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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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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RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman charged in connection with the death of 16-year-old Kayla Huff is set to appear in a Randolph County Courtroom to learn if a judge will move the case to a different county. Alayna Mason, 20, of Moberly, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prep work to demolish the Stamper Grain Towers in Moberly started on Monday. The city had announced in January that the grain towers would be demolished. Previous reporting shows the project will cost $422,375, with $321,000 coming from a Community Development Block Grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The city wrote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson pleaded not guilty to a felony charge on Wednesday. Wilson was charged in July with stealing more than $750. He waived his arraignment on Wednesday and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. The probable cause statement in the case says current
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor on Friday after he allegedly admitted to shooting and killing a pit bull in December. Joshua Kendall was charged with driving while revoked and misdemeanor animal abuse. A criminal summons was issued on Monday and an arraignment is scheduled for 9
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Moberly teenager had his case moved to Linn County on Friday, according to court filings. Hunter Ames is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, tampering with evidence, second-degree burglary and first-degree property damage in the death of Kayla Huff.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with first-degree murder in a Moberly woman’s shooting death waived his arraignment on Monday. Christopher Viley, 51, was arrested after a standoff on Thursday after police claim he shot and killed Cheryl Gravitt, 57, on Aug. 23. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A former daycare operator pleaded guilty to four felonies Monday ahead of her bench trial on child abuse charges in Randolph County. Naomi Hess pleaded guilty on Monday to four counts of first-degree child endangerment. The class D felonies carry a maximum seven-year prison sentence. Hess will be sentenced on November
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A celebration of life was held for Cheryl Gravitt, 57, who was the victim of a shooting on Sunday, August 23. Gravitt’s family held a celebration in Gravitt’s honor at 4 p.m. on Saturday and invited community members to attend. The event was held at Rothwell Park, and according to the nephew,
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A detective testified about the role a man accused of evidence tampering played in the events that led to a Randolph County teenager’s death during the suspect’s preliminary hearing Friday. Judge Mason Gebhardt said Friday that he would consider binding Julian Mason over for trial after Mason’s preliminary hearing. His next court
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a woman Sunday night. Christopher Viley, 51, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with a shooting Sunday night. The victim was identified as Cheryl Gravitt, 57, of Moberly. According to the probable cause statement, at about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Romanian national has been charged in federal court with wire fraud after authorities claim he would use a “sleight-of-hand” trick on Walmart cashiers. Federal court documents involving Hozu Rostas, 25, were unsealed on Thursday. Court documents say Rostas is in ICE custody. Court documents allege Rostas would “shortchange” cashiers when buying
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect in a weekend shooting death in Moberly was arrested Thursday after what police called a “brief standoff.” The Moberly Police Department said Thursday afternoon that a suspect was in custody after a standoff that began that morning, and later said in a news release that the suspect was Christopher Viley,
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ The victim of a deadly Sunday night shooting in Moberly has been identified as a 57-year-old woman. Family members told ABC 17 News that Cheryl Gravitt, 57, was the victim of the weekend shooting. Moberly Police confirmed her identity Monday afternoon. An ABC 17 News reporter spoke with multiple family members Monday
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) An investigation is underway by the Moberly Police Department into a Sunday night shooting. A post to the departments social media said the incident occured in the 500 block of Morehead street. A neighbor on scene told ABC 17 News crews that the shooting started allegedly as a disturbance between two women.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The JBS Moberly plant has all lines open after about four and a half months of suspension, after the USDA cited the plant for sanitation concerns in early April. A JBS spokesperson said the meat processing plant reopened Tuesday with USDA approval. Documents ABC 17 News obtained from the Food Safety and
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of murdering a woman outside of his home in Moberly was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday. David “Kip” Heyde, 69, of Moberly, was found guilty on June 26 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott. Heyde appeared in Randolph County Circuit Court at 1 p.m. Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders from around the state gathered in Moberly on Tuesday for a two-day training focused on responding to active shooters. The Active Attack Incident Management course brings together law enforcement, fire and EMS to train for how they would coordinate and manage resources during an incident. The training is taught by
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Randolph County sheriff who turned himself in Thursday on accusations of stealing a $5,000 check from the county allegedly told investigators that the check was a gift to him. A warrant was issued for Aaron Wilson on Thursday on a single charge of stealing $750 or more, according to Randolph
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