COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday signed a wide-ranging public safety bill that expands fingerprint-based background checks for professional licensing, updates fireworks regulations and extends several key state programs. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 81, was sponsored by Sen. Kurtis Gregory (R-Cooper County) and Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Howard County) and aims
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Ashland has installed a mobile camera system at its recycling lot on Red Tail Drive. According to the city, the issue has escalated since Columbia’s recycling plant was closed after a tornado in April. Frustrations have been running high for the taxpayers of Ashland. “People [are] complaining cause they’re
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wooldridge man was arrested and charged after he was accused of stabbing a woman on Tuesday. Donald Rybolt, 61, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A court date has not been set. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said a man has been arrested after he was accused of trying to take a deputy’s gun during a traffic stop. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office shared on Facebook that there is an increased law enforcement presence in the Camdenton area with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly accused a family of being illegal immigrants and demanded to see “their papers.” Dean Murphee was charged with first-degree harassment and is being held at the Pettis County Jail on a $2,500 bond. A court date has not been set.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorneys for Ryan Ferguson are asking for an update on a possible multi-million dollar award for his wrongful conviction. Jefferson City attorney Michael Berry asked Judge Cotton Walker for an update in his pending decision on how much Ferguson will be awarded from Travelers’ Insurance. A Cole County jury found the insurance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Monday. A court date has not been scheduled for Jesse Jones. He was listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Tuesday evening and is being held without bond. Police wrote in a press release that his address was Centralia. The Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who evaded law enforcement for more than 18 years has been detained, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Tuesday social media post. Dontay Cropp was arrested in Clarke County, Iowa, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with forcible rape and forcible sodomy in 2007,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who crashed a tractor-trailer in the westbound lane of Interstate 70 on Monday has been charged with a felony. Andrei Parham, 32, of Beaverton, Oregon, was charged Tuesday in Cooper County with driving while intoxicated. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on a $15,000 bond. A court
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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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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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(Editor’s note, 6/9: The story now reflects the correct rank of Matt Nichols.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police leaders see a need for more detective units at the Columbia Police Department. Police Chief Jill Schlude said she hopes to create a new unit dedicated to investigating auto thefts and thefts from cars as part of a
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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) 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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