An official with the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department confirmed an overnight shooting. Sheriff Tony Wheatley said they have the shooting suspect in custody and there is no danger to the public. ABC 17 News confirmed it happened in Tipton. Authorities could not confirm any other details of the shooting. They said they expect to send
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 12:45 a.m.: Fulton police said in a news release that no one was reported hurt in the shooting. According to police, multiple people were involved in a physical altercation. During the fight, the subjects exchanged gunfire in the parking lot of the Break Time gas station. Police said several bullets hit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of a Hallsville teenager killed in a crash early Friday called him a “loving young man who made a stupid mistake.” Hayden Holt, 17, died when his vehicle crashed into a utility pole during a chance involving police. Holt’s mother, Kari Hallowell, described her son as loving. “I will say
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man faces several charges in Cole County after an altercation was reported near downtown Jefferson City. Terry Simms, 39, of Jefferson City was accused of displaying a gun during a verbal argument at the 700 block of Madison Street on Wednesday. Jefferson City officers with the department’s Community Action Team
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Divers will resume their search of the Lamine River for a missing Columbia woman on Tuesday. Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said authorities were pausing their search for the weekend as the sun set Friday. Friday was the fifth day divers were at the De Bourgmont Lamine River Access. Crews also
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A custody hearing began Friday to determine who will have temporary guardianship over the child of Joseph and Mengqi Ji Elledge. It comes nearly two months after Mengqi Ji was reported missing by her husband, Joseph Elledge, prompting a weeks-long search. Jean Elledge, Joseph Elledge’s mother, filed for guardianship of the couple’s child in late
Continue Reading MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A passenger suffered serious injuries in a crash following a chase by Miller County deputies early Friday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The patrol’s online crash report says deputies were chasing a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero carrying four people a little before 3 a.m. on Cotton Road near Barnhart Drive
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Columbia’s former police chief pleaded guilty Friday to driving with excessive blood-alcohol content, his attorney said.
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a Thursday night shooting after a fight allegedly broke out at a home.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An off-duty Columbia police officer told his co-workers he saw former police chief Ken Burton drinking prior to officers pulling Burton over and ticketing him. Defense attorney Andrew Popplewell disclosed some of the details of Burton’s arrest in a motion to suppress evidence in the case. Burton faces one count of driving
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall man was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly entered a business and pointed a semi-automatic handgun at employees. The Marshall Police Department said Michael K. Bohdan, 30, entered Title Cash in the 1100 block of South Odell Avenue at about 4:20 p.m. on Thursday. Employees at the business said Bohdan
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Prosecutors charged a man in Camden County with child pornography after an anonymous letter was sent to the Camden County Children’s Division, according to court documents. The letter contained a micro SD card that showed images of child pornography. The images were then traced to Jason Medeiros of Camdenton, court documents say. Investigators executed a
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Lawyers for a Columbia man accused of child abuse and suspected in his wife’s disappearance have asked for a change of judge.
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A man accused of killing two people in Jefferson City on Thanksgiving is in prison, according to Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler. Wheeler said Torry Upchurch, 27, is no longer in Cole County’s custody. He is now back in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections because of a parole warrant, Wheeler said. According
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A medical examiner says drug overdoses killed two inmates who died within hours of each other in early October at the Moberly Correctional Center.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department was investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred in an MU residence hall. Justin C. Clark, 19, of St. Charles, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree sodomy. Police were originally alerted to the incident on Wednesday, but the assault allegedly happened early Tuesday morning
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Divers continued their search of the Lamine River for a missing Columbia woman on Wednesday.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The article has been changed to note charges against one man were dropped. COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it found about $1.1 million worth of THC vaping cartridges during a traffic stop in Cooper County on Wednesday. An SUV was stopped for crossing the centerline on I-70 last
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The search for a missing Columbia mom will continue for a fourth day Thursday on the Lamine River.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A woman who was the victim of a Columbia shooting on Nov. 15 died last week. The Columbia Police Department responded to the 2800 block of Jacobs Place on Friday at about 5:20 p.m. and found Asia L. Plagman, 22, unresponsive, according to city spokesman Brian Adkisson. Plagman was taken to the
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