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Advancements in DNA testing are helping CPD solve cold cases

February 2, 2023 5:06 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is working to solve a cold case from 1994 using advancements in DNA testing. Virginia Davis, 43,…

Jefferson City police say school threat was not local

February 2, 2023 10:43 AM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say a reported threat against Thomas Jefferson Middle School reported Wednesday originated elsewhere and targeted a different…

Holts Summit man sentenced for 2021 Jefferson City robbery

February 1, 2023 7:13 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Jan. 3 in relation to a 2021 robbery in Jefferson City. Tyler…

Opioid overdoses continue to grow in Missouri

February 1, 2023 11:30 AM Ethan Heinz

Drug overdose deaths have been on the rise in Missouri since 2018, according to data on the Missouri Health and Senior Service website.…

Two Mid-Mo men sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking charges

February 1, 2023 6:29 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man and a Callaway County man were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for their roles to distribute…

Nuggets star Porter Jr.’s brother charged in fatal crash

February 1, 2023 3:54 PM associatedpress

DENVER (AP) — University of Denver basketball player Coban Porter has been charged with felony counts of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault…

Man convicted in Ben Renick murder claims key witness testimony hearsay

January 31, 2023 6:45 PM Lucas Geisler

ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The man convicted of helping kill a prominent snake breeder in Montgomery County is asking for a new trial. Attorneys for Michael…

Fiji member charged with hazing to have jury from Warren County

January 31, 2023 8:43 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury will be pooled from Warren County for one of the men charged with hazing in relation to the night that left Danny…

Criminal justice experts discuss cold cases, how new evidence is found

January 31, 2023 7:31 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department announced on Tuesday that it has reopened a cold case from 1994. CPD released a statement that it…

Columbia police reopen murder investigation into woman’s 1994 death

January 31, 2023 12:53 PM Erika McGuire

Police are reopening a Columbia murder investigation that dates back nearly three decades.…

Man charged in relation to Monday night mobile home shooting

January 31, 2023 2:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Tuesday in relation to a Monday night shooting that took place at Park Trailer Court off of Business…

One arrested, one shot at Park Trailer Court near West Business Loop 70 in Columbia

January 30, 2023 7:52 PM Ryan Shiner, Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested after allegedly shooting another person Monday night at Park Trailer Court near West Business Loop 70…

More than $41 million in damage caused by arson in Missouri in 2022

January 27, 2023 7:50 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a deadly fire is put out, the work for fire investigators begins. A Mexico man was charged with arson and murder following…

Mexico man accused of arson, murder after fatal December fire

January 27, 2023 11:05 AM Kennedy Miller, Ethan Heinz, Joushua Blount, Marina Diaz

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County prosecutor issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a man who is allegedly connected with a fire in Mexico that…

Columbia rape suspect’s bond set at $1 million during Friday hearing

January 27, 2023 3:22 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County judge gave a Columbia rape suspect a $1 million cash-only bond at a hearing on Friday. Judge Kevin Crane gave…

Bond review hearing scheduled for Columbia doctor accused of rape and assault

January 27, 2023 5:24 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday afternoon a bond review hearing is set for the Columbia doctor accused of raping and assaulting a woman. Travis…

Columbia man accused of pulling gun on woman after kicking in door in April 2022

January 26, 2023 4:10 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was recently accused of pulling a gun on an employee at a Downtown bar had more charges filed for an alleged…

Jefferson City man found guilty in killing of Lincoln University student

January 25, 2023 4:25 PM Matthew Sanders, Marina Diaz

A Cole County judge on Wednesday found a Jefferson City man guilty in the deadly shooting of a Lincoln University student in…

Man accused of fatal Camden County DWI crash appears in court

January 25, 2023 3:06 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of causing a crash that killed a woman in December appeared for a hearing in the Camden County…

Man accused of assaulting cop sentenced to 12 years in DOC

January 24, 2023 4:12 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of assault and other crimes was sentenced to 12 years in the Missouri Department of…