COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirmed Friday that no evidence of a bomb was found after a threat at Stephens College. Boone County emergency dispatchers received a bomb threat call at Stephens College just before 1 a.m. Friday. Columbia Police Department Sgt. Ryan Brunstrom told ABC 17 News crews at the scene that a person
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are investigating after several businesses were vandalized overnight. Diggit Graphics on Broadway had a window shattered. An employee told us they believe someone shot at the windows around 10:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. According to online dispatch records, police were called to ‘Bright City Lights’ on Providence Road for reports
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police will pay $725,000 to settle an excessive force complaint filed after a teenager was injured when a police sergeant allegedly put a knee on the back of his neck during an arrest. Court documents say the teenager was on his knees and not resisting when Sgt. Matthew
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say a man has been shot to death on the city’s south side. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday when officers were called to 115th Street and Holmes Road. Arriving officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken by paramedics to a
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged in a Christmas Eve double shooting in St. Louis that left one person dead. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 41-year-old Ronald Fisher and 58-year-old Vada Cunningham, both of St. Louis, have been arrested in the shooting at an apartment complex that killed Michael
Continue ReadingFERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say a St. Louis County man has been charged in the New Year’s Day shooting death of another man in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announced on Wednesday that 33-year-old John Thompson has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake Ozark police arrested a man after being accused of having sex with a 16-year-old on Dec. 30. According to court documents, Lake Ozark police received a call from the victim saying that Christopher Jacobs had attempted to get into the victim’s pants. One day later, the victim told adults that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri police investigated an incident on the University of Missouri Recreation Trail where a man allegedly was masturbating in front of a runner on Nov. 1, 2020. Officials say the woman was running the trail when a male rode past her on a bike and would stay to stare at
Continue Reading NEW FLORENCE, Mo. (KMIZ) New Florence police are investigating after a juvenile shot another juvenile in the face Tuesday. Officials say a juvenile was playing outside the residence when a second juvenile arrived and pulled a gun from a backpack and shot the first juvenile in the face. The shootinng victim was taken to a
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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday a St. Louis man was arrested on suspicion of a shooting on Interstate 70 West.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As cell phones and other forms of video become increasingly more common in investigations, law enforcement and legal experts say it can play a crucial role in finding out what truly happened. After an officer-involved shooting in Jefferson City left a Columbia man dead Sunday, a viewer sent ABC 17 News
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DANVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Twitter account is reporting a possible shooting at Danville Exit on Interstate 70. Officials tweeted out just before 8:30 p.m. of the investigation. Cpl. Kyle A. Green reports that troopers “are still trying to piece it together it appears one person was shot and one person is in
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A 19-year-old man is recovering in a local hospital after being shot in Columbia on Monday. Columbia police responded to the scene, and officers provided medical aid before EMS crews arrived.
Continue Reading CLARKSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a man was arrested Monday after an assault call and a chase from Clarksburg to California. According to court documents, Bryan Bardin is accused of an assault at a residence on the 200 block of Shelby St in Clarksburg then stealing a vehicle from the
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Three of the four people facing criminal charges for the death of a 4-year-old Benton County girl appeared in court Tuesday morning.
Continue Reading A video shared with ABC 17 News shows police fatally shooting a Columbia man Sunday.
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Rusten Sheskey will not face charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced Tuesday.
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Jefferson City police say at least two juveniles were hurt in a stolen vehicle crash Monday night.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating an officer-involved shooting at Troop A’s headquarters in Lee’s Summit.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Columbia Police cleared the scene around 4 a.m. Tuesday. The crime scene investigation van was on scene until then with tow trucks removing cars from the parking lot. CPD confirmed a 19-year-old man was shot in an exchange of gunfire around 10:10 p.m. No suspects have been arrested and no suspect
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