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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 54-year-old Moberly man was electrocuted to death on Tuesday morning after he allegedly tampered with a utility line, according to a social media post from the Moberly Police Department.

The release says police were called at 9:38 a.m. to the 1700 block of Leah Lane after hearing someone had been shocked.

Officers found the man had serious injuries after he touched a live utility line, the release says. The man was pronounced dead at Moberly Regional Medical Center. The name of the victim was not released and the incident is being investigated as an accident.

“The Moberly Police Department is working closely with utility officials to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the event,” the release says.

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Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia’s Solid Waste utility will immediately start collecting some recyclable materials under new guidelines.

On Tuesday, the City of Columbia announced it will start recycling some items after partnering with Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions in Jefferson City.

The new guidelines allow for customers to use the blue recycling bags for plastic bottles, plastic containers, aluminum beverage cans and metal food cans.

All recyclables should be rinsed out before being thrown away. Caps and labels can stay on containers.

Mixed fibers, including cardboard and paper, will still go to the landfill. Residents should not put them in the blue bag, but can leave the materials at the curb for collection, according to the release.

Certain plastics like yogurt cups, clamshell produce packages and dairy containers like for sour cream, butter and cream cheese are also not able to be processed.

This is mainly due to facility storage issues, processing limitations and material value.

“Paper recycling, that’s a more complex issue,” Columbia Volunteer Program Specialist Jodie Cook said. “It’s a lot of volume and it needs to be protected from the weather, so we have to have a bigger facility.”  

Once collected from the curb, recyclables are seperated from the blue bags, compacted and hauled to Jefferson City three to four times a week.

Once the Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions facility becomes full, the recyclables are sent to Midwest Fiber Recycling in Normal, Illinois, where it is sorted for valuable materials and sold, the profits being split between Columbia and Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions.

Funding for the program is coming out of the City’s existing recycling budget.

“We had all the drop-off sites previously, so we had trucks constantly running those drop-off sites, we’re not doing that right now,” Columbia Utilities Director Erin Keys said. “It would be those same funds that we would use to run a truck down to Jeff City.”

Recycling was suspended in April after the recycling plant was damaged when a tornado hit the facilty. The city restarted recycling collections on April 28 but materials were taken to the landfill while the city evaluated its options.

Officials confirmed that the city’s Material Recovery Facility has been clear of debris, adding that lots of equipment is still functional.

“The next steps will be to make the equipment and the process operational, so this means replacing control panels, getting electricity to the facility and ensuring that all the proper safety repairs are completed,” Keys said.

Keys added that Columbia Utilies will have a report for the City Council in August covering long-term options.

The release states other materials, including glass, black plastic or takeout containers, styrofoam and plastic bags should not be placed in blue bags.

“Potential contamination from trash, glass and low-value plastics can damage processing equipment and reduce the overall value of recyclables, increasing the City’s recycling costs,” the release states.

“Solid waste utility will continue towards recycling more materials,” Keys said. “Future steps will include how do we handle fiber and glass and we appreciate everyone’s patience as we evaluate the best paths moving forward.”

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 36-year-old man remained in the Boone County Jail on Tuesday on allegations that he hit a motorcyclist with his SUV, causing serious injuries, and left the scene.

Donald J. Legleiter, who has no address listed in online court records, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of a crash. He was jailed without bond.

Legleiter is accused of hitting the motorcyclist, identified by the initials JWC in court documents, at about 5:30 p.m. Monday on Allen Street, near McBaine.

Paramedics were working to keep the victim alive when the deputy arrived at the scene, according to a probable cause statement. He had serious injuries to his head and upper body.

Witnesses told deputies that Legleiter had backed up in his SUV and run over the motorcycle with the victim on it, the statement says. Legleiter allegedly drove from the scene and abandoned the 2024 Toyota Highlander in a bean field.

Legleiter allegedly told deputies that he wanted to destroy the other man’s motorcycle.

No hearings had been set as of Tuesday morning.

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Matthew Sanders

President Donald Trump unveiled a new plan to send weapons to Ukraine on Monday.

NATO countries will purchase weapons from the United States for use by Ukraine under the plan laid out during an Oval Office meeting. Trump also gave Russia a 50-day deadline for a ceasefire. The president also said he would impose severe tariffs against countries that do business with Russia.

Ukraine has pleaded for more air defense weapons such as Patriot missiles to counter increasing Russian air assaults.

But the issue is a divisive one, especially on the political right, where some blame Ukraine’s leadership for the war. The new plan can alleviate some of those concerns by forcing Europe to pay for the weapons.

Do you like this new plan? Let us know by voting in the poll.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

FEMA has requested that more members of Missouri Task Force 1 to be deployed to Texas to assist with the response to flooding, according to a Monday press release from the Boone County Fire Protection District says.

The release says Task Force 1 was upgraded from a Type 3 team to a Type 1 team, which includes deploying 35 additional members. There will be 89 personnel from Missouri in total deployed in Texas.

Fifty-two members of Task Force 1 were deployed last week to Kerr County, Texas. The latest round of members left this morning, the release says. Catastrophic flooding over the Fourth of July weekend led to the deaths of more than 100 people, according to reporting from CNN.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

An inmate has been accused of setting a fire at the Saline County Jail in that caused a number of inmates to be displaced in January 2024 has been charged. 4

Jonnie Grimes, 41, was charged with first-degree arson, having a weapon at a jail and first-degree property damage. He is being held at Ozark Correctional Center and is serving a three-year sentence after he pleaded guilty on Dec. 11, 2023 to tampering with electronic monitoring equipment.

