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Audrain County teen charged with premeditated murder in Vandalia-area shooting

December 1, 2023 11:53 AM Matthew Sanders, Jazsmin Halliburton

An Audrain County man was charged Friday with first-degree murder.

Audrain County Sheriff’s Office: Man found dead with gunshot wounds in Vandalia

November 30, 2023 7:39 PM Ryan Shiner

VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds on Thursday, along County Road 556 in Vandalia, according to a social media post from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office wrote online that it had received a call shortly after 2 p.m. that it had received a report that someone

Woman accused of ransacking Columbia convenience store appears in court

November 30, 2023 3:28 PM Ryan Shiner, Lucas Geisler

A Columbia woman accused of causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage at a convenience store on Tuesday appeared in court on Wednesday.

Man arrested by Camdenton police following chase

November 29, 2023 8:17 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested following a chase with law enforcement on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Camdenton Police Department. The man was not named in the release, but police say he was brought to the Camden County Jail. Police say in the release that an officer was patrolling on

New judge assigned in Jefferson City murder case

November 29, 2023 5:16 AM Gabrielle Teiner, Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new judge has been assigned to a Jefferson City murder case. Judge Cotton Walker recused himself from the murder case involving Sergio Sayles last month. Judge Jon Beetem was assigned to the case on Wednesday. Sayles 36, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, evidence tampering, first-degree

Columbia man charged with several felonies after chase with law enforcement

November 29, 2023 5:20 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Wednesday after allegedly leading police on a chase in northern Columbia on Tuesday night. Alec McCabe, 32, was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree kidnapping, third-degree domestic assault and resisting arrest by fleeing. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court

Callaway County man indicted on child sex crimes

November 29, 2023 4:14 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indictment was filed on Monday for a Holts Summit man accused of multiple child sex crimes. Dennis Wayne Gallatin, 72, was charged with two counts of statutory sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old and tampering with a witness. He is being held at the Callaway County

Former Camden County investigator accused of using position to intimidate witness

November 29, 2023 12:24 PM Matthew Sanders

A former Camden County prosecutor’s office investigator used his position to intimidate another person in a dispute over damage to a van, court documents say.

Police: Evidence of shots fired found in central Columbia late Tuesday night

November 29, 2023 6:45 AM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police found two homes damaged by gunfire late Tuesday evening. Police were called to Oak Street a little before 11 p.m. for reports of shots fired. A sergeant on scene told ABC 17 News crews that two homes were hit by bullets but no one was hurt. ABC 17 News crews

Search warrant suggests deaths at central Columbia home involve drugs, eyeing murder charges

November 28, 2023 5:03 PM Ryan Shiner, Lucas Geisler, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A search warrant filed in relation to the deaths of two people at a central Columbia home on Nov. 9 indicates that the deaths could have involved drugs. The document says the evidence in the home could support second-degree murder charges. Former Cole County Prosecutor Bill Tackett called the circumstances of the

Columbia woman charged after allegedly ransacking convenience store

November 28, 2023 8:43 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was arrested and charged on Tuesday after allegedly ransacking a convenience store and causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. La Shaunda Angeline Johnson, 31, was charged with first-degree property damage, misdemeanor stealing and first-degree trespassing, a misdemeanor. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.

California man charged in Versailles shooting

November 28, 2023 7:21 PM Ryan Shiner

VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from the state of California was charged on Tuesday in relation to a Nov. 19 shooting that was reported in Versailles. Stephen Michael Brayley, 39, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful gun possession. Brayley appeared in court on Monday and pleaded not guilty. He is being

Holiday package deliveries could lead to increase in package thefts

November 28, 2023 12:27 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

According to Safewise, a safety and security research firm, three out of four Americans have had a package stolen in the last 12 months.

Man accused in March Jefferson City bus incident pleads guilty

November 28, 2023 2:40 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man who was charged after allegedly smashing mailboxes with a school bus containing children pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three misdemeanors. Robert Hern, 60, was charged in March with first-degree property damage, operating a motor vehicle in a careless manner, leaving the scene of an accident and 28 counts of second-degree

Sunrise Beach man charged in fatal August boat accident at Lake of the Ozarks

November 27, 2023 7:03 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man has been charged after he was accused of causing a fatal boat crash in August at the Lake of the Ozarks. Bobby Gene Childers, 60, was charged on Monday with three boating while intoxicated charges: Causing the death of another, causing serious physical injury and causing physical

Man accused of assault in Santulli hazing case appears in court; next date not set

November 27, 2023 5:43 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri fraternity member who has been charged with multiple felonies in relation to the alleged hazing of Danny Santulli appeared in court by video on Monday. Ryan Delanty, 22, of Ballwin, was charged in Boone County with felony hazing, second-degree assault and supplying alcohol to a minor. The assault

Police investigate trespassing at vacant Jefferson City properties

November 27, 2023 4:42 PM Hannah Falcon

Police have received at least two reports of someone trespassing on vacant yet prominent properties in Jefferson City in the past week.

Murder charge filed after elderly man found stabbed to death in Cole County

November 27, 2023 10:31 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson City woman with first-degree murder in the weekend stabbing death of an 80-year-old man.

Jefferson City woman charged in connection to Cole County homicide

November 25, 2023 2:44 PM abc17news-Newsroom

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 27-year-old Jefferson City woman is now in custody and charged with murder in the death of an 80-year-old man. At 7:29 p.m. Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Cole County Deputies responded to a house in the 3200 block of Landing Creek Road for an unconscious man with serious injuries. The

Mid-Missouri man charged with child porn possession

November 24, 2023 1:02 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri man was charged on Wednesday with possessing child pornography. Kelvin Maurice Powell Jr., 34, is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. He was first booked into the Callaway County Jail at 5:26 p.m. Wednesday, and was brought to the Boone County Jail at 10:27 a.m. Thursday, according