Crime Archives

Search for Columbia mother apparently scaled back

December 11, 2019 5:42 AM Joe McLean

The search in a Mid-Missouri river for a missing Columbia woman was scaled back Wednesday, the seventh day that crews were on the water.

Former Glasgow city administrator charged after auditor finds misused funds

December 11, 2019 4:54 PM Matthew Sanders

GLASGOW, Mo. (KMIZ) The city administrator in the Howard County town of Glasgow has been charged with theft more than two years after he resigned from office. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office, acting as a special prosecutor, charged Kevin Atwood in Howard County on Dec. 2 with a single count of felony receiving stolen property.

Columbia man sentenced to 15 years for deadly motorcycle crash

December 11, 2019 9:35 AM Madison Fleck

A Columbia man was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Correction on Monday for a deadly 2018 crash involving a motorcycle.

Columbia man accused of causing $2,500 damage to area business

December 10, 2019 10:04 PM Matt Ragsdale

Malcolm Bush, 26, is accused of breaking a window at the Andy’s Frozen Custard on Trimble Road Sunday.

Search for Mengqi Ji Elledge continues into seventh day

December 10, 2019 10:24 AM Zach Boetto

Authorities were back at the De Bourgmont access on the Lamine River on Tuesday to search for a missing Columbia mother.

State Supreme Court upholds death sentence for man convicted of Jefferson City murder

December 10, 2019 7:35 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled to uphold a man’s death sentence conviction for killing two people in 2009.

Police visited Columbia motel hundreds of times in past year

December 10, 2019 11:52 AM Molly Stawinoga

Police have visited a Columbia motel where a person was found dead Tuesday from a gunshot wound hundreds of times in the past year.

Court denies insurance company’s appeal in Ryan Ferguson lawsuit

December 10, 2019 5:01 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District judges sided with Ryan Ferguson after an insurance company appealed a Boone County court ruling that awarded Ferguson $5.3 million in a wrongful conviction lawsuit.

Police identify man killed in Columbia shooting

December 10, 2019 12:54 AM Kevin Vauble

Columbia Police on scene of homicide at Welcome Inn in north Columbia COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they found a 36-year-old Columbia man dead in a car at a north Columbia motel late Monday. Police on patrol saw a running vehicle in the parking lot of Welcome Inn on North Providence Road at about 11:50

Columbia liquor store robbed for second time in less than a month

December 10, 2019 2:15 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating the second armed robbery in a little more than a month at a southwest Columbia liquor store. Officers were called at about 5 p.m. Monday to Xpress Liquor & Smokes on Corona Road in the Cherry Hill area of Columbia. A man wearing a camouflage jacket with dark pants

Huntsville man charged in connection with Moberly armed robbery

December 10, 2019 11:13 AM Madison Fleck

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Huntsville man was arrested and charged on Tuesday after he allegedly went in to Bratcher’s Fuel in Moberly and pulled a gun on an employee. Shawn K. McCormick was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Moberly Police Department. An undisclosed

Sedalia man charged after weekend Tipton shooting

December 10, 2019 7:53 AM Madison Fleck

TIPTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged over the weekend after he allegedly shot one person and hit another, sending both to the hospital. Bobby J, Moore, 43, was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. Moore was

Jefferson City couple accused of keeping child in closet

December 9, 2019 9:40 PM Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a couple with a felony count each linked to a Cole County Sheriff’s Department investigation into child abuse. Joseph Ciavarella, 52, and Loretta Wilhelm, 34, of Jefferson City were charged Saturday after court documents say deputies started their investigation on Jan. 1, 2018. Ciavarella faces a charge

Prosecutors charge man in connection with Fulton shooting, chase

December 9, 2019 8:12 PM Katie Greathouse

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a man Monday in connection with a shooting at a gas station in Fulton on Friday night. Callaway County deputies arrested Markus Berry, 27, of Auxvasse after a chase Saturday night in connection with the shooting. According to a probable cause statement, shots were fired after a fist fight in

Moberly police arrest armed robbery suspect

December 9, 2019 7:24 PM Katie Greathouse

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery on Monday. According to a news release, detectives arrested the person around 1:30 p.m. The armed robbery happened Saturday at Bratcher’s Fuel on South Morely Street around 6 p.m. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, according to a

Suspect arrested following Fulton home invasion

December 8, 2019 11:09 PM Abbey Lamb

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) – One man was arrested following a break-in at a home, according to the Fulton Police Department. The incident happened just after 10:30 a.m. in the 200 block of West 6th Street, according to a news release. Police say investigators found that Silas Billups of Fulton forced his way into the home,

Moberly police ask public to help identify armed robbery suspect

December 8, 2019 2:46 PM Barry Mangold

One suspect is at large after an armed robbery at a Moberly store. Bratcher’s Fuel on South Morely Street was robbed around 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Moberly Police Department. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, according to a store employee. In a Facebook post, police shared photos of the male suspect,

Fulton shooting suspect arrested after chase

December 7, 2019 7:10 PM Zach Boetto

FULTON, MO. (KMIZ) – Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 27-year-old Markus Berry of Auxvasse Saturday night, in connection to a shooting at a Fulton gas station. Fulton Police Chief Steve Meyers said Berry was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in North Callaway County after leading deputies on a vehicle pursuit. According to a Facebook post,

Sheriff: Authorities shoot armed man who allegedly shot, wounded two women

December 7, 2019 3:34 PM Barry Mangold

TIPTON, Mo. (KMIZ) – One man was shot by authorities in Tipton early Saturday morning after allegedly injuring two women. Just before midnight on Friday, there were 911 calls for shots fired at an apartment complex in the 400 block of High Street. When they arrived, Tipton police officers and Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputies found

Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office arrests Steven Vinson

December 7, 2019 12:20 PM Ben Fein

Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group executed a search warrant around 1 AM on Friday in the 100 Block of E. Missouri Avenue in Bland. While inside, officers found Steven Vinson, age 23 of Bland who was wanted on a Probation and Parole warrant. Officers also found numerous items of stolen