JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 495 on Wednesday morning, focusing on public safety, which has been a top priority for the administration since taking office. A part of this bill will establish a committee dedicated to school safety within the Department of Public Safety. Those who will serve on this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was accused “jackpotting” a Sedalia ATM machine in January to steal more than $69,000. Winston Flores-Duran was charged on Wednesday in Pettis County with stealing more than $25,000 and tampering with computer data to defraud. A warrant was issued and a court date has not been scheduled. Police were called
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The alleged driver who led law enforcement on a car chase last week in Callaway County was arrested Wednesday in Jefferson City, the county sheriff’s office said. Dillion Johnson, 33, of Jefferson City, was arrested a little after 5 p.m. Wednesday after a foot chase in Jefferson City, according to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man who was charged in Morgan County last year with murder in the death of a Hallsville man had his trial moved to Moniteau County on Wednesday. Chad Armstrong, 50, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged in Morgan County with 11 counts of possessing more than 20 images of child pornography. A warrant was issued for Isaiah Mehmert on Wednesday and a $500,000 bond was set. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says law enforcement learned of Mehmert
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly stole several memorabilia items from Mizzou’s football stadium while wearing a gorilla mask. Jace McKernan, 18, was charged with first-degree burglary and second-degree burglary. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Moniteau County after he allegedly stole thousands of dollars from various machines. Kylor Rippeto was charged with stealing more than $25,000, stealing more than $750, two counts of first-degree property damage, four counts of possessing burglary tools and two counts of misdemeanor stealing. The probable cause statement
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lawsuit filed in Boone County on Tuesday alleges that a patient at CenterPointe Hospital in Columbia was sexually assaulted by another patient last year. The plaintiff, listed as a Jane Doe, sued CenterPoint Hospital in Columbia and its parent company Acadia Healthcare. The petition accuses the healthcare company of multiple counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from the state of New York is accused of stealing $20,000 from the bank account of a Columbia resident. Rosa Rodriguez charged on Tuesday with stealing more than $750. She was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Tuesday afternoon and a court date was not set. A
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) Marshall police are working with the county prosecutor to get an arrest warrant for the suspect who injured three people during a shooting outside of a Marshall bar early Sunday morning. The Marshall Police Department wrote Monday on its social media that it was called to a shots-fired scene at 1:20 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with a child sex crime on Monday. Xavier Burke, 18, was charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $20,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable cause statement, Burke
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former restaurant worker has pleaded guilty to a pair of child sex crimes. Jesus Hernandez, 38, pleaded guilty in Boone County to second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. He will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 21. According to court documents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager has been charged with seven felonies after he is accused of shooting at a car near the Columbia Mall in January. Samiyon Myers, 15, was charged with first-degree assault, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action and delivery of a controlled substance. Officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A string of thefts and car break-ins were reported in South Columbia over the weekend. Several people near the Bearfield Meadows area reported having their vehicles broken into overnight, with items taken ranging from phone chargers to garage door openers. The six-hour police dispatch log from Friday through Monday shows the Bearfield
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia couple claims they were left injured and emotionally distressed after Columbia police officers used invasive force on them at their home in June 2023. A federal lawsuit filed by DJ and Joy Lynch — in Missouri’s Western District — claims six officers from the Columbia Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has identified the passenger who was arrested in an alleged stolen vehicle chase. Callaway County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Crystal Kent told ABC 17 News that Orion Kenneth Mullins, 31, was arrested in a home in Fulton on Sunday. Mullins is charged with misdemeanor second-degree tampering with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager has been charged with multiple felonies after he was certified as an adult, according to Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson. Ronal Holliday Jr., born in 2007, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree accessory to robbery, two counts of accessory to armed criminal action, one count of first-degree accessory to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old man and two juveniles were accused of breaking into a trailer at North Callaway Middle School on Thursday night. Taylor Dale Harold Killian, of Centralia, was charged with three counts of second-degree burglary, one count of misdemeanor second-degree property damage and two counts of misdemeanor stealing. He is being held
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were injured in a Sunday morning shooting at a bar in Marshall, Missouri, according to a social media post from the town’s police department. The Marshall Police Department wrote that it was called to a shots-fired scene at 1:20 a.m. Sunday at the Living Room Bar in the 1200 block
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department released its crime statistics for 2024 on Friday. A news conference was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Columbia City Hall to discuss the statistics. Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude said the 2023-24 use of force audits was one of her priorities as police chief in order to
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