COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)An Eldon man was sentenced in two separate first-degree property damage cases Wednesday. Both incidents happened Feb. 23. He was sentenced to four years in prison for each case. Jarod Long, 32, drove through the entrance of Boone Medical Group at 931 Highway D in Osage Beach and fled the scene. In the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged Thursday with financial exploitation of an elderly person after allegedly stealing from a 78-year-old man who received in-home care. The man’s daughter received a power of attorney over him in October. She found unusual activity in his bank accounts, according to a probable cause statement. The man
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Tuesday with tampering with evidence in relation to an investigation involving the sale of alcohol to a minor. A warrant was issued Jan. 10 for Jay Patel, 35, to provide video from Dash Convenience and Liquor Store on Ninth Street in Columbia. Patel claimed the video system
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man suffered minor injuries following a Wednesday crash in Cole County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at the corner of Big Meadows Spur and Big Meadows Road near U.S. 63. A 2019 Ford Fusion was heading eastbound and failed to yield to a 1994
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Joseph Elledge appealed his murder conviction Tuesday in a 67-page filing that argues there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A criminal defense and civil rights attorney in Columbia died of natural causes, according to a medical examiner’s report. The report from the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiner obtained by ABC 17 News said Stephen Wyse, 55, died of severe cardiomegaly. The Aug. 23 report from Dr. Carl Stacy said hepatic fibrosis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Portland, Missouri, man was charged Monday with several felony counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, first-degree property damage and unlawful use of a weapon. Callaway County deputies seized 18 firearms from Wally Spencer, 46, following an incident Sunday at Rivers Edge RV Park & Compound in Portland. Spencer was convicted
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The Columbia Police Department hosted an open house last week.
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A Boone County grand jury has indicted eight former fraternity brothers in an alleged hazing that left a University of Missouri freshman pledge unable to speak or walk.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tipton man was recently charged with several counts relating to a fatal Aug. 6 crash in Moniteau County. David Burnett, 45, was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.18, driving a motor vehicle with an excessive BAC, driving without a valid license and driving without
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A Mexico, Missouri, elementary school teacher accused of abusing a student has sued her former employer to get her job back.
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A Columbia woman was charged Friday with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action for allegedly pointing a gun at a building with children inside.
Continue Reading A Kansas City, Kansas, man was charged Friday with felony driving while intoxicated and driving on the wrong side of the road — a misdemeanor — in connection with a deadly Sept. 2 crash in Morgan County.
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A Columbia man accused of exposing himself in the children’s section of a library now faces charges.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four former Phi Gamma Delta members at the University of Missouri charged in a hazing case are due in court this week. Thomas Shultz is scheduled to appear Monday for a hearing at 10:30 a.m. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charges Shultz and others with hazing after an October 2021 party left
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Police arrested a man suspected of driving while intoxicated in a crash early Thursday in central Columbia.
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Mexico, Missouri police say two men broke into the Audrain Community Hospital early Wednesday.
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Prosecutors charged a Texas woman Wednesday for allegedly leading authorities on a chase in Cole and Callaway counties in May.
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Boone County prosecutors charged a man with murder Thursday in connection with a February methamphetamine overdose.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local law enforcement experts are echoing the FBI’s recent warning about ‘swatting.’ Last week, the FBI warned of the trend as several schools in Missouri received threats. Swatting can come in a few different forms, but the FBI offices in Kansas City and St. Louis are seeing people calling in active shooter
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