JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit against the Jefferson City Catholic Diocese. The lawsuit against the Diocese and the Rev. Shawn McKnight alleged it covered up abuse for more than 50 years and “hindered Plaintiffs from discovering their causes of action against the Defendants for their negligent and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged on Thursday with several child sex crimes. Christopher Lee Boyd, 30, was charged with three counts of first-degree statutory rape and three counts of statutory sodomy. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. A court date has not been scheduled. Court documents claim Boyd
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has relaunched its online reporting website for non-emergency situations following a surge in shoplifting. The website should be used for non-emergency incidents such as “minor thefts, vandalism and lost property,” according to a Thursday press release from CPD. This comes after CPD held a meeting with a number
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Cole County who was charged last month with child sex crimes has been charged in another case. Jimmie Payne, 38, of Jefferson City, was charged in November with second-degree child molestation and attempted second-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man charged with several felonies after a chase went through a soybean field had a hearing on Wednesday. Clarence Williams, 35, was charged in September with illegal gun possession, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, delivery of a controlled substance, first-degree property damage and misdemeanor reckless driving. He is being held
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JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Felony charges are no longer pending for one of four former corrections officers accused in the death of Othel Moore. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson told ABC 17 News in an email on Wednesday that charges are not pending for Aaron Brown, who was previously charged with second-degree felony murder and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who was accused in the death of a man who was found dead in the median of Interstate 70 in March has been sentenced to probation. Tyia Alisa Bush pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and misdemeanor reckless driving. She was sentenced to five years of probation,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with four felonies on Wednesday following a Nov. 16 attack, court documents say. Nelson Dee-Leon Victoria was charged in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree kidnapping and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was not listed on the Boone County Jail on
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Belle man was charged with fourth-degree child molestation on Wednesday. Joshua Gray was arrested during a traffic stop on Tuesday in Cole County, court documents say. A mugshot was not immediately available. A court date has not been scheduled. A $25,000 bond was set. The probable cause statement says that the
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Christopher Collings became the fourth person this year to die by lethal injection in Missouri on Tuesday. Missouri is among 27 states to have the death penalty on the books and one of the most prolific in using it — only Alabama and Texas have used it more in 2024, according to the Death Penalty
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of protestors braved the elements in Columbia on Tuesday night to protest the execution of a Missouri man. Christopher Collings, 49, was executed on Tuesday for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl and then dumping her body in a sinkhole. Collings was a family friend of the victim, Rowan
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BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A video of a man beating up a hurt deer posted on social media has garnered attention and now the Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating. The video posted on Facebook at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday is a screen recording of a Snapchat video showing a hurt deer lying on the side
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has pleaded guilty in federal court to producing child pornography. Plea information was filed on Tuesday, but William Ballard agreed to plea guilty on Nov. 15, according to court documents. Court documents say Ballard and the prosecution agreed to a 15-year sentence, though a sentencing date has
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to having hundreds of fentanyl pills along with several guns. Keaveon Z. T. Harris pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom in Jefferson City to possessing fentanyl — a deadly synthetic opioid — with intent to distribute the drug and one count of being a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously approved the purchase of gun identification technology during Monday night’s meeting. The Columbia Police Department requested $208,934 from the asset forfeiture fund to purchase the technology that they say will help police be more effective in solving violent crimes in the city. The National Integrated Ballistic Information
Continue Reading Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Rowan Ford knew Christopher Collings as “Uncle Chris” after he spent several months living with her family. On Tuesday, Collings was executed for sexually assaulting and killing the child, then dumping her body in a sinkhole outside a small Missouri town. Collings, 49, was put to death with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County couple have been charged after they allegedly performed a circumcision on a child at their home. Tyler Wade Gibson was charged with child abuse and performing an unauthorized surgery. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Morgan County Courthouse. Bailey Alexus Gibson was charged with child
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty Monday to murdering his father. Alen Muslic, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a Boone County courtroom. Muslic was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after police found his father, Zufer Muslic, stabbed to death at their Columbia home in October 2023. Alen Muslic
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HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were arrested for allegedly committing various sex crimes in Holts Summit, according to a Sunday release from the city. According to the release, the arrests were made in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, including out of state agencies. The release states the department has been following up on
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