COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged in Monroe County after she allegedly tried to make a child lie to authorities in order to protect her spouse who was accused of child molestation. Jennifer Navarro, 34, of Paris, Missouri, was charged on Thursday with tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution. She is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested and charged after a trooper allegedly found 221 pounds of marijuana in her vehicle during a Thursday traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. Briana Roberts, of Spanaway, Washington, was charged on Friday with first-degree drug trafficking and endangering the welfare of a child. She is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teenager has been certified as an adult in a shooting that occurred in August. Daniel Day, 17, was charged as an adult on Wednesday with unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of first-degree assault. He is being held at the Cole
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By Eric Levenson, Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, appeared in a Utah court Thursday for the first time in-person since his arrest. Robinson wore a light blue shirt, a striped tie and khaki pants, and was seen on camera speaking to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia green card holder who has been ordered to be deported from the United States, with a lifetime ban to keep him from reentering the country, says the outcome of his immigration case was predetermined. “I just want to thank everyone for all the love and support my family and I
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly told law enforcement that he was a private investigator while he broke into multiple vehicles on Monday evening. Ethan Jones, 22, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree burglary, armed criminal action and misdemeanor stealing. An arraignment was scheduled for Wednesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is warning residents of crime apps that use artificial intelligence following a false report of a shooting on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, the app CrimeRadar alerted users that a 17-year-old was shot in downtown Columbia at 7:13 a.m., according to a CPD Facebook Post. The post claimed that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man has been accused of several child sex crimes in Morgan County. Christopher Riggs was charged on Tuesday with one count of third-degree child molestation, one count of a sexual misconduct with a child younger than 15 years old and two counts of first-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexican national pleaded guilty Tuesday to reentering the United States illegally and being an alien in possession of a gun. Israel Ramirez-Jaramillo, 33, pleaded guilty in federal court in Jefferson City to a count of illegal reentry and a count of being an alien in possession of a gun. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of Columbia’s youth advisory council said they want to take action to help prevent youth violence in the city, and they hope that starts with the leader of the city’s Office of Violence Prevention. D’Markus Thomas-Brown met with the council on Tuesday night, explaining some of the work his office has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The property which contains Casa Maria’s Mexican Cantina is back in the hands of Grindstone Plaza Development after a judge’s ruling Tuesday. In August, the restaurant’s lease was terminated after Grindstone Plaza Development sued Crystal Umfress and Marion Spence for unlawful detainer and breach of contract. The lawsuit claimed Umfress and Spence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police found more than a pound of fentanyl and three handguns while serving a search warrant Monday. Frazier D. Pratt Jr., 61, was charged Monday with first-degree drug trafficking and two counts each of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon after a search Monday at his Huntridge Drive
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators claim that a Columbia man stole more than $26,000 from his employer between October 2021 and June 2024. William A. Sheets was charged with one count of stealing $25,000 or more on Monday. A probable cause statement alleges Sheets used his access to Show-Me Shortline’s finances to divert money to a
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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — One student is dead and another remains in critical condition after a shooting at Kentucky State University in Frankfort on Tuesday just days before going on winter break, officials said. A suspect, Jacob Lee Bard, 48, of Evansville, Indiana, has been booked into Franklin County Regional Jail on charges
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager has been charged after he was accused of threatening a family with a gun on Saturday. Chauncey Williams, 19, is charged with armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council during a Monday work session called into question the value of recent public safety meetings with University of Missouri System President Mun Choi. During the discussion, City Council officials confirmed meeting with Choi in two prior meetings. However, members voiced concerns at the meeting structure that barred the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Danville man was charged with 10 felonies after he allegedly tried to attack his family on Sunday in Montgomery County. Trysten Jones, 20, was charged with three counts of first-degree domestic assault, one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover woman was charged in Morgan County after she was accused of choking a youth on Friday morning. Stacy Jackson, 52, was charged with child abuse and giving marijuana to a child. She is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $150,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against a deputy who shot and killed a Columbia man in September in the 200 block of Railroad Street in Harrisburg. A press release from the Audrain County Prosecutor’s Office – which was named the special prosecutor for the investigation – says lethal force by Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is behind bars Saturday after being arrested by Audrain County Sheriffs Friday evening. According to a press release from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson City Police were investigating 21-year-old Syvonn Byrd for a kidnapping and domestic violence incident. Byrd also had a felony arrest warrant for harassment.
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