Prosecutors charge Columbia man accused of firing gun inside of apartment
The Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a Columbia man accused of firing a gun inside of an apartment.
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a Columbia man accused of firing a gun inside of an apartment.
Continue ReadingAn Audrain County prosecutor has filed more charges against a man accused of sex crimes against children.
Continue ReadingA hearing/trial that was scheduled for a man accused of killing his wife has been canceled.
Continue ReadingJefferson City police responded to a domestic disturbance involving a gun at 3 a.m. at a residence on the 3800 block of Candlelight Drive.
Continue ReadingMissouri Attorney General Office has begun filing motions for temporary restraining orders in lawsuits against Columbia Public Schools and other school districts over mask mandates.
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed lesser charges against a man accused in a deadly Columbia shooting.
Continue ReadingA Boone County judge sentenced a Columbia man to 27 years in prison Friday for his role in a deadly shooting.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested Leslie Lee Williams, 40, of Columbia on suspicion of arson early Friday morning. CPD responded to a car on fire in the lot of Extended Stay at 2000 West Business Loop 70 around 1:35 a.m. on Friday. Police eventually identified the suspect as Williams who had outstanding arrest warrants
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge will give a Columbia teen a lower bond in a shooting case. Shawn Long, 18, is accused of shooting and killing Roberto Lauer last week. He’s charged with involuntary manslaughter. Long says he accidentally shot the gun at Lauer. We were in court when Long’s attorney argued to lower his quarter-million-dollar
Continue ReadingShootings of police officers have shaken multiple American cities already in 2022 — building off an increase in such shootings in 2021.
Continue ReadingPolice arrested a Columbia man on several child sex charges.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor has charged a woman after an alleged assault with a machete on Wednesday. Cortney Tanner, 32, is charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Court documents reveal that Tanner and the victim had an argument over some property when Tanner allegedly showed
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge has sentenced a Columbia man for illegally possessing a firearm. Jeremiah Ezekiel Brown, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. This is the maximum statutory penalty for this offense. Brown was found guilty at trial on Sept. 20, 2021, of being a felon in
Continue ReadingAccording to reports, the Columbia Police Department reported there were more than 2,300 thefts last year. Almost 30 percent of those were thefts from motor vehicles with 697 offenses.
Continue ReadingA teen accused of killing his friend appeared in court Wednesday for a new bond hearing.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury has indicted a Columbia man for a deadly shooting in November. Jurors indicted Mark A. Achterberg, 36, of Creston, Iowa, on felony counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Nov. 8 death of Justin Stidman. Achterberg’s arraignment was held Monday and he has another
Continue ReadingFulton Police are asking for public help in identifying the persons who stole catalytic converters from a Fulton-based non-profit.
Continue ReadingLynlee Renick will be sentenced Monday afternoon for her husband’s 2017 death in Montgomery County.
Continue ReadingThe celebration of life for Roberto Lauer will be held at 4:30 p.m. at Battle High School, the Rev. James Gray said in a Facebook post.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police will resume traffic law enforcement after stopping it due to the coronavirus in 2020, according to Police Chief Geoff Jones. Under a special order, Columbia police were authorized to stop drivers only for hazardous moving violations and indicated for criminal investigation purposes. “The health emergency called for clear action to
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