COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was seen Monday afternoon in central Columbia. Police told ABC 17 News they found evidence of one shot being fired. Officers were near the corner of Washington Avenue and Pecan Street. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least six officers, a number of which were knocking on
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ.) Five people charged in various murders around Boone County are set to face a judge today. The first murder suspect is set to appear at the Boone County courthouse at 10 a.m. Isaiah Charles Brunson is facing second-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Jermaine Spain. Some may recall Brunson’s case which happened
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MACKS CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) An umpire from Versailles faces an assault charge after allegedly trying to choke a Camden County Sheriff’s Deputy on Saturday, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. Neal Sidebottom, 56, is charged with first-degree assault and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Camden County Jail on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing his child and abandoning the corpse had his trial delayed on Friday. Staffone Fountain, 30, of Independence, is charged with first-degree murder and abandoning a corpse. He is being held without bond in the Boone County Jail. A pre-trial conference was initially set for Friday. A joint
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia plan pleaded guilty on Friday to kidnapping and other charges and was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. William Jacob Pope, 42, pleaded guilty to kidnapping, tampering with a motor vehicle and in another case pleaded guilty to property damage and harassment. He is credited with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Police Department arrest report gives the names of two officers under investigation and a man who was arrested early Sunday outside of a Downtown bar. A video was recorded by a resident showing officers attempting to detain a man who was on the ground. One police officer could be seen
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Osage Beach police said Friday that they’ve identified a minor as a “person of interest” in the investigation into a shooting threat against the School of the Osage that led to classes being held online.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN A jury has found Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all counts of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife. Vallow Daybell, who pleaded not guilty, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and three counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There is a large police presence on Claudell Lane in Columbia. An ABC 17 News reporter on Thursday afternoon saw 14 Columbia Police Department vehicles at Columbia Square Apartments, including one K-9. Police told ABC 17 News that evidence of shots being fired was collected and there was property damage seen. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second man has been charged with murder in connection to a shooting at the Plush Lounge parking lot early Sunday morning that left one dead and four others hurt. Justin Lamarr Simpson, 40, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a gun and attempted unlawful use of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There is a large police presence near a church in in the 1800 block of Towne Drive as law enforcement investigates a burglary alarm Thursday afternoon. A Columbia police lieutenant told ABC 17 News that an argument led to one round being fired from a gun at a church. “They learned that
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CLARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clark, Missouri, man has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly accidentally shooting a woman on his front porch. William Nowlin, 36, is charged with second-degree domestic assault, unlawful possession of a gun and possession of a controlled substance. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $25,000
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Plush Lounge announced on Wednesday it’s “closing indefinitely” after a shooting outside the club left one man dead and four others injured on Sunday. Plush Loung informed the public of this closing on their Facebook page after being in business for the last five years Plush Lounge Facebook Post Plush Lounge said it offers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) 33-year-old suspect, Kimo Spivey is expected to make an appearance in court Thursday afternoon for a bond hearing. According to online court records, Spivey is facing several charges for the shooting death of Melvin Hooker III. The 33-year-old is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and weapons charges. Police responded to reports of multiple
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The School of the Osage is planning to hold classes online Thursday after district leaders were made aware of another threat.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with first-degree attempted rape and first-degree attempted sodomy after allegedly trying to sexually assault a woman Monday on a walking trail on Rainbow Drive. Jacob Beul, 26, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held Wednesday at the
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MILLERSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arkansas man suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday on Interstate 70 near mile marker 139 in Callaway County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2017 Indian motorcycle – driven by Richard Millsap, 50, of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas – went off the
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ST. JAMES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing two men — one fatally — Tuesday in the 600 block of Saint David Street in St. James. Joseph Duane Snow, 33, of St. James, is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal action and first-degree assault. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Wednesday after allegedly hitting a woman and threatening to kill her. Navontae Nesbit, 34, is charged with second-degree domestic assault, first-degree kidnapping, armed-criminal action and tampering with a victim. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond. Nesbit had a court appearance Wednesday. Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several members of the public spoke to the Columbia Citizens Police Review Board about the police department’s use-of-force policy during a meeting Wednesday night. The board was scheduled to have an official discussion about the Columbia Police Department’s use-of-force policy. The board voted unanimously to table a couple of items on the
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