JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial of a Jefferson City woman accused of killing a 4-year-old boy will take place next summer with a jury brought in from a different county. Online court records say a July 26, 2026, trial date was set for Quatavia Givens, who is accused of the 2018 death of Darnell
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When Sophia Smith moved to Columbia in 2015, she described her neighborhood as “a gloom, dark place.” Speaking at Tuesday night’s “Let’s Talk Local” discussion, hosted by the City of Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention, Smith said that for her first three months there, she didn’t want to go outside. Day after day,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man has been charged with three felonies and three misdemeanors after he allegedly shot at an occupied car and pointed a gun at another person on Saturday night. Lamar Scott Jr., 19, was charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of armed criminal action, misdemeanor
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia police on Tuesday morning arrested a man in a “Scream” mask after a standoff. Mario Wilson, of Sedalia, was charged with first-degree burglary and second-degree harassment, a misdemeanor. He was detained and is being held on a $15,000 bond. A mugshot was not immediately available. A court date has not been
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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
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A patient at the University of Missouri Psychiatric Center has been charged with a felony after he was accused of attacking a mental health technician on Saturday. Michael Brown Jr. was charged with first-degree assault. He is not listed on the Boone County Jail’s online roster and a court date has not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of the Boone County Courthouse in January pleaded guilty to two felonies on Tuesday. Nicholas Walters, 39, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to arson and resisting arrest. He was originally charged with first-degree assault, first-degree arson, armed criminal action, resisting
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly broke into a Jefferson City Police Department vehicle on Monday night. Andrew Zemke, 29, of Jefferson City, was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary, one count of first-degree property damage and one count of misdemeanor unlawfully entering a motor vehicle.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge on Friday was assigned to a Moberly homicide case. David Kip Heyde, 68, of Moberly, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott. Judge Robert koffman was assigned to the case on Friday and scheduled a trial setting for 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Heyde had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man with “homicidal ideations” was arrested after he allegedly bit and hit a Jefferson City police officer on Friday. Jerrix Durham, 33, of Jefferson City, was charged in Cole County with third-degree assault of a special victim, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Cole
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing a Columbia man after setting him on fire over the summer was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Brandon Butchkoski, 47, of Columbia is charged with first-degree arson resulting in death, second-degree felony murder, first-degree arson and drug possession. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of shooting and killing a Stephens College student last month in downtown Columbia was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. Misael Covarrubias, 23, is charged in Boone County with second-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of first-degree assault and a single count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Columbia man has been charged with three felonies in connection with a reported armed robbery in east Columbia. Prosecutors charged Jordan Hunt on Monday with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He remained in the Boone County Jail on Monday afternoon on no bond. A
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Editor’s note: The lede of this story was corrected to reflect the crash occurred in 2024. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man from Macon pleaded guilty Monday to four counts, including manslaughter, in a 2024 crash in southern Columbia. Ty Frey pleaded guilty in Boone County before Judge Ben Miller to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, careless
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’s NOTE: a reference to a person being shot has been removed. Columbia Police confirmed a person was injured after shots were fired in central Columbia Sunday night on Lincoln Drive. A police lieutenant on scene told ABC 17 News the building in the 200 block of Lincoln Drive was shot at,
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday marked one year since Fulton man, Dominique Ford was shot and killed in his apartment. Ford’s family and friends held a one-year remembrance vigil for him Saturday at the Fulton High School football field. Ford was shot in his apartment and died from his injuries Oct. 25, 2024, according to previous
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Several law enforcement agencies across Mid-Missouri are accepting unused and expired prescription drugs Saturday for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s national Drug Take Back Day.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department announced in a Friday night social media post that officers arrested a man and a youth accused of robbing someone at gunpoint. Police wrote Jordan Hunt, 19, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree robbery, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and stealing. Officers also arrested a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was found guilty on Friday of multiple child sex crimes in Osage County, according to a press release from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Louis Galvan was found guilty of first-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree child molestation and second-degree child molestation. He was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a child who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Hallsville who was arrested on Thursday was charged with two felonies. Eric Gathings, 51, was charged on Friday with failure to register as a sex offender and residing too close to a school. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has
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