juvenile male was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, first-degree assault
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lawsuit filed by Cole County after a 2023 fuel leak has been settled out of court. The lawsuit, filed in April, accused Neumayer Equipment Company of breach of contract and negligence. It claimed Neumayer incorrectly installed a fuel system, which caused the leak on July 24, 2023. More than 1,000 gallons
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is in custody yet after two shootings in Northeast Columbia Wednesday. The Columbia Police Department taped off a parking lot at The Greens apartments, on Clark Lane, east of the Highway 63/Interstate 70 Connector. An ABC 17 News photographer saw at least 13 CPD patrol vehicles. Police responded at 4
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were operating in Sedalia this week, according to city officials. Sedalia Mayor Traves Williams confirmed to ABC 17 News that ICE officers were in the area on Tuesday, but said he was not notified in advance of their arrival. ICE officers were seen near 16th Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 56-year-old Columbia man was charged with a child sex crime on Wednesday in Boone County. Daniel Follett, 56, was charged with child enticement. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The brief probable cause statement says Follett arrived at a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI has confirmed in a press release that a man accused in a casino robbery earlier this year in Boonville has been arrested. Hollis Vanleer Jr., 20, was arrested on Wednesday in Bloomington, Illinois. He is charged in the case with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and first-degree assault. Authorities had been
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