Crime Archives

Ashland man accused of threatening clerks with COVID-19

March 23, 2020 4:57 PM Matthew Sanders

An Ashland man has been charged with harassment after he allegedly told two store clerks he had COVID-19 and asked them if they wanted it.

Evictions suspended, other court changes made in Boone and Callaway counties

March 23, 2020 8:42 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Evictions in Boone and Callaway counties are on hold for the next month in an order issued by the area’s presiding judge. An order from 13th Circuit Presiding Judge Kevin Crane suspended all evictions through April 17. The order said that “it is not in the interest of the public health to

Woman accused of abducting child, setting off Amber Alert

March 23, 2020 10:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors charged a woman accused of abducting a child linked to an Amber Alert that was sent out Saturday night.

Search continues for missing Columbia mother

March 21, 2020 7:26 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Columbia Police Department said it has not found any new evidence after it searched additional locations for the remains of Mengqi Ji.

Man charged in Callaway County after a chase led to a crash in Fulton

March 20, 2020 8:38 AM Matt Ragsdale

One man was arrested and a woman was taken to the hospital after a chase in Fulton led to a crash Thursday afternoon.

Columbia police officers arrest person suspected of IHOP shooting at Waffle House

March 20, 2020 9:09 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say a person suspected of a shooting at the IHOP on Conley Road was arrested at the Waffle House on Vandiver Drive.

Police arrest third suspect in Jefferson City shooting

March 19, 2020 3:51 PM Katie Greathouse

The Jefferson City Police Department arrested a third person after a shooting near a gas station at the roundabout at Jefferson Street and Stadium Boulevard on March 11.

Pulaski County deputies involved in shooting Thursday morning

March 19, 2020 1:12 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday one man was treated after a deputy-involved shooting in St. Robert.

Two people charged with Jefferson City shooting near gas station

March 17, 2020 10:37 AM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County prosecutors charged two people accused of a Jefferson City shooting that happened near a gas station at the roundabout at Jefferson Street and Stadium Boulevard last Wednesday.

5 dead, including officer and gunman, in Springfield shooting

March 16, 2020 7:02 AM Associated Press

Police Chief Paul Williams said Monday morning the dead include a Springfield police officer Christopher Walsh, three citizens and the gunman.

Man charged in connection with Columbia officer-involved shooting

March 13, 2020 10:13 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County sheriff’s deputies say Brodie was armed when he went to a residence at the 6200 block of Southwest Way on Feb. 20.

Court documents: Man charged in connection with central Columbia shooting

March 12, 2020 12:31 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors charged a man on Wednesday with unlawful possession of a firearm in a 2018 central Columbia shooting.

Woman taken to Columbia hospital after shooting in Jefferson City

March 12, 2020 11:12 AM Matt Ragsdale

Jefferson City officers say an 18-year-old woman was taken to a Columbia hospital after a shooting late Wednesday night.

High-profile attorney to represent Columbia man charged in wife’s disappearance

March 10, 2020 6:47 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A high-profile Missouri attorney will represent a Columbia man charged in connection with his wife’s disappearance. Scott Rosenblum of St. Louis will defend Joseph Elledge in a Boone County murder case. Rosenblum told ABC 17 News he looked forward to defending Elledge in court. A grand jury indicted Elledge with first-degree murder

AG Schmitt sues televangelist Jim Bakker over phony COVID-19 cure

March 10, 2020 3:31 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Tuesday that he filed a lawsuit against televangelist Jim Bakker and Morningside Productions, Inc., for purporting to have a cure for COVID-19.

JC Schools begins process to appeal circuit court loss

March 10, 2020 6:27 PM Katie Greathouse

The Jefferson City School District began the process to appeal a Cole County judge’s ruling that the district must reinstate a fired administrator.

Judge denies bond for suspect in Cole County teen’s 1991 killing

March 9, 2020 10:56 AM Molly Stawinoga

William “Chris” Niemet, the man arrested in the 1991 shooting death of a teenager in Cole County, could find out Monday whether he will get a chance to get out of jail on bond.

Missouri woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for deadly 2017 crash

March 3, 2020 5:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

A woman was sentenced Tuesday in the Boone County courthouse to 10 years in prison connected to a 2017 deadly crash on Interstate 70.

Police investigate at Columbia apartment complex

March 8, 2020 9:07 AM Ben Fein

Columbia Police Department responded to calls of a physical disturbance early Sunday morning.

Man found dead in Warrensburg early Saturday morning

March 7, 2020 12:49 PM Ben Fein

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) The Warrensburg Police department was called out to the 100 block of South College around 4:30 this morning after reports of a possible shooting. Once on scene, officers discovered a man in his 20’s with a gunshot wound. The victim, 29-year-old Joseph Campbell, was later pronounced dead at the scene. According to