QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Senate approve a bill to strengthen background checks for gun buyers?
Senate Democrats are readying a vote on a House-approved bill that would strengthen federal background checks for gun sales.
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats are readying a vote on a House-approved bill that would strengthen federal background checks for gun sales.
Continue ReadingOrganizations nationwide are coming together to help people who lost a loved one in the violence.
Continue ReadingThe head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.
Continue ReadingThe two Democrats in Missouri’s congressional delegation called for more action to address gun violence after a shooter killed 19 elementary students at a Texas school, while a Republican who represents Columbia and other parts of Mid-Missouri offered prayers.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A US Air Force member stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is facing a rape charge from 2018 in Columbia. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Nathan Repka with a second-degree rape charge. In August 2018, Repka visited the victim and went to a party where he became “blackout
Continue ReadingNo one was injured during a fight involving a knife at a Columbia gas station Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Joseph Murray for unlawful business practices.
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle Chapman, Daniel A. Medina, Nicole Chavez, Dakin Andone and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Just before killing 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school Tuesday, the 18-year-old gunman allegedly texted a girl who lives in Germany about his intentions. According to screenshots reviewed by CNN and an interview with the 15-year-old girl
Continue ReadingA Boone County judge has sentenced a man after a standoff at a central Columbia apartment complex in early March.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A lockdown was lifted Wednesday morning for most of the Jefferson City Correctional Center following a fight among inmates. The incident involved about 25 inmates who were using the yard on Tuesday, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. A spokeswoman said two JCCC staff members were hurt during the incident
Continue ReadingFourteen children and a teacher were gunned down at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingColumbia Police Chief Geoff Jones created the Vehicle Stop Committee in 2019.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of illegally possessing firearms after posting Snapchat photos and videos in which he illegally possessed various guns and drugs.
Continue ReadingA suspect is in custody after a shooting incident at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, left at least two dead and injured 14 people, including students, authorities said.
Continue ReadingA deputy at the scene said that gunfire hit multiple homes in the area but couldn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
Continue ReadingA California man is facing multiple charges after a woman died from fentanyl toxicity according to the Boone County Medical Examiner’s office.
Continue ReadingA real estate agent accused in a murder-for-hire plot missed a court appearance to revoke her bond Monday because she was in rehab, her lawyer told the court.
Continue ReadingThe man accused of calling in a bomb threat to a Columbia daycare last week remained Tuesday in custody in Kansas, though he has now been ordered to return to Boone County to be tried.
Continue ReadingInvestigators have released few details about a shooting that killed an 11-year-old boy just north of Columbia on Saturday.
Continue ReadingA Columbia woman is facing a domestic assault charge after allegedly setting a man on fire Saturday morning.
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