COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia saw its average domestic violence reports increase in 2025, with some advocates warning that numbers are continuing to rise. In 2024, the Columbia Police Department renewed its STOP Violence Against Women Act grant through the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The $195,255 grant helped fund salaries and benefits
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Regions Bank on Friday agreed to pay the federal government $4,919,631 to resolve allegations that it received payment it should not have in connection with the bank forgiving a customer’s Paycheck Protection Program loan, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. The bank had been sparring with Greg DeLine, suing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new judge has been assigned to a murder case surrounding a 2024 fatal shooting. Jordan Brantley, 20, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A trial was scheduled for next month, but it has since been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from California, Missouri, was charged with a felony after police say she was seen “breaking off flags set out for Memorial Day” on Sunday. Crystal Badolato was charged on Tuesday with first-degree property damage. A warrant with a $1,000 bond was issued. The California Police Department wrote in a social
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COLIMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of dumping a woman’s body in a trash bin in Perche Creek earlier this month appeared in court on Tuesday. Andrew Acton, 53, is charged with abandoning a corpse and tampering with evidence. He still does not have an attorney. The judge set his next hearing for 1
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Joseph woman was charged with a pair of felonies after she allegedly kicked a 7-year-old boy into a pool on Saturday in Sedalia. Penny Badgett, born in 1963, was charged with child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. She was held at the Pettis County Jail on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly fired a gun in a mobile home park while he was drunk on Monday evening. Phillip Etheridge, 36, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail and the state has requested
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly assaulted a victim who was in a wheelchair. Arthur Wayne Hooks, 71, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree assault of a special victim, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. He
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man has made an Alford plea to reduced charges in a 2017 Cole County homicide. Zacchaeus D. Silva pleaded guilty earlier this month to accessory to second-degree assault in the beating death of Jerry Robertson on April 20, 2017, court records show. Silva had been indicted with second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: An erroneous reference to a 120-day jail sentence has been removed. A Boonville woman who pleaded guilty last month to embezzling from a Cooper County nonprofit was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail. Judge Jeff Mittelhauser sentenced Jennifer Waibel last week to 30 days in jail and five years
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Columbia police officers responded to the Woodstock Mobile Home Park on New Haven Road on Monday. An ABC 17 News crew saw at least five Columbia Police Department patrol cars at the scene shortly before 8 p.m. The Columbia Fire Department confirmed several of its crews responded to the same scene
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged on Friday with a pair of felonies after authorities claim he broke into a building by crawling through a hole that housed an office air conditioning unit. Joshua Allen Kautzman was charged with second-degree burglary and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. A warrant was issued and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A partial mistrial was declared on Friday in a Boone County child molestation case involving an Iowa man. Fred L. Fox, 56 of Humeston, Iowa, was originally charged with two counts of child molestation, one count of child enticement and sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old. He is
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A Fulton man was charged on Friday with multiple counts related to child sex crimes.
According to a Facebook post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, Phillip Likes, 29, was arrested Friday in connection with an alleged sexual assault involving a juvenile that was reported in early March.
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An Amber Alert was issued Saturday morning for a four-month-old girl in Ferguson.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Armani Cincer Robinson-McKenzie allegedly took the baby after assaulting her mother.
Symere Murray was last seen around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday. She is a black baby with black hair and was wearing a pink Minnie Mouse shirt and pink pants, the alert says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with seven counts of driving while intoxicated in an April 3 crash on Interstate 70 that caused serious injuries. Samuel Jacob Creasy was charged on Friday. He was arrested in April and posted a $1,500 bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A home health aide was charged on Friday in Cole County after authorities claimed she stole $2,200 from an elderly woman in October 2025. Elondra Johnson-Lopez, of Holts Summit, was charged with stealing more than $750 and financially exploiting an elderly person. She was not listed on the Cole County Jail roster
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City Sam’s Club employee was charged with a felony after she allegedly stole $2,664.29 from the business. Samantha Gates, of Barnett, was charged on Friday in Cole County with stealing more than $750. A warrant was issued and a $2,664 cash only bond was set. She was not listed on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man has been charged with first-degree sodomy after he allegedly gave a youth alcohol and forced them into sexual acts. Jeffrey Alan Hull, 49, was charged Thursday in Miller County and is being held at the county’s jail without bond. A case review is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wellsville man has been charged with several child sex crimes. Jerry Wayne Fischer was charged on Friday in Montgomery County with three counts of second-degree statutory rape and five counts of second-degree statutory sodomy. A no-bond warrant was served. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The probable
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