WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A paraprofessional employed by the Blair Oaks R-2 School District has been accused of sexually assaulting a student during the summer of 2022. Dylan T. Kivett, 22, of Jefferson City, was charged Saturday with second-degree statutory sodomy. He is being held without bond at the Cole County Jail and had an arraignment
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A Columbia man charged in March 2022 with shooting and killing his father pleaded guilty to reduced charges Monday and could spend more than two decades in prison.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri respiratory therapist who pleaded guilty in the deaths of two hospital patients has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Jennifer Hall was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder but pleaded guilty in April to reduced first-degree involuntary manslaughter counts in the deaths of 75-year-old
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Courthouse has been standing in Jefferson City for more than 100 years, but it’s beginning to be in need some some repairs. During Tuesday’s Cole County Commission meeting, Judge Jon Beetem made a presentation about repairs to the courthouse, which included the main courtroom on the third floor.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been updated for a man accused of killing his child and abandoning the corpse. Staffone Fountain, 31, of Independence, was previously charged with first-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. He is now charged with second-degree murder, abandoning a corpse and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Fountain’s attorney
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four men were arrested Thursday in Pettis County in relation to a human trafficking investigation, according to a Friday press release from the Sedalia Police Department. The four men arrested, according to the release, on suspicion of patronizing prostitution were: Donald Reece, 62 of Sedalia;James Deer, 39 of Columbia;Tim Sinn, 44 of
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The Mexico Public Safety Department says five teenagers were detained and released after a resident reported suspicious activity in the northwest part of town Thursday evening.
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man was charged Wednesday in Camden County with drug trafficking after deputies allegedly found 140 fentanyl capsules during a Tuesday traffic stop. Kevin Patrick Erdelen Jr., 41, was charged with first-degree drug trafficking. He is being held without bond at the Camden County Jail. An initial court appearance was
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The University of Missouri System said Wednesday that some students, workers and retirees’ information was compromised in a massive hack this summer of a file-transfer system.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is being sued by Doressia T. Mckee, who alleges racial discrimination led to the Columbia Police Department mishandling the death investigation of her son. Freddie McKee, 37, was found dead outside of a home in July 2020 on Switzler Street. On Dec. 8, after a request from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been set for one of the University of Missouri fraternity members accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case. Benjamin Karl, 21, of Columbia, was charged with felony hazing. A jury will be pooled from Warren County. A pretrial conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4. A three-day
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A federal court on Wednesday dismissed charges against a Versailles, Missouri, man who was being prosecuted for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of murdering a man last year saw one of his charges downgraded on Monday. Samuel E. Brotherton, 22, is now charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was previously charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Brotherton is being held at the Boone County Jail
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County prosecutor dropped charges against a man accused of killing a former Central Methodist University football player. Defense attorney Ben Faber told ABC 17 News that prosecutors dismissed the manslaughter case against Kundarrius Taylor. Faber could not specify when Prosecutor Deborah Riekhof dropped the case, due to it becoming a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of murdering a toddler five years ago was ruled incompetent by a judge on Monday. Quatavia Givens, 30, is charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse or neglect of a child and abandonment of a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray in
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Prosecutors charged a man Friday in connection with a chase in Montgomery County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police have confirmed that a suspect has been arrested in connection to the threat made to Boone Hospital Thursday night. Police believe James Dean Lolley, 22, of Fulton, made a threat that put the hospital on lockdown for more than an hour. Lolley was booked into the Boone County Jail for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City couple found guilty of child abuse and child endangerment in May was sentenced on Thursday. Daniel and Christina Dubey were tried by the court and found guilty on May 30 of three counts of child abuse and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Daniel
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of killing a toddler had a court appearance this week and “the matter of competency was taken under advisement,” according to the Cole County prosecutor. Quatavia Givens, 30, is charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse or neglect of a child, and abandonment of a corpse in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health was placed on a lockdown Thursday evening. A Boone Health spokesman told ABC 17 News in an email that the hospital was locked down at 5:52 p.m. after Boone County Joint Communications informed them that it received a call about someone possibly threatening the hospital. Spokesman Ben Cornelius said in
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