Mexico man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder
An Audrain County judge sentenced a man for a deadly shooting at a park in Mexico.
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Teen charged after being accused of planning a school shooting in Audrain County
A teenager accused of talking about planning a school shooting is now charged in Audrain County.
Continue Reading Mexico teacher charged after allegedly abusing a student
A Eugene Field Elementary PE Teacher in Mexico was charged after an April 27 incident involving a student.
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Jefferson City tax preparer convicted of filing false tax returns
A federal jury has convicted a Jefferson City tax preparer for filing false federal income tax returns for himself and others.
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Charges to be dropped against downtown Columbia shooting suspect
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Prosecutors plan to drop charges against a downtown Columbia shooting suspect in exchange for a guilty plea on a different case. Todd D. Nesbitt pleaded guilty on Friday in Boone County court to felony resisting arrest. Prosecutors and defense attorney Gerald Mueller said Nesbitt would get sentenced to that on July
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Man accused in MU hazing arrested after hearing
One of the men charged in the University of Missouri hazing incident was arrested and left the courtroom in handcuffs after his Friday afternoon hearing.
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Real estate agent accused in murder for hire plot accused of violating bond conditions
A real estate agent accused of trying to hire someone to kill her former mother-in-law is now accused of violating her bond conditions again.Â
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Two men are charged after motorcycle passenger dies in 2021 Moniteau County crash
Two men are charged after a fatal motorcycle wreck on May 22, 2021, off Highway 87 near Shepherd Road in Moniteau County.
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Lawyer for Greitens’ ex-wife calls for public statement denouncing threats
The ex-wife of former Missouri governor Eric Greitens wants a public statement from the politician denouncing violence against her, Sheena Greitens’ lawyer said Thursday in court.
Continue Reading Holts Summit man sentenced to probation for 2019 shooting
A Callaway County judge has placed Holts Summit man on five years of unsupervised probation for pleading guilty to charges in connection to a shooting in September 2019 in Holts Summit.
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Callaway County man charged after allegedly attacking, threatening neighbors with a gun
A man in Callaway County was arrested for attacking his neighbors and threatening them with a gun.
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Columbia man denied bond in dog mutilation case
A Columbia man accused of mutilating his dog was denied bond.
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Camdenton man accused of sex crimes against child
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against a Camdenton man accused of child sex crimes. Richard S. Bennett, 32, is charged with felony counts of second-degree statutory rape and incest. Camden County deputies arrested Bennett on Tuesday. Deputies said their investigation into Bennett started after the Camden County Sheriff’s
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Iberia woman charged in revenge porn case
TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia woman is accused of sending nude photos of her ex-boyfriend to his friends while he was incarcerated at the Miller County Jail in February. A Miller County prosecutor has charged Peyton Baker with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images after she allegedly sent sexual pictures to friends and family of
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Two men charged in Mizzou hazing case file motions in defense
The two men charged with hazing in the Mizzou incident from last fall have filed multiple items in the Circuit Court of Boone County in the upcoming cases.
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Wanted Illinois man arrested in Bellflower
BELLFLOWER, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was arrested on Thursday after a standoff with deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department. On Thursday, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received information that Charles Story, 40, of Beardstown, Ill. was at a residence off of Elm Street in Bellflower. Story is wanted for questioning for his possible
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Columbia man charged with multiple crimes after incident downtown
A Columbia man faces multiple charges after an incident downtown involving a victim’s car in May.
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Columbia man accused of mutilating dog as sacrifice
Brandon Harris, 37, is charged with a felony count of animal abuse as a second offense.
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Fayette man sentenced to five-year probation for fatally shooting his son
According to online case records, 51-year-old Eddie Valencia pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of his son in April 2022.
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Columbia woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from Hy-Vee
The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Columbia woman with stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from a gas station where she worked.
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