According to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office, Elio Regalado, 28, of Longview, Texas, ran from New Florence police officers during a traffic stop at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday near Love’s Truck Stop.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against a man after a deadly November 2020 shooting in Columbia. Prosecutors charged Isaiah C. Brunson, 19, with second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance on Wednesday in the death of 19-year-old Jermaine Spain. Police said Spain was shot and killed at Cosmo
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A jury has reached a verdict in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and close associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The verdict will be read in court shortly.
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A suspect pleaded not guilty in a deadly Columbia crash.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Harrisburg man was sentenced to 11 years in a Missouri correctional facility after pleading guilty in the hit and run death of a Columbia man in the 1400 block of Range Line Street on June 29, 2019. Charles Waddill will serve seven years for leaving the scene of an accident involving
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Two Boone County parents are in custody and facing child neglect felony charges Monday, after law enforcement found their three children living in dangerous conditions.
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The deaths happened during the patrol’s Christmas counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The 310 crashes troopers investigated represented a slight increase compared to last year, when troopers were sent to 307 crashes, the patrol said in a news release. Ten people were killed last year.
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MACON COUNTY, Mo(KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway troopers arrested Roger A. Cupp, 54, of Marceline, on Friday, for multiple sex crimes. Cupp is charged with felony sex offenses ranging from sexual exploitation of A minor, first-degree child molestation, first-degree statutory Sodomy – 1st Degree, and Possession of Child Pornography. Law enforcement arrested cup after an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The driver of the truck that hit and killed a Boone County fire official had a history of brake problems on his truck. Online court records show Kevin L. Brunson, 64, received three tickets from state inspectors in 2008 and 2009 for not properly equipping or maintaining the brakes on his
Continue Reading MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County prosecutor has charged a Mexico woman on drug charges after a months-long investigation. Stefanie Lavender is charged with two counts of drug possession, unlawful possession of a firearm, keeping or maintaining a public nuisance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. A confidential informant messaged Lavender multiple times looking to
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A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man after he allegedly robbed multiple stores over the past three months and took $2,535 from the stores.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County prosecutor has charged a Fulton man after an argument between neighbors led to one of them being shot with a crossbow on Wednesday. Thurman Estep is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. The victim called Fulton police on Wednesday at 11:58 after Estep allegedly shot him with
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A jury on Thursday reached an outcome in the manslaughter trial of Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who testified she mistook her service weapon for a Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright in April. The outcome will be read in court shortly.
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Dustin Burkhart is charged in Camden County with first-degree assault, first-degree burglary, second-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action.
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Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight has been appointed special prosecutor in the case against Auxvasse Police Chief Kevin Suedmeyer, according to court records.
Continue Reading A Jefferson City woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to tax evasion and failure to file form 5500 report (a 401K plan for employees).
Continue Reading FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly shot his neighbor with an arrow from a crossbow after an argument. During the investigation at the 800 block of Jefferson St., investigators learned Thurman Estep allegedly shot his neighbor in the abdominal area with an arrow from a crossbow. Officials say the
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Iasha Cannady pleaded guilty in federal court in Jefferson City last week to two counts of malicious use of explosive materials and one count of possession of an unregistered destructive device.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s attorney general has joined 24 other states in a lawsuit to stop a mask and vaccine mandate on Head Start students and volunteers.“Head Start Programs provide much-needed resources for underserved communities, single moms, and other parents who may be struggling to provide care. Forcing children to wear masks all day
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Judge William Collins signed off Tuesday on the $1.625 million settlement between the parents of Officer Christopher Morton and several government officials and companies they sued in 2019. Darrel and Tara Morton will receive $926,443.17 from the settlement, while lawyers Bernard Schmitt and Melody Roberts of the Schmitt Law Firm in Kansas City will collect $691,647.06 for fees and expenses.
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