Police add more allegations of child sex crimes against Columbia man
Columbia police have added more allegations of child sex crimes against a 76-year-old man arrested this week on suspicion of having child pornography.
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CPD to hold third public meeting about Fusus on Nov. 9
COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will hold its third public meeting to answer community concerns about their possible policy and procedures related to the Fusus software next week. The meeting will be at 6-8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Molly Thomas Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center, 1204 International Drive, according to a press release.
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Charges filed in shooting at south Columbia roundabout
Boone County prosecutors charged a Columbia man Thursday with four felonies for an October shooting and crash at a busy south Columbia roundabout.
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Sheriff’s Office: Man caught with marijuana after found urinating in street, leading deputy on chase
UPDATE: This story was updated to correctly state that the Boone County Sheriff’s Office was involved in the arrest. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces several charges after allegedly leading a sheriff’s deputy on a chase on Oct. 26. A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy found Keaveon Harris, 23, urinating on the street in the
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Columbia Police Dispatch shows 15 shots fired calls for October; April leads 2022 with 21 calls
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After several shots fired incidents were reported the past few weeks, Columbia police and residents are concerned about the gun violence in the community. Residents have told ABC 17 News they are tired of all the gun violence, and a police official said after a Wednesday shooting in broad daylight people should
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Police: Man strangled, threatened to kill woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces several charges after police say he strangled and threatened to kill a woman he was in a relationship with for four years. Dominic Hunter, 37, allegedly strangled the woman for 30 seconds on Monday. The woman was heard screaming “let me go” by two witnesses, according to a
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Columbia man arrested after business robbery
Prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with armed robbery and two other felonies after he allegedly threatened employees inside a business Tuesday.
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911 services restored for Centertown area residents
CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) 11:30 A.M. Update: Crews have finished repairs to a damaged fiber line that was impacting 911 services in the Centertown area. ORIGINAL STORY: A 911 outage is impacting service for some Centertown area residents Thursday morning. Telecommunications provider BrightSpeed, formerly Lumen, is working to repair a cut fiber cable, according to the
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Police: Child pornography found on Columbia man’s computer, photo album
Police arrested an elderly northwest Columbia man Wednesday on suspicion of having child pornography.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz have gotten the death penalty?
Nikolas Cruz, the man who killed 17 people in a shooting in Parkland, Florida, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.
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Police: Columbia man charged with robbery after holding woman at gunpoint
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree robbery after he and three other men allegedly held a woman at gunpoint and took $400 from her. Kaeden Cunningham, 19, allegedly pointed a gun at the victim after he and the other men jumped out of a red Camaro. The alleged victim showed a
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Columbia woman charged with multiple felonies
CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with two felonies and three misdemeanors after allegedly stealing and crashing a car. Rosalee Gross, 29, is charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident, causing more than $1,000 in damages, both felonies. She was also charged with carelessly operating
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Gravois Mills man receives more child sex charges
VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) The man living at an unlicensed daycare in Morgan County faces more child sex crimes. Leland Bryan, 62, faces five new felony charges filed this week. He now has a total of 12 felony charges against him. He is charged with: Nine counts of statutory sodomy with children younger than 12 years
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Police: Shell casings found after people in two cars shoot at each other near Clark Lane
Police have closed part of a major artery in east Columbia.
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Lynlee Renick plans appeal of murder conviction
A Montgomery County woman convicted in the murder of her husband plans to appeal her case.
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Columbia man charged with threat aimed at local movie screening makes court appearance
Columbia police have arrested a man accused of making a threat toward a screening of a local movie.
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Man charged in 1984 Columbia rape case will not waive extradition
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The man accused of rape and attempted murder in 1984 in Northeast Columbia has decided not to waive extradition. James Wilson, 59, of Mooresville North Carolina, was arrested after DNA connected him to the crime. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation grabbed some of his trash and found a disposable razor with
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Man involved in chase with deputies faces additional charge
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kingdom City man who was charged with several felonies following a multi-county chase with several counties’ sheriff’s deputies is facing yet another charge. Michael Brooks, 48, is now also charged with resisting arrest. Brooks was found by an Audrain County deputy at a Casey’s Convenient Store in Mexico on Oct. 29.
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Driver faces possible charges after Pettis County crash
PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man faces possible charges following a crash Tuesday night in Pettis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Route B near Ragar Road around 6:50 p.m. Troopers said 22-year-old Tylor Washington tried to pass a vehicle when another vehicle overtook his car and hit
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Jefferson City man faces federal drug charges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man was charged in federal court Tuesday on suspicion of possessing heroin with the intent to distribute. Tremaine Davol Bell, 41, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Jefferson City with one count of possessing heroin to distribute. Bell is in federal
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