Randolph County man charged with eight child sex crimes

KMIZ on August 26, 2025

Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Randolph County man has been charged in Audrain County with eight child sex charges stemming back two years.

Floyd Yoder is charged with two counts of first-degree statutory rape of a person less than 12 years old, five counts of statutory sodomy – deviated sexual intercourse with a person less than 12 years old, and one count of first-degree rape with a victim less than 12 years old.

Court documents state that a confidential person left a voicemail for the Audrain County Sheriff on July 29.

During a follow-up with the person, deputies learned an 11-year-old girl had reported a man in the community had been doing sexual things to her in Spring 2024.

Deputies said the person told deputies that they didn’t know that Yonder was the suspect until April 2025. They also said Yonder allegedly admitted he tried to assault two juveniles, including a three-year-old.

Documents state that Yonder allegedly told deputies in July during a conversation with an investigator from the Missouri Children’s Division that he assaulted both victims at his house in rural Clark.

Yonder allegedly admitted to deputies during a post-Miranda interview that he had touched both children multiple times over the past two years.

Prosecutors charged him as a predatory sexual offender, which means he could be sentenced to life in prison, because there were at least two victims.

Online records show he was served a warrant on Tuesday.

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City of Yuma to host 25th Annual Tribute of the Muses

KYMA on August 26, 2025

Dillon Fuhrman

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The City of Yuma’s Arts and Culture Division is hosting the 25th Annual Tribute to the Muses this November.

According to a press release, the ceremony is taking place Friday, November 14 at the Historic Yuma Theatre at 7:00 p.m.

The ceremony, according to the City, is to honor “individuals and organizations whose passion, vision, and dedication have advanced the arts in Yuma.”

“Tribute of the Muses shines a spotlight on the creativity and dedication that fuel the arts in Yuma,” said Ana Padilla, Arts and Culture Program Manager. “It’s a celebration of the visionaries whose talents inspire, connect, and strengthen our community, reminding us that the arts are the heart and soul of our cultural identity.”

Nominations for all four award categories, Tribute to the Muses Award, Helios Award, Odyssey Award and Apollo Award, are now open.

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Storm aftermath triggers cleanup across Twentynine Palms as residents demand solutions

KESQ on August 26, 2025

Luis Avila

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Cleanup efforts are underway across Twentynine Palms after a powerful storm swept through the area on Monday, unleashing a torrent of mud and debris that overwhelmed roads and flooded homes.

On Highway 62 — one of the hardest-hit areas — Caltrans crews spent Tuesday clearing away rocks and sediment that had poured onto the roadways. But as the mess is cleared, residents say they’re tired of the cycle of destruction and cleanup, and are calling for permanent infrastructure improvements.

“If the city, county and state knows where the flooding is, build a bridge. Put some pipes in… All this equipment, all the Caltrans stuff is costing hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax payer money that is not being applied properly.”

John Dillon, Twentynine Palms Resident

One of the worst-hit properties was the Starlight Inn, owned by Veno Nathraj. Situated at the bottom of a slope off Highway 62, Nathraj’s hotels are vulnerable to runoff during heavy storms.

“When you get the sediment flowing, it blocks the water from flowing freely and enters into my hotel. The Starlight Inn is flooded from the lobby to the last room. I just cleaned it up and it’s flooded all over again.”

Veno Nathraj, Hotel Owner

Nathraj also criticized city officials for ignoring feedback from residents and failing to regulate development in flood-prone areas. Despite the damage to his business, Nathraj said he is doing what he can to help those affected, offering free rooms to displaced residents.

As cleanup continues, residents say the city needs to stop reacting and start preparing.

News Channel 3 has reached out to city officials for comment but has not yet received a response.

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Board OKs request for review of fees tied to sex-oriented venues

KESQ on August 26, 2025

City News Service

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Supervisors authorized on Tuesday the County Sheriff’s Department to initiate a review of potential amendments to fee schedules for processing applications to establish massage parlors, strip clubs, short-stay motels, sexually oriented bookstores, and related businesses throughout unincorporated communities.   

