Missouri attorney general files lawsuit against St. Louis County passes a mask mandate
Missouri’s Attorney General says he has filed another lawsuit against St. Louis County’s mask mandate.
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Boone County deputies seek suspect in assault, chase
Deputies are seeking the public’s help to find Gianni D. Hodo, 30, of Columbia after a woman was assaulted east of Columbia.
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Prosecutors charge Kingdom City man after vehicle chase early on Monday morning
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Kingdom City man after a vehicle chase early on Monday morning. Prosecutors charged Jared B. Evans, 33, with felony resisting arrest, two felony counts of second-degree assault on a special victim, and other crimes. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, deputies started
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Jefferson City man pleads guilty to two counts of sex crimes involving a child
A Jefferson City man has entered a guilty plea to two counts of sexual misconduct involving a child according to the Cole County prosecutor.
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Grand jury indicts Auxvasse man following deadly 2020 crash
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County grand jury has indicted a man accused of a deadly 2020 crash. Jurors indicted John R. Meissert Jr., of Auxvasse, last week on felony charges of driving while intoxicated that resulted in the death of another person and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a
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Four injured in downtown Columbia shooting on Saturday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department confirmed to ABC 17 News four people were shot outside the area of at Silverball Bar on Ninth Street in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning. Police were called to the scene because of a fight and were seen investigating around 1 a.m. Three people shot in the area
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Judge grants change of venue request in Lake of the Ozarks biker club shooting
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has approved a request to move the trial of a man accused in a Lake of the Ozarks biker club shooting. Miller County Judge Aaron Koeppen granted the change of venue request for Tonka Ponder at an arraignment hearing on Tuesday. The case will now move to St. Charles
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Jefferson City Police Department proposes hiring incentives to combat staffing shortage
The Public Safety Committee unanimously voted Thursday morning to move forward with hiring incentives.
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Montgomery County deputies searching for man accused of running from police
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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Murder charge filed after deadly 2020 shooting at Cosmo Park
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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Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty in sex trafficking trial
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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Suspect enters not guilty plea in deadly motorcycle crash
A suspect pleaded not guilty in a deadly Columbia crash.
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Harrisburg man sentenced to 11 years after 2019 crash that killed Columbia pedestrian
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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Boone County parents in custody for child neglect
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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Highway patrol reports eight crash deaths during Christmas counting period
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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Marceline man arrested for 27 more counts of Sex Offenses
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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Driver involved in deadly I-70 crash had history of brake problems on truck
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 woman faces multiple drug charges after a months-long investigation
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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Columbia man charged after allegedly robbing multiple stores over the past three months
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 man charged after shooting neighbor with a crossbow
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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