Columbia man accused of taking phone to send himself sexual images of woman
A Columbia man has been charged with a felony for allegedly taking a woman’s cellphone and using it to send himself lewd photos of her.
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against truck owner in deadly 2021 crash near Centralia
Nathanial Simmerman is suing Johnny Peery, of Mexico, Missouri, for negligence in the death of his wife, Cassandra Simmerman, 30, of Clarence, Missouri, and unborn child, according to court documents.
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Judge sentences Franklin man to 32 years in prison for deadly stabbing
HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a Franklin, Missouri man for stabbing a woman to death in September 2020. Howard County Judge Scott Hayes sentenced Emmett S. Wood Jr. to a total of 32 years in prison on Monday. The judge gave Wood consecutive sentences of 25 years in prison for second-degree murder
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Cole County Prosecutor’s Office charges man accused of breaking into Jefferson City businesses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a man accused of breaking into Jefferson City businesses. Myron L. Blount is charged with five counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of stealing $750 or more, and other crimes. Blount is accused of breaking into the businesses on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Early
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Jefferson City police take boy into custody following deadly stabbing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators have taken a boy into custody following a deadly stabbing in Jefferson City last week. Police said officers responded to the 800 block of Montana Street just before 11:55 a.m. on Friday for reports of a domestic disturbance. Officers found a 23-year-old man suffering from stab wounds lying in the
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Deputies arrest man in connection with Pulaski County burglaries
Prosecutors charged a St. Robert man in connection with multiple burglaries in Pulaski County.
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Prosecutor files charges after weekend shooting in downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Monday in connection with a weekend shooting in downtown Columbia that hurt one person. Prosecutors charged Victor Leonardo Arriaga, 20, of Jefferson City with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Columbia police arrested Arriaga after the shooting that took place around 1:45 a.m. Sunday near
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Trial date not decided for Columbia man accused of murder
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial date is undecided for a Columbia man accused of taking part in a 2017 killing. Neither Jeffrey McWilliams nor his attorney appeared at a court hearing scheduled for him on Monday morning. ABC 17 News is told the trial could happen between the second or third week of August. The
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Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Audrain County shooting
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday in connection with a deadly shooting in Audrain County. The shooting happened on Aug. 5, 2020 and killed 17-year-old Tornez Burton. The shooting injured at least one other teenager. According to court documents, Ja’Vone Hornbeak, who was 18 at the time, told
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Columbia Public Schools asks for dismissal of AG’s mask mandate lawsuit
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia Public Schools called the Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit over its former mask rule moot since the district dropped its mandate. The district asked Judge Joshua Devine to dismiss the attorney general’s January lawsuit on Thursday. The district argued that it no longer has a policy requiring masks that
Continue Reading Two arrests have been made in connection to a shooting/disturbance call in Downtown Columbia Sunday morning that sent one person to the hospital
The Columbia Police Department is investigating after they said multiple shots were fired on Ninth and Cherry Street Sunday morning.
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One person detained after multiple shots fired in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department confirmed multiple shots were fired near Columbia Auto Repair, with one person in custody following the shooting.
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Columbia man faces multiple charges after March standoff
A Columbia man wanted for multiple crimes faces charges after he barricaded himself in a residence in north Columbia on March 22 for nearly four hours.
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Columbia city officials using lighting to deter crime downtown
Columbia city officials are turning up the lights downtown in the hopes of deterring violent crime.
Continue Reading Appeal to dismiss case against Columbia murder suspect denied
An appeal was denied to dismiss the case against a Columbia man accused in taking part in a 2017 killing.
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New charges filed against Audrain County man accused of sex crimes against children
An Audrain County man charged with previous sex crimes against kids has been charged with more crimes in Randolph County.
Continue Reading Appeal in Columbia murder case delays trial’s start
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for a Columbia man accused in taking part in a 2017 killing is appealing a judge’s decision not to dismiss the case based on prosecutors allegedly violating his right to a speedy trial. Judge Josh Devine rejected attorney Stephen Wyse’s request on April 8 to dismiss the case against Jeffrey
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Jefferson City police investigating a string of crimes over the past week
Police in Jefferson City continues to investigate a string of crimes over the last week.Â
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Miller County man sentenced to 8 years in prison for arson and other felonies
A Miller County judge sentenced a man after he pleaded guilty to multiple felonies.
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Federal judge sentences Columbia woman for trafficking meth
A federal judge sentenced a Columbia woman for trafficking meth after she received a large package of meth shipped from California to distribute locally in April 2019.
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