Man faces murder charge in Howard County connected to Franklin homicide
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers assisted investigators in Howard County in connection with a homicide in Franklin last night.
Continue ReadingMissouri State Highway Patrol troopers assisted investigators in Howard County in connection with a homicide in Franklin last night.
Continue ReadingCommunity leaders will discuss policing in Columbia on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingOne woman is dead, but the cause of her death is unknown after law enforcement responded to a disturbance Saturday morning around 3:53 a.m.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Public School District is set to begin virtual classes on Tuesday, but not all students are safe at home.
Continue ReadingPolice say someone fired a gun in the area of a Columbia middle school Thursday.
Continue ReadingROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Columbia Public Schools employee faces a felony rape allegation from a minor, according to court documents filed this week. Boone County sheriff’s deputies arrested 27-year-old Charles A. Griffin, of Rocheport on Tuesday. He faces a felony count of second-degree statutory rape. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said in an email Thursday
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CTIY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men received punishment on Wednesday for selling marijuana connected to a 2017 killing. Blake Johnson, considered by federal prosecutors to be Augustus “Gus” Roberts’ “principal lieutenant” in a nationwide drug operation, received ten years of prison time. Johnson is one of several people to admit to selling marijuana as
Continue ReadingPolice say they found shell casings after a call of shots fired on Derby Ridge Road late Wednesday.
Continue ReadingJefferson City police say they detained three juveniles and arrested an 18-year-old wanted on Florida warrants after a chase late Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThe man accused of murder in a deadly shooting at Douglass Park on Aug. 25 has been arrested.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man currently in prison faces more than a dozen crimes related to sexual and physical abuse. A Cole County grand jury inducted Francis H. Kempker of thirteen crimes, including rape, kidnapping, assault and armed criminal action. The indictment claims Kempker committed these crimes throughout 2016 to four different
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge sentenced a man accused in a scheme to cover up the death of a disabled Fulton man to three years of probation Wednesday. Anthony R. K. Flores pleaded guilty in federal court in February to lying to authorities as part of the cover-up of the death of Carl
Continue ReadingA Columbia man was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to setting a fire at a clinic operated by Planned Parenthood Great Plains.
Continue ReadingTwo men convicted in the death of Carl DeBrodie are set for sentencing hearings Wednesday in federal court.
Continue ReadingA Fulton woman was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison Tuesday for her role in the death of a disabled man.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man living in rural Boone County will spend more than three years in prison for his role in a nationwide marijuana operation. Christopher Bradshaw received a 41-month sentence from Judge Brian Wimes in federal court on Tuesday. Bradshaw admitted to helping sell marijuana that prosecutors believe came from Oregon and
Continue ReadingBoone County sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman Monday on suspicion of stealing a vehicle and banking documents from more than a dozen people.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a 30-year-old Columbia man in connection with a shooting that happened downtown over the weekend. Prosecutors charged Chad Thomas with assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, kidnapping and resisting arrest. Police said it happened around 12:41 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Jefferson City man in connection with a weekend shooting. Court documents said that the shooting happened after 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Jefferson Street. According to investigators, Shaheem Bates fired a gun in front of Tiger’s Den during an altercation in a large crowd of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man accused in the 1991 killing of a teenager in Cole County was released from jail after posting bond Monday. William “Chris” Niemet posted a $1 million cash-only bond and was released from jail with GPS monitoring and court supervision, Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said Monday. A
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