Prosecution expected to continue questioning witnesses in Lynlee Renick murder trial
Renick is accused of killing her husband, world-renowned snake breeder, Ben Renick on the couple’s Montgomery County property on June 8, 2017.
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Car crashes into Columbia home early Tuesday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are looking for a driver after an SUV crashed into a Columbia home early Tuesday morning. An ABC 17 News crew saw at least five Columbia Police Department patrol cruisers around 2:15 a.m. at the scene of the crash near Leslie Lane and Newton Drive. Police said the driver wasn’t at
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Automated license plate reader leads to police chase
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man accused of crashing into cars during a police chase that sent multiple people to the hospital. Deputies say 60-year-old Harold Fogle sped off in a ford explorer Thursday near I-70 and Providence rd. Fogle allegedly ran a red light and hit two
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Motion to dismiss filed for one suspect accused of killing a four-year-old girl
WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Kourtney Aumen’s lawyers filed to dismiss her charges that she is accused of abusing and killing 4-year-old Jessica Mast. Aumen’s lawyers say the charges do not state a cause against Aumen and do not inform Aumen of the nature and substance of the charges against her. Law enforcement believes she and three
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Two charged with sex crimes against a family member
VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County prosecutor has charged two men with sex crimes after the victim talked with Morgan County Sheriff’s detectives in Oct. 2021. The victim told detectives that Jason Fields had molested her in 2015 and Logan Hood had raped her in 2019. Prosecutors also charged Fields and Hood with incest. According
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Alleged co-conspirators testify in trial over Montgomery County snake breeder’s murder
Lawyers for a woman accused of killing her snake breeder husband in Montgomery County blamed Ben Renick’s death on his wife’s ex-boyfriend during opening statements in her murder trial Monday.
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City health director and city council members discuss how to implement the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence Monday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Health Director Stephanie Browning and city council members discussed how issues in the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence have already been addressed in the community and what still needs improvement in the future. This discussion took place at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Watch the presentation replay
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Police search for driver of apparent stolen vehicle in central Columbia
ABC 17 News crews saw several police units and officers on foot searching areas of central Columbia. Cpl. Kyle Green with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said police asked troopers for help while they were pursuing a stolen vehicle. The driver ditched the vehicle and ran in the area of Worley Street before troopers arrived and witnesses say he was armed, Green said.
Continue Reading Murder trial starts Monday for Lynlee Renick, accused of killing her reptile breeding husband
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The murder trial of Lynlee Renick is set to start on Monday. Renick is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the death of her husband, Ben Renick. According to court records, the trial is set to start under Judge Kevin Crane in the Boone County Courthouse at
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Man accused in deadly shooting extradited to Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of a deadly shooting has been extradited back to Boone County. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Mark Achterberg, 36, was booked into the Boone County Jail on Sunday afternoon. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged him last month with first-degree murder and armed criminal action
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Boone County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect involved in Thursday crash investigation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is looking to arrest Harold David Fogle, age 60 of Hannibal, Missouri, as the suspect who crashed into innocent motorists while fleeing from a deputy on Thursday night. A started around 11 p.m. Thursday night and ended after a vehicle, believed to be driven by Fogle, ran
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Two taken into custody after attempted burglary in Moberly
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ Saturday just before 9:00 a.m., officers with the Moberly Police Department responded to the 500 Block of Garfield Ave in regards to a burglary in progress. Once on scene, officers determined a male and female were inside the residence without permission and attempting to avoid arrest. A 24-year-old female was shortly taken
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Police investigate scene along Defoe Drive
The Columbia Police Department responded to a scene on Defoe Drive just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning.
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Columbia man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 2020 shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in connection with a killing on Doris Drive in 2020. Noah Swyers pleaded guilty in the Feb. 5, 2020 shooting death of 17-year-old Joseph Taylor. Swyers will serve seven years minus any time already served according to online court records. A resident at the
Continue Reading Columbia man charged after shooting behind gas station
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man after he allegedly shot a gun multiple times behind a gas station on Tuesday. Noah Larson is charged with unlawful use of a weapon. A witness told police that she heard gunshots behind the Break Time gas station at 3200 East Stadium Blvd.
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Columbia nature activist argues for justification defense in trail protest charge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for a Columbia woman charged with trespassing during a 2019 protest wants a jury to consider whether her actions were justified. Ben Faber, the attorney for nature activist Sutu Forte, asked Judge Kim Shaw to reconsider her decision to bar the defense from making a claim of justification at trial.
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Factors that determine police pursuits
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Authorities are still searching for the driver of a stolen vehicle that hit multiple cars after running a red light during a police pursuit on Thursday night. According to Columbia Fire, two women were seriously injured in the crash. One of the women injured was a passenger in the stolen car. The
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Federal charges filed against Fort Leonard Wood pharmacist after stabbing
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal prosecutor has charged a civilian pharmacist at Fort Leonard Wood after he allegedly stabbed his supervisor Friday. Robert E. Sapp, 63, was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with the intent to do bodily harm. Sapp remains in federal custody. According to court documents, Sapp was working
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Boone County Sheriff’s Office: Driver of stolen vehicle in crash remains at large
The chase started around 11 p.m. Thursday night and ended after the stolen vehicle ran a red light on Range Line, colliding with two other cars.
Continue Reading Large police presence in northern Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a suspect that allegedly stole a vehicle and then caused a wreck. Deputies on scene report the incident started as a stolen vehicle chase. Officials report the vehicle ran a red light and hit two other vehicles. An ambulance took two people to the hospital
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