Crime bill moves forward in Missouri Senate
A crime bill will move to the full senate for debate.
Continue ReadingA crime bill will move to the full senate for debate.
Continue ReadingThe Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney said Tuesday night a special prosecutor was assigned to review the investigation into a deadly deputy-involved shooting.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man pleaded guilty to trying to buy a deadly chemical on the “dark web,” the U.S. attorney’s office said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingA Missouri man is now in custody in connection with a June homicide during a home break-in, after being arrested in Illinois.
Continue ReadingColumbia police are investigating after a shooting in east Columbia Sunday morning.
Continue ReadingWARRENSBURG Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are searching for a male suspect after he allegedly shot three people, killing one in Warrensburg on Saturday morning. Official reports say it happened when a fight broke out at a large house party near the 400 block of Grover Street. That’s when the suspect pulled out a gun and started
Continue ReadingCamden County prosecutors charged a man Friday after he allegedly led police on a chase and jumped in a lake in an attempt to get away.
Continue ReadingFAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County judge sided with a school district in a lawsuit over open records. Judge Scott Hayes ruled that Howard County coroner Frank Flaspohler made a purposeful violation of the state’s open records law when he denied the Glasgow School District a transcript of a coroner’s inquest in 2017. Hayes ordered
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones confirmed to ABC 17 News that a 24-year-old man accused of a recent homicide turned himself in Thursday. Marlin C. Johnson is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Joseph Hecht, 38, of Sturgeon. Jones and CPD officer Matt Stephens held a news conference Wednesday and
Continue ReadingSEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The investigation into a deadly Pettis County deputy-involved shooting is now in the hands of a prosecutor for review. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop A tweeted that the Division of Drug and Crime Control sent its work to Pettis County Prosecutor Phillip Sawyer. Update: The investigation of the Pettis County officer
Continue ReadingABC 17 News will livestream the 3:30 p.m. news conference.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Senate pushed forward Senate Bill 1 and submitted two new bills on Tuesday as the state’s special session on violent crime continues.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating a report of an armed robbery. According to a news release, it happened before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday near Panera Bread on Missouri Boulevard. The victim, a restaurant employee, told police that two men approached him with a gun and demanded he let them inside
Continue ReadingPolice blocked part of Clark Lane in north Columbia for a shooting investigation Monday night.
Continue ReadingTwo people face murder charges linked to a deadly shooting in downtown Columbia Saturday night.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man admitted to several sex crimes on Monday that took place over several years. Anthony Rowell pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree kidnapping and one count each of rape and second-degree sodomy. The crimes happened in 2017 and 2018 during three different incidents throughout Boone County. Judge Brouck
Continue ReadingLawmakers will head to Jefferson City for a special session on violent crime Monday.
Continue ReadingA Columbia police officer accused of killing a 4-year-old child in 2019 pleaded not guilty to a count of involuntary manslaughter Monday morning.
Continue ReadingThe Camden County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday shooting.
Continue ReadingOne man is being held in the Randolph County Jail after a residential fire.
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