Crime Archives

Documents: Douglass Park shooter carried a rifle

June 22, 2020 1:06 PM Matthew Sanders

Witnesses told police they saw the person who shot a man in the leg Friday in central Columbia carrying a rifle in Douglass Park.

One person in custody after 12-year-old struck by vehicle

June 21, 2020 4:28 PM Sydney Olsen

Police took 30-year-old Seleste Renee Haynes of Camdenton into custody on Saturday after they allegedly struck a 12-year-old child with a vehicle.

One arrested for Douglass Park shooting

June 19, 2020 9:19 PM Katie Greathouse

Police arrested a 19-year-old for a shooting at Douglass Park on Friday night.

Juneteenth organizers speak out about Columbia shooting

June 20, 2020 9:46 PM Amber Tabeling

Juneteenth organizers speak out as one man was shot after the event ended Friday at Douglass Park in Columbia.

Two teens shot in south Columbia

June 20, 2020 2:36 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are investigating after two people were shot in south Columbia Saturday morning. Law enforcement responded to a call for shots fired near the 500 block of South Scott Boulevard around 2 a.m. A police department news release said the two victims, 13- and 16-years-old, went to the hospital in two separate

Callaway County-based political candidates face drug charges

June 19, 2020 8:46 PM Lucas Geisler

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County couple running for different political offices face felony drug charges. The Callaway County prosecutor charges Adela and Aaron Wisdom on Thursday with manufacture of a controlled substance and attempted tampering with evidence. Law enforcement claim the couple tried to burn 22 marijuana plants they had on their property

Charges dropped after Missouri man accused of threatening victims with nude photos

June 19, 2020 6:16 PM Matthew Sanders

A Cuba, Missouri man was booked Thursday into the Boone County Jail on allegations that he threatened to post nude photos and videos of other people.

Columbia man charged with having child pornography

June 19, 2020 5:41 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County deputies arrested a Columbia man Friday after a raid on his home in which they allegedly found images and a video of children having sex.

Cases of protesters hit by vehicles forwarded to Boone County prosecutor

June 19, 2020 4:40 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police said Friday that they have submitted reports to the Boone County prosecutor’s office in the cases of two protesters hit by vehicles and are now investigating further.

Police investigate shots fired on Kelsey Drive in Columbia.

Police investigate shooting in northeast Columbia

June 19, 2020 2:57 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Columbia Police Department confirmed shots were fired early Friday morning.

Kansas City won’t prosecute nonviolent protesters

June 19, 2020 11:09 AM Associated Press

Kansas City officials have voted to drop misdemeanor charges against those who took part in street protests to decry racial injustice following the police-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Protesters gathered in Sedalia demanding answers

June 18, 2020 9:16 PM Amber Tabeling

Over a dozen protesters gathered Thursday in Sedalia to demand answers in the death of Hannah Fizer.

Man charged in deadly Columbia shooting claims innocence

June 18, 2020 6:09 PM Matthew Sanders

A man accused of being an accessory to a Columbia killing says he was at the scene of the alleged crime but was not part of the shooting.

WATCH: Protesters gather in Sedalia after deputy fatally shoots woman

June 18, 2020 5:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

Protesters gathered Thursday in Sedalia to demand answers in the death of Hannah Fizer.

Prosecutor files murder charge against woman accused of fatal hit-and-run

June 18, 2020 2:29 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors filed murder charges against a woman accused of a fatal hit-and-run crash Tuesday night.

Acquaintance unsure of Pettis County deputy’s account of fatal encounter

June 17, 2020 5:28 PM Ben Fein

An acquaintance of a woman killed by a Pettis County deputy Saturday says she is suspicious of official accounts of the event.

Pettis County Sheriff addresses community response in wake of woman’s death

June 18, 2020 8:11 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Pettis County Sheriff posted an open letter to county citizens Thursday morning less than a week after a woman was killed in Sedalia by a sheriff’s deputy.

Police give update in search for missing mother at Lamine River

June 17, 2020 9:55 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department gave an update in the search for a missing mother on Wednesday night. In a press release, police said they have “completed the process of using a levee to excavate an area of the Lamine River in the search for Mengqi Ji.” Police had focused their search on

Maries County deputies investigate report of shots fired in Belle

June 17, 2020 10:24 PM Katie Greathouse

BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) At least one person is in custody after a gun was fired in Belle, according to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office. The agency posted on Facebook that deputies started investigating after taking a report of a shooting at the intersection of First Street and Highway 28. The report claimed a passenger in

Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in teen’s killing

June 17, 2020 6:34 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man initially charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy pleaded guilty to a lesser charge last week. Alex J. Glay was charged with second-degree murder and drug distribution in the November 2018 death of Nasir Smith. Smith was shot dead during a drug deal at the Links