The probable cause statement says that a fire was started in the southeast corner of the work release pod and that Grimes was the only inmate carrying personal items. Video allegedly show Grimes grab a basket while other inmates were sleeping and move to the corner, the statement says.

The top of Grimes’ head was allegedly seen on video the same time a flash occurred from the same area, the statement says. He was then allegedly seen carrying the items on video, the statement says. He was transferred to Pettis County and was found with a lighter, the statement says.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Overnight roadwork for a number of downtown Columbia streets and roads near the University of Missouri’s campus will begin 5 p.m. Thursday, according to a Monday press release from the City of Columbia.

Crews will mill and overlay pavement for about three weeks, with an expected completion set for 7 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, the release says. Vehicles parked in in working areas may be towed. Parking garages in the city are free from 6 p.m.-8 a.m.

The list of affected streets includes:

Rogers Street from Rangeline Street to North College Avenue

East Broadway from Tenth Street to Hitt Street

Cherry Street from Hitt Street to South Seventh Street

Locust Street from South Providence Road to South Fifth Street

University Avenue from South Ninth Street to South College Avenue

Hamilton Way from Hitt Street to Waugh Street

South Fifth Street from Turner Avenue to East Stewart Road

South Fifth Street from Cherry Street to Ash Street

South Seventh Street from Park Avenue to Locust Street

South Eighth Street from Park Avenue to Elm Street

South Ninth Street from Park Avenue to East Broadway

South Ninth Street from Cherry Street to Conley Avenue

South Tenth Street from Rogers Street to Elm Street

Conley Avenue from South Fifth Street to the concrete west of Tiger Avenue

Conley Avenue from South Ninth Street to the concrete east of Tiger Avenue

Tiger Avenue from Conley Avenue to Kentucky Boulevard

Richmond Avenue from Rollins Street to Kentucky Boulevard

Rollins Street from South College Avenue to Hitt Street

Rollins Street from Hitt Street to Tiger Avenue

Hitt Street from Rollins Street to Lake Street

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

One man is out of the hospital Monday night after a fight with his brother led to a stabbing in a northeast Columbia neighborhood.

An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least eight Columbia police officers in a yard in the 1400 block of Lambeth Drive. Police said they were called there just before 5:45 p.m. Monday.

Officers were seen putting police tape around a pole in the yard. The reporter also saw an ambulance and fire personnel at the residence.

A woman who arrived to a home in the neighborhood told ABC 17 News that they saw a man get stabbed following a fight.

“I start hearing screaming and Look over and I start watching these two guys start to scream at each other. They start to throw trash at each other. They were wrestling on the ground,” Emily Dearing said. “I watched one of them stab the other one. He was stabbed I think about three times from what I could see.”

Columbia Police Department Lt. Andy Muscato said at the scene that two men were involved in a fight and that the men know each other. Police later confirmed they were family members. A woman claiming to be the mother of the two men told an ABC 17 News reporter they were brothers.

Dearing tells ABC 17 the area isn’t a stranger to crime. Back in May, ABC 17 News was at a standoff on the same street where two people were arrested.

“That house back there had a police blockade happening on our street because of a search warrant or arrest warrant that was happening over there, like a few months ago,” Dearing said. “I mean, I have young siblings and I don’t like the fact that they live near this.”

Both were brought to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Muscato said.

Muscato said no one is in custody and an investigation is underway. He also said there is no threat to the public.

A family member told ABC 17 News that one of the men was already out of the hospital on Monday night.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was set on fire on his porch last month has died.

Donovan “Tyler” Baylis died on Monday morning, his mother Nan Oliver told ABC 17 News on Monday afternoon. Baylis was 31.

Police had said the man was burned on June 15 in the 1500 block of Paris Road. Suspect information has not been released, nor has a motive. ABC 17 News reached out to the Columbia Police Department on Monday for additional details.

Previous reporting indicates that a man who said he witnessed the attack — but wanted to stay anonymous because of safety concerns — told ABC 17News he saw someone throw gasoline onto the porch, lighting the victim on fire, and said the victim was later transported to a St. Louis hospital.

Baylis’ injuries were described as life-threatening on June 16.

The suspect left on a bicycle toward College Avenue, police say. Police describe him as a man wearing a hat and white T-shirt with brown hair and a mustache, 35-40 years old, about 6-feet tall and thin, according to previous reporting.

The Columbia Police Department asks anyone with information to call the department at 573-874-7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573-875-8477.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was accused of leading law enforcement on a boat chase Saturday in Morgan County was charged with a felony and multiple misdemeanors.

Loren Peters, of Sunrise Beach, was charged with aggravated fleeing and four misdemeanors, including boating while intoxicated, not displaying navigation lights, not registering a boat and recklessly operating a boat. Court filings show he posted a $50,000 bond on Sunday.

The probable cause statement says that around 8:19 p.m. Saturday, law enforcement was called after a man allegedly threw a woman from a boat in Davey Hollow Cove. Law enforcement found Peters driving the orange boat at the 10-mile marker of the man channel, the statement says.

Peters allegedly sped away after troopers tried to contact him on the water, drove to the Gravois Arm before getting to Mill Creek Cove, abandoned the boat at a dock and ran into the woods, the statement says.

Peters eventually gave himself up and appeared to look drunk, troopers wrote. Peters allegedly refused a breath test, according to the statement.

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