Jefferson City man sentenced to 5 years in prison for 2019 shooting
A Jefferson City man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting that happened in 2019.
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Callaway County man acquitted in 2019 deadly shooting
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County jury has found a man not guilty of murder and armed criminal action in a 2019 killing. Michael Hatfield, 47, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 49-year-old James Newsom. The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Thursday afternoon following a three-day
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Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin now faces an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd.
Continue Reading Sexual discrimination suit filed against Holts Summit Police Department and Police Chief
HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) Chelsea Gibbs has filed suit against Holts Summit Police Department and Police Chief Kyle McIntyre for sexual discrimination. Gibbs alleges the City and McIntyre exposed her to a sexually hostile work environment from several other employees multiple times. Holts Summit police lawsuitDownload In the lawsuit, Gibbs alleges 26 different times of
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Boone County man charged after vehicle hijacking on March 3
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested after a March 3 incident where he allegedly hijacked a vehicle. According to court documents, Ahmad Chairse-McCutcheon broke a windshield of a vehicle and put it into drive as it moved onto Business Loop 70 with children inside the car. Chairse-McCutcheon also took the phone away from
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Man sentenced to probation after Douglass Park shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting another person at Douglass Park in Columbia has been sentenced. A judge sentenced Gerrod Taylor to five years of probation Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon. Witnesses saw him carrying a rifle through the park. One person was shot in the leg. Taylor
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Former University of Missouri baseball player files suit after being injured during game
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former University of Missouri baseball player Cade Bormet has filed suit against the curators of the University of Missouri – University Athletics after being injured during a game in May 2018. According to the lawsuit, Bormet went for a foul ball at Taylor Stadium when he slid into a brick wall. Bormet
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Columbia police investigating late-night stabbing on Ripley Street
Columbia police officers investigated a stabbing in the 400 block of Ripley Street late Tuesday night, a department spokeswoman said.
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Missouri attorney general calls large scale of girls’ ranch sexual abuse unprecedented
Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday that more than 100 charges have been filed against a couple who operated a girls’ ranch in southwest Missouri.
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Jefferson City School District files eminent domain lawsuit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City School District has filed an eminent domain lawsuit for parts of lots 112 and 113 of the Woodcrest Subdivision. It is at 419 Union Street in Jefferson City. The district is looking to acquire the land for public school purposes including but not limited to parking facilities and/or athletic
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Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee hears update on study of traffic stop disparities
The Columbia Police Department has been working to review disparities in traffic stops among certain groups of the community.
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Man arrested after threatening person with hatchet
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Verbal altercation leads to a man waving a hatchet and threatening bodily harm on Sunday morning in Jefferson City. According to court documents, Nekoma Hendrix allegedly followed a victim and confronted him with a hatchet in front of a Jefferson City business. Hendrix told police that he felt disrespected and told
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Second suspect arrested in Boone County homicide
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a second man in connection with a February killing in west Columbia. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that deputies arrested Malik Townsend, 22, of Columbia, for the murder of Jakob Cole. Cole died after being shot in the 4700 block of
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Man charged after Missouri trooper headquarters shooting
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — A man has been charged more than two months after police say he fired several shots with an assault-style rifle at a suburban Kansas City office for the Missouri State Highway Patrol before being shot by troopers. Court records show 28-year-old Tayland Rahim, of Kansas City, was charged Monday with
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Prosecutors: One accused of assault after hitting person with car
Cole County prosecutors filed charges against one woman after she was arrested on suspicion of trying to run over another person with her car.
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Minor injury reported in west Columbia shooting
Police were called before 9 a.m. to the 1700 block of Claudell Lane for a report of shots fired.
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Three arrested after Jefferson City car assault reported
Jefferson City police arrested three people Sunday after one of them allegedly tried to run down other people in her car.
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Camden County man charged with murder in possible drug overdose death
Timothy C. Evans, 31, is also charged drug delivery and tampering in connection with the death of Dennis Born, 63.
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Two accused of taking items worth more than $15,000 in Columbia burglary
Columbia police say two people were arrested and booked into the county jail on suspicion of a January burglary.
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Lake-area realtor charged in alleged murder-for-hire case
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested Leigh Ann Bauman on Thursday and Camden County prosecutors charged her Friday with a single count of conspiracy to commit murder.
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