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Auxvasse reinstates police chief after investigation into social media use

June 15, 2020 4:54 PM Matthew Sanders

The City of Auxvasse has reinstated its police chief after he was briefly suspended during an investigation of his personal Facebook posts.

2nd man charged in death of retired St. Louis police captain

June 15, 2020 2:55 PM Associated Press

A second man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of retired St. Louis police Capt. David Dorn during a pawn shop break-in that followed a night of violent protests.

Family seeks answers after deputy kills Missouri woman

June 15, 2020 11:20 AM Associated Press

The father of a Missouri woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a weekend traffic stop says he doubts officials’ reports that she threatened to shoot the deputy.

Documents: Man held crowd at bay with gun during Columbia killing

June 15, 2020 10:42 AM Matthew Sanders

A man arrested last week held a crowd at bay while a man he was with fired the fatal shot during a May 25 killing on Quail Drive, according to police.

Boonville man killed in Sunday motorcycle crash

June 15, 2020 8:41 AM Matt Ragsdale

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of Eleventh Street and Highway 87.;

City council to hear from residents about racism, protest response

June 15, 2020 5:18 AM Brittany Wiley

The Columbia City Council is set to hear from several people about the Columbia Police Department response to protests and systematic racism at it’s meeting Monday.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Cases of COVID-19 increase in Boone County

June 14, 2020 6:14 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 8:15 P.M.: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 15,983 cases of COVID-19 in Missouri on Sunday. At least 879 deaths have been reported in the state related to the virus. At least 34,292 have been tested for the virus. ORIGINAL: The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported 214 cases

Columbia councilman looking at the future of police department amid civil unrest

June 14, 2020 6:42 PM Connor Hirsch

In the letter, Thomas addresses several of the current movements seen nation wide including police “use of force” policies as well as “defunding the police.”

Columbia man facing murder charges after Saturday death investigation

June 14, 2020 2:35 PM Connor Hirsch

A Columbia man now faces murder charges after a death investigation in Boone County Saturday evening.

Officer-involved shooting leaves one dead in Sedalia

June 14, 2020 4:33 AM Zach Boetto

SEDALIA Mo. (KMIZ) According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A officials, a woman was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in Sedalia overnight. Officials say the incident happened around 10 p.m. on Friday during a traffic stop near US-50 and Winchester Drive in Sedalia. Reports say a Pettis County Sheriff’s Deputy shot Hannah

Deputies investigate death in Boone County

June 13, 2020 8:52 PM Zach Boetto

Authorities are investigating a death in Boone County.

Columbia protests continue for the 13th consecutive day

June 13, 2020 8:35 PM Amber Tabeling

Protests continue for the 13th consecutive day in Columbia to bring awareness for social injustice.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

SATURDAY UPDATES: Seven new deaths from COVID-19 reported in Missouri

June 13, 2020 2:49 PM Zach Boetto

The Columbia/ Boone County Health Department reported new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Saturday.

Man detained for threatening people with a knife in Columbia

June 13, 2020 12:15 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they detained a man who allegedly threatened people with a knife in downtown Columbia on Friday night. Reports say around 8:25 p.m. Gabriel Falls, 28, of Columbia, was walking with a nine-inch blade and threatening people in the area of E Walnut St. and Ninth St. Upon arrival, reports

Firefighters respond to apartment fire in west Columbia

June 12, 2020 9:46 PM Alec Pettus

Columbia Fire says it responded to an apartment fire on Claudell Lane. CFD working a residential structure fire on Claudell Ln. No injuries. Fire Marshal en route pic.twitter.com/U1UazkSxPn— Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) June 13, 2020 The department posted images of the fire to their twitter account. Columbia Fire says there are no injuries and a fire marshal

One arrested in Columbia homicide investigation

June 12, 2020 8:09 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirm they have arrested one man for his alleged role in a homicide that happened in the 2700 block of Quail Drive. Robert Junior Johnson, 49, was arrested and charged for first degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Columbia police were called to the 2700 block of Quail

Columbia police ask protest organizers to reach out for help during protests

June 12, 2020 8:13 PM Sydney Olsen

Protests continued in downtown Columbia Friday, but the police response looked different from days earlier in the week and the week before.

University of Missouri officials say they will not remove history with Thomas Jefferson statue

June 12, 2020 11:48 AM Amber Tabeling

The University of Missouri said Friday that it will not remove history after students started a petition to have a statue of Thomas Jefferson removed from campus.