Columbia shooting victim target of ‘rival gang,’ according to police
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man that survived a September shooting faces felony drug charges after officers say they found drugs on him while…
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Woman charged after Jefferson City crash kills cyclist
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a Springfield, Missouri, woman Tuesday with leaving the scene of a crash where a bicyclist…
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Jefferson City police identify homicide victim
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City police on Tuesday identified the teenager killed in a shooting last week. Marquise Conley, 18, was killed…
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Representatives from Missouri’s largest cities convene in Columbia to address violence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Brian Treece will hosted a meeting at City Hall on Friday with mayors and staff representing four of Missouri’s…
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JCPD: ‘No updates’ in Rolling Hills Drive homicide case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The investigation into a deadly shooting in Jefferson City continued Friday with police releasing few details about the…
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JCPD investigates homicide on Rolling Hills Drive
Officers from the Jefferson City Police Department responded to the scene of a deadly shooting incident in the 1900 block of Rolling Hills Drive…
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New details in death of 4-year-old after woman now charged with murder
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indictment says a woman accused in the death of a 4-year-old Jefferson City boy caused his death by hitting…
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Columbia police arrest second man charged with September murder
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said Wednesday a second man has been arrested in connection with a September shooting death. CPD…
Continue Reading Prosecutor charges suspect in Darnell Gray case with murder
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson filed a murder charge against the woman suspected in the death of 4-year-old Darnell…
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Vigil held for Columbia teen killed by gunfire
A memorial will be held Monday night to remember Daijon Harris, a teenager who was killed on Oct. 19 by gunfire. John Cosey, Harris’ cousin,…
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Murder charges filed in missing Wisconsin brothers case
KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri prosecutor and sheriff will give an update Wednesday into the disappearance of two Wisconsin brothers missing…
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Columbia man placed on probation in accidental shooting case
A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in September was sentenced to five years of supervised probation on Monday. Antwane L.…
Continue ReadingCharge changed to murder in Columbia teen’s shooting death
A 19-year-old man is now charged with murder in the shooting death of a 13-year-old in Columbia. Prosecutors on Monday charged Cameron White, 19, of…
Continue Reading Court hopes to try Quatavia Givens next summer
A Cole County judge said Tuesday that the court hopes to try a Jefferson City woman charged with child abuse in the summer of 2020. Quatavia Givens,…
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Woman accused in Jefferson City child’s death released from jail
The Jefferson City woman accused of killing a 4-year-old boy and hiding his body in a wooded area is out of jail on bond. Cole County Sheriff John…
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Grand jury indicts Boone County man in deadly crash
A Boone County grand jury indicted a Harrisburg man Friday on four felony counts in connection with a deadly June crash on Rangeline Street. Charles…
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Russell Bucklew executed after Gov. Parson declines clemency
Update as of 7 p.m.: Russell Bucklew was pronounced dead in a prison in Missouri just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will not…
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Community reacts to update on Columbia shootings
Tensions were high at a press conference at Columbia City Hall Wednesday where city leaders gave an update on several shootings. Those tensions could…
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Court documents: Columbia shootings might be related
Investigators say a witness told them a shooting Sunday in north Columbia could be in retaliation for a September killing, court documents show.…
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Columbia homicides on upward trend for 2019
Nationwide, the number of homicides is going down but that is not the case for Columbia, according to data kept by law enforcement agencies. FBI…
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