Crime Archives

Federal grand jury indicts man accused in Cole County Jail shooting

June 26, 2020 5:51 PM Matthew Sanders

A federal grand jury has indicted a man accused of shooting himself in the Cole County Jail on a firearms charge.

Police: Man arrested in northeast Columbia shots-fired incident

June 26, 2020 5:07 PM Matthew Sanders

Police arrested a 22-year-old man after a teenager on a bike reported someone firing shots at him near a Columbia park Thursday.

Columbia police detain boy in BB gun incident

June 26, 2020 4:00 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they detained a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of assault Thursday night in south Columbia. Police said in a news release that the boy is suspected of fourth-degree assault for allegedly threatening another person with what appeared to be a real gun in the 2000 block of Arlene Drive, just

Police respond to the area of Scott Boulevard and Arlene Drive early Friday morning.

Shots-fired and heard calls up in Columbia

June 26, 2020 3:21 PM Ben Fein

Columbia police have been sent to 14 shots-heard or shots-fired calls over the last week, including several calls Thursday night and early Friday.

CPD responds to Bodie Drive Friday morning.

Police: Woman hurt in Bodie Drive shooting

June 26, 2020 6:17 AM Molly Stawinoga

Columbia police officers say one person was injured in a shooting on Bodie Drive early Friday morning.

Columbia police investigate shots fired on Scott Boulevard

June 26, 2020 4:19 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Columbia Police Department confirmed shots were fired near Scott Boulevard and Arlene Drive early Friday morning.

Police: Evidence of shooting found near ‘fireworks war’

June 25, 2020 10:57 PM Katie Greathouse

Columbia police said they found shell casings after a “fireworks war” in east Columbia.

Second suspect arrested in deadly Columbia shooting

June 25, 2020 5:00 PM Matthew Sanders

A second man suspected of murder in a Columbia shooting has been arrested, police said Thursday.

Man and woman face new rape charges linked to highway patrol investigation

June 25, 2020 12:27 PM Matt Ragsdale

Morgan County prosecutors filed new rape charges last week against a man and woman linked to a highway patrol rape investigation at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Columbia man charged in case of burned body found in KC homeless camp

June 24, 2020 11:02 AM Associated Press

Authorities have charged a Columbia man with the death of another man whose body was found burned beyond recognition at a Kansas City homeless camp earlier this year.

Charles Erickson asks for another chance to rehear murder conviction

June 23, 2020 10:45 PM Katie Greathouse

Attorneys for Charles Erickson filed an appeal Tuesday asking a court to let him out of prison. “This petition was a very long time coming,” Landon Magnusson, Erickson’s attorney, said. “We are very excited to have another chance at obtaining justice for Charles Erickson after sixteen years in prison as an innocent man.” Erickson was sentenced to 25

Holts Summit man pleads guilty in pizza delivery robbery

June 23, 2020 5:42 PM Matthew Sanders

A Holts Summit man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a pizza delivery driver in 2018.

Man pleads guilty to murder in Cole County double killing

June 23, 2020 1:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Cole County Prosecuting Attorney said Tuesday a man charged with murdering a man and woman in 2016 pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

Lawyers in Columbia lawsuit tied to arson case argue before Missouri Supreme Court

June 23, 2020 11:40 AM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a civil dispute tied to a 2014 Columbia arson case.

Man arrested, charged after multi-county chase

June 22, 2020 8:37 PM Katie Greathouse

Deputies arrested a man Sunday accused of leading authorities on a chase across Mid-Missouri last week.

Third teen shot in same area of Scott Boulevard

June 22, 2020 4:51 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police say a teenager was shot late Sunday along Scott Boulevard, the third teen to be shot there over the weekend.

Man accused of setting fires inside two Jefferson City apartments

June 22, 2020 7:08 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a man with seven felonies and two misdemeanors after he allegedly broke into apartments on Jackson Street and started fires. According to court documents, Robert Keeton Jr. went inside of an apartment around 6:40 p.m. Thursday while the resident was still inside. Keeton started destroying the person’s property and