Eldon man now faces murder charge in March death
An Eldon man charged in March with abandoning a corpse was charged this week with murder.
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Lake Ozark man charged with nine child porn charges
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was charged on Monday with nine counts of promoting child pornography. Leland James Weeks II, 48, was charged with two counts of first-degree promoting child porn and seven counts of second-degree promoting child porn. He is being held at the Camden County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
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Wife of man accused of manslaughter in I-70 crash claims his license is valid
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The wife of a man accused of manslaughter in the deaths of two women in a crash last week on Interstate 70 in claims she has proof her husband’s license is not suspended. Walter Montejo, 26 of South Gate, California, is charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, one count of
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Sedalia man charged with five felonies in Randolph County after allegedly pulling gun on 2 people
HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged with five felonies on Saturday after he was accused of pulling a gun on someone at a residence and taking a minivan. Marquette Smith, 32, was charged on Saturday in Randolph County with first-degree attempted assault, first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree
Continue ReadingTrump wants Justice Department to pay him $100 million for alleged damages from FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search
Lawyers for Donald Trump have filed a $100 million claim with the Justice Department, alleging that the federal search of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 was inappropriate and hurt Trump’s reputation, an attempt to keep alive the narrative that the former president has been persecuted by a biased Biden administration
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Columbia Police respond to an assault on East Broadway early Saturday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating an assault early Saturday morning on E. Broadway, according to a press release from the department. According to the release, around 1:40 a.m. Saturday officers were called to the 900 block of E. Broadway for an assault. Witnesses said the victim was hit multiple times in
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Cole County man charged with rape, incest
A Cole County man was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of incest.
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Ashland man pleads guilty to federal child porn charge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man pleaded guilty to a federal child porn charge, according to a Thursday court filing. Scott Alan Barker, 32, pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. He faces a 15-to-30-year sentence. He is being held at the Cole County Jail. According to previous reporting, Barker allegedly created a video that
Continue Reading Suspect in crash that killed two on Interstate 70 expresses confusion over license status
An El Salvadoran charged with manslaughter in a Boone County double fatal crash told a judge Thursday that he thought his expired license was still valid.
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Residence damaged by gunfire at Columbia mobile home park
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police found shell casings Thursday night at a Columbia mobile home park in the 4200 block of Clark Lane. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least three Columbia police officers searching the area with flashlights. A Columbia police officer at the scene said a residence was damaged by gunfire and
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Ashland man charged with sodomy
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man was charged with first-degree sodomy on Thursday. Johnnie Tarl Riley, 48, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 10:02 p.m. Wednesday, according to jail records. He is being held without bond. A court date has not been set. The probable cause statement claimed that Riley sexually assaulted the
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Sandra Colhour named next Callaway County prosecutor
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Sandra Colhour will be the next prosecuting attorney in Callaway County. The 13th Judicial Circuit Court made the announcement in a Thursday press release. Colhour will replace Benjamin Miller, who was appointed to a new circuit judge seat by Gov. Mike Parson last week. Miller is expected to begin his new position
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Rapper Nelly is arrested and accused of having illegal drugs. His lawyer says the case will die
Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and the Missouri Highway Patrol said an officer found four illegal ecstasy pills on him. The rapper’s attorney said an “overzealous” officer targeted him and conducted an improper search.
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Columbia teen charged with armed robbery
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man was charged Tuesday with a late-July armed robbery. Nathaniel Watson was jailed Monday on a $100,000 bond. Prosecutors have charged him with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and gun theft. Watson is accused of perpetrating the robbery early July 31 in a location
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Columbia man accused of robbery arrested
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man accused of robbery on July 31 in the 5000 block of Clark Lane was arrested, according to a Tuesday evening press release from the Columbia Police Department. Police wrote that Nathaniel Watson was arrested on Tuesday. In an updated press release, police wrote that after Watson was arrested, a
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Columbia man charged in Saturday morning downtown shooting
A Columbia man was charged with three felony counts Monday after he was accused in a Saturday shooting in downtown Columbia.
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Man charged with six felonies in southern Callaway County shot-fired scene
PORTLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was charged on Saturday after he allegedly fired a gun multiple times during an assault, according to court documents. Shannon Frady, 32, was charged with two counts of second-degree domestic assault, one count of third-degree domestic assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and a count
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Fulton man charged with sodomy, making terroristic threat
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and left a suspicious package on their front porch. Thomas Norton Jr., 40, was charged with second-degree sodomy and second-degree making a terroristic threat. He is being held without bond at the Callaway County Jail. An initial
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Suspects in Sedalia shooting indicted on murder charges after victim dies
Two suspects in a Sedalia shooting that turned deadly when the hospitalized victim died have now been indicted on murder and accessory charges.
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Two in custody after vehicle pursuit in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were taken into custody Sunday afternoon in Montgomery County, according to a social media post from the Montgomery County Sheriffs Office. Around 11:30 a.m. the sheriffs office posted on its Facebook page that law enforcement was looking for two suspects in the area around Stella and White Road. The
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