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Woman injured in Columbia shooting dies

February 18, 2021 4:56 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police said Thursday that a woman injured in a shooting this week has died.

Barnett woman arrested on drug trafficking charges after child found roaming halls of hotel

February 17, 2021 9:59 PM ABC 17 News Team

ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnett woman could face drug charges after deputies respond to an unsupervised child roaming the halls of an Eldon hotel. According to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Brandy Batchelder was arrested Tuesday for 2nd-degree drug trafficking and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Deputies say more than four pounds

Former KMOX Radio personality pleads guilty to child porn

February 17, 2021 3:15 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A longtime St. Louis broadcaster has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges, and still faces other charges in state court. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 79-year-old Harry Hamm entered the guilty plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Still pending are state charges of second-degree statutory sodomy,

More details emerge in Monday morning’s shooting that sent one to hospital with life-threatening injuries

February 16, 2021 9:21 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed against two people in connection to a Columbia shooting. 25-year-old Elizabeth Dye is accused of armed criminal action, robbery and assault. According to court documents, she is homeless and was staying at the victim’s home in the 200 block of Orchard Court as a guest. Police say she

Columbia police arrest 5 at Saddle Ridge residence

February 16, 2021 5:23 AM Matt Ragsdale

Several people were arrested at a southwest Columbia residence early Tuesday morning.

Deputies identify Millbrook Drive homicide victim

February 16, 2021 9:00 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies identified a teenager killed in a shooting in the 4700 block of W. Millbrook Drive Monday night.

Columbia police: Two arrests made after one person sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries

February 15, 2021 5:39 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police report a 33-year-old woman was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being assaulted on the 200 block of Orchard Court at 7:15 a.m. Monday. Columbia police arrested Lucas Gordon Harper, 34, and Elizabeth Emily Dye, 25, both of Columbia, for 1st Degree Assault, Armed Criminal Action and 1st

Boone County Sheriff’s Dept. investigating homicide near W. Millbrook Drive

February 15, 2021 8:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Multiple Boone County Sheriff’s department vehicles are on scene of a shooting on the 4700 block of W. Millbrook Drive.

Pro-Trump rioters outside the U.S. Capitol

Two Springfield men arrested for violence at the U.S. Capitol

February 12, 2021 3:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI field office out of Kansas City is reporting two Springfield men were arrested for their roles in the violence at the Jan. 6 events at the U.S. Capitol. According to the release, Michael Aaron Quick and Stephen Brian Quick surrendered to the FBI Friday morning. Michael Aaron Quick was arrested

More details emerge in a wreck and robbery in Moberly

February 11, 2021 11:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Feb. 5, Moberly police responded to the scene of a wreck and a reported robbery near Rothwell Park. According to an initial report from Moberly Police, an F-250 rear-ended a maroon sedan. The driver of the truck told police the driver of the sedan robbed him at gunpoint of money and

Audrain County man accused of witness tampering

February 11, 2021 11:33 PM ABC 17 News Team

VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged in an Audrain County theft is now being accused of witness tampering. Deputies say Joshua Cuno allegedly stole four guns and tools in October and the victim’s family member returned three of the guns and tools at the end of December. Cuno allgedly displayed the missing gun during an

Columbia man gets probation and community service for March 2020 chase

February 11, 2021 11:10 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to an amended recommendation by the Cole County Prosecutors Office in connection to a March 2020 chase.. Brian Schler, 35, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of driving in a careless and imprudent manner, driving with a revoked license and speeding. Schler will now have two years

U.S. Attorney in western Missouri submits resignation

February 11, 2021 9:26 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison, of the Western District of Missouri, says he will resign, effective Feb. 28. Garrison’s resignation was expected after the U.S. Justice Department and President Joe Biden asked all U.S. attorneys to resign by the end of February so the new administration could begin replacing the political

Kansas City FBI agents arrest three linked to US Capitol attack

February 11, 2021 2:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

FBI agents say three people who lived near the Kansas City metro area were arrested Thursday morning in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Police investigate shooting outside of south Columbia residence

February 11, 2021 11:40 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia Police Department said officers investigated an early Thursday morning shooting outside of a south Columbia residence.

Two indicted for murder in Cole County after baby dies with meth in system

February 10, 2021 5:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury has indicted two people on 2nd-degree murder charges after a 2-month-old died with meth in the child’s system. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s department, the baby died on Sept. 30 at a home on the 800 block of Pitchfork Ally in Cole County Missouri. An

Columbia Police: Property damage found after report of shots fired near La Quinta Inn

February 10, 2021 4:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police repsonded to a report of shots fired near La Quinta Inn, 2500 I-70 Dr. SW just after 9 a.m. Officials say later calls report that shots had been fired from a vehicle in the area of Bernadette Drive and Interstate 70 Drive SW. During the investigation, police found property damage

Pettis County man charged with 2nd-degree statutory rape

February 9, 2021 11:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old in an abandoned cargo container. The victim told Sedalia police in Nov. 2020that Nathaniel Siefkas had a sexual relationship with her when she was 14 and possibly fathered her child that was born in Jan. 2020 according to the

Two arrested after wreck and robbery in Moberly Friday

February 9, 2021 9:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Feb. 5, Moberly police responded to the scene of a wreck and a reported robbery in area of Holman Road and Rothwell Park Road. According to police, an F-250 rear ended a maroon sedan. The driver of the truck told police the driver of the sedan robbed him at gunpoint of

Grand jury indicts woman for December drive-thru killing

February 9, 2021 6:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County grand jury has indicted a Moberly woman accused of killing a man at a Columbia drive-thru. Angelica Benitez is charged with 2nd-degree murder and armed criminal action after she allegedly shot Marqukis Hayes in the drive-thru line at McDonald’s. A probable cause statement says Benitez was in a pickup truck in December