In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board approved the agency’s plans to study current fees and, based on that effort, return with proposed adjustments.

Sheriff’s officials noted in documents posted to the board’s agenda Tuesday that the fee schedules arranged in Ordinance No. 743 have not been modified since the summer of 2010.

“There is no impact on residents and businesses at this time,” according to an agency statement.

The current fee to apply for the establishment of a massage parlor is $595, while the processing fee for other venues is $3,802.   

The businesses in question include partial and full nude strip clubs, motion picture theaters featuring pornography, coin-operated arcades that contain porn videos, “sex-oriented cabarets,” or restaurants where topless dancing and service is provided, and bookstores peddling porn magazines, DVDs, and other media.   

“Sex-oriented motels” are also included in the ordinance. They’re defined as lodges where rooms regularly feature a menu of cable or satellite stations oriented to porn. The motels also generally offer rooms for “a six-hour period, or rent any single room more than twice in a 24-hour period,” according to the ordinance.   

There was no indication of the exact number of the designated businesses that operate within unincorporated areas.   

Under county zoning regulations, the designated establishments are not permitted within 1,000 feet of any grade school, religious institution or public park, nor within 500 feet of any residence. Except for massage parlors and motels, the businesses covered under Ordinance No. 743 are additionally not permitted to operate between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m.  

Parlors are restricted to the hours of 7 a.m. to midnight.   

Sheriff’s officials are expected to return with proposed revised fee schedules before the year’s end.

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HSOY receives $10,000 donation from Yuma Insurance

KYMA on August 26, 2025

Andrea Turisk

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A local non-profit in Yuma is getting a boost to help pets in need.

Yuma Insurance awarded the Humane Society of Yuma (HSOY) $10,000 to support the non-profit’s mission in reducing homeless pets and promote adoptions.

The funds will support more than 80 pet adoptions or fund 50 spay/neuter surgeries, giving animals a chance at a healthier, happier lifestyle.

HSOY continues its goal of zero euthanasia for adoptable cats and dogs.

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Appeals court partially grants appeal in Columbia 2022 shooting

KMIZ on August 26, 2025

Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A panel of judges has ordered a Boone County circuit court to correct a judgment in a 2022 Columbia shooting case.

Terrance Johnson was found guilty by a jury in March 2024 and sentenced in April 2024 to 14 years behind bars for a 2022 shooting. He was found guilty of first-degree assault, shooting a gun at a motor vehicle/person, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action.

The Western Appellate District ruled that the court made a mistake when entering the written judgment that was different from the jury verdict and what the judge said in court.

Court documents state that the prosecution admitted to this mistake and agreed that the circuit court plainly erred in entering a written judgment that was different from the jury verdict and the court’s oral pronouncement. This required the court to “correctly memorialize the verdict and pronouncement of sentence.”

The panel denied Johnson on another part of the appeal after he claimed the court refused to submit to the jury his proposed defense-of-others instructions on arguments related to self-defense.

The court ruled that while his defense was that he acted in self-defense, the panel did not find any error in the circuit court’s refusal to instruct the jury, as he did not introduce the argument or evidence to support a defense-of-others instruction.

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Cole County judge to decide on $1.3 million more in Ferguson lawsuit

KMIZ on August 26, 2025

Haley Swaino

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Cole County judge heard several motions on Ryan Ferguson’s historic verdict against Travelers Insurance Tuesday morning.

Both sides are asking for adjustments to the final dollar amount that Ferguson will receive.

A Cole County jury sided with Ferguson and six former Columbia police detectives in November in their lawsuit against Travelers Insurance.

They claimed Travelers refused to pay out the remaining $2.9 million of a more than $11 million settlement that Ferguson and the detectives were granted after his wrongful murder conviction of Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt.

Attorney Michael Berry asked Cole County Judge Cotton Walker in June to add at least $1.3 million to the $43.8 million judgment he awarded Ferguson. Berry said Walker did not properly add 129 days’ interest on the award.

