Third Congressional District candidate interview: Bethany Mann
ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the August primary ahead of the election.
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Cole County EMS to get new bulletproof vests
Cole County emergency medical personnel have been approved for new bullet-stopping vests.
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Missouri Third Congressional District candidate: Kurt Schaefer
ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the August primary ahead of the election.
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Missouri Third Congressional District candidate: Dr. Bob Onder
ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the August primary ahead of the election.
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Callaway Sheriff’s Office alerts parents of children who attended daycare ran by man charged with child sex crimes
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has contacted the parents of children who attended an in-home daycare ran by a man who is charged with several child sex crimes. The sheriff’s office wrote on its Facebook page on Wednesday that if any parent has not been contacted, they should call the sheriff’s office
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Expert: Wrongful arrests like in Fulton murder case are rare
A former Mid-Missouri turned defense attorney says wrongful arrests like one in a Fulton murder case last week don’t happen often.
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Convicted Boone County rapist charged with statutory rape in Osage County
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man who pleaded guilty to statutory rape and statutory sodomy in 2022 has been charged again. Christopher Fisher, 50, was charged on Tuesday in Osage County with first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 14 years old. A court date has not been scheduled. He pleaded guilty in
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Property seizure lawsuit on hold pending criminal investigation of Howard County bank embezzlement
A lawsuit to seize Howard County property allegedly gotten through illegal means is on hold while a criminal investigation plays out, according to court records.
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Advocacy group urges Missouri to revise testing rules due to ‘very toxic’ chemical found in marijuana products
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An advocacy group is calling on the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to change its rules surrounding a substance found in marijuana products that they are calling “very toxic.” Missouri’s National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, wrote in a Thursday release that it is concerned that
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Teachers union files lawsuit against MOHELA, claims business misleads borrowers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teachers labor union filed a lawsuit against the Higher Education Loan of Authority of the State of Missouri, also known as MOHELA, over claims the business misled borrowers. The American Federation of Teachers — a teachers union based out of Washington D.C. — represents 1.8 million public school teachers, health care
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80 Fulton residents partake in community camera program
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) There have been 80 residents in Fulton to register cameras in the city’s community camera program so far, according to the Fulton Police Department. The program was announced in December and was implemented earlier this year. It allows local businesses and residents who own security camera systems to register their cameras with
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Lohman man indicted on federal child sex crimes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lohman man was indicted Tuesday on federal child sex crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Anthony Dale Pitts-Fugate, 32, is charged with child enticement, receiving child pornography and three counts of attempting to produce child pornography, the release says. The release claims that Pitts-Fugate tried
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Jury trial scheduled for umpire accused of assaulting Camden County deputy
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial was scheduled for December in a criminal court case for an umpire who is accused of assaulting a Camden County deputy last year. Neal Sidebottom, of Versailles, was charged last year with first-degree assault and misdemeanor resisting arrest. The case was transferred from Camden County to Moniteau County
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COVID-19 cases increasing in Columbia
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Columbia, according to Missouri’s Sewershed Surveillance Program and a doctor with MU Health Care.
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Man booked into Callaway County Jail charged with murder in Fulton shooting
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was booked into the Callaway County Jail on Monday has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Jakiem Braggs. Mitchell Henderson Jr., 44, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree murder and illegal gun possession. Fulton police wrote on social media on Monday that Henderson Jr. had turned
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Jefferson City sex offender indicted on federal child porn charges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was indicted on federal child pornography charges on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Howard Dale Speckhals, 61, was charged with possessing and distributing child porn. He allegedly distributed child porn on the internet from June 25, 2023-March 22, 2024. He was
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Pulaski County man charged with sodomy
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville man was charged with sodomy and other sex crimes after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at his residence, according to court documents. Gareth Rentasponce was charged on Friday with second-degree sodomy and two misdemeanors: Second-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual misconduct. An entry of appearance was filed on Tuesday
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Boone County Fire Protection coping with loss two weeks after assistant chief’s death
Today marks two weeks after Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tobben died during a water rescue in northern Columbia.
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Republican Missouri attorney general candidate interview: Will Scharf
ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the August primary ahead of the election. Below is an interview with Will Scharf, one of two Republicans seeking election to the Attorney General’s office.
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Missouri attorney general candidate interview: Andrew Bailey
ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates in the August primary ahead of the election. Below is an interview with Andrew Bailey, one of two Republicans seeking election to the attorney general’s office.
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