SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia police arrested a Raytown man early Tuesday after he allegedly shot a gun several times in a hotel room, according to a press release from the Sedalia Police Department. Richard Ballenger, 43, was charged later on Tuesday with drug possession, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman was charged on Monday after she was accused of stealing $52,518.31in welfare benefits. Taylor Allee, 31, was charged with stealing more than $25,000 and unlawfully receiving more than $750 of public assistance. A criminal summons was issued on Tuesday and an initial court appearance was scheduled for
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Court documents state that Delanty allegedly “recklessly caused serious physical injury” to Santulli by giving him alcohol and encouraging him to drink it.
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was described as an employee at a high school has been charged with several child sex crimes. Rikki Laughlin, 25, of Saint James, was charged on Monday with possession of child pornography, tampering with a victim, second-degree statutory rape, sexual exploitation of a minor, tampering with physical evidence,
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man — who was already convicted of murder in another case – pleaded guilty on Friday to the 1981 killing of Ricky Ridings, according to a press release from Callaway County Prosecutor Benjamin Miller. Conrad Schmitt III, 70, pleaded guilty on Friday to manslaughter, Miller’s release states. Casenet shows that Schmitt
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman on a walking trail in May. Jacob Beul, 26, pleaded guilty on Thursday to first-degree sexual abuse, according to an email from Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson. His sentencing hearing is set for 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman was charged on Monday with stealing $37,420.87 in public-assistance benefits. Abisoye Jones, 39, was charged with stealing $25,000 or more and unlawfully receiving more than $750 in public assistance benefits. A criminal summons was issued on Monday and an initial court appearance is set for 9 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of a 3-year-old in September was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. Larry Brownlee Jr., 28, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montreal, Missouri, man pleaded guilty on Monday to abandoning a corpse and was sentenced to four years in prison. According to previous reporting, Eric Cole, 41, was initially charged in 2022 with second-degree murder, stealing, abandonment of a corpse and conspiracy to commit a felony. Cole pleaded guilty before going
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After Saturday’s big win for the University of Missouri Tigers against the South Carolina Gamecocks, local law enforcement responded to a few crime and crash-related incidents near downtown Columbia. As of 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Columbia Police Department responded to a hit and run on Rogers St. and N. College Blvd,
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COLUMBIA, Mo .(KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty two months ago to shooting and killing his stepfather was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison. Samuel E. Brotherton, 23, pleaded guilty on Aug. 21 to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Rollin G. Thompson, 64, in the 3800
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office stated in a Friday press release that it has added a terrorism tip link to its website. The sheriff’s office stated the link was established in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. The release states the system was set up under the Missouri Office of Homeland
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Editor’s note: One of the charges against Kintner has been updated after a source error was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged in Boone County on Friday with four child sex crimes. Mancle G. Kintner Jr., 74, was charged with attempted statutory sodomy, felony child molestation — sexual contact with a person
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According to online court records, Hosea Gaines pleaded guilty to domestic assault in the second degree and a misdemeanor count for resisting arrest on July 21.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gretchen Yancey was unanimously picked on Thursday to become the next family court commissioner in the 13th Judicial Circuit Court, according to a Thursday press release from the court. She was picked during a Court en Banc closed session, according to the release. Her appointment will begin March 1. She is currently
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for uploading an “obscene bestiality” video to his Google account, according to a Thursday press release from the Department of Justice. Brian Joe Gravatt, 48, was sentenced to five years in federal prison without parole. Gravatt was required to register as
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Thursday with first-degree child molestation in Boone County. A warrant was ordered for Ricky Cook, 52, and no bond was set. He was not in the Boone County Jail on Thursday. A court date has yet to be set. According to court documents, Cook is accused
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Centralia Police reported several teenagers were opening unlocked vehicles and stealing items from inside. This includes several guns and a garage door opener.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia held a forum on Wednesday night that included all four final candidates for its opening for chief of police. The city is looking for a new police chief after Geoff Jones retired on Aug. 1. Matt Stephens was named the interim chief. City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen previously said the City was on track
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Montgomery County deputies along with assistance from the MSHP Aviation Unit used thermal imaging drones to search for Glispe after he escaped the area.
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