FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested and charged after leading deputies and troopers on a chase Sunday in Callaway County. Deontral Weston, 20, was charged with resisting arrest and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail on a $65,000 bond. Janie Oglesby, 19, was charged with
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Advocacy group Missouri Prison Reform released a statement over the weekend saying the group is “relieved” that former corrections officers are being charged in the death of Othel Moore.
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The Holts Summit Police Department is touting its early success arrested domestic abusers after the creation of a position dedicated to those crimes.
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A 19-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries early Sunday in an east Jefferson City shooting.
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Police in Mexico, Missouri, say they detained two juveniles for vehicle theft and a string of vehicle break-ins over the weekend.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were taken into custody Sunday evening after a pursuit in Callaway County, according to a facebook post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office originally believed three people were in the vehicle at the time of the chase but later learned there were only two. Sgt. Kyle
Continue Reading Five former corrections officers at Jefferson City Correctional Center were charged Friday with crimes including murder in the December death of an inmate.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who was accused of shooting and killing his brother in May has been charged. Stephen Welch, 30, was charged on Friday with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. A warrant was issued for his arrest and no bond was set. He was not
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents again about scammers falsely calling themselves deputies. The Sheriff’s Office wrote on its Facebook page on Friday that someone was calling residents, and was claiming to be a “Deputy Jonathan Baker.” “We do not have a deputy by that name. In the event you
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Boone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with shooting another person multiple times on Thursday night on Madison Street.
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A teenage suspect in a deadly spring 2023 shooting in south Columbia will stand trial as an adult.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of multiple child sex crimes is facing more charges after he was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday. Jarrod Don Hoffman, 50, was charged with four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree child molestation, sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old and first-degree
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Justice Department overstepped by charging hundreds of people who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, with obstruction in a decision that could force prosecutors to reopen some of those cases. At the same
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police blocked off a portion of Sixth Street near the 800 block on Thursday night. Police were outside of what appeared to be a duplex, with one of the front doors to the residence that appeared to have been removed. SWAT Team members were at the scene and entered the residence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Madison Street in Columbia was closed off on Thursday evening by Columbia police after shots were fired by one person. Shots were fired at 7:15 p.m. in the 900 block of Madison Street, according to Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill. The scene was cleared and the street was reopened by 10:15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is facing a manslaughter charge after she was accused of running over and killing a man on Interstate 70 in March. Tyia Alisa Bush, 38, was charged on Thursday with second-degree involuntary manslaughter and two misdemeanors: Reckless driving and speeding. She is not listed on the Boone County Jail
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were arrested and charged with drug crimes on Thursday in Miller County. Karey Varner, Kyle Nelson and David Saint were charged with two counts of second-degree drug trafficking and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs. Taylor Blackburn was charged with drug possession and
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brunswick man was charged in Chariton County with several child sex crimes on Thursday. Mikel Deal was charged with three counts of third-degree child molestation of a child younger than 14 years old and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant was issued on Thursday
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A man convicted in April of bonding women out of jail to rape them was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.
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A Hallsville man was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of driving drunk and causing a head-on crash.
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