Sedalia officials say 911 harassment ordinance yields results
City officials say an anti-harassment ordinance implemented by the city of Sedalia has reduced the number of non-emergency harassment calls to 911.
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Fulton Police to implement community camera program
The Fulton Police Department is giving city residents the option to register in a community camera program that authorities say could help solve property crimes.
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Casa Maria’s owner accused of arson in southeast Missouri requests change of venue
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An owner of a Mexican restaurant in Columbia who has been accused of arson in Dunklin County requested a change of venue on Wednesday. Crystal Umfress, 40, was charged with second-degree arson. Umfress is an owner of Casa Maria’s Restaurant in Columbia. A warrant was ordered for Umfress on Dec. 19 after the
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Hotel owner arrested on suspicion of maintaining property with drug activity
Deputies arrested a hotel owner and employees on felony charges related to alleged drug sales at their business.
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Idaho house where 4 students were killed was razed. Here’s what happened to other homes linked to notorious killings
CNN, KXLY By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The University of Idaho on Thursday demolished the off-campus home where four students were fatally stabbed last year — the latest instance in which a property is razed following grisly, high-profile killings. Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed inside the Moscow, Idaho,
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Stover man accused of shooting at woman in pickup truck on Christmas Eve
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man was charged after allegedly firing a gun at a woman in a pickup truck on Sunday. Scott Gruber, 47, of Stover, was charged with first-degree assault or attempt, two counts of armed criminal action and shooting at or from a motor vehicle. He is being held at
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Brunswick man accused of shooting into Saline County home
MIAMI, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brunswick man was charged with a pair of felonies on Wednesday after he was accused of shooting into a Miami, Missouri, home on Tuesday. Jimmy Penry, 46, was charged with unlawful gun possession and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Saline County Jail without bond. The Saline County
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Man accused of driving truck into Camden County residence while drunk
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Wednesday after he was accused of driving a Ford F250 into a house on Saturday evening while he was drunk. Jason David Williams, 44, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that caused more than $1,000 worth of damage and misdemeanor DWI. He is
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No injuries reported in Saline County after shots are fired into home
MIAMI, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after shots were fired into a residence on Tuesday afternoon in Miami, Missouri, according to a press release from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The release states that deputies were dispatched around 3 p.m. to the 100 block of East Mechanic Street for a report of a shooting.
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Holts Summit man charged after allegedly threatening to burn down house, trying to hit woman with Jeep
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was charged with four felonies after he allegedly threatened to burn down a home and tried to hit a woman with his Jeep. Keith Findley, 58, was charged with first-degree harassment, first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Callaway
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Columbia man charged following chase with deputies, crashing into another vehicle
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with multiple felonies on Tuesday following a chase with law enforcement on Sunday evening. Avion Darnell Skillman, 20, was charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest by fleeing and leaving the scene of an accident that cause physical injury. Skillman was arrested and posted
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Man charged with failure to register as sex offender, allegedly did not report social media accounts
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Otterville man was charged with three counts of failing to register as a sex offender after authorities say he failed to register his social media accounts. Mitchell Harrington, 43, is being held at the Cooper County Jail on a $7,500 bond. Online jail records indicate he has a court date
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Columbia man arrested following Christmas Eve car chase
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been fixed for the location of the crash and information about the man arrested.COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested after a car chase left one person hospitalized on Sunday night. Avion Darnell Skillman, 20, was booked into the Boone County Jail on several crimes including first-degree property damage,
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Jefferson City chase leads to felony charges for Fulton man
A Fulton man was charged Friday with leading police on a chase this week in Jefferson City.
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Columbia man gets almost 50 years in prison for drug overdose death
A judge sentenced a Columbia man to nearly a half-century in prison after he was convicted of manslaughter and other crimes in a 2020 fentanyl overdose.
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Jefferson City murder suspect again seeks new judge, alleging bias
A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing his child’s mother to death is asking for a new judge, claiming the man now presiding over his case is biased against him.
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Moberly man charged with killing man in drunken Howard County crash
Prosecutors have charged a man accused of driving drunk last week in a Howard County crash that killed a St. Louis man.
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UPS uses AI tool to protect deliveries as package thefts increase during holiday season
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) With Christmas just days away, there is an increase in packages being delivered across the country, which also means it’s open season for porch pirates. Columbia resident Breana Logan found that out the hard way when a woman walked up to her front door in the middle of the day, and walked
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Unlicensed Sedalia daycare operator accused of infant death pleads guilty, sentenced to probation
SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An unlicensed daycare operator in Sedalia who was charged in connection with the death of a 5-month-old baby boy in 2022 was sentenced to probation. Ashley Kratzer, 33, of Sedalia, pleaded guilty on Thursday to endangering the welfare of a child. She was sentenced to five years of supervised probation. Kratzer
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Two misdemeanor charges filed against Belle mayor
The Maries County sheriff still hadn’t heard from Mayor Daryl White on Thursday morning after a search of Belle City Hall the day before.
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