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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A road in central Columbia was blocked off by first responders on Friday night after a house caught fire.

Crews were in the 800 block of Broadhead Street, a street between West Ash Street and West Worley Street off of West Boulevard.

Six firetrucks were at the scene when ABC 17 News arrived at 9:30 p.m. Flames appeared to be coming from behind the home.

An ambulance arrived without its sirens on at 9:35 p.m.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man was arrested Wednesday in Maries County after he was allegedly found with a slew of drugs.

Billy Davis, of Dixon, was charged on Thursday with drug manufacturing and second-degree drug trafficking. He is being held without bond. A court appearance was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The probable cause statement says a search warrant was served at Davis’ Route W home on Wednesday and authorities found:

About a quarter-pound of methamphetamine Seven 55-gallon bags of marijuana branches 33 marijuana plants 13 one-gallon bags of processed marijuana    Several bottle of alleged marijuana seeds Grow lights, a scale and other drug paraphernalia Click here to follow the original article.

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Charges have been updated for one of the two men accused in a carjacking last month in Columbia.

Ja’Marion Dalton, 19, of Columbia, is now charged with carjacking, armed criminal action, stealing a vehicle, six counts of second-degree burglary and a count of misdemeanor breaking into a vehicle. He was previously charged with carjacking, armed criminal action and stealing a vehicle. He is being held at the jail without bond.

Emmanual Ernest, 19, of Columbia, is still charged with carjacking, armed criminal action and stealing a vehicle. He is also being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.

The updated charges against Dalton were filed on Thursday, according to court filings. He has a hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. Ernest has a hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.

Court documents in previous reporting claim Dalton, Ernest and a juvenile broke into multiple vehicles in September at a Columbia College parking lot. Two vehicles were stolen from separate locations and one victim claimed someone pulled a gun and demanded their vehicle, previous reporting shows.

Both vehicles were found using Flock cameras, police wrote. Victims’ credit cards were allegedly found at in a bedroom of one of the men and Dalton allegedly had a key fob for another vehicle in his pocket when he was detained, previous reporting shows.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday in Cole County after authorities claim he ran over a woman’s leg with his car.

Matthew Hope, 35, is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. He waived his arraignment, pleaded not guilty and applied for a public defender on Friday. A bond hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The probable cause statement says police were called at 11:56 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a woman being ran over with a car. When police arrived, the victim was laying on her side and injuries were seen on her leg, the office wrote.

The woman allegedly told police that Hope ran her over with a red Chrysler 300 as she was trying to get her purse out of the vehicle after an argument, the statement says. The incident occurred in a driveway, the report says. The victim was checked out at an emergency room and reportedly did not have any broken bones, the statement says.

Hope was arrested during a traffic stop about half an hour later, the report says. The victim’s purse was still in the vehicle when Hope was arrested.  

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Week 6 of the Missouri high school football season kicked off on Friday night.

You can find scores from all of your Mid-Missouri teams below, as well as highlights in the video player above.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Missouri Task Force 1 has been put on “alert” by FEMA as Hurricane Isaias approaches the Gulf Coast, the Boone County Fire Protection District announced in a Friday press release.

The release says Task Force 1 was placed on alert as a Type 3 Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.

“Team members and specialized equipment are prepared for potential deployment should federal assistance be requested,” the release says.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

No injuries were reported in a central Columbia on Friday evening.

Crews were called around 4:15 p.m. to the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue, a street just north of Business Loop 70 off of Range Line Street.

A Columbia Fire Department spokesperson at the scene told ABC 17 News that no injuries were reported. No one was in the home during the fire, CFD stated in a press release. Firefighters arrived to see smoke and flames coming from the back of the house and the roof, the release says.

A crime scene van, fire marshal and a firetruck were on the scene at 6 p.m. Law officials were seen around the home as early as 5:30 p.m.

Crews left around 7 p.m.

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Stephi Smith

HARTSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ)

A hot, dry summer left Hackman Farms short on pumpkins ahead of this weekend’s Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival.

The festival takes place every October in Hartsburg, a small village in southern Boone County. This year’s event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Jeri Cooper, vice president of the festival, said she expects more than 40,000 visitors over the two days.

