COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office upgraded charges Wednesday against the former Minneapolis police officers allegedly responsible for George Floyd’s death. ABC 17 spoke with local attorney and former Cole County prosecutor Bill Tackett about what the next steps are in the case. Tackett said there are a couple of things the
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Prosecutors are charging a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time are leveling charges against three other officers.
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The son of a black man who died last week in Minneapolis with a white police officer’s knee on his neck spoke Wednesday at a news conference.
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The Cole County Sheriff’s Department have cleared the scene after responding to a barricaded subject early Wednesday.
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A Columbia man, 20, is being held in the Boone County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
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The Cole County Courthouse was evacuated Tuesday afternoon because of a bomb threat.
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Police said Tuesday they have not identified any suspects in two incidents where protesters were hit by drivers Monday night.
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Jefferson City police say a pizza delivery man was robbed just before midnight Monday.
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Police are investigating a report of a home invasion in southeast Columbia and bullets hitting homes in east Columbia late Monday and early Tuesday.
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Jefferson City police say a juvenile was hurt and a city bus was damaged after shootings two shootings were reported on Monday.
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St. Louis city and county police say officers were hit by gunfire and involved in shootings after protests Monday.
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One person was arrested after a shooting near a Jefferson City Walgreens, according to police.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Groups gathered in Kansas City and St. Louis overnight Saturday, joining the nationwide protests against the death of George Floyd, an African American killed in Minneapolis police custody. Protests in both Missouri cities turned violent overnight. Gov. Mike Parson issued a state of emergency Saturday night because of the unrest. He issued
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Columbia Police Department responded to shots fired off of Circus Ave. in Columbia.
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Gov. Mike Parson activated the Missouri National Guard Saturday. Parson signed Executive Order 20-11 to declare that a state of emergency in Missouri exists due to civil unrest.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to new traffic stop data from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the racial disparity of black drivers being pulled over by Columbia and Boone County law enforcement is the highest it has been since 2000. The data shows the Columbia Police Department is more than four and a half times more likely
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities arrested a driver after a chase in Callaway County on Friday. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said the pursuit started before 12:30 p.m. south of Holts Summit. A deputy spotted a wanted felon in a vehicle with improper registration. Chism said the pursuit went on numerous state and county roads
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crowd gathered Friday afternoon for the second protest of the day outside the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia. The protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died after a former Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck. The officer was charged Friday with murder and
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Police say a man has died after being shot early Monday in northeast Columbia.
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The Miller County prosecutor’s office charged an Eldon man Tuesday with shooting from a motor vehicle and more charges are pending after deputies said he held them in a standoff for hours.
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