HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces multiple sodomy charges after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman on Friday in Holts Summit. Curtis Koelling, 59, was charged on Saturday with first-degree sodomy and two counts of second-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A hearing
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The Columbia Police Department arrested John Lonce Williamson III, 27, of Columbia early Saturday morning in connection to a homicide that occurred on Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Officers, Crime Scene investigators, and a bearcat were all seen outside of a home in Southwest Columbia on Saturday. The Columbia Police Department presence was seen outside of a home on Bethany Drive early Saturday morning. ABC 17 News crews arrived at the scene around 7:30 a.m. and saw 4
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wanyesville man was charged this week with first-degree making a terroristic threat and second-degree harassment. Allen Kimberlin, 45, had an arraignment on Friday. A bond hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, while a preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8. A warrant was
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A Columbia man was charged Thursday with felony second-degree murder for two October fentanyl overdoses.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday was the deadline for counties in Missouri to expunge felony marijuana cases, however some counties are behind, according to one attorney and author of Amendment 14. Friday also marks the one-year anniversary of marijuana becoming legalized in Missouri. Dan Viets, attorney and secretary of the National Board of Directors of NORML,
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cameron man who was accused of assaulting two women in 2021 in Camden County was found guilty of three felonies on Tuesday. Dustin Burkhart, 40, was found guilty of first-degree assault, first-degree burglary and armed criminal action. His sentencing will take place 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9. He was previously
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after he was accused of holding a knife and charging at another man who knocked on his front door. Julius Leonard, 45, was charged with second-degree attempted assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Judge will decide Friday if a juvenile suspected to be involved with killing a woman at her home back in May will be tried as an adult. The hearing is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Boone County Courthouse. The judge will go through a certification hearing
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A judge sentenced a Boone County woman Thursday to 64 years in prison after a jury convicted her in September of sex trafficking her own daughter.
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County deputy who was charged earlier this year with several sexual assault charges has been charged again. Justin Durhman, 42, of Rolla, has been charged in Phelps County again with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy from an alleged incident from 2016, according to court information. He is currently being
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A Columbia man was charged Thursday with felony second-degree murder for two October fentanyl overdoses.
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One person is in custody after a standoff between Columbia Police Department and a suspect Thursday morning.
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The City of Ashland will pay its former police chief $50,000 to go away under the terms of a settlement agreed to this week.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court to 50 years in prison. William Dahl was convicted in September on one count of producing and two counts of receiving child pornography. His sentence will run consecutively to any sentences pending in Audrain and Randolph counties. Following his release, he
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged on Wednesday after allegedly stabbing a woman on Tuesday. Cameron Rogers, 20, was charged with first-degree domestic violence, armed criminal action, resisting arrest, unlawful use of a weapon and two misdemeanors – fourth-degree assault and second-degree property damage. He is being held in the Morgan County Jail
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with several felonies on Friday after he allegedly admitted to drugging his wife. Kevin Bentley, 57, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, stealing, delivery of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, drug possession and misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the probable cause statement,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in a carjacking in August pleaded guilty on Monday to three felonies. Nathan Kessler, 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful gun possession. He want sentenced to eight years in the Missouri Department of Corrections and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested and charged after he was accused of robbing another man at gunpoint on Monday. James Wheeler Jr., 41, was charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held in the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment
Continue Reading PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Laquey, Missouri, man was charged with several felonies after allegedly intentionally ramming his vehicle in a Pulaski County deputy’s patrol vehicle on Thursday. Justin Gentry, 33, was charged with three counts of first-degree assault, resisting arrest and two counts of first-degree property damage. A warrant was issued and a $500,000
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