Sedalia shooting injures 18-year-old
Sedalia police say an 18-year-old was hurt in a shooting Saturday night.
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Police searching for suspect after they shot through a door
Columbia police responded to Jacobs Place around 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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Police arrest man following an assault on Hirth Avenue
There was a large police presence on Hirth Avenue Saturday around 10:30 p.m.
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Troopers use spike strips to end vehicle pursuit
One person has been taken into custody after a vehicle pursuit that ended outside of Columbia.
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Fulton man arrested after robbery involving a gun
Fulton Police arrested Justin L. Weeks, 32, after responding to a robbery Saturday morning.
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Suspect on the run after crashing car into ravine
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is searching for a suspect after he allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle into a ravine in Columbia late Friday night. After a short pursuit ended in a crash, CPD detained one juvenile passenger and set up a perimeter around the Columbia Mall area to find the driver, who
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Murder trial delayed for Columbia double shooting suspect
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial for the suspect accused of killing a teenager in 2019 will once again be moved back. Judge Kevin Crane allowed prosecutors two more weeks to get lab reports from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosions for Javion Lawhorn’s trial. Crane set the trial to start on March 15.
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St. Louis prosecutor seeks to take back McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to restore her authority to prosecute a couple accused of wielding guns at racial injustice protesters last summer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Gardner’s office on Thursday petitioned the state Supreme Court to block a judge’s order disqualifying
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New special prosecutor will be appointed in Columbia officer’s manslaughter case
Attorneys agreed in a court hearing Friday morning that a new special prosecutor will be appointed in a Columbia police officer’s manslaughter case.
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Columbia man charged after firing gun in SW Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of shooting a gun in southwest Columbia and causing property damage. Columbia police repsonded to a report of shots fire on the 4500 block of West Bellview Dr. on Feb. 1. Police found a damaged window and a bullet strike that left red paint/coating. Police stopped a
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Jefferson City man charged with arson after house fire
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after he was accused of setting a home on fire. Fire crews were called to the 2700 block of Schott road just before 8 p.m. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s office, the 41-year-old man was found intoxicated and armed with a shotgun in
Continue Reading Father and son charged with burglarizing a Cole County gun store
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A father and son are accused of burglarizing Bob’s Guns & Knives store in early February. According to a probable cause statement, Christopher McCombs Sr. and Christopher McCombs Jr. allegedly broke into the store and stole an unknown amount of merchandise and knives. Officials say one man used a concrete saw
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1 charged after Thursday morning Jefferson City police chase
Jefferson City police officers arrested one person related to a chase Thursday morning.
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Court documents: former Fulton firefighters’ union treasurer admits to stealing from organization
An officer for the Fulton firefighters’ union has been arrested on suspicion of stealing from the union.
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Columbia man faces tampering with witnesses charges in homicide case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury has indicted a man accused of trying to hire someone to commit murder. According to court documents, Mehrdad Fotoohighiam trying to pressure witnesses in the case against him to not work with the prosecution. Fotoohighiam now faces two additional charges of tampering or attempted tampering with a
Continue Reading Special prosecutor picked for case against St. Louis couple
A former U.S. attorney will be the special prosecutor in the case of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters last summer.
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Early morning home invasion reported in central Columbia
The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that officers were called at about 2:45 a.m. to the 1100 block of Madison Street for a reported home invasion.
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Police: Domestic assault call led to crash into Columbia creek
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A chase that led to a crash into a Columbia creek started with a Tuesday morning domestic assault call, police said Tuesday afternoon. Columbia Police detained two people after a crash on the 2700 block of Forum Blvd. Tuesday morning before 9, Columbia Police responded to a report of a domestic assault
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Hartsburg man accused of shooting that hit 1 in the head
A Hartsburg man faces multiple charges in Boone County after a Saturday shooting left one person hurt.
Continue Reading Missouri judge says public defender waitlist unfair
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge says the wait time for some poor defendants to get legal help is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Will Hickle in an order said a group of poor defendants likely will succeed in a class-action lawsuit against the state. The defendants’ attorneys say some waited in jail for months before
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