Bond set for man accused of driving bus while intoxicated
A judge set a bond for a  Sunrise Beach man charged with twenty counts of child endangerment on Friday morning.
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Threats reported at multiple Mid-Missouri schools, Dixon R-1 school district cancels classes following threat to middle school
Editor’s note: Language around the custody status of some of the students has been clarified. DIXON, Mo. (KMIZ) Threats were reported at multiple Mid-Missouri schools on Thursday, with one school district canceling class as a result. The Dixon R-1 School District in Pulaski County will not hold classes on Friday after a threat was made
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Man in custody after hour-long standoff in Moberly
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in custody after an hour-long standoff in Moberly on Thursday. On Sept. 20 Moberly police were made aware of a possible kidnapping and assault at a home on Rollins St. The victim was rescued by the Moberly Police Department Sweat Team and the North Missouri Drug Task Force, MPD
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does your family talk about what to do in a school shooting?
School threats and shootings have continued this school year.
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School threats leave parents few choices but to ‘prepare and pray’
School threats, real or hoax, are taking a toll on some Mid-Missouri parents, students and teachers.
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Columbia man found guilty of manslaughter in November 2022 double homicide
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty on Thursday for manslaughter and other felonies in a November 2022 double homicide. Cadilac Derrick, 37, was found guilty of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action. He was found not-guilty of endangering the welfare
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Stover woman charged with Medicaid fraud, accused of logging work while clients were incarcerated
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover resident was charged on Wednesday after they were accused of Medicaid fraud. Constance Redinger was charged in Cole County with two counts of violations involving health care payments and one count of stealing more than $750. A criminal summons was issued on Thursday and a hearing was set for
Continue ReadingNYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on 5 federal public corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud
WABC, CNN Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Kara Scannell, Brynn Gingras, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Nicki Brown and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, according to a 57-page indictment
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has your school been affected by threats this month?
September has been the month of school threats.
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Failure-to-appear warrant issued for embattled Casa Maria’s owner in arson case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A warrant was issued on Tuesday for an owner of a south Columbia Mexican restaurant after she did not appear for a hearing in a felony case. Crystal Umfress, of Columbia, was charged last year with second-degree arson. A warrant was issued in the case on Tuesday for failure-to-appear. A $100,000 bond was set.
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District says student made threatening statement at Southern Boone Middle School
A student made a “threatening statement” in class Wednesday morning at Southern Boone Middle School — a school that has seen a spate of students arrested for alleged threats.
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Columbia teen charged with murder as adult in death of Macon man found in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia juvenile is being charged with murder as an adult in the death of a Macon man whose body was found in February in Boone County. Kavon Williams, 15, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said on March 1 that a 15-year-old
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Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha
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Jury trial set for woman charged with manslaughter in fatal 2023 crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial has been scheduled for a woman who was charged with manslaughter earlier this year for a fatal 2023 crash. Elizabeth Lopez, of Columbia, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash that caused a death, two counts of leaving the scene of a crash that caused injuries and
Continue ReadingMissouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared
By Cindy Von Quednow and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay. The 55-year-old was put to death around 6 p.m. CT at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Williams’ attorneys
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FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home “in connection with an investigation unrelated to
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Man now charged with murder in death of Osage Beach police officer; released from jail after bond was amended
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused in the death of an Osage Beach police officer has been charged with murder. Christopher Wehmeyer, 23, of Camdenton, is now charged with aggravated fleeing and second-degree murder in the death of Officer Phylicia Carson. His bond was amended to $100,000 and jail records indicate that he
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Moberly man accused of holding woman hostage for $3,000 ransom
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with three felonies after he was accused of holding a woman hostage in an apartment for a $3,000 ransom. Ricky Morgan Jr., 37, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Morgan is being held at the Randolph County Jail on
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Man indicted in May Downtown Columbia shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged in relation to a May 19 shooting in Downtown Columbia is facing an additional charged after a superseding indictment was filed on Friday. Kalvin Johnson, 21, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and stealing a gun. An arraignment
Continue Reading Missouri governor, state Supreme Court refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing
A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered dual setbacks Monday as the state’s top court and governor each rejected requests to cancel his scheduled lethal injection.
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