Libraries, their funding and local control figured heavily into a state House debate Tuesday morning, acting as a preview for what was to come later in the day when lawmakers take up the state budget.
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft alleging he illegally blocked an initiative petition. In the Cole County lawsuit, Harry “Chip” Cooper says he submitted two initiative petitions with enough signatures. The lawsuit alleges Ashcroft’s office rejected the petitions after the deadline and did not provide a
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HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) The hearing for the man accused of killing a Hermann officer and critically injuring another officer originally scheduled for Monday was pushed back indefinitely until a new judge can be found. Kenneth Simpson made his first court appearance on Wednesday, March 15. Since then, several changes have been made to who will
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism told ABC 17 News that deputies arrested Kelley S. Young just after 2 a.m. Saturday, March 4. Chism said a deputy stopped Young around Highway 54 near New Bloomfield
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A lawsuit from a Columbia family accuses a former security staff member of concussing their teenaged soon and chipping his tooth during school. The lawsuit from the family of “J.J.” as he’s referred to in court documents, was moved from state to federal courts on Monday. J.J.’s family accused former assistant
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Boone County prosecutors charged two Florida men Monday after police said they found more than 12,000 doses of a cocaine-fentanyl mixture during a traffic stop.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Attorneys said Joseph Elledge’s recorded arguments with his wife and his lies about her disappearance were enough to prove he intentionally killed her. The attorney general’s office filed its response to Elledge’s appeal on Monday. Assistant attorney general Zeb Charlton said hours of recorded arguments between Elledge and his wife Mengqi
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Last week, Lamar Johnson’s conviction was vacated, setting him free from a wrongful conviction.
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The Pettis County clerk and two employees have sued the Pettis County Commission and the head of the county’s IT department after claiming they were recorded illegally.
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The man convicted of helping kill a prominent snake breeder in Montgomery County is asking for a new trial. Attorneys for Michael Humphrey filed his appeal on Jan. 26 in the state’s Eastern District Court of Appeals. The appeal says Judge Jason Lamb should not have allowed a key witness to testify
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County prosecutor issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a man who is allegedly connected with a fire in Mexico that killed a woman last month. Brandon Spears, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree arson and armed criminal action. An apartment complex in the 1200 block of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County judge gave a Columbia rape suspect a $1 million cash-only bond at a hearing on Friday. Judge Kevin Crane gave Travis Birkhead, 37, the chance to post a bond to get out of the Boone County Jail. Birkhead, of Columbia, previously had no bond while he faces charges
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday afternoon a bond review hearing is set for the Columbia doctor accused of raping and assaulting a woman. Travis Birkhead faces charges of first-degree rape and fourth-degree assault. Back in December Birkhead’s public defender argued for Birkhead to be released with a GPS monitor. However, Boone County Judge Josh Devine rejected Birkhead’s request as
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An initial hearing in a former state representative’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to get his name on the April election ballot has been set for Tuesday.
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man facing murder charges for a shooting in 2018, is set to continue his bench trial on Friday morning at the Cole County Courthouse. Alfred Chism Jr. allegedly admitted to killing a Lincoln University student back in 2018. According to court documents, Chism says he shot Charon Session in self-defense. Chism claimed Session had been verbally harassing him prior
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BOONE COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, a pre-trial conference is scheduled for a Columbia man who admitted to killing his wife back in 2006. Comfort first reported his wife as missing after he allegedly killed her in 2006. After 13 years, Comfort finally confessed to killing his wife, Megan Shultz after she allegedly told him she was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman accused of murder appeared in court Friday by video from the Boone County Jail. Emma Adams, 20, refused to appear in court on Thursday. She is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse. She pleaded not guilty. Adams is being held in
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated. The victim has yet to be identified by officials. BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old woman accused of murder is expected to appear in court on Friday at 1 p.m. in the Boone County Courthouse. Emma Adams is charged with murder after an “unidentifiable” man was found dead
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) During Wednesday’s motion hearing, a woman accused of killing a 4-year-old boy in 2018 was granted a motion of continuance. Givens was charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse or neglect of a child, and abandonment of a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of killing a Columbia Daily Tribune Sports Editor in 2001 was released from prison on Monday at 8 a.m. according to Missouri’s Department of Corrections. Charles Erickson was originally sentenced to 25 years behind bars after confessing to the murder of Kent Heitholt and is set to be released
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