Walker determined the amount of annual interest added to the award from Jan. 16, 2008, to Feb. 7, 2025. Berry argued that interest should run through June 16’s final award, adding another 129 days, or $1.3 million more. That would also affect how much money Travelers would be expected to pay in post-judgment interest.

“The verdict right now is at [$]43 million because there’s prejudgment and post-judgment interest,” Ferguson’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, said. “We think there was an error in that calculation, and it should actually be [$]45 million. So that was one of the motions, that the judge had just miscalculated the number of days.”

Zellner reiterated those arguments in court Tuesday. She said Travelers disputed multiple things, from proof of bad faith to award calculations.

“They’re trying to argue that we didn’t prove the bad faith, that we’re not entitled to the punitive damages. They’ve disputed the interest rate calculations. All of the things you do when you get a really bad result,” Zellner said.

She said she doesn’t think the judge overturning those things is very likely.

“He’s heard a lot of these arguments along the way. There’s nothing really new, and he rejected all those arguments when he entered the judgment on June 16,” Zellner said.

The defense argued that interest on the judgment should be subject to Missouri’s cap on punitive damages.

Zellner said the correct decision was made.

If the court were to follow the defense argument, that would reduce the punitive damages to just $16 million, a reduction of $8 million.

Zellner told ABC 17 News after Tuesday’s motion hearing that Walker will decide by Oct. 16.

They will then have 30 days until an appeal is filed.

“This verdict is going to be affirmed,” Zellner said. “And if it goes up on appeal, it’s going to be even higher because of the interest that’s running.”

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Isla Vista Gets Spruced Up Just In Time For New Community Members

KEYT on August 26, 2025

Tracy Lehr

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – Isla Vista Community Services District Board President Spencer Brandt said visitors and students may notice Isla Vista looking better than usual this school year.

“It is an exciting time of the year for Isla Vista as we have community members moving in with city college starting up,” said Brandt.

Brandt said they are doing things differently this year.

“We have invested over $300,000 in beautification for the community and what that really comes down to is making sure that the trash on the street is cleaned up, when it comes to moving out, making sure we can take the items and use them if possible.”

They picked up 14,000 pounds of trash and collected more than 3,000 pounds of items that were either donated or stored.

Some of the items were leftover from the Give Sale in June and will be on sale at the upcoming Move In Sale.

“Right here at the Community Center on Sept. 15th and 16th it is an opportunity to purchase lightly used items that have been stored from when we collected donations during the move out period,” said Brandt, “it is a great cause to be able to purchase slightly used items that are contributing to reducing waste in our community and avoiding those things going to the landfill and also get that piece of furniture, that small appliance that you might otherwise get more expensive from a big box store.”

Some UCSB students, who locked in their living arrangements months ago, said they have noticed a difference.

Hans Kaiser noticed less trash.

Sami Hieta noticed repairs to the stairs down to the beach.

The money raised will help the IVCSD and IVRPD with community events.

For more information visit https://islavistacsd.ca.gov and https://ivparksorg

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ABC-7 at 4: Rebaño Chivas El Paso Hosts Grand Opening Celebration

KVIA on August 26, 2025

Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV) – Rebaño Chivas El Paso announced the Grand Opening of its official academy headquarters in the Borderland. The academy welcomes all young athletes.  Santiago “Sonny” Torres, the President and owner of Rebaño Chivas El Paso, joins us live to discuss the opening of the new academy and explains how the program helps players succeed on the field. www.rebanochivas.us

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Single gunshot reported near Hickman High School, no threat to community

KMIZ on August 26, 2025

Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Hickman High School was on a brief secure protocol after a report of a single gunshot was heard near the school on Monday.

The Columbia Police Department said in a social media post that officers were called to Forest Avenue in response to a single shot heard at 11:55 a.m.

Officers found a person in the 1000 block of Grand Avenue who reported shooting a gun at an aggressive dog.

The protocol was lifted by 12:30 p.m. on Monday.

Columbia Police said in the post that there was no outstanding threat to the community.

This is a developing story.

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