Police talk about staffing, common crimes at annual Columbia Neighborhood Watch meeting
Columbia Neighborhood Watch held its first public meeting since the pandemic at city hall Monday night.
Continue ReadingColumbia Neighborhood Watch held its first public meeting since the pandemic at city hall Monday night.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man was sentenced Monday to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in a child pornography case.
Continue ReadingA Columbia bar has partnered with a national organization to help its staff members recognize unsafe behavior.
Continue ReadingA report from Google flagging a file uploaded on its Drive service led to a Boone County man’s arrest on a child pornography charge last week.
Continue ReadingTwo men, one from the state of California and another from Jefferson City, were sentenced to federal prison Monday on methamphetamine-related crimes.
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury after his truck hit two parked cars in 2021 and left a young girl with a traumatic brain injury. Reid entered his plea Monday. The
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Neighborhood Watch is set to hold its annual meeting Monday evening, with the Columbia Police Department scheduled to speak to members.
Continue ReadingA man was shot early this morning in Columbia. Police are saying he is stable.
Continue ReadingCharges have been dropped against a man accused of taking part in a shootout at the Bagnell Dam strip last summer.
Continue ReadingMORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators determined a threat made Friday morning on a Morgan County R-II school bus isn’t credible. The school district posted on Facebook that the possible threat was made on school bus #19. A message was also sent out to the families of students who ride the bus. According to Morgan County
Continue ReadingA lawsuit wants to stop voters from deciding on the legalization of marijuana this November.
Continue ReadingPolice arrested a suspect Tuesday in an August armed robbery of a Columbia restaurant.
Continue ReadingThe Cole County Commission approved the purchase of 80 new body cameras Tuesday.
Continue ReadingA former University of Missouri golf team member was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty in his invasion of privacy case.
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City man who told deputies that he accidentally shot himself has been charged with six felonies in Cole County.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police officers investigated a report of shots fired Wednesday morning near a Columbia elementary school. An ABC 17 News crew saw officers searching the area near the intersection of Ripley Street and Hinkson Avenue around 6 a.m. Benton Elementary School is located at the same intersection. Police said officers found a shell
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A northeast Columbia home was damaged by gunfire on Thursday afternoon. Police said officers responded to the home in the 1600 block of McKee Street for a report of shots fired around 5 p.m. Several witnesses at the scene told officers about hearing the gunshots, according to the Columbia Police Department. Officers
Continue ReadingProsecutors have charged a Hartsburg man with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the weekend stabbing death of his father.
Continue ReadingCallaway County prosecutors charged a man Monday with felony resisting arrest and drug possession after a weekend chase.
Continue ReadingA Missouri appeals court on Tuesday ruled against a Jefferson City man in his bid to overturn an assault conviction in a deadly 2017 shooting.
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