COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 24-year-old man who pleaded guilty to rape and other sex crimes on Monday was sentenced to nine years in prison. Elijah Schwartz –who is listed as being from Ohio on Casenet – pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of second-degree sodomy. He was initially charged with
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Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect property damage being reported after police released more information. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say there were no injuries reported Wednesday night after shots were fired near Blue Ridge and Oakland Gravel roads. Columbia Police Sgt. Derek Moore told ABC 17 News that police responded to a shots-fired
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Police were sent to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s home Sunday night on a bogus call.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jill Schlude attended her first Columbia Police Review Board meeting as the city’s police chief on Wednesday evening. Schlude described being grateful to the board, adding that she feels it’s important for both parties to be able to collaboratively work on issues. During the meeting, board members asked Schlude various questions regarding
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DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An owner of a Mexican restaurant in Columbia who has been accused of arson in Dunklin County had her case moved to Butler County on Wednesday. Crystal Umfress, 42, was charged with second-degree arson. Umfress is an owner of Casa Maria’s Restaurant in Columbia. Her lawyer had requested a change of venue
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The suspicious package sent to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office in April contained methamphetamine, according to records ABC 17 News obtained from the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
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The City of Belle released a statement Wednesday saying that no money is missing from its bank accounts and that none of its guns are missing or have been misused.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who was found guilty of several counts of statutory sodomy was sentenced on Monday to 160 years in prison. Daniel Overstreet, 52, was found guilty in November of seven counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and one count of first-degree attempted sodomy. According to a press release from Callaway County Prosecutor
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A Macks Creek, Missouri, man was charged last week with four felonies on allegations that he severely abused a child, putting the victim in critical condition.
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A teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student at a Pulaski County school was arrested last week in Texas, according to authorities there.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man who was accused of threatening to kill the judge and prosecutor in a Cole County domestic assault case was sentenced on Friday to probation. Kody Sidebottom, 27, pleaded guilty on Friday to tampering with a judicial officer. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) is working on legislation that would increase the penalty for swatting, following a swatting call to the secretary of state’s house on Sunday night. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was a target of a swatting attempt at his home Sunday night, Ashcroft posted on his social
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Indiana woman who pleaded guilty in October to hindering the prosecution in a murder has been sentenced. Emily Ricketts, 27, of Indianapolis, was sentenced on Monday to four years in prison and was given credit for six months served. According to previous reporting, she was previously charged in 2019 with accessory
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A fire made by someone camping in a Mexico, Missouri, storage building to cook and keep warm led to a blaze that destroyed the building Saturday, authorities say.
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Editor’s note: The age of the victim was updated after the press release from law enforcement was updated. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged on Friday with murder and other felonies after he allegedly assaulted a woman on Christmas. Jeffrey Edward Skaggs, 38, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree domestic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bench trial has been scheduled for a case surrounding a Missouri law that bans gender-affirming care for minors and some adults. The 10-day trial schedule was decided on Thursday and is set to begin Sept. 23, according to Casenet. The ACLU had announced the lawsuit on July 25 after Gov. Mike
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motion to reduce the bond for a Columbia man accused in a June homicide on Dove Drive was denied on Friday. Ja’Shaun Barney, 18, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in relation to the shooting death of Deshon Joseph Houston, 33, who was found dead
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men accused of murder in two separate cases are heading to the Boone County courthouse Friday to face a judge for their hearings. The first man set to appear is Sevance Brewer, who is multiple felony charges after allegedly killing a pregnant woman in north Columbia. Brewer is facing charges
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday after he allegedly caused more than $1,000 worth of damage while fleeing a crash site. Joshua Steen, 39, was charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident that caused more than $1,000 worth of damage and four misdemeanors: Unlawful possession
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teenager has been charged as an adult in relation to an Aug. 8 shooting. Da’Shawn Johnson, 17, was charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, resisting arrest, two counts of misdemeanor property damage and an infraction of second-degree trespassing. Court documents state
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