JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state psychologist testified Friday that a woman charged with murdering a 4-year-old boy in Jefferson City in 2018 is mentally competent to go to trial. Tiffany Harris, a forensic examiner and senior psychologist for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, testified during a hearing in the Cole County Courthouse that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police exchanged gunfire with a shooter on the Emory University campus in Georgia on Friday afternoon, sources told ABC News. The school warned the campus on its website, saying the incident was taking place near the Emory Point CVS. A shelter-in-place order was put in place, but was lifted at 6:43 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County deputy pleaded guilty on Friday to a pair of misdemeanors related to a December 2023 crash that left a driver with serious injuries. Mercy Gonzalez, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and failing to obey a traffic control device. She was sentenced to two years of unsupervised
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with murder last month in a fatal Boone County crash is facing more charges. After a grand jury indictment was filed on Friday, Donald Legleiter, 36, is now charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree property damage and a count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly attacked a youth on Wednesday in Camden County. Kenneth Shumate, 36, of Jefferson City, was charged Thursday in Camden County with first-degree domestic assault and child abuse. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond. A bond hearing is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former head cook of the Jefferson City Boys and Girls Club has been charged with a child sex crime in Cole County. Scott Minor, 45, of Jefferson City was charged on Thursday with child enticement. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were charged in a child abuse case after children were found living in unsanitary conditions on Tuesday, according to court documents. Jonathan Cunningham, 23, of Camdenton, was charged on Wednesday with drug possession and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged after he was accused of sexually assaulting a man he knew had “cognitive deficits.” Tomy Morgan, 55, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse. He was not listed on the Randolph County Jail roster on Thursday afternoon, but a $40,000 bond was issued on Wednesday, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager who was sentenced to 13 years in prison for his alleged role in a July 2024 shooting is appealing his case. Jeremiah Johnson, 19, was found guilty by a Boone County jury on July 3 of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia restaurant whose owner is accused of arson had its lease terminated last month, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. Grindstone Plaza Development filed a petition in Boone County indicating Casa Maria’s owes $60,316.50 in unpaid rent and other costs. The document accuses Crystal Umfress and Marion Spence of unlawful
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is ramping up enforcement of misdemeanor offenses downtown in an effort to reduce violent incidents. The department is using crime data to identify specific locations, days and times for targeted enforcement. The new targeted approach is designed to interrupt patterns of behavior that often escalate into more serious
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested in Illinois last week and charged with first-degree murder in Randolph County is in custody in Missouri. Todd Turner, 38, of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, was charged with first-degree murder last week in the death of Donald Hickem on Feb. 1. He was booked into the jail at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were indicted in separate federal cases in Mid-Missouri, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. The release says Joanna Fabian Rivera, 33, of Arizona, was charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine. She was allegedly found with packages of cocaine and heroin in her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is sitting in jail after authorities claim he assaulted a woman with a cane on Monday evening in Columbia. Daren Hart, 57, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court filings show he is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly sexually abused a disabled woman at her home on Monday. Demon Tyrone Johnson Sr., 40, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree burglary. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia doctor who is charged with rape has been found guilty of a pair of misdemeanors in a separate case. A jury found Travis Birkhead guilty on Wednesday of two counts of violating a restraining order. He was found not guilty of first-degree harassment. He will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Fulton was charged with a felony on Wednesday after he allegedly was seen at being at a public park with a playground and splash pad. Schylur Mahurin, 31, was charged with being a sex offender who was loitering within 500 feet of a park with a playground.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to say Douglas Harris might not be an owner of the bar. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man involved in running a Jamestown bar is accused of assaulting a woman in the business on Sunday morning. Douglas Harris was charged with second-degree assault. A warrant was issued and a
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By Dakin Andone, Jason Morris, Sara Smart, Ryan Young, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Five US soldiers were hospitalized after a shooting at the Army’s Fort Stewart on Wednesday, which put the installation, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, and at least six schools into lockdown. Each of the soldiers was shot, according to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of armed robbery at a Columbia Vapor Maven on June 5 has seen case moved to federal court. Noah Cooley, 21, was charged with robbing a store and brandishing a gun during a violent crime. He was charged in Boone County with first-degree robbery, two counts of
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