MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with first-degree rape on Friday for alleged sexual assaults that occurred between 2008-09, according to court documents. A warrant was issued for Roger Allen Curtis, 64, on Friday and no court date was set. No bond was set for the warrant. Court documents say the Mexico
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of highly classified intelligence reports and other documents on social media pleaded guilty on Monday to willfully retaining and disseminating national defense information. Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to all six counts he faced under the Espionage Act during a
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company has pleaded guilty in New York to lying under oath during his testimony in the ex-president’s civil fraud case. Allen Weisselberg will not have to testify at Trump’s hush-money criminal trial as part
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – One person died after a shooting in southern Callaway County on Saturday morning. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that its deputies were dispatched to the 8000 block of State Road CC outside of Steedman at 1:41 a.m. The post said an employee of a business shot a
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CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County deputy is recovering after he was attacked by a dog while on call Friday afternoon. At 6 p.m. Friday, two deputies responded to a domestic and property destruction call in the 11900 block of Main St. in Centertown, according to a press release from the Cole County Sheriff. When
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old is in custody in relation to the death of a Macon man who was found dead in Boone County on Feb. 7. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that a teenager was arrested on Tuesday. “On 02/27/2024, a 15-year-old juvenile suspect was taken into custody
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man who was accused of murdering a man at a gas station had additional charges filed in a grand jury indictment filed on Friday. Seth Andrew Brinegar, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The indictment also charged him with unlawful use of a weapon
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Court papers in Boone County are served by sheriff’s deputies, not civilian employees such as the court worker killed serving an eviction notice Thursday in Independence, Missouri.
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Britt Reid, a former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach and son of head coach Andy Reid, had his sentence in a drunken-driving crash that severely injured a young girl commuted by the governor Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two former Cooper County Jail workers who have been charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter turned themselves into the Howard County Jail on Thursday night and were released on $7,500 bonds. Robyn Pfeiffer, 29, and Rachel Atherton, 34, were charged in the death of Brooke Bailey. Bailey was found dead on Oct. 27 in
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Moberly man who was found dead in January with a “goose-egg knot” on his head is no longer a homicide investigation. Corey Davis was found dead on Jan. 29 near a wood line in the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly. He was 35. Randolph County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Friday with two counts of second-degree statutory rape. A warrant was ordered for Charles Domenic Johnson, 30, and no bond was set. He was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Friday afternoon. A court date has not been set. According to the probable
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Police on Friday said a wound a man suffered the night before was not from a bullet but from something else.
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A lieutenant working in the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office was charged Wednesday with manslaughter in the October death of an inmate from untreated diabetes.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnhart woman was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes from 2018. Jennifer Huddleston, 35, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and first-degree promoting child pornography. She was initially charged with child sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of a minor, first-degree promoting
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) Middle school students in the Morgan County R-2 School District were temporarily evacuated Thursday morning after a bomb threat was made at 7 a.m., according to a press release from the school district. “Our established bomb threat policy provides guidance regarding the evacuation of students and personnel in the event of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after he was accused of sending nude photos of a woman without her permission. Jacob Anthony Nichols, 32, was charged with second-degree domestic assault, invasion of privacy and sending nude photos without permission. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 8:09 p.m.
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When calling the police, people typically expect a speedy response, but that’s not always the case — or even possible — as staffing shortages across the country continue to affect police departments, including Columbia’s.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia officials are planning a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, to look into a violence prevention program that could be implemented in Columbia. Assistant City Manager Matt Unrein told ABC 17 News on Tuesday night that he plans to focus on public safety in his role. As part of this, Unrein said
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LINN CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Climax Springs man was arrested and charged following a chase with the Linn Creek Police Department on Tuesday. Zackary Yates, 28, was charged with first-degree assault, resisting arrest, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and first-degree property damage. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. A court date
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