JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday after he allegedly caused more than $1,000 worth of damage while fleeing a crash site. Joshua Steen, 39, was charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident that caused more than $1,000 worth of damage and four misdemeanors: Unlawful possession
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teenager has been charged as an adult in relation to an Aug. 8 shooting. Da’Shawn Johnson, 17, was charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, resisting arrest, two counts of misdemeanor property damage and an infraction of second-degree trespassing. Court documents state
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A drug more lethal than fentanyl has potential to grow and spread across the country. According to Forbes and CNN, nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids similar to fentanyl but can be much stronger and more fatal. Nitazenes were made by researchers in the 1950s as an alternative to morphine, but
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Belle man was charged on Wednesday with a pair of sexual assault charges. Issac James Pruett was charged with first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse. He was arrested on Jan. 4 and is being held at the Maries County Jail on a $10,000 bond, according to court records. A court
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A Pulaski County high school teacher was charged Thursday with statutory rape and other felonies for allegedly sexually assaulting a high school student.
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, Dakin Andone, Evan Perez and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old gunman killed a sixth grade student and wounded five other people Thursday morning at Perry High School near Des Moines, Iowa, authorities said. The five people wounded include four students and one school administrator, officials said. The school’s principal, Dan
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A Columbia woman is set to appear in court later this month on three felony charges related to a deadly motorcycle crash last summer outside a Columbia apartment complex.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly School District posted on its social media that a threat was made against one of its schools. The school district wrote that a phone scam was attempted at South Park Elementary. The scam allegedly includes the caller to issue a threat of the party who was called does not transfer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men have charged in separate cases in different counties with sharing private sexual images without consent. Nathan Drew Bracy, 40, of Columbia, was charged in Boone County. A warrant was ordered for his arrest on Wednesday and a $10,000 bond was set. A court date has not been set. Christopher Brian
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with a pair of felonies after he was accused of sexually assaulting another person at gunpoint in December. Andrew Nicholas Thompson, 28, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse and unlawful use of a weapon. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 7:36 p.m. Dec.
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A Holts Summit man suffered serious injuries in a crash Tuesday night during a vehicle pursuit with a Callaway County deputy, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man has been charged with several felonies after authorities say he hit a police officer with a truck. Charles Daniel Gonzales, 43, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, resisting arrest, two counts of first-degree property damage, DWI and misdemeanor operating a vehicle on a highway without a
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Office believes mail was stolen from multiple mailboxes just southeast of Columbia.
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Centralia woman has been charged after she was accused of crashing into a house with her vehicle early Saturday. Mayda Martinez-Perez was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that cause more than $1,000 worth of damage. She is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. A
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man was arrested early Monday after he was accused of shooting a gun at three youth that were in his yard late Sunday. Mark A. Turner, 49, of Jefferson City, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and three counts second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Continue Reading LEBANON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man who was accused of murdering a 71-year-old woman in 2020 will be committed to the Department of Mental Health. Terry E. Ewens, 60, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree domestic assault, first-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree kidnapping. According to court documents, the Laclede County Sheriff is ordered
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Friday after he was accused of robbing another man at gunpoint on Thursday. Brandon Higgins, 19, was charged with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. He was arrested by Jefferson City police at 6:05 p.m. Thursday.
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Prosecutors on Friday charged a Jefferson City man with a chase earlier this month that exceeded 100 mph on Highway 63, according to court documents.
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of stealing $70,000 in Camden County has now been charged with stealing in Morgan County. Douglas Miller, 53, has been charged in Morgan County with stealing $750 or more. A warrant was ordered and a $9,000 bond was set. He is currently being held at the Camden
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender in Moberly was charged on Thursday with possessing child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender. Andrew Ray Miller, 45, of Moberly, was arrested on Thursday and posted a $40,000 bond on Friday, according to court records. A hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29.
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