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Deputies investigate death in Boone County

June 13, 2020 8:52 PM Zach Boetto

Authorities are investigating a death in Boone County.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

SATURDAY UPDATES: Seven new deaths from COVID-19 reported in Missouri

June 13, 2020 2:49 PM Zach Boetto

The Columbia/ Boone County Health Department reported new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Saturday.

Man detained for threatening people with a knife in Columbia

June 13, 2020 12:15 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they detained a man who allegedly threatened people with a knife in downtown Columbia on Friday night. Reports say around 8:25 p.m. Gabriel Falls, 28, of Columbia, was walking with a nine-inch blade and threatening people in the area of E Walnut St. and Ninth St. Upon arrival, reports

Firefighters respond to apartment fire in west Columbia

June 12, 2020 9:46 PM Alec Pettus

Columbia Fire says it responded to an apartment fire on Claudell Lane. CFD working a residential structure fire on Claudell Ln. No injuries. Fire Marshal en route pic.twitter.com/U1UazkSxPn— Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) June 13, 2020 The department posted images of the fire to their twitter account. Columbia Fire says there are no injuries and a fire marshal

One arrested in Columbia homicide investigation

June 12, 2020 8:09 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirm they have arrested one man for his alleged role in a homicide that happened in the 2700 block of Quail Drive. Robert Junior Johnson, 49, was arrested and charged for first degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Columbia police were called to the 2700 block of Quail

Columbia police ask protest organizers to reach out for help during protests

June 12, 2020 8:13 PM Sydney Olsen

Protests continued in downtown Columbia Friday, but the police response looked different from days earlier in the week and the week before.

Governor appoints judge candidate to 13th Circuit Court

June 12, 2020 3:49 PM Matt Ragsdale

Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Friday afternoon the Republican candidate running for 13th Circuit Court Division IV Judge was appointed to serve the remainder of a vacated term.

Woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry

June 11, 2020 6:04 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is accused of stealing nearly $37,000 worth of jewelry from a home she had been cleaning. Prosecutors charged Stephanie Hood on Thursday with felony stealing and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. According to court documents, the victims noticed several items were stolen from their home. The

Documents: Men shot in fatal Columbia encounter broke in through window

June 11, 2020 2:22 PM Amber Tabeling

Two men shot during an alleged south Columbia burglary — one of them fatally — broke into the home through a window, according to court documents.

Two suspects shot, one fatally, in south Columbia burglary

June 10, 2020 9:42 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police said an armed resident shot two burglary suspects Wednesday night, leaving one of them dead. At least 10 CPD vehicles responded to the 6000 block of Bentpath Drive around 9 p.m. Wednesday after a caller reported a burglary with shots fired. According to a news release from CPD, the resident

Columbia police officer claims qualified immunity in appeal over high school student’s lawsuit

June 10, 2020 7:59 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police officer is appealing a court’s decision not to dismiss her from a lawsuit over the basis of qualified immunity. Attorney David Baker said the city of Columbia would appeal Judge Nanette Laughrey’s decision to leave Officer Keisha Edwards in a lawsuit over a Rock Bridge High School student’s claims

University of Missouri System decides on a start date for the fall semester

June 10, 2020 3:44 PM Nathalie Jones

Students will begin classes on the system’s four campuses Aug. 24, the UM System announced Wednesday.

Missouri man sentenced to 20 years in prison after investigation led to Iceland

June 10, 2020 9:10 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Missouri man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to more than a dozen charges including rape and sodomy.

Prosecutors charge man with setting fires during Columbia protest

June 10, 2020 1:08 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man was charged Wednesday with unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly set fires in a downtown Columbia intersection during protests.

Man sentenced in Boone County child assault case

June 10, 2020 7:52 AM Katie Greathouse

A man pleaded guilty to an assault charge in a Boone County child assault case after originally being charged with rape.

Roads remain flooded Wednesday

June 10, 2020 6:42 AM Brittany Wiley

Roads across Boone County remained flooded Wednesday morning after rain plagued mid-Missouri Tuesday.

Columbia police attribute peaceful protests to community outreach

June 9, 2020 6:45 PM Sydney Olsen

Officers with the Columbia Police Department have been monitoring and responding to protests downtown over the last week.

Moberly police arrest woman in connection with Boone County stealing case

June 9, 2020 10:49 PM Katie Greathouse

The Moberly Police Department arrested a woman Tuesday in connection with a felony stealing investigation in Boone County.

Remains of Tropical Storm Cristobal bring flooded roads to Mid-Missouri

June 9, 2020 11:39 AM Zach Boetto

Rain flooded some Boone County roads Tuesday morning as the remains of Tropical Storm Cristobal made their way through Mid-Missouri.

Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2018 killing

June 9, 2020 11:28 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 killing of a teenager.