Crime Archives

CPD still investigating after weekend homicide

July 29, 2020 12:11 PM Matt Ragsdale

ABC 17 News will livestream the 3:30 p.m. news conference.

Missouri senators file violent crimes bills, special session continues

July 28, 2020 11:55 AM Zach Boetto

The 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.

Police investigate reported armed robbery in Jefferson City

July 28, 2020 9:57 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON 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

Police: Monday night shooting investigation closed portion of north Columbia road

July 28, 2020 10:57 AM Katie Greathouse

Police blocked part of Clark Lane in north Columbia for a shooting investigation Monday night.

Two men charged in connection with Saturday deadly shooting, police looking for one

July 27, 2020 11:50 AM Zach Boetto

Two people face murder charges linked to a deadly shooting in downtown Columbia Saturday night.

Holts Summit man pleads guilty to Boone County sex crimes

July 27, 2020 4:07 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, 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

Special session on violent crime in Missouri to start Monday

July 26, 2020 11:26 AM Ben Fein

Lawmakers will head to Jefferson City for a special session on violent crime Monday.

Columbia officer pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter

July 27, 2020 1:43 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia police officer accused of killing a 4-year-old child in 2019 pleaded not guilty to a count of involuntary manslaughter Monday morning.

One seriously injured in Camden County shooting

July 27, 2020 9:01 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday shooting.

Man arrested in Moberly arson

July 26, 2020 7:59 PM Sydney Olsen

One man is being held in the Randolph County Jail after a residential fire.

Saturday shooting victim dies, one arrested

July 26, 2020 6:05 PM Sydney Olsen

Joseph Hecht, 38, of Sturgeon died from injuries he received in a shooting in downtown Columbia on Saturday.

One man arrested after fleeing from Fulton police

July 26, 2020 2:26 PM Sydney Olsen

One man was arrested in Fulton on Sunday morning after a complaint someone was using drugs at the Post Office Bar and Grill.

Five people taken into custody after possible shots fired in Jefferson City

July 25, 2020 11:07 PM Sydney Olsen

Three adults and two juveniles were taken into custody after authorities investigated a theft.

Police are investigating after one person was shot in downtown Columbia

July 25, 2020 1:58 AM Zach Boetto

Columbia Police officers on scene at downtown shooting, near Locust St. and 8th St. COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: According to reports from the Columbia Police Department, upon arrival, officers learned a 38-year-old man had been shot and was taken in a personal vehicle to a local emergency room with non-life threatening injuries before officers arrived.

Columbia man charged in federal court accused of child porn possession

July 23, 2020 1:37 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was charged in federal court for allegedly possessing and sending child pornography recently.

Randolph County sheriff candidate charged with election crime

July 22, 2020 6:55 PM Lucas Geisler

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A candidate for Randolph County sheriff faces a misdemeanor crime involving his campaign. Special prosecutor Corey Moon charged William H. Barger on Wednesday with a class four election offense. The prosecutor claims Barger promised voters he would cut his salary if elected. State law prohibits candidates from doing so “as an inducement

Woman arrested in Boone County for alleged stabbing

July 21, 2020 8:01 PM Alec Pettus

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says it has booked a woman in the Boone County Jail for allegedly stabbing a man on Demeret Drive in east Columbia. According to a Facebook post on the Sheriff’s Department page, deputies were called out to the 5300 block of Godas Drive around 5:38 a.m. Tuesday morning. Authorities say