EDITOR’S NOTE: Oringderff was acquitted Jan. 23, 2025, after a trial. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was arrested Saturday after she was charged with child abuse. A warrant was served to Taylor Ashley Oringderff, 31, after she was charged with one count of child abuse, originally filed on Nov. 3. According to online court
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Centralia Police are warning residents of multiple break ins that happened overnight. The police department says it’s looking into multiple car and home break ins that happened between midnight and 3 a.m. Although none were stolen, police remind everyone not to keep firearms in cars. If you have any information about the
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WARRENSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who law enforcement had been searching for — for an alleged connection with a homicide investigation in Warrensburg — has been arrested, according to a Saturday social media post by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Jonathan Goodwin Jr. was arrested on Saturday near the intersection of Franklin and Maguire streets
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Mental Health is experiencing an increase in individuals in jail awaiting a mental health evaluation. According to Jeanette Simmons, the deputy director for the Division of Behavioral Health, 297 people in Missouri jails are currently waiting for a mental-health evaluation before they can go to trial. Those people
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City men were charged on Wednesday after they were accused of breaking into home and threatening its residents. Valrey Johnson was charged with first-degree burglary and armed criminal action. Richard Love was charged with first-degree burglary, armed criminal action and fourth-degree assault. Both men are being held at the
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been dismissed for a Moberly man who was accused of murder in 2017. Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford told ABC 17 News that the case against John Fitzgerald Tucker, 58, was dismissed. She also stated that there is no statute of limitations for the charge, so the state could still
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man who was charged with stealing more than $25,000 was booked into the Camden County Jail on Thursday. Douglas Miller, 53, is being held at the Camden County Jail on a $70,000 bond. A court date has not been set. According to a heavily redacted probable cause statement,
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The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person of interest in a homicide investigation that is being conducted in Warrensburg, according to a Facebook post.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another arrest has been made in relation to the June 26 homicide on Dove Drive in Columbia, according to a Thursday night social media post from the Columbia Police Department. Police say Maurice Penny Jr., 39, of Columbia, was arrested in connection to the shooting death of Deshon Joseph Houston, 33, who was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department stated on its social media that two people were found dead in the 500 block of Woodlawn Avenue. The department wrote on its social media that police responded at 12:15 p.m. to the house. CPD spokesman Christian Tabak told ABC 17 News that police were originally called to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An order was filed on Monday to commit a St. Louis man accused of bringing a gun to the Missouri Capitol last year. Alok Rohra, 37, was charged last year with illegal gun possession and armed criminal action. Cole County Circuity Judge Jon Beetem filed the order to commit Rohra to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County associate circuit judge is eyeing a run for a mid-Missouri circuit judge next year. Judge Stephanie Morrell filed paperwork on Wednesday with the Missouri Ethics Commission to run for the Division 3 seat in the 13th Judicial Circuit. The circuit covers felony criminal cases and some civil matters
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday with multiple charges related to child pornography. Justin Loafman, 26, was charged with child porn possession and first-degree promoting child pornography. A warrant was issued on Thursday and no bond was set. An arraignment was set for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Cole
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was accused of trying to take a police officer’s gun on Wednesday has been charged. Steven Gehring, 42, has been charged with third-degree assault, disarming a peace officer, resisting arrest and attempted unlawful gun possession. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond. An arraignment
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The Chariton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver of a stolen vehicle that resulted in the Salisbury R-IV School Stirct going on a soft lockdown on Wednesday.
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Gift cards often make great stocking stuffers this time of year, but they can also be an easy way for scammers to bleed people dry of hundreds and thousands of dollars.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with second-degree assault after a witness allegedly told police last week, that a man who died last month was assaulted in June. A warrant was issued for Jeremy Alexander, 23, on Wednesday and a $10,000 bond was set. He was not in custody at
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly robbed someone delivering pizza, according to a Wednesday press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. No injuries were reported, according to the release. Around 7:26 p.m., law enforcement learned about a theft that occurred in the 500 block of West
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Kansas City bank branch manager pleaded guilty on Tuesday to several charges related to accepting gifts and facilitating a $12.4 million COVID-19 fraud scheme for a Jefferson City business owner, according to a Wednesday day press release from the Department of Justice. Anthony Omar Brockman, 48, of Bennington, Nebraska, pleaded guilty
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VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly tried to ram a law enforcement drone with a drone of his one on Tuesday evening. Ryan Breden, 40, was charged with first-degree property damage and obstructing government operations. He was arrested but was released on conditions. An initial court appearance is
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