Crime Archives

Man sentenced in Boone County child assault case

June 10, 2020 7:52 AM Katie Greathouse

A man pleaded guilty to an assault charge in a Boone County child assault case after originally being charged with rape.

Moberly police arrest woman in connection with Boone County stealing case

June 9, 2020 10:49 PM Katie Greathouse

The Moberly Police Department arrested a woman Tuesday in connection with a felony stealing investigation in Boone County.

4 charged in fatal Jefferson City shooting

June 9, 2020 3:28 PM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County prosecutors charged four people in connection with a fatal shooting after an alleged drug deal turned deadly last week.

Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2018 killing

June 9, 2020 11:28 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 killing of a teenager.

Prosecutors charge man after standoff in Cole County

June 5, 2020 6:53 PM Katie Greathouse

Prosecutors charged a man after a standoff with Cole County deputies on Tuesday night.

Former CPS employee sentenced for assaulting student

June 5, 2020 6:52 PM Katie Greathouse

A former Columbia Public Schools employee pleaded guilty three years after he was accused of inappropriately touching a middle school student with a disability.

Mom sentenced in disabled daughter’s death in fire

June 5, 2020 3:04 PM Matthew Sanders

VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman charged with child endangerment after her disabled daughter died in a fire was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday but could get out much sooner. A judge ruled that Tracy Ellis’ behavior will be reviewed after 120 days, at which time she could be released on probation, according to

Man accused of erratic driving, knife threat in Fulton

June 5, 2020 9:57 AM Matthew Sanders

Fulton police arrested a Callaway County man on accusations of dangerous driving and threatening another driver with a knife Thursday.

Final suspect gets probation in Sylvan Lane killing case

June 4, 2020 11:13 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final suspect in a 2018 killing received probation for her part in the Columbia man’s death. Hollie Johnson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possession of a controlled substance. Judge Brouck Jacobs sentenced her to five years of probation, but she could serve a seven-year prison sentence if she violates it. Johnson

Jefferson City man accused of firing shots

June 4, 2020 4:36 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man has been charged with a felony after police said a witness identified him as a man who fired a gun early Saturday.

Jefferson City man charged after alleged explosive found

June 4, 2020 11:12 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson City man with possession of an illegal weapon after he was allegedly found with what he called a modified firework.

Local attorney weighs in on new charges in George Floyd case

June 4, 2020 12:22 AM Zach Boetto

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

Murder charge upgraded in Floyd case, 3 other cops charged

June 3, 2020 1:41 PM Associated Press

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.

WATCH: George Floyd son, family attorney hold news conference

June 3, 2020 12:00 PM ABC 17 News Team

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.

Sheriff’s deputies, SWAT clear scene in Cole County

June 3, 2020 5:19 AM Brittany Wiley

The Cole County Sheriff’s Department have cleared the scene after responding to a barricaded subject early Wednesday.

A car flips onto its roof in a suspected DWI crash in Columbia.

Underage man arrested in DWI crash

June 3, 2020 8:43 AM Molly Stawinoga

A Columbia man, 20, is being held in the Boone County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

Sheriff: Bomb threat evacuates Cole County Courthouse

June 2, 2020 1:38 PM Matthew Sanders

The Cole County Courthouse was evacuated Tuesday afternoon because of a bomb threat.

Columbia police have no suspects in protest hit-and-run incidents

June 2, 2020 5:06 PM Matthew Sanders

Police said Tuesday they have not identified any suspects in two incidents where protesters were hit by drivers Monday night.

Jefferson City police say delivery driver robbed

June 2, 2020 12:38 PM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say a pizza delivery man was robbed just before midnight Monday.

Columbia police report shooting, home invasion

June 2, 2020 11:54 AM Matthew Sanders

Police are investigating a report of a home invasion in southeast Columbia and bullets hitting homes in east Columbia late Monday and early Tuesday.