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Ryan Shiner

COLIUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Jefferson City Council during its Monday meeting will discuss the possibility of entering into a new contract with All Seasons Landscaping for yard waste drop-off.

The city was previously in an agreement with All Seasons Landscaping for yard waste until 2023, where discussions of cost had occurred within the city.

If approved, the city’s new yard waste drop-off site would be at 2417 Southridge Drive.

The first year of the new contract will cost the city $231,600 and the city will have the option to renew the agreement for four additional years, which would include a 1% price increase each year.

“The City has explored many potential options over the past few years and has determined that the best option is to contract with All Seasons Landscaping and Construction Inc. to provide these services. All Seasons has previously provided these services and would begin providing services quickly allowing the City of Jefferson to close its current temporary yard waste site,” city documents say.

If approved, operating hours for the drop-off site would be as followed:

From April 1-Oct. 31:

10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday

Noon-5 p.m. Sunday

Nov. 1-March 31:

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday

Noon-5 p.m. Sunday

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Holts Summit Post Office reopened on Friday after it had to be closed on Thursday after someone ran into the building with a vehicle.

Holts Summit Police Chief Caleb Groner told ABC 17 News on Friday that an “older person” accidentally ran their vehicle into the building around 2 p.m. Thursday. No one was injured in the crash.

People were entering and leaving the building on South Summit Drive when an ABC 17 News photographer was there on Friday. A portion of the wall near the entrance of the building was boarded up.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

One person is dead after they were hit by a vehicle Friday afternoon in the 300 block of Mokane Road in Fulton, the Fulton Police Department announced in a press release.

Police were called after the crash occurred at 1:02 p.m. First responders gave aid to the victim at the scene and they were brought to a hospital in Columbia by ambulance, the release says. The pedestrian died from their injuries.

The person in the vehicle was not injured, the release says.

Identifying information about the victim or the vehicle were not made available in the press release.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felonies on Monday.

Elijah Butler, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree property damage and drug possession. He was given credit for time served. He originally faced an additional charge of armed criminal action.

Butler was accused of firing six shots at a home in Columbia. Police noted in court documents that they saw bullet holes in the residence, previous reporting indicates.

Court documents in previous reporting allege Butler made threatening texts to one of the victims prior to the shooting.

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Steven Lambson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges on Friday against a Domino’s delivery driver who is accused of hitting someone with his vehicle.

Zachary Walton, 36, of Auxvasse, faces charges including first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of an accident. He’s currently being held at the Callaway County Jail with no bond.

The probable cause statement filed in the case said the incident happened at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Bluff Street in Fulton.

Police talked to the victim, who claimed Walton was making a delivery at the time and got upset over not receiving a tip, court documents say. Walton allegedly started arguing with the victim before driving his vehicle forward and hitting the victim.

The statement says video taken at the home allegedly shows Walton swearing at the victim and a witness. He then allegedly got in his vehicle and backed toward the roadway. Police said the victim walked toward the vehicle, but not in a way so as to block it from leaving, which is when Walton allegedly started forward and hit the victim. Walton then allegedly sped away in his vehicle.

When police talked to Walton later at his place of employment, Walton reportedly admitted to driving toward the victim, intending to scare him, and admitted to leaving the scene afterward.

Walton had an initial appearance scheduled for Friday morning. His next court date has not been scheduled.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A former Boone County dog breeder was denied bond in court once again on Friday.

Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, is charged with 13 counts of felony animal abuse and one count of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. She previously faced 29 felony counts of animal abuse.

The trial is now set for the week of Oct. 19, with a status hearing on June 8.

Sanders’ attorney argued she wasn’t a flight risk, noting her roots in Boone County. However, the assistant county prosecutor argued that Sanders has connections across the U.S. and potentially in Europe.

Sanders ran Magnum Opus German Shepherds and a number of dead dogs, including a dozen dog skulls, were found at the property of the business when law enforcement served a search warrant in 2025, according to court documents in previous reporting. Several malnourished dogs were also found at the property.

Court documents say at least two living dogs that were found were on the brink of death.

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Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

An Endangered Silver Advisory for a 69-year-old Columbia woman was canceled on Friday afternoon after she was found “alive and well,” according to the Columbia Police Department.

An advisory was issued on Thursday evening after police initially said Flor Vidal was last seen at 2240-6 Bennett Springs Drive at 6:50 a.m. Thursday.

She is 5’4″, 200-250 pounds, has short, curly red/auburn hair and has brown eyes. Vidal was last seen wearing a beige plaid jacket and carrying a red purse.

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Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 20-year-old Jefferson City man has been found after he left the scene of a crash on Tuesday.

Nathan Spencer had last been seen after he was involved in a crash Tuesday morning in the 2300 block of Highway 50/63 westbound. His last known location was near Cedar Creek Court and Expressview Drive, according to the Jefferson City Police Department.

Police found Spencer during a search at about noon Friday in a wooded area near the 300 block of Capitol View Drive. He was conscious when searchers found him, JCPD stated in a news release.

The focus of the investigation shifted the day of the crash from looking into the circumstances of the crash to finding Spencer out of concern for his welfare, JCPD says, after investigators learned Spencer is autistic and might have had a mental health crisis.

The original crash remains under investigation, police stated.

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 19-year-old suspect in a Johnson County shooting died early Friday after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy near Kansas City.

Law enforcement officers were looking for the man after they found a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound in a vehicle near Highway 131 and Highway 50, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office news release. While on their way to the call, deputies were told the suspect was running from the scene, the release states.

The release did not name the deceased suspect.

Deputies from Johnson and Lafayette counties and a police officer from the Odessa Police Department found the suspect walking with another man near Highway 50 and NW 1601st Road about two hours later. A foot chase followed, and the Lafayette County deputy shot the suspect during the pursuit, the release states.

The man was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the original shooting, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control has been called in to lead the investigation into the officer-involved shooting.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said other details will be released later.

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Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was charged Thursday after he allegedly tried to rob an Eagle Stop gas station in Eugene.

Bakari Moody, 28, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, armed criminal action and fourth-degree assault, which is a misdemeanor.

Moody allegedly went into the Eagle Stop in Eugene at about 3 a.m. Thursday armed with what appeared to be a black pistol. A probable cause statement states that a witness told investigators that Moody entered the store and said, “I am gonna need the whole store.”

Moody went into the employee-only area of the store and grabbed a bag containing food before leaving, the statement says. Moody was identified by a witness and surveillance video from the store, the statement says.

Moody remained in the Cole County Jail without bond on Friday.

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