COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Miller County Prosecutor Matthew Howard died on Monday. He was 64. Howard served as Miller County’s prosecutor from 2002-14 and again from 2022 until his death. Howard’s obituary says a visitation and funeral service will be held Saturday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Eldon, followed by a burial at Eldon City Cemetary.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It can happen to anyone. Forty-eight-year-old Jennifer Brooks didn’t think being out of breath would lead to a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. “I was a little out of breath, my heart was racing a little bit, so I was thinking maybe it was perimenopause or menopause,” said Brooks. “It just didn’t seem
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters and medics on Tuesday afternoon responded to Capen Park in Columbia after a man fell from a hiking trail. According to the Columbia Fire Department, crews were called at 3:40 p.m. after receiving a report that a man had fallen about 30 feet off a cliff after rocks gave way. The
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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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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, 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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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Tuesday that her office is suing a distributor for selling an unregulated drug. Hanaway said the state is suing American Shaman and its affiliated companies under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, claiming that its sales of kratom and 7-OH in gas stations and other stores
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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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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a key part of President Trump’s executive order targeting NPR and PBS was unconstitutional, blocking the administration from denying federal funds based on editorial viewpoint. The ruling will not reverse the Trump-led campaign to strip NPR and PBS stations of federal funding.
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By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump from moving ahead with any further work on a massive new $400 million ballroom on the former site of the White House East Wing. “The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time this week, Camdenton Schools was at the center of a school threat. Camdenton Police said in a news release that three students reported receiving a bomb threat over the phone. The caller said he was “going to bomb the school and no one would escape,” according to police.
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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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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Board of Directors of the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Community Improvement District will hold a meeting Tuesday morning. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. in the Boone Bancroft Room of City Hall. The board for “The District” is scheduled to discuss several matters related to the downtown conference
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A date has been corrected. After filing a lawsuit on Friday against the Missouri Heart Center, Boone Health announced on Monday that it is separating from the Columbia-based cardiology group. According to a release from Boone Health, a select group of physicians from Missouri Heart notified Boone Health that it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A rape case filed in Morgan County in 2025 is now in the court system of Moniteau County, according to online court records. Danny Eugene Miles, 54, faces one count of rape, one count of domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action. Judge Aaron Koeppen approved a change of venue
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eight-days-before-election financial reports were due at 5 p.m. Monday to the Missouri Ethics Commission and all four candidates for the Columbia Board of Education submitted theirs on time. Four people are running for three spots. Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Boardmember April Ferrao are trying to retain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County prosecutor’s office filed more than half a dozen charges Monday, a day after police said a domestic violence call led to a high-speed pursuit. Brent Allen Johnson of Jefferson City faces charges including fourth-degree domestic assault, aggravated fleeing a stop, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, failure to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The home of the Chicago Cubs is set to become the home of the SEC/Big Ten Challenge in September. On Monday morning, Mizzou Athletics announced that Tiger volleyball will make history to start their season, competing in the program’s first-ever outdoor match against Nebraska at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Sept. 6. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 73-year-old Columbia man was charged with four felonies after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman in front of a police officer on Friday. Conrad Brown was charged with first-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and third-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Boone
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