By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that the 84-year-old white homeowner who shot a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial. Clay County Judge Louis Angles issued the ruling after a dozen witnesses spoke at a preliminary hearing, including Ralph
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A five-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Columbia man accused in the killing of Augustus Roberts in 2017. Jeffrey McWilliams, 30, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. The trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2024. A pretrial conference is scheduled
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are charged in relation to an alleged assault that occurred on Aug. 7 in the Greenview area of Camden County, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Aaron Gonzalez, 25, and Ramiro Aguilar-Garcia, 26, both of Lake Ozark, were charged with first-degree assault. Both men are
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been moved for a Columbia businesswoman accused of fraud and embezzlement. A motion for continuance was accepted last week in federal court for Kathryn L. Cunningham. The trial date was moved to 8 a.m. Monday, July 8, 2024. She was charged with a total of 38 counts by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another University of Missouri fraternity member accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case has a plea hearing set for the end of the week. Samuel Morrison, of Cameron, has a plea hearing set for 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Boone County Courthouse. He was charged with felony hazing. Santulli was left disabled
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Editor’s note: Language has been clarified within this article to state all data presented was related to gun-related crimes. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Dashboard for gun-related crimes shows that there have been 104 cases with 65 victims reported by the Columbia Police Department this year. The dashboard updates daily and
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has an open investigation into Ashland’s police chief, according to a patrol spokesman. Patrol Sgt. Darrin Haslag told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that the Division of Drug and Crime Control had an active investigation involving Chief Gabe Edwards. Haslag did not say what the nature
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Gunshot injuries have overtaken car crashes as the leading cause of child deaths in the United States.
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VEVRSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man involved in a crash that killed a motorcycle rider in 2021 pleaded guilty on Monday to involuntary manslaughter and other charges. Scott Wilson, 60, pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter, failure to drive on the right side of the road and failure to yield. He was sentenced to five
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A man who was an Air Force member pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Boone County to a domestic assault charge after being accused of rape in 2018.
Continue ReadingOLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The preliminary hearing in the felony case for Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been pushed back nearly a month because the judge has COVID-19. Jackson Mahomes was charged in May with three felony counts of aggravated sexual battery and one misdemeanor count of battery.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department wrote on its Facebook page on Monday night that a juvenile suffered a gunshot wound in northeast Columbia and was brought to an area hospital. The department wrote it believed the wound was not life-threatening. CPD also said on its social media that there is no suspect information
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people have been charged in relation to an alleged kidnapping that took place Saturday in Audrain and Boone counties. Axil Carrero-Ojeda, 22, was charged on Monday with first-degree kidnapping and second-degree domestic assault. Jonder Gilvergada, 34, and Raimari Janez-Almao, 24, were each charged with second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree domestic assault. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri judge signed an order on Friday that allows a law banning gender affirming treatment for minors to go into effect, but the legal battle continues. Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to Missouri health providers telling them to cease any treatments that might violate this law. No central Missouri
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A hearing was held Monday at the Boone County Courthouse for one of the University of Missouri fraternity members accused of hazing Danny Santulli.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting another man in October 2022 at a south Columbia roundabout pleaded guilty on Monday to multiple charges. Derrick Deshun Blackmon, 23, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and leaving the scene of a crime. He was sentenced to four years in the Missouri
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One was allegedly seen pulling out a handgun, before getting in the victim’s car and driving off, the statement says.
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Police evacuated the Gerbes Superstore in Jefferson City on Monday after a bomb threat was phoned in.
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Jonathan G. Shelley, 31, of Columbia, turned himself in at the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County Sheriff’s office reports that an inmate who escaped custody while at a hospital Saturday morning has been found. The sheriff’s office said that Toby Kindell was taken to the Moberly Regional Center in an ambulance for a report of chest pains. Kindell was allegedly treated and released later
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