COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for a man accused of murder has asked the court for a mental evaluation. Demetrice M. Tatum, 39, of Columbia, was charged in April with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after he allegedly stabbed Kejuan Allen to death at Douglass Park. He is being held at the Boone County
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Two juveniles were detained on Sunday evening in connection to a shooting on Trimble Road on Saturday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating three separate reports of shots fired on Saturday. According to a press release from the department, officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 500 block of Wilkes Boulevard in Central Columbia at 6:35 p.m. “Upon their arrival, officers spoke with witnesses who stated
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Gov. Mike Parson plans to sign a bill that will change the parole eligibility for some people in jail that committed murder when they were children. The governor’s office said that he plans to sign SB 754 on Tuesday with a slew of other bills. The timing, though, leaves Alyssa
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According to a release from the Jefferson City Police Department, officers were called to the 200 block of North Taylor Street at 3:56 a.m. for a verbal disturbance.
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A Cole County woman who killed a 9-year-old when she was a teenager will get a chance at a release from prison on Monday.
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The legislative session is over but Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher is keeping some House members busy this summer. Plocher held a news conference Tuesday to tell reporters about his newly created Special Interim Committee on Illegal Immigrant Crimes. The committee, as its name suggests, will explore crimes perpetrated by undocumented immigrants. Do you like
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AAA projects 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Fourth of July weekend.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Wednesday after authorities say he assaulted another man with a step stool at the Columbia Mall last week. Daval Torres, 24, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and third-degree assault. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 9:09 p.m. Tuesday and is
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Prosecutors have struck a deal with a murder suspect in a Columbia shooting that will send him to prison for decades.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Tuesday with charges relating to child pornography. Christopher Oliver, 45, was charged with first-degree promoting child pornography and possessing child pornography. An initial court appearance was held on Wednesday. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. According to the probable cause statement,
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Hallsville man whose body was found over the weekend in Morgan County was ruled an “intentional homicide,” according to a social media post from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. Beauford Wilson, 71, was found dead Sunday against a tree near Beechnut Road, south of Stover, the post
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A server at a lakeside restaurant and bar says she was dragged into the Lake of the Ozarks while chasing down dine-and-dash culprits last weekend.
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The victim of a life-threatening weekend shooting in Jefferson City identified his shooter, according to a probable cause statement.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One Columbia resident is urging other residents to take precautions after a recent burglary in at her home. Liana Vessell has lived in her home — in a neighborhood just west of the University of Missouri’s campus — for 13 years with her husband and two children. Vessel described the night of
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested and charged after leading deputies and troopers on a chase Sunday in Callaway County. Deontral Weston, 20, was charged with resisting arrest and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail on a $65,000 bond. Janie Oglesby, 19, was charged with
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Advocacy group Missouri Prison Reform released a statement over the weekend saying the group is “relieved” that former corrections officers are being charged in the death of Othel Moore.
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The Holts Summit Police Department is touting its early success arrested domestic abusers after the creation of a position dedicated to those crimes.
Continue Reading A 19-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries early Sunday in an east Jefferson City shooting.
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Police in Mexico, Missouri, say they detained two juveniles for vehicle theft and a string of vehicle break-ins over the weekend.
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