COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A name misspelled because of a source error has been corrected. A five-hour-long manhunt in Montgomery County ended Thursday night with a man with a nationwide extradition warrant arrested. According to a press release from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called at 6:30 a.m. to the 100 block
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An appeal hearing in the murder of a snake breeder stalled Monday in Audrain County after an attorney failed to appear. Michael Humphrey filed the motion seeking to vacate or set aside his sentence in the killing of Ben Renick in Montgomery County, claiming his constitutional rights were violated by ineffective legal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office’s search for a missing 14-year-old girl has ended. According to a department social media post, Delilah, 14, was last seen leaving Montgomery County High School. The school is located at 394 N Highway 19, according to the school’s website. An update to the post just before 6:30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Warrenton Police Department arrested “multiple juveniles” on Monday after shots were fired at a gas station at Highway 47 and Interstate 70. Lt. Jason Hanner of WPD told ABC 17 News that shots were fired at a Rocket gas station after youths met for a drug deal. Hanner did not say
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge dismissed the state of Missouri as a defendant in a case over data centers in Montgomery County. Defendants in a case filed in February – by a group Montgomery County residents and property owners called Preserve Montgomery County, LLC – filed a motion to dismiss the case earlier this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jonesburg man was charged on Tuesday with two counts of promoting child sex abuse materials. An initial court appearance for Tevis Forrest was held on Tuesday. He is being held without bond. The probable cause statement says the child victim provided law enforcement on July 30 with illicit images taken of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man described as a “cult-like” Amish leader who is accused of manslaughter and sex abuse was denied bond again. Sam Shetler, 43, of Boonville, is charged with three counts of trafficking for the purpose of slavery/forced labor, a count of first-degree sodomy, first-degree sex abuse, four counts of kidnapping and one count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver who crash a semi carrying 42,000 pounds of paint on Tuesday in Montgomery County was charged with three misdemeanors. Lonnie Britton, of Middletown, Delaware, was charged on Wednesday in Montgomery county with driving with intoxicated, having a BAC too high to drive a commercial vehicle and reckless driving. The
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Florence man was charged with 29 felonies after he allegedly shot at someone during an argument on Sunday in Montgomery County. Keeland Sanders was charged with first-degree domestic assault, 14 counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree assault, 12 counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A semi-truck driver was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Tuesday morning after a crash on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. MSHP Troop F shared on X, that troopers responded to the crash involving a semi-truck loaded with 42,000 pounds of paint at the 166 mile marker of eastbound I-70. Traffic
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s Office announced in a Friday press release that the Bellflower Fire Protection District in Montgomery County will be audited after a request from law enforcement was made. The release says the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office “raised concerns about possible inappropriate purchases and fuel cards being used to purchase
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 4-year-old Laddonia boy was seriously hurt in a crash in Montgomery County just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred at W. Hudson St. and N. Madison St. and involved two vehicles. The report states a 23-year-old Wellsville man was driving a
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Editor’s note: How a 2020 Freightliner truck and a 2010 Harley Davison Street Glide were involved in a fatal crash has been corrected MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people have died in two separate crashes in the same area of Interstate 70 on Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed. The first crash occurred at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery County man needed surgery to repair his liver, colon, stomach and bladder after a Tuesday morning shooting, according to court documents. Roger Fischer of Jonesburg was charged Wednesday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action after allegedly shooting a man during an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mid-Missouri counties have sued the Missouri Attorney General, alleging that a state law that allows judges to set salaries for deputies and jailers in some counties is unconstitutional. Audrain County and Montgomery County filed the lawsuit Thursday in Cole County. The county commissioners in each county are asking a judge
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DEFIANCE, Mo. (KMIZ) His name is on significant landmarks around the Show-Me State and in Boone County, like the Daniel Boone Regional Library or the Daniel Boone Little League Fields. But who was Daniel Boone? While he wasn’t from Missouri, he made the state his home for much of his life, helping to form it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old man from Danville, Illinois, was found dead after a crash occurred at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday on Route J in Montgomery County at Loutre Valley Lane, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. An MSHP spokesman wrote in an email the crash was reported the next day. The report says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amazon will spend about $10 billion to create a data center in Montgomery County, including millions for infrastructure and other local projects, according to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office. Kehoe was at a groundbreaking for the project in Montgomery City on Monday. In a news release after the event, Kehoe’s office stated the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery City man who pleaded guilty to murder in a toddler’s 2024 overdoes death was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday. Bryan Danter, 37, pleaded guilty in April to felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and illegal gun possession. He was previously charged with felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking, two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery County Commission on Monday unanimously approved tax breaks to Google for its $15 billion data center that was announced last month. Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston confirmed the 3-0 vote in a text message to ABC 17 News. The plan was prepared under Missouri’s Chapter 100 law and called for the
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