Columbia police arrest one after shots fired at Flat Branch Park
Columbia Police Department Lt. Robert Fox said no one was hurt and no property was damaged in the shooting.
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Man accused of murder in missing mom case denied bail
The man accused of murder in the case of a Columbia missing mom was denied bond Monday afternoon.
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Fulton police say shooters on foot, in car exchanged gunfire
Fulton police have arrested four men on suspicion of crimes including child endangerment and assault after two weekend shootings.
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Jefferson City police make multiple arrests in separate chases
The Jefferson City Police Department said multiple people were arrested in two separate chases over the weekend.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Congress vote to decriminalize marijuana?
The U.S. House voted Friday to decriminalize marijuana after a United Nations committee changed the drug’s classification. A proposal has been filed in the Senate but the chamber’s Republican leadership seems unlikely to allow the bill to proceed. Give your opinion below.
Continue Reading One hurt after multiple shootings in Fulton on Sunday
Police responded to Jefferson Street and Eighth Avenue in Fulton Sunday afternoon.
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One taken to hospital following shots fired call
One person has been taken to the hospital following Columbia PD responding to a shots fired call on the corner of Sylvan Lane and Hendrix Drive.
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Fulton police arrest man for stealing vehicle
Fulton police officers responded to a disturbance around 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Mexico man charged a second time for sex crimes against children
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Lewis Parrish is facing more charges of sex crimes against children after more information came out during the investigation into the allegations this time in Audrain County. According to the probable cause statement, the Audrain County deputy sheriff received a call about a possible sexual assault in or around Audrain County on
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Police departments across mid-Missouri ask residents to lock their cars
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to a recent uptick in car thefts, three local police departments are encouraging residents to lock up their cars and protect their personal possessions. Since the beginning of 2020, the Columbia Police Department has reported more than 500 incidents of theft from motor vehicles that have occurred through November. In addition,
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Riechmann Indoor Pavilion to be used as site for jury trial and selection
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) COVID-19 has brought on many changes for the Boone County Court House. Today it was decided that the Reichmann Pavilion at Stephen Lake Park in Columbia, will be used as an additional site for Boone County Court’s jury trials and selection. Division III Circuit Judge, Judge Kevin Crane, will be overseeing the
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Woman charged with terroristic threat after calls to Miller County Sheriff’s Department
TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Elizabeth Cady is charged with making a terrorist threat after leaving two messages with the Miller County Sheriff’s department according to the probable cause statement. In the probable cause statement, Cady allegedly called the sheriff on Nov. 26 and left a message saying, Or you will end up with a two for
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Trial date set for suspect in teen’s central Columbia killing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be tried in March for a fatal shooting despite requests from his lawyer to speed up the case. Judge Kevin Crane on Friday set Javion Lawhorn’s trial to start March 1. Assistant Boone County prosecutor Morley Swingle said he expects the trial to last three days,
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Man with life-threatening injuries after early morning shooting in northeast Columbia
Columbia police say an early morning shooting on Greeley Drive sent a 29-year-old man to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Columbia Police investigating shooting on Kelsey Drive
Columbia police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in the 5400 block of Kelsey Drive.
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Fulton man arrested after allegedly showing a gun during a confrontation
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Police responded to a report of a person with a gun on the 200 block of west 6th Street Wednesday afternoon. According to officials, Jared Brooks drove to the location and had an argument with the victims, displaying a handgun in front of two adults and three children in a vehicle.
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Judge dismisses criminal counts in Missouri duck boat deaths
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed neglect and misconduct charges against three employees of a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake in 2018, killing 17 people. U.S. District Judge Doug Harpool filed an order Wednesday upholding a recommendation made in September. The boat captain, the general manager of the boat’s
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Man, 59, charged in eastern Missouri woman’s 1986 death
UNION, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 59-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the 1986 death of an eastern Missouri woman. Kenneth Avery Jr., of Villa Ridge, was charged Tuesday in the July 1986 death of Kristen Edwards, whose nude body was found in rural Franklin County. The Washington Missourian reported court
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Callaway County sheriff: Four teens arrested in church vandalism
Chism said the four suspects range from 14 to 16 years old and they have been taken to the juvenile justice center in Columbia.
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Columbia man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Doris Drive killing
A Columbia man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a killing on Doris Drive earlier this year.
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