COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man arrested for shooting a gun at a Columbia apartment complex in 2025 pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful use of a weapon on Monday, according to online court records. At the time of his arrest in May 2025, Gabino Hernandez told police he had been drugged at a bar
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police closed a street temporarily in northeast Columbia on Friday morning, but details on the reason were not immediately available. Several Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Office cruisers were seen at Mulberry Road and Nelwood Drive, and an ABC 17 News photographer saw officers going in and out of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department reported a “personal robbery” that might have included gunshots downtown Thursday afternoon. A CPD news release stated the incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. in the 100 block of North Tenth Street. Police gave no other details, even after ABC 17 News sought more information. A City of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been nearly 25 years since a Columbia sports journalist was killed in the parking lot of the Columbia Daily Tribune. With one man paroled and another man’s conviction overturned, many still question who really killed Kent Heitholt. But at least one high-ranking police official who worked on the case maintains investigators
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: An incorrect reference to the crash as fatal has been removed. The investigation into a head-on collision that left two drivers in critical condition on Wednesday has now been referred to the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office for one of the drivers involved. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Buchanan said the office
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pulaski County woman was charged with murder this week for a police chase and deadly crash in August. Prosecutors charged Gracie L. Hutchinson on Tuesday with second-degree murder, aggravated fleeing a traffic stop and unlawful use of a weapon. She was arraigned Wednesday. Hutchinson was the driver of a truck and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested and charged after he allegedly shot a hawk within Fayette city limits on Monday. Jeffrey Cramer, 60, of Fayette, was charged on Tuesday in Howard County with being a felon with a gun and misdemeanor illegally shooting a gun. He is being held at the Howard County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former employee of the Cooper County Jail was sentenced to probation on Friday after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct. John Dillehay, 50, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct in the course of public duty. He was accused of having sex with an inmate in 2024. He was sentenced to probation for four
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with possessing child sex abuse materials. Shawn A. Swan, 51, of Eugene, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says an investigator found files containing child sex
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with second-degree child molestation and child abuse for an incident that allegedly occurred in 2024. A no-bond warrant was issued for Zach Garner on Wednesday. A court date has not been announced. The probable cause statement says a school resource officer in
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was accused of pointing a gun at a truck driver Saturday on Interstate 70. Cooper Pfeiffer was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and misdemeanor reckless driving. The probable cause statement says his hearing is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is accused of manslaughter was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Felicia Lynne Hay, 35, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree assault in the November 2024 death of Antonio Davis. An arraignment is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16. A court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man was arrested and charged after he allegedly made threats against employees at the Gerbes on West Broadway in Columbia on Friday. David Komosa was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and three counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. His bond was set at $10,000 and he
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The Missouri Department of Public Safety is warning people about a synthetic opioid that is 10 times more potent than Fentanyl, according to a post on Facebook.
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The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting the 31st Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, in partnership with many local law enforcement agencies, including the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An incident report from the Columbia Police Department shows no arrests will be made and no charges will be filed after a man fell from Harpo’s balcony in August. Corbin Rodenberg, 22, of Chillicothe, fell from the rooftop of the downtown Columbia bar around 9 p.m. Aug. 23. He suffered serious head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was found guilty of multiple child sex crimes this week in Boone County. Francisco Rutiaga-Santoyo, 51, was found guilty by a Boone County Jury on Thursday of two counts of statutory sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old and one count of first-degree child molestation. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested after a manhunt in Montgomery County earlier this month pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors on Tuesday. John Atterberry, 52, pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and two counts of first-degree trespassing. He was sentenced to serve a year in the Montgomery County Jail. Previous reporting says deputies were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Methodist University has expelled five students who were allegedly involved in an assault against a football player earlier this month, according to a CMU spokeswoman. CMU has not named the players who were expelled, but two were charged with third-degree assault in Howard County earlier this month. Kamarrion Ferguson, 20, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Jail is overcrowded, and it’s costing the county millions to house detainees in other county jails across the state. Sheriff Dwayne Carey’s solution is to pass a 3/8-cent sales tax to build a new jail that would be more than twice the size of the current jail. The current
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