COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Bland, Missouri, has been charged with multiple child sex crimes after authorities claim the man had a preyed on a minor. Chase Branson, 22, was charged last week with second-degree statutory rape, second-degree statutory sodomy, possessing child porn, misdemeanor giving pornographic to a minor and tampering with a victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A convicted sex offender has been charged with multiple child sex crimes in Callaway County, with one alleged incident dating back to 1989, according to court documents. Roy Barham, 51, of Fulton, was charged last week in Callaway County with second-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy, first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state auditor said in a report Monday that Missouri’s budget surplus could be depleted within a couple of years if changes aren’t made quickly. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick reported in an analysis of the state’s general revenue fund that a $6 billion deficit in fiscal 2023 will be gone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was shot by Columbia police on Christmas Day has been charged with several counts, including arson. Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Buchanan told ABC 17 News in an email that Marc Lucas has been charged with first-degree trespassing, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt, one seriously, when a vehicle pulled into the path of another at a Callaway County intersection. A 42-year-old Mexico, Missouri, woman suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to University Hospital after the crash just before noon at Highway 54 and Country Road 1408 near Auxvasse. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An embattled restaurant whose owner has been accused of arson has officially moved out of its south Columbia location. Workers were seen emptying Casa Maria’s at 1305 Grindstone Parkway on Monday. The restaurant had announced on its Facebook page that Sunday would be its last day, but indicated it could reopen
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously injured in a Monday morning crash on Highway 63 in Phelps County, about three miles south of Edgar Springs, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The report says a 2018 Ford Focus – driven by an 18-year-old Plattsburgh, New York – was heading southbound when it
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has agreed to resume publishing the “disparity index” with its annual vehicle stops report after reaching a settlement with the state NAACP. The NAACP sued the attorney general’s office in May, alleging the office broke the law by not publishing the index in the yearly reports.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County man was charged Sunday in Cooper County with carjacking, armed robbery and other felonies for allegedly taking a vehicle at gunpoint Saturday. The victim reported the carjacking to police at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Boonville, according to a probable cause statement. Officers later arrested Carl
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was arrested after he allegedly led officers on a chase in a semi-truck on Christmas Day. State troopers report the chase started on Highway 19 near Montgomery City when 42-year-old Francisco Portillo did not stop for state troopers. The chase lasted for more than 40 miles and ended on Highway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old boy from Linn, Mo. suffered serious injuries after a UTV crash in Osage County on Sunday morning. According to online crash reports, a 12-year-old boy was driving a 2006 Polaris Ranger UTV on County Road 203 at 10:50 a.m. The UTV overturned on the gravel road with the 12-year-old driver
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A strong cold front brought a round of dangerous cold on Monday, with below-zero wind chills in the early morning. Wind chills will remain cold on Monday in the teens, before a return to more average temperatures for New Year’s. BLOG: The big changes can be blamed on a deep trough pushing off the Plains,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Prolonged exposure to cold can lead to hypothermia, a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, certain groups are at higher risk, including the homeless, outdoor workers, children, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions. Warming centers provide short-term shelters that open during dangerously
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Another season has come and gone. Mizzou fell short of reaching nine for the third straight year, losing 13-7 to No. 19 Virginia in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. It was a disappointing performance from the Tigers, and one that drew questions about Eli Drinkwitz’s decisions (the coach accepted responsibility for the loss in a postgame
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured following a shooting in Boonville on Saturday night, according to the Boonville Police Department. In a social media post, on Saturday, around 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Morgan Street, two people in a car got into a fight. This led to the driver leaving
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers recovered a stolen car Saturday on U.S. 54 near Callaway County. A social media post from MSHP’s Troop F said its troopers were alerted about the stolen car around 2:30 p.m. Troopers located the vehicle and took the 15 year old driver, who had been reported
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s say a 17-year-old is in custody after leading troopers and Jefferson City Police on a chase Saturday. In a social media post, MSHP Troop F said a Dodge van was reported stolen to JCPD. Around 1:45 p.m. troopers located the van on US 54, approaching Fulton.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s anonymous tip form for schools shows “handle with care” as the number one report for 2025. Courage2Report allows parents, students and school staff from private and public K-12 schools to report concerns like bullying, school threats and suicide to the school and local law enforcement without the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers across Mid Missouri should plan for delays as several road construction and improvement projects continue or begin next week in multiple counties. Many of the projects will run from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4. The impacted counties include: Boone Co., Callaway Co., Camden Co., Crawford Co., Howard Co., Laclede Co., Maries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s hands-free phone law hits one year of being in effect on New Year’s Day. Since its initial implementation in January 2025, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has cited 1,417 drivers. The law was passed in 2023 after a Columbia man died from a car crash in 2019 when a driver was
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