Crime Archives

Former Moniteau County assessor’s husband charged

February 11, 2020 10:47 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have filed misdemeanor charges against the husband of a former Moniteau County official suspected of misusing public money.

Charges dismissed in deadly Saline County shooting

February 11, 2020 5:39 AM Brittany Wiley

The Missouri Attorney General’s office confirmed Monday that charges against a Saline County murder suspect were dismissed.

Cole County deputies search jail inmates with new body scanner

February 10, 2020 10:29 PM Matt Ragsdale

Meeting minutes show the commission awarded the $166,250 bid to Romaine Companies for the body scanner.

Man charged in Camden County accused of racially-motivated attack

February 10, 2020 8:43 PM Matt Ragsdale

Documents show deputies spoke with the worker’s supervisor who said the man was removed for being combative and yelling racial slurs at a bar worker.

Cooper County child molestation suspect released from custody

February 10, 2020 4:25 PM Matt Ragsdale

Online court records show he was released from the Cooper County Jail with the condition that he has no direct contact or indirect contact with the victim.

Court documents: Columbia shooting was result of drug deal

February 10, 2020 11:45 AM Madison Fleck

A shooting in Columbia on Friday was the result of a drug deal, according to court documents filed on Monday.

Mid-Missouri truck driver pleads guilty in Indiana crash deaths

February 10, 2020 11:52 AM Matthew Sanders

A Sturgeon truck driver pleaded guilty last week in Indiana to killing three people in a crash last year.

Surveillance footage captures one person who police say robbed a Gerbes in Camdenton Sunday.

Camdenton police seek one after armed robbery at Gerbes pharmacy

February 10, 2020 12:03 AM Barry Mangold

A man captured on a surveillance camera took hundreds of prescription pills from a pharmacy in Camdenton, police said Sunday.

Two at large after police chase in Montgomery City

February 9, 2020 6:02 PM Connor Hirsch

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are still on the run after a police pursuit in Montgomery City Sunday. The Montgomery Police Department posted on Facebook about the chase, saying it ended in a crash at the intersection of 19 and 161. Police say they were last seen running west toward the railroad tracks. It’s

Officer injured, suspect killed after shooting near Rolla

February 8, 2020 4:56 PM Barry Mangold

A police officer in Cuba, Missouri was injured Saturday while on-duty Saturday afternoon.

Hallsville man accused of drunken crash with Boone County deputy

February 7, 2020 10:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

The deputy said he failed to stop at a stop sign and drove on the wrong side of the road on North Route B before the crash.

Third person charged in connection with Business Loop 70 shooting

February 7, 2020 4:25 PM Sydney Olsen

A third person has been charged in a Jan. 26 shooting of a vehicle on the Business Loop 70 roundabout.

Federal agency sues managers of Jefferson City hotel over sexual harassment claims

February 7, 2020 7:01 PM Zach Boetto

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing the company that operates the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Jefferson City after a hotel worker allegedly sexually harassed his co-workers.

Chariton County man sentenced to 4 years in prison after taking plea deal

February 7, 2020 6:36 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Chariton County man was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for the drowning death of his fiancee.

No charges will be filed against security guard in deadly Waffle House shooting

February 7, 2020 3:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Boone County prosecutor said Friday that a security guard who shot and killed a man at a Columbia Waffle House on New Year’s Day 2018 will not be charged.

Columbia murder suspect dies in prison

February 7, 2020 11:51 AM Madison Fleck

A man accused in a Columbia killing died while in prison on Thursday.

Columbia man pleads guilty to child sex crimes

February 7, 2020 10:46 AM Madison Fleck

A Columbia man who was a substitute teacher at a northeast Missouri school pleaded guilty to child sex crimes on Thursday.

Supreme Court decision puts Columbia business owner’s future in question

February 6, 2020 8:24 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dimetrious Woods wants to build something. Woods opened an auto spa in 2019 at the corner of Business Loop 70 and Rangeline Street. He also helped a group of other men mentor young people following a violent month in Columbia that killed six people. He’s branded himself around town as “Motivated Meechi.”

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Boone County Circuit Judge denies motion to dismiss charge in Joseph Elledge case

February 6, 2020 9:03 PM Matt Ragsdale

Online court records show Jacobs denied the motion from Elledge’s attorney John O’Connor after it was taken into advisement on Monday.

Police: Intruder killed during reported Columbia home invasion

February 6, 2020 12:32 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia teenager was killed by gunfire during what was reported as a home invasion Wednesday night.