New judge coming for suspect in Osage Beach police officer chase death
The man charged in a crash that killed an Osage Beach police officer will get a new judge on his case.
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Callaway County man charged with first-degree domestic assault
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steedman man was charged with two felonies after he was accused of seriously injuring a woman during an assault on Tuesday. Nathan Cole Riley, 37, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held
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Teen arrested after leaving the scene crash in Mexico
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy for allegedly driving a vehicle that hit a utility pole and drove away Tuesday morning.
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Blair Oaks placed on ‘soft lockdown’ after alleged threat; suspect identified, superintendent says
WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks’ campus was placed on a “soft lockdown” on Tuesday after an alleged threat was made toward the school, an email from Superintendent Ben Meldrum says. “Based on a recommendation from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department we placed our entire Blair Oaks Campus on a soft lockdown. Our school SRO (school
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Man charged with domestic assault accused of barricading himself in Pilot Grove home with baby
PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with several felonies after court documents say he barricaded himself in a Pilot Grove home with a baby on Sunday. Jacob Johnson, 25, was charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree domestic assault. He is being held
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Second man charged in fatal Miller County crash
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A second man has been charged in relation to a Miller County crash that killed a woman early Sunday. Anthony Floyd II, 23, of Eldon, was charged on Tuesday with leaving the scene of an accident and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Miller County Jail without bond.
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Boone County prosecutor speaks on Blair’s Law following Monday night shots-fired scene in west Columbia
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) As the Columbia Police Department continues to investigate a shots-fired scene on Claudell Lane late Monday night, ABC 17 News spoke with the Boone County Prosecutor about a new law that could factor into charges for the incident. Columbia police said on Tuesday that no one is in custody for Monday’s scene
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Legal experts discuss how Valentine’s Law cases may play out in court
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mandatory jail time and what juries get instructed to consider could guide the first uses of a new state law on car chases with police, according to legal experts. Prosecutors can now consider charging people with aggravated fleeing a stop, dubbed Valentine’s Law by state lawmakers this session. People who drive
Continue Reading Prosecutor looking to add murder charge for man accused in chase that killed Osage Beach police officer
OSAGE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged in a crash that killed an Osage Beach police officer could be charged with murder. Camden County Prosecutor Richelle Grosvenor filed a motion on Tuesday to charge Christopher Aaron Bishop Wehmeyer with second-degree murder. He is currently charged with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop resulting in death. A
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Ashland police say school threats unrelated; Southern Boone will have class Wednesday
The Ashland Police Department released a statement Tuesday providing more details about alleged threats that led schools to close early Monday.
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Man pleads guilty to assault in 2023 Columbia gas station shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two felonies related to a shooting that occurred last year outside of a gas station in east Columbia. Kentrail Taylor, 29, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and shooting from a vehicle, according to an email from Assistant Boone County Prosecutor Paul Wade. Taylor will
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Woman who ran Moberly daycare charged with child abuse
Editor’s note: The name of the daycare was added to this story. MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who runs a daycare in Moberly was charged with four counts of child abuse on Friday. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Naomi Hess, who ran Play N’ Learn Daycare, court information states. Hess was not
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Another youth arrested as Southern Boone dismisses early, cancels Tuesday classes
Several parents of Southern Boone Middle School students held a tense meeting with district administrators over apparent threats made by a student.
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Man accused of murder after August assault outside Jefferson City bar now in Cole County Jail
JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of murder after assaulting a man outside of a Jefferson City bar on Aug. 17 was booked into the Cole County Jail on Monday. Kamari Balton, 26, was charged with felony murder and second-degree assault, according to a Monday email from Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson.
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Columbia man charged with first-degree child molestation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree child molestation on Friday. Landan Heithold, 20, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court appearance was held Monday. The probable cause statement claims that Heithold sexually assaulted a child several times between June 10-29 and made several comments about the
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Suspect in apparent assassination attempt of Trump charged, may have been lying in wait for nearly 12 hours
Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, received his initial criminal charges on Monday and will be held in jail while he awaits trial.
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Sunrise Beach man charged with 20 felony counts; accused of driving school bus drunk
A Sunrise Beach, Missouri, man has been charged with 20 felonies after allegedly driving a school bus while drunk.
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Man pleads guilty to assault in October 2022 shooting in northeast Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty to three felonies, including assault, in a 2022 northeast Columbia shooting. Anthony Smith Jr. pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Court documents in previous reporting indicate that the victim was
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Two Georgia men arrested for allegedly coercing a person to cash fraudulent checks
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashland police arrested two Georgia men on Friday for allegedly coercing a person to cash fraudulent checks at numerous places. Jawon Adams, 25 and D’Andre Smith, 32, both of Fairburn Georgia were arrested and booked into the Boone County Jail on charges of second-degree kidnapping, forgery, possession of a forging instrument, and
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Columbia Public Schools works with local law enforcement to investigate online threats
The superintendent of the Vienna School District posted on social media Friday that the district is taking extra safety precautions after law enforcement investigated a threatening social media post.
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