COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of Pradhan’s name has been corrected. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that deputies have seized hundreds of pounds of drugs from people associated with the Gathering of the Juggalos festival at Macks Creek. The busts were made in partnership with the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Family members of former University of Missouri student Riley Strain on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal in the wrongful death lawsuit that was fully dismissed last month. Strain died during a fraternity trip to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2024. Strain’s family sued the Delta Chi fraternity and its members, claiming the chapter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other felonies on Monday in connection with a 2025 deadly crash in McBaine. Donald Legleiter, 37, pleaded guilty in Boone County to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, first-degree property damage and leaving the scene of an accident. He will be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. Monday,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested and charged after he allegedly tried to steal a gun from the Grindstone Parkway Walmart on Tuesday. James Zoeller, 30, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree burglary and stealing a gun. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. A court appearance was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Video obtained by ABC News shows what happened when a deck on a Huntsville apartment building collapsed last month, sending eight U.S. Marshals and county deputies plummeting to the ground. Seven law enforcement officers were hurt in the fall, including four deputy U.S. Marshals. None of the injuries were life-threatening. The team
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority is working alongside its partner organizations and the Columbia Police Department to address “serious concerns” at its Kinney Point Housing. The affordable housing complex finished moving its residents into 34 homes in January. It’s located at Garth Ave and Sexton Road in central Columbia, and cost a total
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boy was arrested Tuesday in connection with an assault that occurred Monday evening near City Hill Court, the Columbia Police Department announced in a Tuesday night social media post. Police wrote the boy assaulted a woman on a walking trail at 6:40 p.m. Monday. The woman had minor injuries. The boy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge ruled on Monday that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was allowed to toss out signatures that were gathered on a petition before a certain date. Judge Christopher Limbaugh’s ruling was in relation to one of the lawsuits over the ongoing showdown between the state and a group trying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced in a Tuesday press release that it is launching a new website for residents to report suspicious activity. The release says showmeshield.gov, also known as Missouri: Show-Me Shielf, is replacing the SafeNation app. The release says the website should be used to report “unusual items or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a man on Monday who was described as a marijuana supplier for The Gathering of the Juggalos for 20 years. Kevin Jones, 45, of Bearre Easton, Pennsylvania, was charged in Camden County on Tuesday with first-degree drug trafficking and delivery of a controlled substance. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dual bomb and gun threat led police to surround Douglass High School on Tuesday morning. Columbia police had initially said officers responded Tuesday morning to an “active threat” at Douglass High School. The Columbia Police Department later said in that officers didn’t find anything. Columbia Police Department officers were sent to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Two juveniles were in custody Tuesday after Boone County sheriff’s deputies chased them in an alleged stolen vehicle. Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said deputies tried pulling over the driver of a car reported stolen out of Nebraska on Interstate 70 near the Highway 63 connector. Leer
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday voted overwhelmingly to renew its agreement with Flock for automated license plate readers, with Ward 2 Councilman Cody Holt casting the lone dissenting vote. Since September 2025, the Jefferson City Police Department has operated 21 Flock automated license plate readers throughout the city. Ahead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A hit-and-run crash late Friday in Columbia was captured on video, leading to the arrest of two suspects, a probable cause statement filed Monday states. The video captured the moments a vehicle allegedly driven by Shunta Bohanon hit 47-year-old Mark Hunter Jr. at East St. Charles Road and Remm Drive. Hunter was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Owensville man was charged on Friday with 13 counts of possessing child sex abuse materials. Wilbur Krumrey was served a $100,000 cash-only bond warrant. A mugshot was not available on Monday. The probable cause statement says a woman and her brother went to the Owensville Police Department on July 26 to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Columbia boy was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to felony charges in connection with a shooting at the mall in 2025. Samiyon Myers, 17, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, armed criminal action and second-degree drug trafficking. He is currently being held at the Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Columbia man is now charged with first-degree assault in addition to other felonies in connection with an incident Aug. 9 in which gunshots were fired in public downtown. Prosecutors added the charge against Tavan Williams-Patrick on Friday, dropping a fourth-degree assault charge. Williams-Patrick was initially charged Aug. 10, accused of
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York judge overseeing the state murder case against Luigi Mangione has effectively postponed his September trial by giving prosecutors nearly two months to contest defense claims their client will be unlawfully prosecuted under double jeopardy grounds should it proceed. In an order Monday, Judge Gregory Carro ordered Manhattan prosecutors to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The head of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F is getting a promotion. The patrol announced Monday morning that Capt. Jason Crites would become a major in the department, and begin leading the Executive Services Bureau. That branch oversees services like records, budget, research and the governor’s security. Crites started
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The gender of one of the suspects has been corrected and has been edited to reflect the arrests. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Suspects involved in a vehicle and pedestrian collision on August 14 that killed a 47-year-old Columbia man along East St. Charles Road have been arrested On Saturday, Columbia Police Officers arrested 53-year-old
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