COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver of a single-vehicle crash that occurred over the summer in Miller County was charged on Thursday with DWI. Austin Riley Oberreither-Newcomb, of Eldon, was charged with driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor reckless driving. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday and a $10,000 bond was set. Previous reporting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been updated for a man accused of several child sex crimes in Callaway County following a grand jury indictment that was filed on Tuesday. Memphis Raines Dils, 23, of Holts Summit, was charged with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, tampering with a witness,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager who was accused in an October shooting in Columbia pleaded guilty on Monday to a pair of felonies. Derek Reynold, 19, pleaded guilty in Boone County to second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to supervised probation, which comes with a 15-year suspended sentence. According
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Dixon, Missouri, man was charged with four felonies on Wednesday after he was accused of shooting a 78-year-old woman in Pulaski County. Jesse Ray Roberts, 31, was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree burglary, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He was arrested in Springfield, Missouri, earlier this week
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Columbia Police Department vehicles were seen in Central Columbia, just south of Business Loop 70 on Wednesday evening. One man was shot on Jefferson Street and police responded to leads that a possible suspect ran into a house on Madison Street, CPD Lt. Scott Alpers said at the scene. Police have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former detention officer and road deputy has sued the Boone County Sheriff’s Office for claims of discrimination and retaliation. Raymond Scheeler is accusing the sheriff’s office of discrimination and retaliation in regards to his disability and interference and retaliation related to the Family and Medical Leave Act. The petition was filed
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Attorney General’s Office has dropped the criminal case against former Belle Mayor Daryl White Jr. White was charged in 2023 with stealing and official misconduct, both misdemeanors. He was accused of misusing the city’s credit card, stealing paint cans and taking a gun. The case was moved from Maries County to Phelps County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused in a January armed robbery pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies on Monday. Donzale Gaines, 58, pleaded guilty to stealing and illegal gun possession. He was previously charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. He is
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Dixon Police Department said the man accused in the shooting of a 78-year-old woman that occurred on Tuesday morning has been detained. DPD wrote on its Facebook page that the woman was shot around 6:25 a.m. in the 300 block of East 10th Street in Dixon. She was shot in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter was sentenced to probation. Justin Scott Trader pleaded guilty on Dec. 9 to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree tampering with a vehicle. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, vehicle tampering and first-degree property damage. He was sentenced to five years of probation, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to 114,533 incidents in 2024, a Monday evening press release says. Of those incidents, 78,276 were responses to citizens calls for service, while police initiated 36,257 incidents themselves. 4,320 people were also arrested in 2024, according to the release. CPD officers came across 181 incidents requiring the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 59-year old man was shot in Phelps County on Sunday morning, the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department wrote on its Facebook page on Monday. The sheriff’s office wrote that deputies were called at 10:37 a.m. to the 19000 block of Highway 63 South, about 10 miles south of Rolla. The post says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting a woman at Douglass Park in Columbia on Nov. 10 has seen additional charges filed. Marlon McCraney, 51, is now charged with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession after a grand jury indictment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who survived a head-on collision on Interstate 70 is suing a truck driver and multiple companies. According to a petition filed on Monday in Boone County, John Brizendine sued Walter Montejo, as well as FDH Trucking, Erik’s Auto Sales, JL Transportation and Bluebird Composting. The lawsuit says that Brizendine was
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By Chris Boyette and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — Adan Manzano was in New Orleans to cover Super Bowl LIX, but the sports reporter was found dead in his hotel room before kickoff. Police are trying to figure out what happened and what, if anything, “a career criminal” police say is known to run fraud
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indictment was filed on Friday against a Columbia man who was accused of animal abuse. Deangelo Washington Jr. was charged with three counts of animal abuse. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, April 7. Washington was also charged in another case with misdemeanor unlawful transfer of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Osage Beach Police Department is warning residents about “someone outside the Osage Beach community is impersonating” the city and issuing fake press releases. OBPD wrote on its Facebook page that the fake press releases will also show a logo of the city. Its official Facebook page can be found here. The
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Vandalia man with a felony arrest warrant, a Saturday social media post from the department says. The post states Michael David Ogden, 40, is wanted on multiple felony charges including kidnapping, domestic assault and burglary. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office shared in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing more than $23,000 from the Paris Athletic Booster Club. Jessica Howard, 43, of Paris, Missouri, pleaded guilty to stealing more than $750 and forgery. She was sentenced to five years of probation. She faces the possibility of serving five years in prison, if she
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested in Osage Beach last week for drug possession after they stopped their vehicle and asked law enforcement officers with a drug-sniffing K-9 for directions. Aarron Ragan, 27, of Sullivan, was charged with drug possession and misdemeanor driving while revoked. He is being held at the Camden County Sheriff’s
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