JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man has been charged in relation to an incident on Wednesday where he allegedly smashed mail boxes with a school bus after arguing with students. Robert Hern, 59, is charged with first-degree property damage, operating a motor vehicle in a careless manner, leaving the scene of an accident and
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TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Texas man accused of deceptive business practices in Missouri is in the Miller County Jail. According to the Miller County Jail online records, Lance Mickey was booked at 7:48 a.m. Thursday morning. Lance Mickey allegedly took money from customers and left the state without providing work. Mickey, 40, is charged in
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man is facing several charges related to child pornography. Bryan Donley, 45, is charged with two counts of first-degree promoting child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography. An initial arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday at the Moniteau County Courthouse. Donley was arrested Thursday. He
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The Boone County Commission had its first hearing Thursday on whether to get part of a massive settlement with manufacturers and pharmacies found responsible for contributing to the opioid epidemic.
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Columbia’s Citizens Police Review Board will hold its first regular meeting Wednesday since breaking up last year.
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Cole County deputies arrested a school bus driver Wednesday on suspicion of endangering students after he reportedly argued with students and smashed mailboxes.
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COLE CAMP, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man who is accused of killing his own child in 2022 has posted a $50,000 bond, according to Casenet and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office online records. Danial Fitzgerald, 24, is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A grand jury indictment was filed
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WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women in Waynesville have been charged and arrested after a 5-year-old girl was found dead Tuesday. Shamira Buford, 36, and Angela West, 40, were both charged with second-degree murder, first-degree involuntary manslaughter, abuse or neglect of a child – resulting in death and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Both
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Police found a handgun in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Pulaski County high school Wednesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer for a Columbia woman who is accused of murdering a man and trying to burn the body waived a formal arraignment on Tuesday. Emma Adams, 21, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse. She appeared in court by video from the Boone
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with nine felonies after he allegedly broke into an apartment and tried to threaten a woman with knife. Hosea Gaines, 33, is charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree domestic assault, first-degree harassment, three counts of armed-criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree stalking and
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Police say a man was stable after he was shot Monday night in north Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hold Como Accountable members are raising some concerns of theirs at the Columbia City Council meeting on Monday night. The group is asking for Columbia City Council, the Columbia Police Department, and the Boone County prosecuting office, to reopen the case of Quillan Jacobs. “We got access, group access, to a lot
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Early Saturday morning, two people were arrested after they were caught on security cameras allegedly burglarizing a home in Audrain County. The Audrain County Sheriff arrested 22-year-old Jared VonVain and 30-year-old Kathleen Smith, both from Middletown. They’re both in ail awaiting formal charges. After an Audrain County home-owner called the sheriff’s
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The Columbia Police Department asked the public to be on the lookout for a shrouded “porch pirate” Friday.
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A woman has been charged with murder after a man was found dead last month in a home south of Camdenton.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of pointing a gun at a residence with children inside was indicted by a grand jury Friday. Patrice Whitaker, 34, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. An arraignment hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 20 at the Boone County Courthouse.
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A custodian at Missouri S&T in Rolla whose body was found this week was the victim of a homicide, the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday.
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man has been charged with failure to register as a sex offender. Nathaniel Lofland, 42, is being held without bond at the Camden County Jail. An initial court appearance was held Thursday. A bond hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 9 at the Camden County Courthouse. Camden
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By Christina Maxouris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for the murders of his wife and son — another chapter in the downfall of the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach for decades in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Judge
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