COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested on Monday for allegedly exposing himself to a child in the 1100 block of Lakeview Avenue has been charged. Bryan Lee Schneider, 32, was charged with sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old, resisting arrest and two misdemeanors: First-degree sexual misconduct and illegally possessing
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Police Department is warning residents on social media to be aware after cars were broken into or stolen. “The most recent activity was in the Town and Campus Apartments and in the Commons Drive neighborhood,” the post read. The post also asked residents to remove unsecured keys, fobs, wallets, money
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Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 81 into law, which includes six provisions to strengthen public safety in Missouri, including expanding criminal background checks, creating Trey’s Law to prevent nondisclosure agreements from being enforceable, and updating Missouri’s firework laws.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives will meet on Tuesday to go over and debate some of the bills that were passed during the Senate’s special session. Committees within the House will begin debating these bills throughout the week. At 11 a.m., the committee for Economic Development will have a public hearing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) About 700 Marines were mobilized in Los Angeles in response to the ongoing protests over ICE detainments within the city. President Donald Trump over the weekend became the first president in about 60 years to call in the National Guard without a request from a governor. It was announced on Monday that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council spent more than $42,000 on a two-day retreat in May with city staff in Camdenton. Records obtained by ABC 17 News show the final bill is nearly 2.5 times higher than the 2023 retreat to Independence, Missouri, which cost $17,153.94. The total cost of the trip to Camdenton
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education at its Monday night meeting unanimously approved next school year’s budget for the district. The district expects to spend roughly $307 million this upcoming school year. Previous reporting indicates that roughly three-quarters of the budget is made up of staff salaries and benefits. The Board had approved a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with a plethora of felonies after he allegedly rammed his Chrysler truck several times into a Ford Focus while he was drunk. Jeremy Shacklett was charged with four counts of second-degree assault, nine counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree tampering with a vehicle, two counts
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The bear spotted in Centralia on Saturday was a cinnamon black bear, according to Missouri Department of Conservation biologist Nate Bowersock. Cinnamon bears are a subspecies of the American black bear.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe addressed plans to remove diversity equity and inclusion language from the city’s Strategic Plan during office hours the city is hosting in June to respond to concerns over a recent White House order halting federal aid for such programs. Members of the public voiced concerns on Monday over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe County man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly went into a Randolph County home and fired a gun at three people. Jason Springer, 47, of Madison, Missouri, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree harassment. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with four felonies on Monday after he allegedly assaulted someone early Sunday. Paris Jones Jr., 33, was charged in Boone County with second-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and misdemeanor illegally possessing drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say that a man tried to fight officers while he was being arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a minor. Roughly nine Columbia Police Department vehicles were in a parking lot Monday afternoon in the 1100 block of Lakeview Avenue, an area just north of Business Loop 70 off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia is expected to interview four candidates on Monday evening for the open Ward 1 seat. A Facebook post from the city shows that it will interview Adam Porter, Cheryl Ames, Jason Michael Joy and Virginia Kaye Brainard. The interviews will be livestreamed at 6 p.m. Tom Oldham stepped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who was found guilty in April of 10 child sex crimes has been sentenced. John Sidney Kelly Jr., 43, was sentenced on Monday to three consecutive life sentences for statutory rape, child molestation and other charges. He was charged in the case with first-degree rape, first-degree child
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Benton County Treasurer Richard Renno was charged on Monday with two child sex crimes. Renno, 62, of Lincoln, was charged in Benton County with child enticement and sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old. Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest reports show he was arrested at 7:37 a.m. Monday and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mother was charged with several felonies after authorities say she tried to kill her children on Sunday night in a Jefferson City hotel room. Lydia Ginger, 36, was charged on Monday with child abuse, four counts of domestic assault and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant
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Jorge Bedolla, a Moniteau County man, was arrested and charged with 16 felonies after a drug search warrant was served at his home.
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Bobby Calvert, a 14-year veteran of the Moberly Police Department, was appointed as the new Chief of Police on Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is in custody Monday morning after a man was injured Sunday morning in a shooting in Downtown Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Brian McNeill wrote in a Monday morning in an email there is no additional information at this time. Officers responded to the shooting around 1:48 a.m. on East
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