COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Within the past month, the Columbia Police Department has shown several thefts on its social media pages, asking for the public’s help in identifying the people responsible. CPD detective Brandon Baden said a number of the social media posts refer to people stealing from cars. “If you leave like your wallet in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men accused in a June 26 homicide on Dove Drive appeared in court Thursday. Bryton Allen, 19, and Jajuan Crockett, 21 had a confined docket hearing scheduled Thursday at the Boone County Courthouse. A preliminary hearing for Allen is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, July 20, and Crockett’s is scheduled
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Questions over federal conflict-of-interest rules caused a Columbia nonprofit to pull its funding requests for a homelessness resource center.
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Granite City, Illinois, man was charged Wednesday with multiple felonies after allegedly trying to pull a woman into his vehicle in September. Ryan Gaddy, 47, is charged with second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree assault. A warrant was issued Thursday and a $100,000 bond was set. He is not in the Miller
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was recently sentenced to 18 years in the Department of Corrections is facing more charges. Noah Solbrekken, 23, is charged with third-degree assault after alleging attacking another inmate Wednesday at the Boone County Jail, where he is currently being held. Video footage allegedly showed Solbrekken punch another inmate
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The former vice president of a Missouri bank has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than a half-million dollars. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Angela Flippin of Jamestown entered the guilty plea Thursday in Jefferson City. She could face as many as 33 years in prison. A sentencing date has not been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia woman is recovering from serious injuries after an Audrain County crash on Wednesday. According the Highway Patrol crash report, 65-year-old Valera Pabst-Bostic was driving a sedan along Route KK just west of Laddonia around 12 p.m. That’s when troopers say her car went across the left side of the road,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested and charged Monday after allegedly trying to steal from an ATM machine. Lemarvin Edmonson, 39, and Daryl Lewis, 27, are charged with attempting to stealing $25,000 or more, second-degree burglary, resisting arrest and possession of burglary tools. Both men are being held at the Boone County Jail without
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ROCHEPORT, Mo (KMIZ) Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening, MoDOT will begin to redirect traffic heading eastbound on the Rocheport Bridge to the new bridge. Workers will narrow eastbound traffic to one lane and redirect it to the new bridge, with two westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes. MoDOT says by midnight, all eastbound
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Another Fourth of July has come and gone and the signs of it were everywhere Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said in a Wednesday press release that it is searching for four people accused in a June 26 homicide. CPD is searching for: Alqueze Jones, 19 Deljuan Turner, 19Ja’shaun Barney, 18Deazes Turner, 21 All four Columbia men are charged with second-degree murder, armed-criminal action and unlawful use of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a car from the Missouri Department of Transportation parking lot in Jefferson City. William Brooke, 50, is charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. He is being held in the Cole County Jail without bond. A court
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Editor’s note: The City issued an updated press release stating roadwork would take place Thursday. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Public Works will be installing speed humps on South Garth Avenue on Thursday, according to a Wednesday press release. Work is expected to be completed by 5 p.m. The speed humps are part of
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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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A large house fire in the 5100 block of I-70 Drive Southeast was finally extinguished in the early morning hours of Wednesday after blazing since 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Independence Day celebration, Fire in the Sky, experienced a lighting system failure around the 13-minute mark of the 20-minute firework display Tuesday night at Stephens Lake Park. J&M Displays was the company hired for the celebration. Columbia Parks and Recreation has used them in the past. “They had experienced a failure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works is seeking public feedback about the roundabout at Forum Boulevard and West Green Meadows Road, according to a Wednesday press release. The feedback will be used to gauge residents’ thoughts about roundabouts, according to the release. Feedback will be collected in a survey on the City’s
Continue Reading An Eldon man was hospitalized Wednesday morning with serious injuries after a crash that closed southbound Highway 63 in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department saw an increase in the number of fireworks calls this year. According to the Columbia Police Department six-hour dispatch log, there were 90 calls for fireworks on Tuesday and 146 calls for fireworks since Monday. This is compared to the 106 reports between July 3-5 last year, according
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says eight people died on Missouri roads over the long Fourth of July weekend, and four people drowned on the state’s waterways. The patrol says 56-year-old James Roy of Kansas City, Missouri, drowned in Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. Hamsa Mohamed of St. Louis
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