No injuries reported after shots fired in west Columbia
No one was hurt after police found evidence of shots fired in southwest Columbia early Saturday, according to Sgt. Matthew Nichols.
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Former West Middle School teacher arrested again, accused of more child porn charges
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was charged with statutory sodomy and other charges earlier this year was arrested again on Friday. Zachary Hutchinson, 38, of Columbia, is being held at the Boone County Jail. New charges were not shown on Casenet on Friday evening. Jail records indicate he is being
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Former Cooper County jailer sentenced to 3 years in prison after manslaughter conviction
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former jailer who was found guilty of manslaughter earlier this year was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison. Robyn Pfeiffer was found guilty on Feb. 3 by a Callaway County jury for first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of Brooke Bailey. Bailey, of Jefferson City, died on Oct. 27,
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Morgan County man charged with child enticement
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man was charged with child enticement on Friday. Matthew DeYoung, 35, of Barnett, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $75,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office says it was notified on Thursday night about a man trying
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Columbia parking manager arrested after allegedly stealing coins from meters, exchanging it for paper money
Editor’s note: Faup’s age was corrected. A source’s error initially listed a different age. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia city employee has been accused of stealing, according to a Thursday press release from the Columbia Police Department. City Parking Manager James Faup, 38, was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of felony stealing and misdemeanor stealing,
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Columbia woman arrested in Tennessee for deadly motorcycle crash
Kyshonda Williams, 30, was arrested in Tennessee on an arrest warrant for involuntary manslaughter in the second degree after allegedly hitting a motorcyclist during a crash on Nov. 2.
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Mother accused of refusing to take child who had third-degree burns to hospital
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mother was charged in Boone County after she allegedly refused to take her child with third-degree burns to a hospital. Elizabeth Moore, 33, was charged with child abuse on Thursday in Boone County. A warrant was served and she was held on a $10,000 bond. She was listed on the Boone
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Convicted murderer has appeal sent back down to circuit court
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was convicted of murder in the 2022 death of a woman near the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia had his appeal sent back to a circuit court. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty by a jury on May 16, 2024, of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He
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Centralia man pleads guilty to DWI in deadly Osage County crash, gets 120-day treatment program
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man pleaded guilty to three felonies for a drunken October 2024 crash that killed a man. Nathan Timpe pleaded guilty on Wednesday to driving while intoxicated that caused the death of another and two counts of DWI causing serious injury. He was sentenced to 120 days of shock incarceration and
Continue Reading Rolla man accused of ripping woman’s skin from neck
Steven Wolfe COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man was arrested and charged after he allegedly yanked off the skin from a woman’s neck on Monday. Steven Wolfe, 25, of Rolla, was charged on Wednesday in Phelps County with first-degree assault. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A
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Blair Oaks bus driver accused of assaulting student, Cole County Sheriff’s Office says
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Thursday press release that a bus driver was accused of assaulting a student on a bus on Wednesday morning. The release says a Blair Oaks school resource officer was called by the district’s superintendent “in reference to an alleged assault that occurred on a
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Final 2023 north Columbia murder suspect pleads guilty, gets 15-year sentence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final suspect with a pending case for a deadly north Columbia shooting pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and unlawful weapons offense. Ja’Shaun Barney, 21, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. Judge Joshua Devine gave
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Columbia woman gets 120-day program, suspended sentence after plea deal in deadly crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who reached a deal with the state to drop a manslaughter charge for a deadly Columbia hit-and-run crash was sentenced to a short jail stay and probation Tuesday. Judge Ben Miller sentenced Elizabeth Lopez to seven years in prison on three hit-and-run charges, but the judge suspended the sentence, with
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Pair of St. Louis County women charged with misdemeanor for filing false kidnapping report
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women from St. Louis County have been charged after allegedly filing a false kidnapping report that led to an extensive police search for a 5-year-old girl on Monday. Ashley M. Collins, 29, and Kayla Williams, 31, both of Afton, were charged on Tuesday with a misdemeanor for making a false report,
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Man accused in 2025 Stephens Park standoff gets 120-day program, probation on the table
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged after a several-hour standoff last August at Stephens Lake Park was sentenced on Monday. Tre’shon Smith, 22, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to two felonies and “a series of misdemeanors” in the case, according to a Tuesday press release from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson’s Office. Court records
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Leader of amish community looks to family during court proceedings
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used in background research of this article. The leader of an Amish community who was accused of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat asked a Cooper County judge to get in contact with his family during a status hearing on Tuesday. Sam Shetler, 42, faces
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Columbia man accused of using box cutter to stab man
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly stabbed someone with a box cutter knife at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday. Robert Cross, 42, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and an initial court
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Moberly man allegedly admits to ramming stolen car into dealership garage, stealing SUV
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man on Monday allegedly admitted to stealing two vehicles and ramming one of them into the garage doors of multiple businesses. Raymond Thomas, 19, was charged on Tuesday in Randolph County with second-degree burglary, stealing a vehicle, first-degree property damage and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. He is
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Alleged Boonville casino robber pleads not guilty in first court appearance
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used in background research for this article One of the men accused of robbing the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville last week pleaded not guilty at his first court appearance Tuesday. Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, 21, of Columbia, appeared by video feed from the Cooper County Jail. Charles
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Columbia prowler sentenced to 10 years in prison, given credit for time served
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man who pleaded guilty last month to multiple felonies in the 2022 Columbia prowler case was sentenced on Monday afternoon. Guillermo Vasquez Hernandez, 35, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on Feb. 6 to two counts of first-degree burglary and two counts forgery. He received a 10-year prison sentence and will be given
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