COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former professional baseball player from Columbia pleaded guilty to a felony earlier this week. Blake Tekotte, 39, pleaded guilty on Monday to third-degree domestic assault. He was sentenced to serve probation for five years with a four-year suspended sentence. He was originally charged with first-degree kidnapping and third-degree domestic assault in
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in the death of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Thursday. Christopher Woods-Bloss is charged in the death of 16-year-old Kayla Huff, whose body was found this spring in a Randolph County conservation area. Woods-Bloss and Huff had been in a relationship multiple
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A Columbia man who describes himself as a “nudist” was arrested this week and charged with four misdemeanors for exposing himself in May and June on the MKT Trail. Two people who allegedly encountered the man on the trail considered purchasing a gun after those incidents due to safety concerns, according to court documents. Reports
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday night shared a more than 47-minute-long video surrounding the response to a call involving a toddler’s drowning. Iszabella O’Bryan, 2, was found dead on March 3 in the water at the Lake of the Ozarks after she went missing. Previous reporting from the time of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the victim’s name has been corrected. The jurors have been selected for a murder trial underway in Boone County. Dalton Perkins, 33, of Sturgeon, is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree domestic assault and a count of unlawful use
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed against a Columbia man who authorities say walked around the MKT Trail while he was nude multiple times. Draquawn Jennings, 33, was charged with four counts of misdemeanor sexual misconduct dating back to May 11. He posted a $10,000 bond, according to Boone County Jail records. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been corrected to note the inmate died in a hospital. An inmate died in a hospital while in the custody of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, according to a sheriff’s office spokesman. Spokesman Brian Leer confirmed that an inmate had died around 4:15 p.m. Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has named the victim in a homicide case. Aunika Houston, 37, was named the victim in the case involving the recent arrest at the Baymont Inn and Suites in Kingdom City. Jonathan Guthrie Houston, 44, is charged in Callaway County with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. He
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A botched lethal injection in Tennessee left a woman in critical condition after the drug used failed to kill her. Christa Pike was conscious and speaking Tuesday, her lawyer said, but she suffered severe damage to her arm, and a long recovery is expected. Pike, convicted in the 1995 murder of a 19-year-old woman, was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was charged with multiple felonies after he was accused of seriously injuring another man during a Sunday night attack. Stacey Cameron Johnson, 37, was charged in Phelps County with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and drug possession. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail without bond.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested on Tuesday after Columbia police claim he walked around the MKT Trail while he was nude. Draquawn Jennings, 33, of Columbia, was arrested on suspicion of four counts of sexual misconduct, according to a Tuesday evening social media post from the Columbia Police Department. Police write that it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing his wife and leaving the body at a Kingdom City hotel dumpster appeared in court on Tuesday. Jonathan Guthrie Houston, 44, is charged in Callaway County with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. Houston is accused of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A quote has now been correctly attributed to Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Mel Buchanan. Three freshman Mizzou football players were arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree harassment, a felony. Defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene were arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree harassment,
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the charges against Woods-Bloss has been corrected. A 17-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl in Randolph County. Christopher R. Woods-Bloss was also charged with armed criminal action and first-degree kidnapping in the May killing of Kayla Huff, whose body
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Columbia Police Department leadership addressed the public about a report that showed increased crime numbers downtown on Monday night. That explanation came Monday after Race Matters, Friends raised concerns about how the Columbia Police Department’s downtown crime data was being presented during a Columbia City Council pre-council meeting. CPD presented a report comparing crime from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say officers ramping up enforcement downtown played a large role in a report showing nearly a 48% increase in downtown crime during the past year That explanation came Monday after Race Matters, Friends raised concerns about how the Columbia Police Department’s downtown crime data was being presented during a Columbia
Continue Reading KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A homicide investigation is underway in Kingdom City. Maj. Curtis Hall with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday that an arrest was made in connection with the investigation. Jonathan G. Houston, 44, was booked into the Callaway County Jail on Sunday night on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping. Callaway
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WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman on Monday afternoon pleaded guilty to helping kill a child in Benton County. Kourtney Aumen, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree assault. She will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21. The hearing appeared suddenly on the CaseNet court records website Monday morning ahead of Aumen’s trial,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was arrested over the weekend after new charges were filed against her in a man’s 2024 beating death. Felicia Hay, 35, was charged earlier this summer with first-degree assault after a manslaughter charge was dropped in the November 2024 death of Antonio Davis, 56, of Columbia. Davis died in
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An appeal hearing in the murder of a snake breeder stalled Monday in Audrain County after an attorney failed to appear. Michael Humphrey filed the motion seeking to vacate or set aside his sentence in the killing of Ben Renick in Montgomery County, claiming his constitutional rights were violated by ineffective legal
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