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More Missouri law enforcement agencies have joined ICE immigration partnership since April 2025

January 16, 2026 7:29 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri law enforcement agencies continue to expand their participation in a federal immigration enforcement partnership more than nine months after the state first moved to align itself with President Donald Trump’s directive to broaden cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A 1996 federal law allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to

Jefferson City man accused of wife’s stabbing pleads not guilty, mental defect

January 16, 2026 12:44 PM Matthew Sanders, Olivia Hayes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing his wife to death this week at their home pleaded not guilty Friday, claiming a mental disease or defect. Malang J. Akbari, 46, was charged Tuesday with murdering his wife, Manhaz Akbari, by stabbing her to death in their home on East McCarty Street. Court documents

Shooting in north Columbia leaves one injured, no suspect in custody

January 16, 2026 2:48 AM Gabrielle Teiner, Alison Patton, Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was taken to the hospital after shots were fired in north Columbia just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Columbia Police Department. A release posted on social media from the department states officers were called to the 2400 block of Nelwood Dr. at 11:37 p.m. for reports of shots

Jefferson City man charged with child molestation, statutory sodomy

January 16, 2026 5:31 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday with multiple child sex crimes. Michael Minor, 48, was charged in Cole County with two counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without

Man charged with murder in Michigan arrested in Fulton

January 16, 2026 2:47 PM Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted for murder and other charges in Michigan was arrested in Callaway County. Maurice Harris, 20, was charged Friday in Callaway County with being a fugitive from out of state. He was arrested by the U.S. Marshal’s Office on Thursday for warrants out of Wayne County, Michigan. He is being held

KC man sentenced to nearly 4 years for federal gun charge

January 16, 2026 3:11 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City man on Thursday was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for a gun crime, according to a Friday press release from the Department of Justice. James Tatum, 35, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for being a felon with a gun. The sentence includes three years

Sedalia woman seriously injured in Pettis County crash; accused of DWI

January 16, 2026 2:23 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 27-year-old Sedalia woman was seriously injured in a crash Thursday evening on westbound Highway 50 in Pettis County, east of Muddy Creek, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. An MSHP arrest report indicates that Leydi Maldonado, 27, of Sedalia, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated that

Jefferson City murder suspect denied bond in first hearing

January 16, 2026 12:10 PM Olivia Hayes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City murder suspect will remain in the Cole County Jail without bond after his first court hearing on Friday. Malcolm M. Mayes, 29, of Jefferson City, appeared via video from the Cole County Jail. The judge noted that Mayes’ application for a public defender was approved, but he had

Man sentenced to 27 years for 2024 overdose death

January 16, 2026 9:32 AM Madison Stuerman

Zachary Muro pleaded guilty to charges for his role in a June 2024 overdose death.

Columbia man accused in spring shootings found guilty of 2 felonies

January 15, 2026 7:07 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in shootings that occurred in April and May was found guilty by a Boone County jury on Wednesday on two felonies. Joshua Abrams, 24, was found guilty of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal

Columbia man charged in police chase that ended in crash

January 15, 2026 3:49 PM Olivia Hayes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies and a misdemeanor after leading police on a chase that ended with a crash Wednesday night at a Columbia intersection. Daylon Logan, 21, is charged with driving without a license, kidnapping, stealing a car, fleeing a traffic stop and leaving the scene of

Man who was accused of rape in Audrain County sentenced to probation

January 15, 2026 4:46 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of raping someone in 2008-09 was sentenced this week. Roger Allen Curtis, of Mexico, Missouri, was initially charged in 2024 in Audrain County with first-degree rape. He pleaded guilty on Nov. 10 to incest and was sentenced on Monday to five years of probation, along with a

Man accused in chase that ended at Veterans United charged with 6 felonies

January 15, 2026 3:07 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly stole a gun and got into a chase with law enforcement has been charged with six felonies. Devin Taylor, 25, of Columbia, was charged with aggravated fleeing, armed criminal action, first-degree property damage, second-degree burglary, stealing a gun and tampering with evidence.

DHS confirms another federal agent shooting in Minneapolis

January 14, 2026 9:03 PM Ryan Shiner, Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a social media post that a federal agent has again shot someone in the city if Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents were conducting a “targeted traffic stop” when the man, a Venezuelan national, was shot in the leg after he began

Law enforcement at the scene of a reported shooting in Minneapolis

Federal agent shoots a man officials say assaulted an officer, sparking new protests in Minneapolis

January 15, 2026 12:11 PM CNN

KARE, CNN By Danya Gainor, Karina Tsui, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — For the second time in a week, a shooting involving an immigration agent sparked heated clashes in Minnesota – prompting the president to threaten to use the Insurrection Act. According to the Department of Homeland Security, federal agents were conducting a “targeted traffic

Boone County prosecutor weighs in on Kehoe’s proposal on juvenile crime

January 14, 2026 7:47 PM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri House and Senate bill are being considered in legislative committees with goals of curbing juvenile crime. This comes after Gov. Mike Kehoe gave his State of the State address Tuesday, which highlighted plans for state income tax, budget and public safety. “Violent crime committed by juveniles has reached a concerning

Columbia man charged with felonies after standoff with police

January 14, 2026 10:09 AM Matthew Sanders, Olivia Hayes, Ryan Shiner

UPDATE: The charges in which Peterson is facing have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested on Wednesday after an hours-long standoff has been charged with multiple felonies. Travis Peterson, 44, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree harassment and resisting arrest. A

Man with out-of-state warrant accused of firing gun in Columbia apartment

January 14, 2026 6:10 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man with a warrant from North Dakota was charged in Boone County after he allegedly a fired a gun through a wall of a Columbia apartment on Monday. Jah’ree Walker, 24, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of illegal gun possession, one count of armed criminal action and a count

Deputies arrest Columbia man that fled into woods after chase that ended near Veterans United

January 14, 2026 5:24 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement arrested a Columbia man who allegedly had a gun following a chase that ended near Veterans United’s southern Columbia campus on Wednesday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Wednesday evening press release that Devin Taylor, 25, of Columbia, was eventually found and detained. Taylor was brought to an

Columbia woman charged with 29 counts of animal abuse sued by dog owners nationwide, abroad

January 14, 2026 3:34 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who was charged with 29 counts of animal abuse has now been sued by more than a dozen dog owners from across the United States and abroad. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in Boone County, names Magnum Opus German Shepherds LLC and its owner, Melissa Sanders, 26, and alleges