COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center in June will be sentenced in March. Kameron Mearidy, 19, pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree assault. He was initially charged with first-degree assault — knowingly causing serious physical injury. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, March
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Boonville man was charged after authorities say he shot a house while trying to shoot at another person on Tuesday in the 500 block of Katy Drive. Jarez Foulks was charged on Wednesday with two counts of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found dead near a wood line near the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly. Corey Davis, 35, of Moberly, was found dead at 9 a.m. Monday, according to Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson. “There was some
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A Boonville Schools bus was delayed Tuesday afternoon because of a police situation.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of a 2021 murder in the state of California was arrested and charged in Boone County. Tyler Scott Graeber, 36, was charged in Boone County on Tuesday with being a fugitive from out of state. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 6:41 p.m. Monday
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The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office now has its own cyber crimes operation to locate child predators in the area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man was charged on Monday with several counts of child molestation. Justin Thomas Franks, 46, was charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court appearance was set for Tuesday afternoon.
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Police detained two juveniles after a stolen car chase brought out at least nine Columbia Police Department cruisers and the Bearcat armored vehicle.
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A jury trial for a former University of Missouri fraternity member charged in connection with the suspected hazing of Danny Santulli will now be held in May.
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A Boonville sex offender was arrested Monday after investigators say he exchanged graphic, sexual messages with a detective posing at two different teenagers.
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and is seeking to overturn his conviction. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a court motion Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There have been multiple incidences where nurses at University Hospital and University Hospital Psychiatric Center were attacked. Since December 2023, there were 3 reported attacks on nurses at the MU Psychiatric Center, according to online court records. According to the American Nurses Association, one in every four nurses in the United States
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mistrial was declared in the case of a man accused of using a hammer to attack a man near Stephens Lake Park in 2022 after the jury was deadlocked. Daniel Dwyer, 53, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A status hearing is now set for 9
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teacher from Pulaski County who was charged with statutory rape and other felonies is now listed on the Pulaski County Jail roster. Hailey Clifton-Carmack, 26, was booked into the Pulaski County jail on Jan. 21, according to online jail records. She was arrested in Texas earlier this month. Clifton-Carmack, formerly a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with stalking and a number of misdemeanors following an alleged road rage incident that led to police blocking lanes on Thursday night on South Providence Road. Jason Rowe, 41, was charged with first-degree stalking, driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, reckless driving and four-degree domestic assault. According to
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged on Wednesday with child abuse after he was accused of breaking his 1-month-old baby’s leg in December. Austin Cooke, 19, was booked into the Cooper County Jail on Wednesday on a $100,000 bond. A court date has not been set. According to the probable cause statement, Boonville
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – First responders blocked some lanes of traffic on Providence Road Thursday night while investigating. ABC 17 News saw at least six Columbia Police Department cars and a Missouri State Highway Patrol car in the northbound lanes of Providence Road at the intersection of Broadway around 11 p.m. The law enforcement vehicles
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tyler Rambis and his wife Jenelle say their personal items amounting to roughly $5,000 were stolen from the Storage Masters storage facility on Monday. Rambis said he was driving home from the gym on Monday when he noticed a string of unit doors were left open at the facility. Rambis said he
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SHELBY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was shot on Wednesday evening in Clarence during an exchange of gunfire with a man who was chased by the patrol, according to a social media post from MSHP. Erik Prange, 51, of Moberly, was charged on Thursday with four counts of first-degree assault and
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested in a multi-county chase that led to a lockdown at the North Callaway School District on Wednesday has been charged in two counties. Colby Joe Schooling, 34, was charged in Audrain County with first-degree kidnapping, resisting arrest, driving without a license, failure to yield and
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