COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Waynesville Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying remains discovered on Jan. 9, 2023, according to a Wednesday social media post from the department. Skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near St. Robert, the release says. A sketch was used to create a possible recreation of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested after he allegedly took THC gummies and punched a Jefferson City police officer on Wednesday morning. Collin Stosberg, 52, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of third-degree assault, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexican national who was living in Sedalia was sentenced Wednesday to 14 months in federal prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Jesus Mendoza Cortes, 35, pleaded guilty on Feb. 20 to illegally reentering the country after being previously deported, the release says. Mendoza Cortes had
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was injured Tuesday night after an apparent drive-by shooting in Boone County.The man was shot while in a car near Santa Anna Drive and El Chapparal Avenue, according to Captain Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Leer told ABC 17 News in a text that someone in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man was charged on Tuesday after he was accused of sexually assaulting children. Joseph Kucera, 79, was charged with four counts of third-degree child molestation. He was not listed on the Morgan County Jail roster on Tuesday evening. A warrant was issued and a $250,000 bond was set. Parents of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two child sex crimes on Tuesday in Boone County. John Harvey, 26, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 14 years old and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was accused of stabbing a woman in her back. Nick Burris, 31, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor tampering with a witness. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he allegedly chased people on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park and injured a Columbia police officer. Jesse Howe, 45, was charged with first-degree assault, misdemeanor peace disturbance and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who forced his way into a University of Missouri sorority house in February has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Jeffrey Wheeland Jr. pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree burglary and unlawful use of a weapon. He was previously charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping and a fourth-degree assault.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old man remained in the Boone County Jail on Tuesday on allegations that he hit a motorcyclist with his SUV, causing serious injuries, and left the scene. Donald J. Legleiter, who has no address listed in online court records, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is out of the hospital Monday night after a fight with his brother led to a stabbing in a northeast Columbia neighborhood. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least eight Columbia police officers in a yard in the 1400 block of Lambeth Drive. Police said they were called there
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate has been accused of setting a fire at the Saline County Jail in that caused a number of inmates to be displaced in January 2024 has been charged. 4 Jonnie Grimes, 41, was charged with first-degree arson, having a weapon at a jail and first-degree property damage. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was set on fire on his porch last month has died. Donovan “Tyler” Baylis died on Monday morning, his mother Nan Oliver told ABC 17 News on Monday afternoon. Baylis was 31. Police had said the man was burned on June 15 in the 1500 block of Paris Road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a 23-year-old woman told police he fired in self-defense. Whether the legal system agrees could depend on whether and how David K. Heyde, 68, invokes the state’s self-defense laws. Heyde, 68, is accused of killing Bailey Scott on July 6. He was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of leading law enforcement on a boat chase Saturday in Morgan County was charged with a felony and multiple misdemeanors. Loren Peters, of Sunrise Beach, was charged with aggravated fleeing and four misdemeanors, including boating while intoxicated, not displaying navigation lights, not registering a boat and recklessly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Monday after he allegedly assaulted a woman on June 30. Christopher Rowden, 38, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on Monday. Court documents say that he assaulted the victim between 8:30-9:30 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who pleaded guilty last month to sodomy has now been charged with enticing a child. Billy Vanbibber, 40, was charged on Monday with enticing a child younger than 15 years old. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $100,000 bond. He pleaded guilty on June
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with statutory rape earlier this year after moving into a home with a teenager and her father is now charged with having child pornography. Travis Kalchbrenner, 32, was charged on Saturday with possessing child porn and is being held at the Cole County Jail. He was charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, woman was charged with several child sex crimes after she allegedly sodomized and molested a child multiple times since 2021. Kaila Browning was charged with five counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and five counts of first-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old man was charged after a deadly crash in Mexico on Saturday morning. Prosecutors have charged Joshua Frye, 22, of Mexico with DWI resulting in the death of two or more. Court documents state police officers responded to the crash on Saturday at 6:39 a.m. in the 4800 block of South
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