COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) On Wednesday, trial started for 52-year-old Leo Robinson Jr. for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder outside of Waffle House on Vandiver Drive. Robinson is charged with second-degree murder and armed-criminal action. The trial will continue at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. According to court documents, in March 2021, Robinson was in an
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Nearly 100 injury crashes have been reported statewide this holiday weekend.
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed for an Auxvasse man who was accused of a Sunday shooting that occurred on East Harrison Street. Damin Davis, 33, is charged with first-degree assault, armed-criminal action, unlawful gun possession, endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree domestic assault. He is not in custody. A no-bond warrant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has begun its national search for its next police chief. Police Chief Geoff Jones announced his retirement on June 5. His last day is Tuesday, Aug. 1. The city manager said in June that the City planned to hire an outside search firm to help find candidates. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty in relation to Nov. 2 shooting on Clark Lane was sentenced Monday at the Boone County Courthouse. Noah Solbrekken, 23, was found guilty of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. He was found guilty on May 23 by a Boone County jury. He
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Damin Davis’s criminal history dates back to 2006 when he was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle in Boone County.
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St. Louis emergency response times are being called into question after residents say they waited 30 minutes to get into contact with first responders when a woman’s car was crushed by a tree.
Continue Reading The suspect in a shooting investigation in Auxvasse is believed to be on the run with his 10-year-old son, according to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly police are investigating after two armed robberies were reported in the area. According to Moberly Police, the first incident happened June 14. near the intersection of Windsor Place and Fisk Ave. The victim told police they were approached by a black man who pulled put a gun and demanded money. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Alcohol compliance checks were conducted Thursday evening in Jefferson City. Members of the Jefferson City Police Department, the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and the Jefferson City Council for Drug Free Youth conducted the checks at various businesses throughout the city. Five-out-of-14 businesses failed to properly identify underage purchasers,
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A U.S. Army staff sergeant stationed at the Fort Leonard Wood military base has been indicted by a federal grand jury after he was accused for killing a 2-year-old, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.. Kevin Long, 40, was charged Tuesday in a two-count indictment returned under seal
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Small balls filled with gel or water were used to hit people this week outside a state office building in downtown Jefferson City, police said Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol canceled an Amber Alert issued on Friday morning for a missing 9-year-old girl. Just before 7:30 a.m. troopers tweeted out the child was found safe in Illinois and a suspect is in custody. MSHP issued the alert a little after 7 a.m. for Violet Charlton who was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While the Columbia Police Department searched for a man accused of multiple crimes for 16 hours, the department, along with the office of emergency management released an emergency alert. The alert was supposed to go out to residents who live in the Old Hawthorne neighborhood, as the suspect, identified as Brandt Feutz
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of 36-year-old Brandt Feutz said she is sorry for the scare her son may have caused the community after he allegedly committed a string of crimes over the past few days. Feutz was arrested on Thursday after he lead police on a search for more than 16 hours throughout south
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Boone County prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a third man allegedly involved in a deadly shooting in a north Columbia neighborhood.
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The Columbia Police Department is asking residents in the neighborhood of Old Hawthorne and surrounding areas to shelter in place as they search for a suspect in an active investigation.
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Columbia Police Department leadership will host a meeting with the public Thursday night to talk about crime trends in CPD’s south district.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly broke into a home and tried to stab a man with a knife. Mark Autenrieth, 52, is charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and armed-criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial arraignment was held
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man was charged Thursday with eight counts of possession of child pornography. Manuel Fuentes, 27, is being held at the Camden County Jail on a $150,000 bond. A court date has not been set. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office in early June received information from the National Center for
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