Crime Archives

Columbia Public Schools asks for dismissal of AG’s mask mandate lawsuit

April 18, 2022 4:42 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia Public Schools called the Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit over its former mask rule moot since the district dropped its mandate. The district asked Judge Joshua Devine to dismiss the attorney general’s January lawsuit on Thursday. The district argued that it no longer has a policy requiring masks that

Two arrests have been made in connection to a shooting/disturbance call in Downtown Columbia Sunday morning that sent one person to the hospital

April 17, 2022 3:46 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Police Department is investigating after they said multiple shots were fired on Ninth and Cherry Street Sunday morning.

One person detained after multiple shots fired in Columbia

April 16, 2022 5:21 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Police Department confirmed multiple shots were fired near Columbia Auto Repair, with one person in custody following the shooting.

Columbia man faces multiple charges after March standoff

April 15, 2022 10:50 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man wanted for multiple crimes faces charges after he barricaded himself in a residence in north Columbia on March 22 for nearly four hours.

Columbia city officials using lighting to deter crime downtown

April 15, 2022 7:18 PM Hannah Falcon

Columbia city officials are turning up the lights downtown in the hopes of deterring violent crime.

Appeal to dismiss case against Columbia murder suspect denied

April 15, 2022 9:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

An appeal was denied to dismiss the case against a Columbia man accused in taking part in a 2017 killing.

New charges filed against Audrain County man accused of sex crimes against children

April 15, 2022 8:31 PM ABC 17 News Team

An Audrain County man charged with previous sex crimes against kids has been charged with more crimes in Randolph County.

Appeal in Columbia murder case delays trial’s start

April 14, 2022 11:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for a Columbia man accused in taking part in a 2017 killing is appealing a judge’s decision not to dismiss the case based on prosecutors allegedly violating his right to a speedy trial. Judge Josh Devine rejected attorney Stephen Wyse’s request on April 8 to dismiss the case against Jeffrey

Jefferson City police investigating a string of crimes over the past week

April 14, 2022 9:47 PM Leila Mitchell

Police in Jefferson City continues to investigate a string of crimes over the last week.

Miller County man sentenced to 8 years in prison for arson and other felonies

April 14, 2022 9:08 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Miller County judge sentenced a man after he pleaded guilty to multiple felonies.

Federal judge sentences Columbia woman for trafficking meth

April 14, 2022 2:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A federal judge sentenced a Columbia woman for trafficking meth after she received a large package of meth shipped from California to distribute locally in April 2019.

Judge gives 15-year prison sentence in Miller County drug overdose death

April 14, 2022 1:10 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Miller County in February was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison.

Police arrest man accused of breaking into Audrain Community Hospital

April 14, 2022 8:57 AM Zachary Farwell

Geoffrey D. Allen, 55, is accused of causing damage and stealing items from Audrain Community Hospital, according to the Mexico Public Safety Department.

Jury finds man guilty of murder in deadly 2020 Mexico home invasion

April 14, 2022 6:34 AM Zachary Farwell

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County jury convicted a Kirksville man Wednesday night for his role in a deadly 2020 Mexico, Missouri home invasion. Jurors found Sadiq Moore, 25, guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action in the death of 25-year-old Chance Davis. A judge is expected

Vandals cause surface damage after breaking into Audrain County Community Hospital

April 13, 2022 8:59 PM ABC 17 News Team

A spokeswoman from Noble Health has confirmed to ABC 17 that people broke into the Audrain County Community Hospital in Mexico on Tuesday night.

Police investigating armed carjacking in Jefferson City, chase through Ashland reached over 100 mph

April 13, 2022 2:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A reported armed carjacking in Jefferson City went though Ashland on Wednesday morning.

Suspect in Brooklyn subway train shooting called in the tip that led to his arrest, sources say

April 13, 2022 1:02 PM CNN Newsource

Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James was arrested by patrol cops in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, three law enforcement officials told CNN.

Jefferson City police investigating overnight burglaries and vehicle thefts

April 13, 2022 3:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Jefferson City police continue to investigate multiple overnight burglaries and several vehicle thefts.

Former deputy files sexual harassment lawsuit against Camden County Sheriff’s Department

April 12, 2022 9:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A former Camden County deputy has filed a lawsuit for sexual harassment, discrimination and illegal retaliation against the sheriff’s department, Sheriff Tony Helms and a former Camden County Captain.

Federal judge sentences Sedalia man to 10 years in prison in murder for hire plot

April 12, 2022 8:40 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A federal judge has sentenced a Sedalia man for attempting to hire an undercover law enforcement agent to murder the victim in a pending statutory sodomy case.