QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you seen the effects of police understaffing?
The Columbia Police Department hosted an open house last…
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Grand jury indicts eight in MU fraternity hazing case
A Boone County grand jury has indicted eight former fraternity brothers in an alleged hazing that left a University of Missouri freshman pledge…
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Tipton man charged for fatal Moniteau County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tipton man was recently charged with several counts relating to a fatal Aug. 6 crash in Moniteau County. David Burnett, 45,…
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Mexico teacher accused of abuse sues to get job back
A Mexico, Missouri, elementary school teacher accused of abusing a student has sued her former employer to get her job…
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Columbia woman charged with threatening house with children inside
A Columbia woman was charged Friday with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action for allegedly pointing a gun at a building with children…
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Kansas City-area man charged in fatal Morgan County crash
A Kansas City, Kansas, man was charged Friday with felony driving while intoxicated and driving on the wrong side of the road — a misdemeanor — in…
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Columbia man accused of exposing himself in children’s section of library faces charges
A Columbia man accused of exposing himself in the children’s section of a library now faces…
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Former Phi Gamma Delta members charged in hazing case due in court this week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four former Phi Gamma Delta members at the University of Missouri charged in a hazing case are due in court this week. Thomas…
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Columbia man arrested after early morning crash
Police arrested a man suspected of driving while intoxicated in a crash early Thursday in central…
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Police: Two suspected in break-in at defunct Mexico hospital
Mexico, Missouri police say two men broke into the Audrain Community Hospital early…
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Charges filed in Cole County chase from May
Prosecutors charged a Texas woman Wednesday for allegedly leading authorities on a chase in Cole and Callaway counties in…
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Columbia man charged with murder in February overdose death
Boone County prosecutors charged a man with murder Thursday in connection with a February methamphetamine…
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Local law enforcement reemphasize danger of ‘swatting’ after FBI warning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local law enforcement experts are echoing the FBI’s recent warning about ‘swatting.’ Last week, the FBI warned of the trend as…
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Jefferson City man charged with multi-million-dollar COVID-19 fraud will remain in custody
A judge ruled Tuesday that a Jefferson City businessman charged with defrauding the government for millions in COVID-19 relief funds will stay in…
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Morgan County man accused in kidnapping, child death violates bond
A Morgan County man — accused of kidnapping his children from Nebraska before getting into a crash that killed one of them — has violated the…
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Lake of the Ozarks carjacking suspect in custody
Pulaski County deputies on Tuesday arrested a man wanted for a Camden County…
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Beyond Meat executive based in Columbia charged with biting a man in fight
A top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight outside a college football game in which…
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Columbia City Council approves 2023 budget with water rate increases
The Columbia City Council will hold its final public hearing and vote on approving its fiscal 2023 budget at its meeting Monday…
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Illinois man accused of kidnapping attempt at Lake of the Ozarks
An Illinois man was behind bars in Miller County on Monday after he allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman near the Lake of the Ozarks.…
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Florida man pleads guilty in conspiracy that targeted Ft. Leonard Wood
A Florida man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in a $223,000 money-laundering conspiracy — part of an email hacking scheme with victims at Ft.…
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