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Sheriff gives update in Callaway County church vandalism
On Friday, the sheriff said his office expects arrests in the case soon.
Continue ReadingOn Friday, the sheriff said his office expects arrests in the case soon.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Police managed to rescue a 6-year-old when her father used her as a shield after firing at officers Sunday night. Officers were called about 9:30 p.m. to the 3300 block of East 60th Street about a man dragging a screaming child down the
Continue ReadingColumbia Police said one man has been arrested and another is on the run after a chase Sunday morning.
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man faces several charges after he led a deputy on a chase through Fulton. According to court documents, Callaway County Sheriff’s investigator tried to stop Malik Robinson in the area of Grand and e. 8th St. A chase ensued through Fulton before Robinson and his passenger got out of the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) “We want to build it and protect it, because there was a lot of heritage there at one time,” said George Hord who grew up in Tebbetts going to Sunday dinners at the church. The 143-year-old, Oakley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, suffered smashed windows and other damages after a vandalism incident
Continue ReadingCAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County Sheriff’s department is reporting a death investigation involving an overdose at South State Highway 7 in Montreal. Officials say the investigation led them to the victim’s son. The son allegedly supplied a purported controlled substance that he had created from other illicit ingredients to the victim. Officials report this substance
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police found evidence of a shooting Friday night after multiple calls of shots fired in the Ridgeway and Worley area. According to officials on scene, police found shell casing at the scene. No one was hurt and no damage was reported. Stay with ABC 17 News for more information as it
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callao man is being charged after a Thursday chase from Interstate 70 and US 63 connector ends in a fiery wreck just inside the county limits of Callaway County. According to court documents, Mark Smith was allegedly driving a vehicle with a stolen dealer’s plate when a Boone County Sheriff’s deputy
Continue ReadingA 16-year-old boy was the victim of an early morning shooting Friday in central Columbia.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Corrections says eight prison officers were hurt in an attack at a prison in the southeastern part of the state.
Continue ReadingCALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three former California Missouri police officers filed a lawsuit against the department this week. According to court documents, former officers Jared Allen, Nick Stobbart were fired and Christopher Tew quit the police department after they reported criminal evidence being mishandled. The trio claim in court filings that the police chief, captain, and
Continue ReadingA tip by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children leads to charges of possession of child porn for a Columbia man.
Continue ReadingAccording to officials at the scene, the chase started near the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia and the vehicle had stolen license plates on it.
Continue ReadingEDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the suspect’s name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A September 2020 overdose investigation leads to charges of 2nd-degree murder for a Columbia man already in custody. Columbia police began the investigation on Sept. 4, 2020 after they responded to a 29-year-old man in cardiac arrest. While on scene, police
Continue ReadingBOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man serving time for other crimes is now charged with attempted rape and violence to an employee of the Department of Corrections after an incident on July 1, 2020. According to court documents, William Riggs went upstairs at the Boonville Correction Center and allegedly attacked a female probation officer.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri student affairs is reporting a student was removed from campus after an overnight incident involving harassment and the alleged use of a racial slur. According to a release by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Bill Stackman, MU police responded to a report of an intoxicated student harassing two other
Continue ReadingIBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia woman accused of poisoning her husband could head to trial later this year. The trial for Amy Murray is scheduled to start on October 4th at the Miller County courthouse. Joshua died from the antifreeze before Amy set fire to the bed Joshua’s body was lying on, according to court
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who was accused of taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday. FBI agents and Springfield police took Zachary Martin into custody without incident on federal charges of unlawful activities on Capitol Grounds, disorderly conduct and demonstrating in the Capitol building. No court documents
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo (AP) — An assistant principal at a southwestern Missouri junior high has been charged in federal court, accused of posing as a teenage girl to ask for sexually explicit photos of a 13-year-old boy. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Colby Fronterhouse, of Nixa, was charged Wednesday in Springfield’s federal courthouse with sexual exploitation for
Continue ReadingBoone County prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a man accused in the killing of a Sturgeon man in July 2020.
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