BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A petition filed by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office alleges that the City of Belle violated open meeting laws. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday and a summons was issued for the City of Belle on Wednesday. The city must respond within 30 days. The petition claims the city did not: Post
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December is one of the peak times for home break-ins and burglaries, according to FBI statistics.
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A search warrant was executed at Belle City Hall on Wednesday and the Maries County Sheriff says Mayor Daryl White is the sole person of interest. Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman told ABC 17 News that his office received a report about items stolen and obtained a search warrant for financial records
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A Columbia woman has been charged with setting a fire that ripped through a storage unit last week.
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The family of a man who died this month in the Jefferson City Correctional Center has hired legal representation to gather information for a lawsuit.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A warrant was ordered in Dunklin County on Tuesday for an owner of a Mexican restaurant in Columbia who was accused of arson. According to court records, a warrant was ordered for Crystal Umfress for failing to abide a judge’s order. Court records say Umfress, 40, violated the terms of her bond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with third-degree assault on Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a nurse at University Hospital. Cody Alan Douglass, 38, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set. According to the probable cause statement, police saw video footage of Douglass running
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested and charged following a chase with Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies on Sunday. Dontay Lonell Williams, 18, of Springfield, Illinois, was charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest by fleeing, leaving the scene of an accident while cause $1,000 worth of property damage and two
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Columbia’s Congregation Beth Shalom was one of about 200 Jewish organizations subjected to “swatting” attacks over the weekend, leaders say.
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has accepted the guilty plea from former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism, according to an email from the Randolph County prosecutor. Chism had pleaded guilty on Thursday to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. He was previously charged with DWI and resisting arrest. He was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of driving a vehicle during a heist of a Jefferson City church in July has been charged with receiving stolen property. A criminal summons was used for Jayeric Foreman, 25, of Jefferson City, on Monday. An initial court appearance is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Camden County Sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer is facing child pornography charges. Darrin Skinner, 49, of Camdenton, was charged on Monday with two counts of possessing child pornography and 12 counts of promoting child pornography. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond. Jail records
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A driver involved in a high-speed chase that turned into a shootout in Audrain County was pronounced dead at an area hospital, according to a social media post from the Audrain County Sheriff’s County. Dominic K. Bosworth, 22, of Mexico, Missouri, was pronounced dead at University Hospital early Saturday morning, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged on Friday after he was accused of robbing the Walgreens on East Broadway. Michael Vaughn, 32, was charged with first-degree robbery and fourth-degree assault. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. According to the probable cause statement, Vaughn was seen walking
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The father of Quillan Jacobs, who was shot and killed by Columbia police in 2021, filed an amended petition this week in his wrongful death lawsuit against the officers and the city.
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A Boone County man sentenced to 11 years in prison for manslaughter was released Friday and indicted for perjury the same morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia man who pleaded guilty to killing April Joann Brooks in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison. Montez Williams, 32, pleaded guilty in November to second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful gun possession and resisting arrest. He is still listed on the Boone County Jail roster. Williams was
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A death last week in a Jefferson City prison is being investigated by local authorities.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has been charged stealing after officials claim she stole $4,665 in lottery tickets and its winnings in September. Andrewyon Jordan, 30, was charged with two counts of stealing more than $750. A criminal summons was issued Thursday and an initial court appearance is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.
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