CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Sheriff’s department arrested an Ozark man after a chase through multiple counties Friday morning. Officials say a Callaway County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputy became involved in a vehicle pursuit initiated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) on US Highway 63 near the Boone-Callaway County line. As the pursuit
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s largest city has reached an unwanted milestone — a new record for homicides in a year. Two people died in separate shootings Thursday in Kansas City, the 155th and 156th killings in 2020. The Kansas City Star reports that breaks the record set in 2017. The first shooting happened
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The man accused of a 2015 murder in Moniteau County was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man reported being robbed at knife point Thursday night at a Columbia apartment building. The man told police he was leaving his apartment in the 100 block of North Stadium Boulevard at about 9 p.m. when two men in their late teens ordered him into a laundry room of the building,
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A man accused of child molestation in Boone County has been arrested.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) William Lalka was sentenced last Friday to a suspended sentence after an Oct. 2018 fatal wreck on Stadium Boulevard near Blackfoot Road. As ABC 17 News reported in Oct. 2018, 26-year-old Andrew Helmreich died after the the car went off the street. According to court records, Lalka made a plea for two
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CLARKSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Early Wednesday Morning, Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of suspicious activity at the Clarksburg Baptist Church. Officials say deputies found the vehicle near the junction of Hwy H and Hwy 50. Deputies then attempted to stop the vehicle which then fled onto Hwy 50 heading west. The vehicle then
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ashland Police Department is joining other law enforcement agencies and participating in the fall’s prescription drug take-back program. The event is on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Ashland Police Department located at 601 E. Broadway. APD will accept expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications during
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, Ashland Police arrested a man after a traffic stop led to a drug seizure. Officials say the driver admitted to having drug paraphernalia and injecting himself with meth earlier that day. During a search of the vehicle, the officers discovered syringes containing a liquid that field-tested positive for meth. Officers
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Columbia police have started investigating a Wednesday night shooting in the central part of the city, according to a news release sent out Thursday morning.
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SWAT officers detained one person at an apartment complex across the street from where the shooting happened.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) A St. Louis couple celebrated in some circles and vilified in others for waving guns at protesters near their home have pleaded not guilty to two felony charges. Mark and Patricia McCloskey appeared during a brief hearing Wednesday. The McCloskeys, who are both attorneys in their early 60s, have been charged with
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Columbia police have been searching for Mengqi Ji in the Lamine River outside of Boonville for more than one year.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Correctional Center inmate is charged with violence to an employee of Department of Corrections or to an inmate by an inmate for a Feb. 13, 2018 incident. According to a probable cause statement, Steven Wallace allegedly assaulted another inmate for smiling at him. In court documents, corrections officers reported
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested Friday for Child Molestation – 1st Degree. According to a probable cause statement, Miguel Torres-Ramos allegedly molested the victim on Sept. 30 this year. The victim told law enforcement that Torres-Ramos did this multiple time but the most recent was Sept. 30 according to court documents. According
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly trying to mail drugs into the Boone County Jail earlier this month. According to the probable cause statement, Boone County Jail staff intercepted two strips of Suboxone in the mail for someone in custody. Suboxone is classified as a Schedule III controlled substance.
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic stop in Cooper County leads to a seizure of 152 pounds of marijuana. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver was pulled over for a lane violation. After a consent to search was denied, a K-9 was brought in and the K-9 had a positive alert according
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A Mexico man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing stolen firearms taken during the burglary of Tiger Pawn Shop in Columbia, Mo. Tyler Andrew Hilderman, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing stolen firearms and one count of stealing firearms from a licensed firearms dealer. Co-defendant Alexander Mears, 21, of
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POTOSI, Mo. (AP) — The police chief in a small eastern Missouri town is warning that illegal drugs found on the street look like candy or children’s vitamins. KTVI-TV reports that officers in Potosi recently seized the drugs during a traffic stop. Potosi Police Chief Michael Gum posted photos of the drugs on the department’s
Continue ReadingRIVERVIEW, Mo. (AP) — A man charged with murder in August in St. Louis County is dead following another shooting. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 21-year-old Demarcus Pierce was found by Riverview police Friday morning. He died Saturday at a hospital. St. Louis County police took over the investigation and are trying to determine
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