Police release name of man arrested after central Columbia standoff
Columbia police on Wednesday released the name of the man they arrested after s standoff the night before in central Columbia.
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Columbia’s Downtown Leadership Council votes in favor of CPD surveillance proposal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Downtown Leadership Council voted in favor of the Columbia Police Department to use the Fusus software on Wednesday. The Fusus software would allow law enforcement to have access to both pubic and private surveillance cameras, body-worn cameras, drones and other feeds through the city. CPD would only use surveillance video on
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MDC agents searching for poachers in Osage County
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is looking for information about the poaching of deer in Osage County. MDC agents said six deer dumped on a property in the Bonnots Mill area were shot and killed out of season. None of the animals were harvested, according to the department. Youth firearms
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will gun issues influence your midterm election vote?
Another school shooting has taken place and this one is close to home.
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Columbia police arrest man following barricade situation on Lyon Street
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police responded to a potential hostage situation around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Lyon Street. Police shut down Lyon Street from Circus Avenue to Fifth Street. A man was arrested after police had to use force inside the building, according to Lt. Scott Alpers, of the Columbia Police
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Student with BB gun removed from Lewis & Clark Middle School, faces expulsion
Lewis & Clark Middle School in Jefferson City received a tip from a student that a classmate had a gun Tuesday but the weapon turned out to be a BB gun, police said.
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St. Louis high school at site of shooting cancels classes for rest of week
Tuesday, schools are back in class except for Central Visual and Performing Arts where the shooting occurred.
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School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 19-year-old who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition, a police official said Tuesday. Orlando Harris also left behind
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Miller County judge orders forfeiture of more than $12,000 in asset seizure
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County judge ordered the forfeiture of $12,412.00 in a lawsuit filed by the Miller County Prosecuting Attorney. The lawsuit was filed under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA). Property and money seized under Missouri’s CAFA law, is distributed to public schools after it is paid out from investigating law
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2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead
St. Louis police say three people are dead after a shooting a high school Monday morning.
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Three men charged in FIJI hazing case appear in court Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three men charged with felony hazing — in relation to an incident at Phi Gamma Delta that left Danny Santulli disabled — were in court on Monday. Harrison Reichman, Thomas Shultz and Benjamin Parres appeared through video at the Boone County Courthouse. Shultz’s attorney said they would need more time before setting a
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Police: Ozark man charged with manslaughter in drunken driving crash
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ozark man has been charged with several felonies after a Saturday night crash in Jefferson City that left one dead. Robert Harris, 58, is charged with: Second-degree involuntary manslaughter;Driving while intoxicated – causing the death of another;Driving while intoxicated – casuing serious personal injury;Second-degree assault;Armed criminal action. The crash occurred
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Columbia man charged with four felonies in shooting outside gas station
Boone County prosecutors charged a Columbia man Saturday with four felonies for allegedly shooting at a clerk outside a Casey’s General Store.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Was Steve Bannon’s punishment appropriate?
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former president Donald Trump, was sentenced to four months in jail Friday for contempt of Congress.
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Three people hurt after shooting in Downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are investigating a shooting that sent three people to the hospital Friday night. If anyone has video related to the shooting, CPD is asking that you share it with them. The shooting happened on Hitt Street and Locust Street around 11:30 p.m. The area was closed for several hours as CPD
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Cole County man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Robert Thrasher was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter Wednesday at the Cole County Circuit Court. Thrasher, 39, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty in regards to a the April 20, 2017, homicide of Jerry Robertson, according to Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. Thrasher will
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Bannon gets 4 months in jail for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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New memorial dedicated in honor of Darnell Gray
An organization that represents missing people placed a new memorial in a Jefferson City park Friday for a boy allegedly killed by his caretaker four years ago.
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Jefferson City man faces weapons charges stemming from 2021 Columbia shooting near Vibez Lounge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged in relation to a September 2021 shooting near Vibez Lounge on Fifth Street in Columbia. Wayne Warmack, 38, is charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, both felonies. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $100,000 bond. An arraignment
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Randolph County woman charged with child trafficking
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) De’andranysha Jackson, 25, is charged Wednesday with trafficking a child and endangering the welfare of a child. She is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $10,000 bond. Jackson’s mother had allegedly contacted Jackson for a ride to a store. Jackson, of Moberly, arrived with her 2-year-old daughter. The woman
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