COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’ s Department confirmed one person was shot in the area of Coopers Landing late Friday night. According to Brian Leer, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department, Boone County Deputies were dispatched to investigate a report of a shooting around 11 p.m. The Boone County Joint Communications got information
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TIPTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested Wednesday by Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputies after a chase began in Tipton. According to an online release, the driver, Tyler Thomas, 32, was stopped for a registration violation. After giving the deputy his I.D. during the traffic stop, Thomas drove off. Thomas drove east on Highway
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STOVER, Mo. (KMIZ) Benton County Sheriff’s Department is reporting the arrest of Mary S. Mast, 29 and James A. Mast, 28 at a residence in Stover, Mo. this evening by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department. James and Mary are the parents of the four-year-old that died on Sunday. Mary Mast – Courtesy Benton County Sheriff’s
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple agencies were called after Centralia police requested help in a chase for a larceny investigation. According to Boone County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Tracy Cleaton, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Hallsville Police and Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a later afternoon chase. Sgt. Cleaton says deputies pursued the suspect for a bit
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Jefferson City police responded to the Hitachi ABB Power Grids plant on W. Highway 94 Thursday night on a report of a bomb threat.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly woman accused of a recent killing at Columbia drive-thru has returned to prison. Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Morley Swingle said Angelica Benitez was taken back to the Missouri Department of Corrections on a parole warrant on Tuesday. She had been in Boone County Jail custody after being arrested last week.
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic stop on Interstate 70 leads to a drug seizure and two arrests in Cooper County on Sept. 27. According to court records, David Kinney and another man were pulled over on Sept. 27 for driving erratically. A Missouri State High Patrol trooper pulled over the vehicle and found out
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Auxvasse Police has issued a warrant for the arrest of Steven Muehlman after allegations of 1st-degree child molestation and statutory sodomy of a person under the age of 12. According to court documents, an investigation into Muehlman started on Dec. 14 after the victim’s mother came forward about Muehlman allegedly touched the
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Police arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted the victim with a bat and then fired two shots at the victim. According to court records, Jacob Redifer, 22, went to a home on the 300 block of Collins Ave and was allegedly taking items from a vehicle. When the homeowner attempted
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WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Benton County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a woman after a report of a scuffle leads to a shooting Tuesday. According to a release from the department, Patricia Garvey, 63, reported Jason Swanson, 37, was shot in the upper torso after a scuffle with a 12 gauge shotgun. When deputies arrived, Swanson was
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Police are asking people to be aware of package theft with an increase in online shopping this year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is arrested Tuesday for assault after allegedly hitting someone in the face with a brick and kicking an officer in the groin. According to court documents, Zariah Gilmore, 18, threatened the victim by claiming she would hit the victim with a brick. The victim told police that she ran
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The East Central Drug Task Force served a search warrant at an apartment on the 500 block of south Cleveland leading to the arrest of two people. According to court documents, law enforcement found mushrooms, prescription drugs, meth, digital scales, a glass pipe and other items used in the prep and consumption
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MCKITTRICK, Mo. (KMIZ) Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man after he allegedly used a propane torch and burning his roommate multiple times. Deputies responded Monday morning to a residence on the 300 block of Walnut St. for a domestic assault. According to court records, Scott Deberry allegedly used the propane torch on his roommate
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is accused of stabbing a man in Ashland Tuesday. Prosecutors charged 21-year-old SheyAnne Nichols today for second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Police say Nichols stabbed a man with a kitchen knife around 8:30 this morning in the 100 block of west Broadway. The man was treated for a stab
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Columbia police officers investigated a shooting in the 1400 block of Sylvan Lane Monday night, according to release sent out Tuesday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was investigating after shots were fired in the 1400 block of Sylvan. An ABC 17 News crew on scene reported crime scene tape up by police. The crew also saw evidence markers on the road and found a shell casing in the area. Officials shut down Sylvan Lane
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled in favor of the state’s medical marijuana licensing rules. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce issued her ruling Monday. A southwest Missouri family had sued after it didn’t get a medical marijuana license from the state. Attorneys argued that
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Benton County prosecutors accused a man and woman of multiple felony charges linked to severe beatings of a man, woman and two children that resulted in a 4-year-old dying.
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