Cooper said homeowners along Main Street allow the festival to use their properties for the event. Homeowners are reimbursed for any vendors who use electricity or water from their property. Hartsburg had a population of 133 residents, according to the 2020 Census.

The festival will feature more than 190 vendors and more than 250 booths, but only one pumpkin farmer: Hackman Farms, which supplies all the pumpkins sold at the festival, Cooper said.

Owner Jo Hackman said her family farm has supplied pumpkins for the festival for several years. On Friday, she was arranging pumpkins of various sizes in the front yard of a home on South Bush Landing Road.

Hackman said her farm typically produces significantly more pumpkins than it did this year, forcing the farm to purchase some from another farm. The farm also usually sells several “Big Max” pumpkins, an exceptionally large variety that can weigh more than 100 pounds.

Hackman said she could not point to one reason for the lower production but said the hot, dry summer may have played a role.

“Wasn’t good this year, crop failure on them,” Hackman said. 

Taylor Tuttle, program manager for Missouri Grown at the Missouri Department of Agriculture, said pumpkin patches are an important part of agritourism, which brings people to farms and other agricultural sites.

Missouri brought in more than $19 million in agritourism sales, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

“Missouri really does have a wide variety of agriculture, which provides a lot of opportunities for Missourians and visitors to our state to get out and learn more about Missouri agriculture,” Tuttle said. 

Thirty-six pumpkin patches are members of the Missouri Grown program, including Hackman Farms.

Planning for next year’s festival will begin almost immediately after this year’s event ends Sunday. Cooper said the festival’s revenue comes from $5 parking fees and vendor fees.

“It takes all year. We’ll start as soon as this is over…and we just start going from there and start planning everything,” Cooper said. 

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Demetra Alarcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the victim’s name has been corrected.

A Sturgeon man was found guilty of three felonies, including manslaughter, in the death of his father.

ABC 17 News was told at 9:30 p.m. that a verdict was reached by a jury. Just before 10 p.m., it was announced that Dalton Perkins was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, one count of armed criminal action and illegal gun possession.

Perkins, 33, of Sturgeon, was originally charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree domestic assault and a count of unlawful use of a weapon for the death of his 56-year-old father, Stephen Perkins, in May 2025.

He was found not guilty on the domestic assault charge and one of the armed criminal action charges.

He will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30.

Taking the stand earlier on Friday, Dalton Perkins spoke about his living situation and the events leading up to the shooting. He testified that he lived in a separate house on his parents’ property, where leaving guns out of the safe in their home office was common. On the day of the incident, he had a shotgun out for a planned turkey hunt.

While testifying, Dalton Perkins said later that day he turned down his music in the sunroom after both parents complained, though he noted his father’s approach “rubbed me the wrong way.” He skipped dinner to keep his distance, but an argument broke out. Dalton Perkins testified that his mother fell when he unintentionally pushed her, prompting his father to tackle him face-first to the floor and place him in a chokehold.

According to his testimony, he was unable to breathe; Dalton Perkins told his parents they were trying to kill him and testified he thought he was going to die. After getting out of the chokehold, he saw his father run toward the room where the shotgun was located, he said. Perkins testified that he grabbed a gun off the refrigerator on instinct and accidentally fired it after hearing a loud noise.

Perkins broke into tears during a part of his testimony.

Yesterday, Dalton Perkins’ mother testified about the events of that day.

The trial began on Monday and was initially expected to be two days. Perkins’ mother testified on Thursday, telling the court that Dalton had told her “I just shot your husband” after the shooting.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Fulton Mayor Steve Myers will not seek reelection, the city announced in a Friday press release.

Myers cited health concerns as the reason for not running. He was elected in 2022 after serving as the city’s police chief from 2002-21.

“Due to health concerns, I will not be seeking re-election. It is my intent to continue serving as mayor through the end of my term to the best of my ability. I believe the city is in a great position, and I am confident in our current leadership and dedicated staff,” Myers is quoted in the release. “I remain committed to being involved with the city and our community as a whole. I look forward to supporting our next mayor and continuing to watch Fulton flourish.”

Candidate packers for the spring municipal election are available on Oct. 27 and candidate filing opens at 8 a.m. Dec. 15. Filing closes at 5 p.m. Jan. 5. Election Day is April 6, 2027

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