Crime Archives

Man accused of child abuse in Cole County

September 9, 2020 9:15 PM Katie Greathouse

Prosecutors charged a man with child abuse in Cole County on Sunday.

Third person charged in Lake of the Ozarks rape case

September 9, 2020 4:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A third person faces charges linked to a 2019 Lake of the Ozarks rape case.

Miller County man charged with domestic assault after weekend incident

September 9, 2020 3:47 PM ABC 17 News Team

Miller County prosecutors charged a man with a felony count of domestic assault after a weekend incident in Rocky Mount left one dead.

Mexico officers warn of kidnapping scam

September 9, 2020 8:28 AM Matt Ragsdale

Mexico officers are warning residents about a new scam tricking friends and family members that a loved one has been kidnapped.

Columbia police say community policing helps reduce violent crime

September 8, 2020 8:28 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department says its current system of community policing has helped solve crime and improve community relations.

Police investigating separate weekend theft incidents in north Columbia

September 8, 2020 5:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

Columbia Police responded after two reports of theft blocks apart Saturday morning.

Police investigating Saturday night armed robbery in north Columbia

September 8, 2020 4:22 PM ABC 17 News Team

Columbia Police continue to investigate a Saturday night armed robbery on the 3900 block of Oakland Gravel Road.

Man faces murder charge in Howard County connected to Franklin homicide

September 8, 2020 7:49 AM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers assisted investigators in Howard County in connection with a homicide in Franklin last night.

Columbia City Council to review community policing report

September 7, 2020 6:37 PM Sydney Olsen

Community leaders will discuss policing in Columbia on Tuesday.

Death investigation ongoing in Miller County

September 5, 2020 3:18 PM Sydney Olsen

One woman is dead, but the cause of her death is unknown after law enforcement responded to a disturbance Saturday morning around 3:53 a.m.

‘See something, say something’: COVID-19 pandemic changes child abuse reporting for Columbia Public Schools

September 4, 2020 12:31 PM Riane Cleveland

The Columbia Public School District is set to begin virtual classes on Tuesday, but not all students are safe at home.

Shots fired near Columbia middle school

September 4, 2020 11:00 AM Matthew Sanders

Police say someone fired a gun in the area of a Columbia middle school Thursday.

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Former Columbia Public Schools employee faces rape allegation

September 4, 2020 10:56 AM Matt Ragsdale

ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Columbia Public Schools employee faces a felony rape allegation from a minor, according to court documents filed this week. Boone County sheriff’s deputies arrested 27-year-old Charles A. Griffin, of Rocheport on Tuesday. He faces a felony count of second-degree statutory rape. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said in an email Thursday

Two Columbia men sentenced for marijuana sales tied to 2017 killing

September 3, 2020 2:41 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CTIY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men received punishment on Wednesday for selling marijuana connected to a 2017 killing. Blake Johnson, considered by federal prosecutors to be Augustus “Gus” Roberts’ “principal lieutenant” in a nationwide drug operation, received ten years of prison time. Johnson is one of several people to admit to selling marijuana as

Police find shell casings in north Columbia

September 3, 2020 12:26 PM ABC 17 News Team

Police say they found shell casings after a call of shots fired on Derby Ridge Road late Wednesday.

Three juveniles detained, teen arrested after Jefferson City chase

September 3, 2020 11:52 AM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say they detained three juveniles and arrested an 18-year-old wanted on Florida warrants after a chase late Wednesday.

Columbia man accused of deadly Douglass Park shooting now arrested

September 3, 2020 7:26 AM Matt Ragsdale

The man accused of murder in a deadly shooting at Douglass Park on Aug. 25 has been arrested.

Jefferson City man indicted on several sex, assault charges

September 2, 2020 4:37 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man currently in prison faces more than a dozen crimes related to sexual and physical abuse. A Cole County grand jury inducted Francis H. Kempker of thirteen crimes, including rape, kidnapping, assault and armed criminal action. The indictment claims Kempker committed these crimes throughout 2016 to four different

Judge gives probation in case involving death of disabled Fulton man

September 2, 2020 4:41 PM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge sentenced a man accused in a scheme to cover up the death of a disabled Fulton man to three years of probation Wednesday. Anthony R. K. Flores pleaded guilty in federal court in February to lying to authorities as part of the cover-up of the death of Carl

Columbia man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for arson at Planned Parenthood

September 2, 2020 1:35 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to setting a fire at a clinic operated by Planned Parenthood Great Plains.