COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A substitute teacher and cross-country coach in the Macks Creek School District who is also the Hickory County treasurer was charged this week in federal court with distributing child sex abuse material. Kenneth S. Ratliff, 51, appeared Thursday in federal court in Jefferson City on one criminal count. The federal complaint alleges
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Lodging Association has filed an appeal in its case against the city. The lodging association filed a lawsuit in 2025 against the city, the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. It alleges that lodging tax funds collected for the Jefferson City
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source. The shooter was a 16-year-old male, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The shooter had already been shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with assault and other felonies after he allegedly stabbed a man in the Prathersville area on Wednesday night. Cody Bass, 32, of Kansas City, is charged in Boone County with second-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. He
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HUNSTVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial of a Moberly man charged with murder will proceed, a judge ruled Thursday. Christopher Viley, 51, appeared Thursday before Judge Garreth Cooksey for his preliminary hearing at the Randolph County Courthouse. Cooksey ruled that there’s enough probable cause to move forward with the case, moving it up to circuit court.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A police incident report shows three victims reported harassment by three freshman Mizzou football players who were arrested this month. The players — defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene — were arrested on Oct. 5 on suspicion of first-degree harassment, a felony, but Columbia Police would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with murder in a Gasconade County homicide case was given a bond on Friday. Henry Lorton, of Owensville, is charged in Gasconade County with second-degree murder and three counts of first-degree assault. A motion from last week asked the judge to lower his bond to $10,000 and claimed that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing an 88-year-old woman. Lyle Miller, 68, of Madison, Missouri, was found guilty by a jury on March 21, 2025, of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Six Central Methodist University football players have been suspended from the team after two of them were charged with assaulting a teammate. The university told ABC 17 News about the suspensions Wednesday afternoon, after earlier in the day saying two players charged with assault had been suspended. The university did not name
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man has now been charged with murder in an Oct. 4 attack in Phelps County. Stacey Cameron Johnson, 37, is now charged in Phelps County with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and drug possession. Amended charges were filed on Tuesday. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County Prosecutor’s Office charged two Central Methodist University football players with assault on Wednesday, according to online court records. Kamarrion Ferguson, 20, and Michael Hourel, 22, were booked into the Howard County jail on Monday and remain there as of Tuesday evening. According to the probable cause statement filed with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway had her eyes set on Microsoft on Tuesday afternoon, claiming the online video game service Xbox Live has had “recurring allegations” of sexual misconduct involving minors. Hanaway in a post on social media claimed Xbox Live is being used “by predators to trade child sexual abuse material,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arizona man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a pair of felony charges in a Miller County crash that killed a woman in September 2024. Khalil Manygoats, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated that caused serious injuries and drug possession. He was ordered to serve a 120-day program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to killing a Stephens College student and injuring two others in downtown Columbia last year. Misael Covarrubias admitted to second-degree murder in the shooting that killed Aiyanna Williams on East Broadway in September 2025. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault, three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of causing a deadly crash last year in Boone County saw her manslaughter charge upgraded after a grand jury indictment was filed on Friday. Kyshonda Williams, 31, is now charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and failure to yield in the crash that killed Ethan Cash, 25, on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is facing several charges in connection with a chase that occurred over the weekend in Callaway County. Sydney Akers, 29, was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with aggravated fleeing, second-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree property damage, leaving the scene of an accident, resisting arrest and four misdemeanors: Driving
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Some in the Trump administration have floated the idea of streaming video of the execution of Nidal Hasan live online. Hasan is the former Army major who was sentenced to death by firing squad for the 2009 killing of 13 people at Ft. Hood in Texas. The idea of publicly broadcasting an execution, albeit online,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate who pleaded guilty to attacking a guard in 2022 at Jefferson City Correctional Center will be sentenced in December. Gavin Syring, 29, pleaded guilty on Oct. 1 to first-degree assault and violence against a Department of Corrections employee. Court filings show he will be sentenced at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police responded to a break-in Monday morning at a church on Chapel Hill Road in southwest Columbia. The Rev. Nancy Martin told ABC 17 News there was a break-in at Fairview Methodist Church. “Yes, there was a break in,” Martin said. “The police department was informed and came this morning. We thank
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A Fulton woman was arrested Sunday morning after a high-speed chase in Callaway County.
According to a news release from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, Sydney Akers, 29, “nearly T-boned” a deputy vehicle around 11 p.m. Saturday on Westminster Drive near 4th Street, resulting in the deputy’s attempt to pull her over.
A pursuit ensued as Akers drove westbound on State Road F. The release says she intentionally pressed the brakes several times in front of the pursuing deputies chasing her, causing a crash that damaged a patrol vehicle and her own.
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