1 charged after Thursday morning Jefferson City police chase
Jefferson City police officers arrested one person related to a chase Thursday morning.
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Court documents: former Fulton firefighters’ union treasurer admits to stealing from organization
An officer for the Fulton firefighters’ union has been arrested on suspicion of stealing from the union.
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Columbia man faces tampering with witnesses charges in homicide case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury has indicted a man accused of trying to hire someone to commit murder. According to court documents, Mehrdad Fotoohighiam trying to pressure witnesses in the case against him to not work with the prosecution. Fotoohighiam now faces two additional charges of tampering or attempted tampering with a
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Special prosecutor picked for case against St. Louis couple
A former U.S. attorney will be the special prosecutor in the case of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters last summer.
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Early morning home invasion reported in central Columbia
The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that officers were called at about 2:45 a.m. to the 1100 block of Madison Street for a reported home invasion.
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Police: Domestic assault call led to crash into Columbia creek
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A chase that led to a crash into a Columbia creek started with a Tuesday morning domestic assault call, police said Tuesday afternoon. Columbia Police detained two people after a crash on the 2700 block of Forum Blvd. Tuesday morning before 9, Columbia Police responded to a report of a domestic assault
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Hartsburg man accused of shooting that hit 1 in the head
A Hartsburg man faces multiple charges in Boone County after a Saturday shooting left one person hurt.
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Missouri judge says public defender waitlist unfair
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge says the wait time for some poor defendants to get legal help is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Will Hickle in an order said a group of poor defendants likely will succeed in a class-action lawsuit against the state. The defendants’ attorneys say some waited in jail for months before
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Columbia man charged with arson with family inside home
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after a fire in Columbia. Police arrested 28-year-old Seth Vaughn early Sunday morning at a home in the 2000 block of Ammonette street. Vaughn could appear at a court hearing scheduled on Wednesday afternoon. According to court documents, Vaughn set stuff on fire in the kitchen of
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Missouri medical marijuana lawyers worry about discipline
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys who represent medical marijuana clients say they are concerned about possible discipline under a directive issued by the state Supreme Court in June. The directive says attorneys cannot participate in, or advise clients on participating in, anything that is illegal under federal law, even if they are legal under
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One man arrested for Columbia arson
Columbia Police have arrested Seth Vaughn, 28, of Columbia after after responding to a disturbance Sunday morning.
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One arrested, four sought in northeast Columbia car chase
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s department reveals new details about a Friday night chase that ends in one arrest and law enforcement looking for four other occupants of a stolen vehicle. Just before 6:30 p.m., a Boone County deputy was alerted by an automated license plate reader of a stolen vehicle near the intersection
Continue Reading University of Missouri student charged with sexual abuse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri student is charged with 1st-degree sexual abuse after an incident on Dec. 4. A probable cause statement says that Sebastian De Villar assaulted a woman. De Villar allegedly held a woman down and assaulted the victim’s chest, bruising the victim’s chest, chin and mouth area according to court
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Woman’s death leads to murder charge in Columbia shooting
A Boone County prosecutor filed a murder charge Friday against a woman accused in a deadly Columbia shooting.
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Man accused of killing a Columbia teen is sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Columbia man accused of killing a 13-year-old in 2019 has been sentenced to prison time.
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Hannah Fizer’s father files wrongful death lawsuit against deputy
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) John Fizer, the father of Hannah Fizer, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against deputy Jordan Schutte Wednesday. The deputy killed the 25-year-old during a traffic stop in June. The deputy had told investigators that Fizer said she had a gun in the car and she said she was going to shoot him.
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Charges filed for Kansas City homicide suspect found in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court documents reveal more information regarding a Kansas City man wanted for the Sept. 2, 2016 murder of Brandon Johnson. Witnesses told police that Terrance Jones left a residence with Johnson and then allegedly shot Johnson multiple times according to court documents. Jones allegedly told a witness that Johnson was speaking poorly
Continue Reading Woman injured in Columbia shooting dies
Columbia police said Thursday that a woman injured in a shooting this week has died.
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Barnett woman arrested on drug trafficking charges after child found roaming halls of hotel
ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnett woman could face drug charges after deputies respond to an unsupervised child roaming the halls of an Eldon hotel. According to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Brandy Batchelder was arrested Tuesday for 2nd-degree drug trafficking and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Deputies say more than four pounds
Continue Reading Former KMOX Radio personality pleads guilty to child porn
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A longtime St. Louis broadcaster has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges, and still faces other charges in state court. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 79-year-old Harry Hamm entered the guilty plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Still pending are state charges of second-degree statutory sodomy,
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