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More Missouri law enforcement agencies have joined ICE immigration partnership since April 2025

January 16, 2026 7:29 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri law enforcement agencies continue to expand their participation in a federal immigration enforcement partnership more than nine months after the state first moved to align itself with President Donald Trump’s directive to broaden cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A 1996 federal law allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to

St. James man accused of having child porn

January 7, 2026 3:00 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was charged in Phelps County on Wednesday with possessing child pornography. Yumie Bolden, 26, is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $50,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says law enforcement received a Cyber Tip “that originated from an

Texas man dies in Phelps County crash during police chase

January 3, 2026 11:06 AM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Texas man was killed in a crash in Phelps County early Saturday morning during a police chase, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Around 12:15 a.m., the man was driving a 2017 Hyundai Sonata westbound on I-44 near mile marker 176 when he drove off the left

Planned Parenthood announces closure of Rolla clinic

December 30, 2025 6:45 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Planned Parenthood location in Rolla will close on Thursday, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers announced in a Tuesday press release. Telehealth visits will still be available for those in the area and residents who did visiti the Rolla health center can continue receiving in-person care in Springfield, the release says. The press

2 men seriously injured in Monday morning Phelps County crash

December 29, 2025 2:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously injured in a Monday morning crash on Highway 63 in Phelps County, about three miles south of Edgar Springs, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The report says a 2018 Ford Focus – driven by an 18-year-old Plattsburgh, New York – was heading southbound when it

Rolla woman accused of armed robbery at convenience store, trying to rob woman at Walmart

December 22, 2025 7:29 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla woman is accused of armed robbery at a convenience store on Friday. Samantha Feeler, 31, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A confined docket hearing is

Rolla man accused of pulling out knife while stealing 2 bags of Tyson chicken

December 22, 2025 5:51 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged in Phelps County after he was accused of pulling out a knife while trying to steal a couple of bags of Tyson chicken from a grocery store on Saturday. Sean Wildhaber, 23, was charged on Monday with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. He is being held

Columbia murder suspect accused of exposing herself to another inmate

December 18, 2025 4:06 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of murder in the death of an 8-month-old girl in 2021 has been charged again. Jennifer Johnson, 49, was charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse in Phelps County after she allegedly exposed herself to another inmate at the jail. She is currently being held without bond. She is charged with

Rolla man charged with first-degree rape, sodomy

December 18, 2025 3:30 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged with first-degree rape and other charges in Phelps County on Thursday. Ronald Rehm Jr., 49, was charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy and a count of third-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail without bond. A court date has

Phelps County man charged with first-degree murder in brother’s shooting death

November 17, 2025 12:12 PM Matthew Sanders

EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the suspect’s last name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Newberg man was charged Monday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after his brother died in a shooting. Eric D. Colgrove, 55, was arrested Sunday night after a woman called 911, saying her sons were shooting at each

St. James man pleads guilty to murder, assault

November 7, 2025 3:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man pleaded guilty on Thursday to second-degree murder and first-degree assault, according to a Friday social media post from the Phelps County prosecutor. Joseph Snow, 35, will be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, the post says. He was previously charged with first-degree murder, two counts of

Former Doolittle cop charged with several child sex crimes

November 6, 2025 4:35 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former officer of the Doolittle Police Department has been charged with several child sex crimes. Carl Swanson, of St. James, was charged in Phelps County with first-degree child molestation, second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy. A warrant was served on Thursday and he posted a $250,000 bond, according to court

82-year-old woman flown to hospital after crashing in Phelps County

October 23, 2025 6:31 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 82-year-old Rolla woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday on Route HH in Phelps County, north of County Road 82270, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman drove a 2007 Buick Lucerne northbound and it went off the right side

Rolla continues to rebuild six months after EF-2 tornado

September 24, 2025 1:25 PM Olivia Hayes

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Six months after an EF-2 tornado swept through the city of Rolla, signs of the destruction remain. Three Rolla Public Schools buildings, along with other RPS properties like the softball complex, were damaged in the storm. “We took four days off right after the tornado, and then that second week was our

Phelps Health to hold groundbreaking ceremony for emergency department expansion

September 24, 2025 5:41 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Phelps Health will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction for its emergency department expansion project. The $60 million expansion will be 38,000 square feet, nearly doubling the size of the facility from 17,000 square feet. The goal of the expansion is to improve services for patients

2 dogs die as home burns down in Phelps County

September 22, 2025 7:02 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two dogs died after a home burned down in Phelps County, according to a Monday social media post from the Doolittle Fire Protection District. Crews were called to the Sportshaven area at the end of Private Drive at 3:30 p.m., but the two-story home already collapsed by the time crews arrived. No

Phelps County man charged in child’s death

September 16, 2025 11:28 AM Matthew Sanders

Editor’s note: Language in this article have been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was charged Tuesday with child endangerment in a 2022 incident in a backyard swimming pool. The Phelps County prosecutor charged Carl E. Swanson on Tuesday with a single count of child endangerment resulting in serious injuries, a Class B

Missouri man sentenced to 165 years in federal prison

August 28, 2025 7:15 PM Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri man was sentenced on Wednesday for his role in a 2022 conspiracy to murder U.S. Border Patrol agents. Jonathan S. O’Dell, 35, of Warsaw, was sentenced to 165 years in federal prison without parole for more than 30 felonies this including conspiracy to murder a federal officer, escape from custody

Line down closes lane of I-44, leaves scores without power near Doolittle

August 19, 2025 1:46 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 250 electric cooperative members in the Doolittle area were without power Tuesday afternoon after a truck snagged power lines in Phelps County. The truck snagged the lines along Interstate 44, according to a Facebook post from the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District. The driving lane was closed. The Intercounty Electric

Man airlifted after getting seriously injured in Phelps County crash

August 15, 2025 6:39 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured Friday afternoon after a 2005 Toyota Tundra crashed on Interstate 44 in Phelps County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the truck was heading eastbound and went down the left side of the road. The driver – an 18-year-old woman