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Callaway County business owner pleads guilty to coronavirus fund fraud

February 7, 2023 11:59 AM Matthew Sanders

A Kingdom City business owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the government of nearly $700,000 in coronavirus relief money.

Fulton man charged with sodomy, domestic assault

February 6, 2023 9:41 PM Ryan Shiner

Update: Due to a source error, Williams has now been correctly listed as being from Fulton. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman Sunday at University Hospital. Chance Lee Williams, 29, is charged with first-degree sodomy and second-degree domestic assault. He is being held in

Columbia man charged with several felonies after allegedly assaulting woman

February 6, 2023 8:08 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with several felonies after allegedly assaulting a woman on Jan. 10 at the LaQuinta Inn. Jimmy Talton, 30, is charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, armed-criminal action, kidnapping, second-degree domestic assault, second-degree assault, unlawful possession of a gun and second-degree property damage. He is not listed on

Columbia man charged in relation to Friday evening standoff

February 6, 2023 4:19 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged and appeared in court Monday in relation to a standoff in east Columbia that began Friday evening and went into Saturday morning. James Scott Duncan, 58, is charged with first-degree assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and armed-criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County

One woman shot in Columbia Sunday night

February 5, 2023 10:48 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed one woman was shot around 5th Street and Lyon Street Sunday night just before 9:30. A police spokesperson said there is no suspect at this time. ABC 17 crews on scene watched police put up crime scene tape and load at least one person into an ambulance. They saw

Mexico man found guilty of child molestation

February 4, 2023 7:11 PM abc17news-Newsroom

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Mexico, Missouri, was found guilty of raping two girls under the age of 15. The Audrain County prosecuting attorney announced that 36-year-old Gregory Saulnier was found guilty by a jury of several charges, including rape, sodomy and child molestation. The rapes happened between 2020 and 2021 in Mexico. One

Police release name of man arrested after barricading in Columbia house

February 4, 2023 3:06 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) UPDATE AT 6:55 PM: Columbia Police said 58-year-old James Scott Duncan is the man arrested in connection to this incident. COURTESY: Columbia Police DepartmentJames Scott Duncan, 58 ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A man is in custody after barricading himself inside an east Columbia home for several hours. Christian Tabak, Public Information Specialist with Columbia

Man charged with arson after two mobile homes burned down Thursday night

February 3, 2023 3:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man has been charged with arson in relation to a Thursday night fire that burned down two mobile homes just outside of Columbia. Marshall Crews Jr., 58, has been charged with first-degree arson. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond, according to Boone County Sheriff

Trial dates set for Columbia businesswoman indicted for allegedly defrauding clients

February 3, 2023 8:23 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been set for a Columbia business woman accused of fraud and embezzlement. Kathryn L. Cunningham, known as Kat, 62, was charged with a total of 38 counts by a grand jury Dec. 13 in Jefferson City. Cunningham, of Rocheport, is charged with 24 counts of bank fraud, four

Suspect charged in Jefferson City credit union robbery

February 3, 2023 3:19 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 28-year-old Jefferson City man was arrested Thursday evening in relation to the Jan. 19 robbery at River Region Credit Union, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. Cole County prosecutor Locke Thompson later identified the suspect as Tre J. Connor. Thompson said Connor had been charged

Advancements in DNA testing are helping CPD solve cold cases

February 2, 2023 5:06 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is working to solve a cold case from 1994 using advancements in DNA testing. Virginia Davis, 43, of Columbia, was found dead at home in the 1500 block of Patsy lane on June 6, 1994. According to the CPD, her death was determined to be a homicide, but

Jefferson City police say school threat was not local

February 2, 2023 10:43 AM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say a reported threat against Thomas Jefferson Middle School reported Wednesday originated elsewhere and targeted a different school district.

Holts Summit man sentenced for 2021 Jefferson City robbery

February 1, 2023 7:13 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Jan. 3 in relation to a 2021 robbery in Jefferson City. Tyler Steven Mitchell Williams pleaded guilty in federal court on April 12, 2022 for brandishing a gun. In addition to the eight-year sentence, he was ordered to have

Opioid overdoses continue to grow in Missouri

February 1, 2023 11:30 AM Ethan Heinz

Drug overdose deaths have been on the rise in Missouri since 2018, according to data on the Missouri Health and Senior Service website.

Two Mid-Mo men sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking charges

February 1, 2023 6:29 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man and a Callaway County man were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for their roles to distribute methamphetamine in Boone and Callaway counties, according to a press release. Jeremiah Foley, 41, of Columbia, Bradley Hensley, 40, of Callaway County, were sentenced in separate appearances. Foley was sentenced to 17

Nuggets star Porter Jr.’s brother charged in fatal crash

February 1, 2023 3:54 PM Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — University of Denver basketball player Coban Porter has been charged with felony counts of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault stemming from a suspected drunken-driving crash that killed a 42-year-old woman. Porter is the brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. Investigators say Corban Porter smelled of alcohol and his speech was

Man convicted in Ben Renick murder claims key witness testimony hearsay

January 31, 2023 6:45 PM Lucas Geisler

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

Fiji member charged with hazing to have jury from Warren County

January 31, 2023 8:43 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury will be pooled from Warren County for one of the men charged with hazing in relation to the night that left Danny Santulli disabled. Benjamin Karl, 21, is charged with hazing–life endangerment. A motion for a change of venue was filed in November. It was decided that the jury will

Criminal justice experts discuss cold cases, how new evidence is found

January 31, 2023 7:31 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department announced on Tuesday that it has reopened a cold case from 1994. CPD released a statement that it reopened the 1994 murder of the 43-year-old Columbia resident Virginia Davis. Davis was found dead in her home in the 1500 block of Patsy lane on June 6, 1994. Timothy

Columbia police reopen murder investigation into woman’s 1994 death

January 31, 2023 12:53 PM Erika McGuire

Police are reopening a Columbia murder investigation that dates back nearly three decades.