COLUMBIA, Mo. Prolonged exposure to cold can lead to hypothermia, a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, certain groups are at higher risk, including the homeless, outdoor workers, children, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions. Warming centers provide short-term shelters that open during dangerously
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from California, Missouri, was charged in two separate cases on Wednesday. Addison Dunafon was charged with first-degree child molestation in one case and tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution in another. A no-bond warrant was issued in the child molestation case. He was also charged earlier this year
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A wrongful death lawsuit involving a Moniteau County crash was moved to Miller County on Tuesday. The parents of Deborah Kay Coville filed a wrongful death lawsuit against John Kendrick and Moniteau County on Aug. 29 after Coville died from injuries she suffered in a crash on Aug. 5. The petition alleges that
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from California, Missouri, who is facing felony charges in two counties has now been charged in Moniteau County with 29 counts of possessing child pornography. Ernest Blair Jr., 21, was served a warrant on Thursday, according to court records. He was previously charged in Miller County with first-degree making a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court filings from Thursday show a Moniteau County dump truck driver is arguing he should be given immunity in a wrongful death case involving a crash. The parents of Deborah Kay Coville filed a wrongful death lawsuit against John Kendrick and Moniteau County on Aug. 29 after Coville died from injuries she
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former worker at the prison in Tipton who pleaded guilty in August to having sex with an inmate was sentenced to probation on Friday. Jessica Baird, of Versailles, was sentenced in Moniteau County to five years of supervised probation along with a three-year suspended sentence. She is accused of having sex
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man on Thursday was sentenced to serve 17-and-half years in federal prison on Wednesday for producing child pornography, according to a press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Robert Wayne Stuart, 37, was arrested in September 2023 for multiple investigations surrounding child pornography and child exploitation. He was charged
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) California, Missouri’s police chief is warning homeowners of a recent wave of pranksters jumping on the decades-old tradition of “ding dong ditching.” Chief Scott John noticed an uptick in the prank in July when people began posting themselves ringing doorbells and knocking or kicking doors and running away on TikTok. The department
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COLUMBIA, mo. A man was charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly fired gunshots at a family in California, Missouri, on Friday. Ruben Obando-Romero was charged in Moniteau County with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held at the Moniteau County Jail without bond and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man was charged with several felonies after he led law enforcement on a chase on Sunday morning. Stephen Curtner, 48, was charged on Monday in Callaway County with second-degree assault, misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of first-degree property
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old woman from California, Missouri, had to be airlifted to University Hospital after her vehicle was hit by a dump truck on Tuesday afternoon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Lookout Trail Road at Industrial Drive in Moniteau County, the report says.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to say Douglas Harris might not be an owner of the bar. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man involved in running a Jamestown bar is accused of assaulting a woman in the business on Sunday morning. Douglas Harris was charged with second-degree assault. A warrant was issued and a
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A California man died on Sunday after his ATV crashed. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred around 8:30 on Route KK- north of Swillum Road. The crash happened when the 74-year-old’s 2001 Honda TRX350FM crossed the center of the road and traveled off the left
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former worker at the prison in Tipton pleaded guilty on Friday to having sex with an inmate. Jessica Baird, of Versailles, will be sentenced at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3. She is accused of having sex with a male prisoner on Oct. 21, 2024, when she worked at Tipton Correctional Center,
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Nearly 500 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers are without power in Moniteau County.
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Jorge Bedolla, a Moniteau County man, was arrested and charged with 16 felonies after a drug search warrant was served at his home.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An octogenarian from California, Missouri, was charged in federal court this week with a number of gun charges. Aubrey Foxworthy, 81, was charged with dealing guns without a license, two counts of having an unregistered gun and one count of having a machine gun, according to the superseding indictment filed Tuesday in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly pulled out a gun on Monday during a road rage incident in Cole County. Samuel Spinner, 40, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man who was charged in Morgan County last year with murder in the death of a Hallsville man had his trial moved to Moniteau County on Wednesday. Chad Armstrong, 50, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Moniteau County after he allegedly stole thousands of dollars from various machines. Kylor Rippeto was charged with stealing more than $25,000, stealing more than $750, two counts of first-degree property damage, four counts of possessing burglary tools and two counts of misdemeanor stealing. The probable cause statement
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