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5 dead, including officer and gunman, in Springfield shooting

March 16, 2020 7:02 AM Associated Press

Police Chief Paul Williams said Monday morning the dead include a Springfield police officer Christopher Walsh, three citizens and the gunman.

Man charged in connection with Columbia officer-involved shooting

March 13, 2020 10:13 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County sheriff’s deputies say Brodie was armed when he went to a residence at the 6200 block of Southwest Way on Feb. 20.

Court documents: Man charged in connection with central Columbia shooting

March 12, 2020 12:31 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors charged a man on Wednesday with unlawful possession of a firearm in a 2018 central Columbia shooting.

Woman taken to Columbia hospital after shooting in Jefferson City

March 12, 2020 11:12 AM Matt Ragsdale

Jefferson City officers say an 18-year-old woman was taken to a Columbia hospital after a shooting late Wednesday night.

High-profile attorney to represent Columbia man charged in wife’s disappearance

March 10, 2020 6:47 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A high-profile Missouri attorney will represent a Columbia man charged in connection with his wife’s disappearance. Scott Rosenblum of St. Louis will defend Joseph Elledge in a Boone County murder case. Rosenblum told ABC 17 News he looked forward to defending Elledge in court. A grand jury indicted Elledge with first-degree murder

AG Schmitt sues televangelist Jim Bakker over phony COVID-19 cure

March 10, 2020 3:31 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Tuesday that he filed a lawsuit against televangelist Jim Bakker and Morningside Productions, Inc., for purporting to have a cure for COVID-19.

JC Schools begins process to appeal circuit court loss

March 10, 2020 6:27 PM Katie Greathouse

The Jefferson City School District began the process to appeal a Cole County judge’s ruling that the district must reinstate a fired administrator.

Judge denies bond for suspect in Cole County teen’s 1991 killing

March 9, 2020 10:56 AM Molly Stawinoga

William “Chris” Niemet, the man arrested in the 1991 shooting death of a teenager in Cole County, could find out Monday whether he will get a chance to get out of jail on bond.

Missouri woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for deadly 2017 crash

March 3, 2020 5:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

A woman was sentenced Tuesday in the Boone County courthouse to 10 years in prison connected to a 2017 deadly crash on Interstate 70.

Police investigate at Columbia apartment complex

March 8, 2020 9:07 AM Ben Fein

Columbia Police Department responded to calls of a physical disturbance early Sunday morning.

Man found dead in Warrensburg early Saturday morning

March 7, 2020 12:49 PM Ben Fein

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) The Warrensburg Police department was called out to the 100 block of South College around 4:30 this morning after reports of a possible shooting. Once on scene, officers discovered a man in his 20’s with a gunshot wound. The victim, 29-year-old Joseph Campbell, was later pronounced dead at the scene. According to

Officers have mental health options after officer-involved shooting

March 6, 2020 8:10 PM Zach Boetto

The officer-involved shooting Thursday in Columbia resulted in one person dead and three Columbia police officers on paid administrative leave.

Suspect arrested after Thursday night shooting in Boone County

March 6, 2020 8:17 AM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri troopers arrested a man on near Rocheport Thursday night after a suspected shooting ended with one person taken to the hospital.

Mother pleads guilty in connection with daughter’s death

March 6, 2020 9:55 PM Katie Greathouse

A woman originally charged with murder in connection with her daughter’s death has pleaded guilty to a different charge.

Columbia officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in child's death.

Judge denies police officer’s request to have case dismissed

March 6, 2020 9:38 PM Katie Greathouse

A Boone County judge decided Friday not to dismiss the case against a Columbia police officer that hit and killed a child with her cruiser.

Father of suspect says he tried to get son to surrender to CPD during fatal encounter

March 6, 2020 11:51 AM Sydney Olsen

An autopsy is set for early next week on the body of a man found dead after exchanging gunfire with police Thursday in south Columbia.

Man killed in south Columbia standoff was wanted on suspicion of child molestation

March 5, 2020 6:28 PM Zach Boetto

Columbia officers said a man is dead after he barricaded himself in a south Columbia home and shot at police.

Cole County assessor’s assault charge dismissed

March 6, 2020 10:16 AM Joe McLean

The Cole County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office confirmed Friday that it has dismissed a fourth-degree assault charge filed against Cole County Assessor Chris Estes.

New documents reveal how fast CPD officer was going before fatally running over 4-year-old

March 5, 2020 8:15 AM Matt Ragsdale

A second probable cause statement filed Wednesday says a Columbia Police Department officer was driving about 14 miles per hour before she struck and killed a 4-year-old girl outside Battle High School.

Court documents: Centertown woman accused of threatening to kill her child

March 5, 2020 3:19 PM Matt Ragsdale

According to the document, Ligon put her child into its crib, then attacked her sister.