COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial of a Fayette woman charged with felony murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the 2021 death of an 8-month-old girl began Monday. Columbia police arrested Jennifer Johnson in April 2021, after being called to a home in the 1000 block of Elleta Boulevard in north Columbia. She is accused
Continue ReadingAssociated Press (AP) — Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, is seeking to overturn her conviction over what her lawyers claim were several constitutional violations. The petition for habeas corpus relief was filed Monday in New York, where she is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after authorities after he allegedly strangled someone multiple times during an assault on Dec. 20. Datroyt Williams, 32, was charged on Monday in Boone County with second-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping. A warrant was ordered and no bond was set. The probable cause
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Good news if you’re aiming for a healthier year: You don’t have to go on an extreme diet or follow a rigid exercise routine. Decades of research point to a few simple behaviors that can lead to better long-term health. Here’s what else you might
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Eldon announced on Tuesday that the boil order that it has been under for three weeks has been lifted. The city made the announcement in a social media post that the Department of Natural Resources lifted the order after it determined water samples taken on Saturday and Sunday determined
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By Christian Edwards, Joseph Ataman, Melissa Bell, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom and France have agreed to deploy forces in Ukraine if it strikes a peace deal with Russia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, in a renewed push by Western leaders to guarantee Kyiv’s post-war security and deter Moscow from further aggression. After
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CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When US forces struck the Venezuelan capital and ousted the country’s president Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, it turned one of President Donald Trump’s rhetorical threats into reality. In the days since, his frequent musings about other items on his foreign policy wishlist have rung with renewed force, especially
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student from State Technical College was charged after he allegedly threatened employees at a Mexican restaurant while posing as a border patrol agent. Coby Williams, 20, of Linn, was charged on Monday in Osage County with first-degree making a terroristic threat, first-degree harassment and misdemeanor impersonating a law enforcement officer. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Judge heard arguments on whether a Columbia dog breeder who pleaded not guilty to 29 felony counts of animal abuse should be granted a lower bond and a change of venue. Twenty-six-year-old Melissa Sanders was arrested in November after law enforcement found several dead dogs and remains at her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council at its Monday night meeting approved a parking fine hike with an 8-2 vote. Parking violations were approved to be $25 across the board. A fine for metered parking was previously $6. Other notable increases include blocking a driveway and parking in a no-parking zone increasing from $17,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football is losing one of its top defensive players to the transfer portal. On Tuesday, defensive end Damon Wilson confirmed on his Instagram that he is entering the transfer portal after one season in Columbia. He made the most of that first year as a Tiger, after transferring in from Georgia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,000 electric meters went dark in Columbia on Tuesday morning, according to the Columbia Water and Light outage map. The outages appeared to be clustered along Stadium Boulevard, Route E and West Broadway at about 11:30 a.m. Emergency dispatchers warned of traffic backups in the area of Stadium Boulevard and Worley
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Installation of the Safe Haven Baby Box began Monday at the Cole County EMS Headquarters in downtown Jefferson City, according to Chief Eric Hoy.
The device is expected to be installed by the end of the week, but people will not be able to drop off infants until sometime in February, Hoy said. The box is being put in a wall on the building’s east side, behind the engine truck garages. People can access it from East McCarty Street.
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When US forces struck the Venezuelan capital and ousted the country’s president Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, it turned one of President Donald Trump’s rhetorical threats into reality. In the days since, his frequent musings about other items on his foreign policy wishlist have rung with renewed force, especially his
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Harry Adrian IV is no longer working for MoDOT. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The former state safety coordinator for the Missouri Department of Transportation, who was accused of pulling out a gun during a road-rage incident in September, pleaded guilty Tuesday in an agreement with the state. Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, pleaded guilty
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By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Corpus Christi, Texas (CNN) — The judge overseeing the trial of a former school police officer accused of abandoning children during a massacre halted testimony on Tuesday and told jurors not to come to court on Wednesday. Judge Sid Harle will instead address legal matters
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A federal jail with a documented history of power outages, staffing shortages and detainee complaints just got two more high-profile detainees. Former president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were moved into the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn on Saturday following their US military
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football has signed its transfer portal quarterback. Former Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons has already made it official in Columbia, signing a deal with the Tigers, as first reported by 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer. Simmons has since confirmed the news on his social media accounts. That move comes after
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Whoever gunned down a young dentist and his wife is still on the loose a week after the grisly killings. But police hope newly released video of a “person of interest” and help from the public will help solve the crime shrouded in mystery. Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating after a man died while in the custody of the patrol. Troop A posted on social media that a man died after being taken in custody by troopers in Johnson County. The release states that around 6:30 p.m. on
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