Crime Archives

Woman arrested for DWI after suffering serious injuries in Miller County crash

June 14, 2023 11:27 AM Matthew Sanders

A Miller County woman was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and not driving on the right side of the road after she crashed her SUV late Tuesday.

Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee reviewed the newest state report

June 13, 2023 5:29 PM Marina Diaz

The Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee is set to review the 2022 State Annual Vehicle Stops Report on Tuesday.

Deadly Randolph County crash case moved to Carroll County

June 13, 2023 10:19 PM Katie Greathouse

A man accused of killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child in a crash will now have his case moved to Carroll County.

State asks for discipline against trooper accused of sexual abuse

June 13, 2023 6:30 PM Lucas Geisler

The Department of Public Safety is asking a state group take action against a trooper’s peace officer’s license following sexual abuse claims.

Woman knocked boy’s teeth out at the ARC Sunday afternoon, court documents say

June 13, 2023 10:41 AM Erika McGuire

A Columbia woman charged with four felonies after a fight at the Activity and Recreation Center on Sunday knocked a boy’s teeth out by pistol-whipping him, police say.

Teen fentanyl use, deaths on the rise

June 13, 2023 11:48 AM Mitchell Kaminski

Teen fentanyl deaths went up 182%, according to a recent study.

Iowa man sentenced for harassing Callaway County teen online

June 13, 2023 5:44 PM Matthew Sanders

A southern Iowa man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison after he admitted to harassing a Callaway County teenager online and trying to create child pornography.

Callaway County commissioners still support removed sheriff

June 13, 2023 4:19 PM Hannah Falcon

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County commissioners said Tuesday morning that they still support the sheriff removed from his office amid allegations of drinking on the job. Clay Chism was removed as Callaway County sheriff after his peace officer license was suspended indefinitely. Callaway County commissioners appointed Chief Deputy Darryl Maylee as the interim sheriff

Man arrested after Memorial Day weekend UTV crash charged with DWI

June 13, 2023 5:10 PM Matthew Sanders

A man arrested after a crash between his UTV and a car in Miller County on Memorial Day weekend has been charged with two felonies.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has someone you know been hurt by fentanyl?

June 13, 2023 2:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

The synthetic opioid has been showing up in pills that are being sold as other drugs. Last week the Pettis County sheriff said deputies found more than 800 counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl during a traffic stop.

Callaway County sheriff removed from office after license stripped; interim appointed

June 12, 2023 3:44 PM Marina Diaz

Callaway County’s sheriff no longer has a peace officer’s license in Missouri after reports that he was drinking and buying liquor on the job made their way to the state’s top law enforcement office.

Woman charged with four felonies after fight at Columbia recreation spot

June 12, 2023 12:00 PM Erika McGuire

City officials and police remained quiet Monday about who was arrested over the weekend at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center on accusations of assaulting a boy.

Sheriff: Columbia teen was driver of car with 800 fake Percocet pills made of fentanyl

June 12, 2023 5:04 PM Matthew Sanders

The sheriff of a Mid-Missouri county said over the weekend that the driver of a car carrying more than 800 fake Percocet pills made from fentanyl was a runaway teenager from Columbia.

Man gets four years in federal prison for insurance fraud in case with Columbia ties

June 12, 2023 4:12 PM Matthew Sanders

A Kansas City man was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison for his role in a $1.1 million insurance fraud scheme with a former Columbia man.

Fourth former University of Missouri fraternity brother takes plea deal in hazing case

June 12, 2023 9:37 AM Matthew Sanders

A fourth former member of a shuttered University of Missouri chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Monday.

Four arrested for fight at ARC in Columbia Sunday afternoon; police unable to determine if shots fired

June 11, 2023 5:05 PM abc17news-Newsroom

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were arrested after a disturbance at the Activity Recreation Center in Columbia led to a large police presence in the area for over an hour Sunday evening. Columbia Police and several other agencies responded to the ARC Sunday at 4:34 p.m. for reports of a fight and possible shooting. Police

Columbia man pleads guilty in wife’s murder

June 9, 2023 2:20 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man who pleaded guilty Friday to his wife’s 2006 murder has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison.

Centralia man pleads guilty in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot

June 9, 2023 12:01 PM Matthew Sanders

A Centralia man charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty to a felony Thursday in a federal court.

St. Louis man charged after Montgomery County chase

June 9, 2023 11:28 AM Matthew Sanders

Montgomery County authorities have charged a St. Louis man with six felonies after he led deputies on a chase Tuesday afternoon.

Man accused of killing wife in 2006 headed to court ahead of upcoming trial

June 9, 2023 5:45 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Keith Comfort will have a pre-trial hearing on Friday at 1:30 p.m. before his jury trial on Monday morning at the Boone County Courthouse. Comfort is charged with killing his wife in 2006. According to court documents, in 2019, authorities say Comfort admitted to police in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin that he killed his wife Megan