COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Franklin County judge has ruled that no filming or recording will be allowed in the trial for a man accused of killing a Hermann police officer. The judge ruled on Friday in the case of Kenneth Simpson after hearing arguments on Tuesday on multiple motions, including to manage media coverage. Simpson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has granted a motion to move a teenager charged with murder from the Juvenile Center to the Boone County Jail. In a hearing on Friday, the juvenile officer argued for Kavon Williams, 16, to be moved to the facility after several incidents. In December, the judge denied the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were taken into custody on Thursday after a drug search warrant at a Jefferson City home. Aaron Mosley, 33, and Christopher Knox, 38, were taken into custody and charged with second-degree drug trafficking. Court documents state the search warrant was done at an apartment on Elm Street. Police reported finding
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of trying to hit a woman with his truck. Jesse Jones, 37, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree property damage, armed criminal action and a misdemeanor charge of violating a protection order. Court documents state officers were dispatched to the Super 8 hotel in Columbia on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Paris High School student was taken into custody after attempting to assault another student on Friday. Paris R-II School District Superintendent said in a letter to families that a student brought a pocket knife to school. “While only minimal physical injury occurred during the altercation, the knife did make contact with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former state trooper was sentenced to three months in jail after he was found guilty of sexual assault and kidnapping. Jeffrey Durbin was found guilty of the two counts in January, but his sentencing was delayed after the defense argued juror misconduct. A Boone County judge ordered Durbin to serve three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has ruled that a lawsuit against University of Missouri fraternity members can continue. Judge Joshua Devine ruled on Thursday that the lawsuit filed by former student Riley Strain’s family can continue after the defendants argued to have their names dropped. Devine granted the motion filed by Delta Chi
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall woman has been charged after she was accused of driving on the wrong way of Highway 65 while intoxicated. Lauren Ngaue, 32, is charged with aggravated fleeing a stop causing physical injury, second-degree assault, DWI resulting in serious physical injury, armed criminal action and two traffic misdemeanors. Court documents state
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he was accused of having more than 50 grams of fentanyl. Charles Walker Jr. is charged with first-degree trafficking drugs over the statutory amount, tampering with physical evidence and a misdemeanor of resisting arrest. Court documents state officers were patrolling on Wednesday when they saw a
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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
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was found guilty of murder by a jury in a 2022 shooting. Isaac Bryant was found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Jurors received the case around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The verdict was delivered shortly after 6 p.m. Bryant was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A homeless man has been charged after he was accused of assaulting someone else at Turning Point. Danelle Jordan, 46, was charged with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court documents state officers were called to 702 Wilkes Blvd on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. for an assault. Dispatch notes said a suspect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Minneapolis police provided an update on this week’s Catholic school shooting in a public news conference Thursday. Among the news to come out of the briefing was that police found more weapons they believe to be associated with the shooter. Watch the full news conference in the video player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been arrested after he was charged earlier this month for allegedly shooting at a home. Marlon Meija-Fuentez was booked into the Boone County Jail at 4:54 p.m. on Wednesday, according to online records. Meija-Fuentez was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two students are dead and 14 are injured after a deadly school shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday. This comes after several colleges across the country received fake reports of active shooters, according to a previous ABC 17 report. Chief Operating Officer for the Missouri School Board’s Association Center for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with nine child sex crimes involving two victims. James Winkler is charged with one count of first-degree attempted rape, one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, one count of incest, five counts of first-degree child molestation and one count of child abuse without sexual contact. Court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman has been charged after she is accused of leading deputies on a chase and crashing into a deputy. Jaynee Collins, 28, has been charged with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention. Court documents state that deputies were told about a stolen car seen south of Morely Street going at
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Testimony continued on Wednesday in the trial of a Columbia man accused of a 2022 deadly shooting. Isaac J. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Multiple witnesses and experts took the stand on Wednesday. Bryant is accused of shooting Ware, 37, of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man charged after he set a Helitech trailer on fire in Callaway County in May 2024 was sentenced on Monday. Josef Black pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly burning or exploding and two counts of first-degree property damage. Prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge of first-degree trespassing as part
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Monday after police found shell casings outside a home earlier this year. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections after changing his plea on Monday in court. Online court records state prosecutors dropped three felonies against Johnson as
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