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Audrain County traffic stop leads to drugs, weapons arrest

November 16, 2019 3:20 am Brittany Wiley

One man faces drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop in Audrain…

Man charged for MU fraternity burglary

November 15, 2019 10:47 pm Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged a man with first-degree burglary and stealing $750 or more from a University of Missouri…

Holts Summit teen accused of murder faces new charge

November 15, 2019 5:11 pm Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The teenager charged in an Oct. 31 deadly shooting on Rolling Hills Drive in Jefferson City was charged with a new felony…

Columbia police ask hunters, land owners for help in finding missing woman

November 15, 2019 1:39 pm Madison Fleck

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department asked for hunters and land owners to help them find a woman who has been missing since the…

Columbia business owner arrested, charged on suspicion of child molestation

November 15, 2019 1:04 pm Madison Fleck

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of Kliethermes Homes and Remodeling was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of first-degree child molestation. Police…

Manhunt underway for man accused of crashing stolen vehicle

November 15, 2019 11:38 am Zachary Farwell

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Sheriff’s Office searched for a man accused of stealing a vehicle on Friday. Missouri Highway Patrol…

One dead, another injured in Columbia shooting

November 15, 2019 8:39 am Madison Fleck

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died Friday, and another was in the hospital after a man tried to kill a woman and then shot himself. Deshawn Z.…

College student charged in ‘accidental’ shooting

November 14, 2019 8:53 pm ABC 17 News Team

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) A student at the University of Central Missouri is facing manslaughter charges in the shooting death of another student.…

One of five sentenced in Jefferson City sporting goods store theft

November 14, 2019 7:15 pm Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman charged with stealing $750 or more from a Jefferson City Dick’s Sporting Goods store was sentenced to community…

VIDEO: Coverage of Southern California school shooting

November 14, 2019 11:53 am ABC 17 News Team

Several people were injured Thursday morning in a shooting at a high school in Santa Clarita, California, northwest of Los…

Drug bust in Boone County leads to 6 arrests

November 14, 2019 9:00 am Madison Fleck

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested six people on Wednesday after they found about 160 grams of methamphetamine at a…

Columbia police investigate armed robbery at gas station

November 14, 2019 5:32 am Molly Stawinoga

The Columbia Police Department said it is investigating an armed robbery Thursday morning. Authorities responded to the BreakTime gas station on…

Appeals court orders judge re-sentence man convicted of sexual assault

November 13, 2019 10:30 pm Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state appellate court upheld a man’s conviction Tuesday, but sent his case back to a lower court. Robert Taylor was…

Chief: Detectives putting in “inspiring” work to ongoing shooting investigations

November 13, 2019 8:26 pm Barry Mangold

The Columbia Police Department is working vigorously on several 2019 shooting homicide cases, according to Chief Geoff Jones. Police have…

Jefferson City chase ends in crash with police cars

November 13, 2019 5:20 pm Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police arrested a man on outstanding warrants after a brief chase and short hostage situation Wednesday afternoon.…

Columbia man pleads guilty in alleged deadly drug conspiracy

November 13, 2019 2:49 pm Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in a case tied to a home invasion killing in a posh subdivision and the theft of a U-Haul…

Columbia man expected to plead guilty in Planned Parenthood arson case

November 12, 2019 3:24 pm Matthew Sanders, Barry Mangold

A Columbia man will plead guilty after he was charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood…

Elledge denied bond reduction in child abuse case

November 12, 2019 10:19 am Madison Fleck

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The husband of a Columbia missing woman was denied a bond reduction on Tuesday after last week’s hearing in his child abuse…

Robbers who claim to be FBI leave one man hospitalized

November 10, 2019 10:39 am Zach Boetto

Columbia police are searching for four suspects after a home invasion and robbery Saturday in Columbia left one victim with a non-life-threatening…

One person shot after home invasion on Eastland Circle

November 10, 2019 12:24 am Barry Mangold

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia police said one man was shot in connection with a home invasion Saturday night. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on…