JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City couple was charged in federal court with video recording their sexual assault of a 4-year-old victim. Paul Emerson Schofield, 33, and Sara Ellen Schofield, 29, each was charged in separate criminal complaints filed in the U.S. District Court in Jefferson City. The federal criminal complaints charge the Schofields
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that 68 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Thursday. The county reported 49 cases on Tuesday and the rest were reported in June and July. The county delays reporting cases by two days. The dashboard is showing 27 COVID-19 patients in
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Everyone injured in a Thursday morning bus crash in Cole County has been released from the hospital with minor to moderate injuries, a spokesman for the church whose members were on the bus said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the parents accused of killing their baby in 2017 and abandoning the body in a backpack, is back in Boone County. Staffone Fountain was in court Thursday. He and the baby’s mother Lavosha Daniels are charged in the baby’s murder. The judge revealed Fountain allegedly killed the baby by strangulation. This is a case
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MONTREAL, Mo. (KMIZ0 On Wednesday, human remains were reportedly found in Camden County according to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement from three agencies responded to an area in Lake of the Ozarks State Park near McCubbins Point where they located human remains. Officials say the human remains appear to be those of Tanner
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, crews from the Osage Beach Fire Protection District responded to reports of a fire at the Inn at the Grand Glaize. Before crews arrived on the scene, dispatch said there were active flames and smoke visible and that guests were evacuating. Crews arriving on the
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The Columbia Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting in southeast Columbia.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Firefighters in Boone County responded to a fire at JBS Live Pork just outside of Centralia on Wednesday night. Crews report the damages in the fire are estimated to be around $1.5 million dollars. The Boone County Fire Protection District told ABC 17 News Crews it responded around 11 p.m.
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The Kansas City Royals are going to be without 10 regulars when they play the Blue Jays this week in Toronto.
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Law enforcement in Columbia and Boone County are trained to do whatever is necessary to stop an active shooter threat and they said the practice is to move in without waiting for a response.
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A large number of firefighters are on the scene off of Sycamore Hills road in Boone County.
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Three people are facing multiple charges after an alleged drug deal that went bad resulted in a 23-month-old boy with a bullet grazing his foot in Sedalia on Friday evening.
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A popular art piece has been recovered after it was stolen from Columbia Senior Activity Center off of Business Loop 70 East on Wednesday morning.
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Expanded eligibility for funding to help customers struggling to pay overdue balances
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) stands by his statements at Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and adds that he doesn’t think transgender women should participate in women’s sports. Hawley was accused of transphobia by a witness at the Senate hearings on the repercussions of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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A stolen vehicle was located by the Osage Beach Fire Protection District while they were using sonar radar submerged at the bottom of the boat ramp at All About Boats, 696 Passover Road on Tuesday.
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Another lawsuit has been filed after the deadly Amtrak train derailment in June in Chariton County.
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Kenneth (K.C.) DeBoer named Mid-Missouri Regional President for SSM Health.
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NEW BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of New Bloomfield to evaluate the city’s wastewater and collection system. “An important part of our work is helping Missouri communities maintain and improve their aging water treatment systems,” said Dru Buntin, director
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Belfonte Dairy is recalling “Chocolate to Die For” premium ice cream because it may contain undisclosed peanuts. The ice cream comes in a 1.5 quarts (1.41 L) container. The ice cream was produced at its Kansas City ice cream manufacturing facility. The affected products were sold and distributed to customers and
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