COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is warning residents of crime apps that use artificial intelligence following a false report of a shooting on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, the app CrimeRadar alerted users that a 17-year-old was shot in downtown Columbia at 7:13 a.m., according to a CPD Facebook Post. The post claimed that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man has been accused of several child sex crimes in Morgan County. Christopher Riggs was charged on Tuesday with one count of third-degree child molestation, one count of a sexual misconduct with a child younger than 15 years old and two counts of first-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexican national pleaded guilty Tuesday to reentering the United States illegally and being an alien in possession of a gun. Israel Ramirez-Jaramillo, 33, pleaded guilty in federal court in Jefferson City to a count of illegal reentry and a count of being an alien in possession of a gun. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of Columbia’s youth advisory council said they want to take action to help prevent youth violence in the city, and they hope that starts with the leader of the city’s Office of Violence Prevention. D’Markus Thomas-Brown met with the council on Tuesday night, explaining some of the work his office has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The property which contains Casa Maria’s Mexican Cantina is back in the hands of Grindstone Plaza Development after a judge’s ruling Tuesday. In August, the restaurant’s lease was terminated after Grindstone Plaza Development sued Crystal Umfress and Marion Spence for unlawful detainer and breach of contract. The lawsuit claimed Umfress and Spence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police found more than a pound of fentanyl and three handguns while serving a search warrant Monday. Frazier D. Pratt Jr., 61, was charged Monday with first-degree drug trafficking and two counts each of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon after a search Monday at his Huntridge Drive
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators claim that a Columbia man stole more than $26,000 from his employer between October 2021 and June 2024. William A. Sheets was charged with one count of stealing $25,000 or more on Monday. A probable cause statement alleges Sheets used his access to Show-Me Shortline’s finances to divert money to a
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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — One student is dead and another remains in critical condition after a shooting at Kentucky State University in Frankfort on Tuesday just days before going on winter break, officials said. A suspect, Jacob Lee Bard, 48, of Evansville, Indiana, has been booked into Franklin County Regional Jail on charges
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager has been charged after he was accused of threatening a family with a gun on Saturday. Chauncey Williams, 19, is charged with armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council during a Monday work session called into question the value of recent public safety meetings with University of Missouri System President Mun Choi. During the discussion, City Council officials confirmed meeting with Choi in two prior meetings. However, members voiced concerns at the meeting structure that barred the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Danville man was charged with 10 felonies after he allegedly tried to attack his family on Sunday in Montgomery County. Trysten Jones, 20, was charged with three counts of first-degree domestic assault, one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover woman was charged in Morgan County after she was accused of choking a youth on Friday morning. Stacy Jackson, 52, was charged with child abuse and giving marijuana to a child. She is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $150,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against a deputy who shot and killed a Columbia man in September in the 200 block of Railroad Street in Harrisburg. A press release from the Audrain County Prosecutor’s Office – which was named the special prosecutor for the investigation – says lethal force by Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is behind bars Saturday after being arrested by Audrain County Sheriffs Friday evening. According to a press release from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson City Police were investigating 21-year-old Syvonn Byrd for a kidnapping and domestic violence incident. Byrd also had a felony arrest warrant for harassment.
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PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has ordered the prosecution to move forward against two women accused of harboring a man who got into a deadly shootout with law enforcement. The state presented parts of its case against Patty and Lois Armour on Friday in a preliminary hearing in front of a Monroe County judge. Judge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of self-identified “urban explorers” were arrested in Mexico, Missouri, after they went into the old hospital on Thursday afternoon, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release says 18-year-olds Jacob Hayse and Jerome Hawkes, both of Hartsburg, were arrested on suspicion of trespassing. Police were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested Wednesday after an hour-long standoff in Callaway County was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor. Antonio Watson, 37, was charged with resisting arrest, failing to register as a sex offender and misdemeanor drug possession. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail on a $30,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been arrested and charged after he was accused of raping a woman several times in 2024. Brendan Proctor, 21, was charged on Thursday in Cole County with first-degree rape and two counts of second-degree rape. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with rape earlier this year and was arrested in St. Louis last month is now in the Boone County Jail. Antonio Bates, 58, was charged in June with first-degree rape. He was arrested in late November in St. Louis and was booked into the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi met with Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday to discuss public safety in the city, but some area leaders were absent. “I was disappointed, not just that I wasn’t there, that’s not a big deal, but that my police chief wasn’t there,” Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe
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