Crime Archives

Columbia polling place lockdown caused by man with knife in area

April 5, 2023 11:03 AM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia polling location was shut down briefly Tuesday while police dealt with a man with a knife who had hurt another person nearby, according to police.

Man found guilty of killing LU student sentenced to 30 years

April 4, 2023 4:03 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was found guilty of killing a Lincoln University student in 2018 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Alfred Chism Jr, was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years for second-degree murder and five years for armed-criminal action. The sentences will run consecutively. Chism admitted to killing

AP Sources: Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony charges

April 4, 2023 11:47 AM Associated Press

An extraordinary moment in U.S. history will unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender and be arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments.

Columbia Police Department reports increase in thefts from vehicles

April 3, 2023 11:52 AM Nia Hinson

Columbia police have warned at least one apartment complex to be on the lookout for people stealing from unlocked cars.

Man charged with murder in relation to 2020 McDonald’s shooting on Clark Lane

April 3, 2023 5:05 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Friday in relation to the 2020 shooting death of Marqukis Hayes at a McDonald’s on Clark Lane in Columbia. Correy Greene, 33, is charged with second-degree murder, unlawful transfer of a weapon, unlawful possession of a gun and armed-criminal action. He is not in custody. No

Trump returns to New York to face charges

April 3, 2023 12:43 PM Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump has arrived in New York ahead of his arraignment Tuesday on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign.

Suspect dead after officer-involved shooting in Morgan County

April 1, 2023 3:44 PM abc17news-Newsroom

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Morgan County that ended with one suspect dead. In a news release, the Pettis County Sheriff said two Morgan County Deputies were shot at by a man suspected of a burglary. This happened Saturday morning at the intersection of Fairgrounds

Suspect in shooting outside Columbia gas station arrested in Callaway County

March 31, 2023 12:02 PM Matthew Sanders

Callaway County deputies arrested a 19-year-old Columbia man Thursday in connection with a shooting investigation, the sheriff’s office says.

Suspect found after Columbia police search for person with a gun on south side of town

March 30, 2023 2:29 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department officers searched for a person with a gun near Nifong Boulevard and Buttonwood Drive in south Columbia on Thursday afternoon, with reports of at least one arrest. MU Alert Update: ALL CLEAR. Subject taken into custody. No reported injuries. Campus operating under normal conditions. ALL CLEAR.— MU Alert (@MUalert)

Jefferson City man sentenced to four years in prison

March 30, 2023 8:46 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been sentenced to four years in prison on a pair of felony charges. David Patton, 33, pleaded guilty on Monday to first-degree accessory to tampering with a motor vehicle and accessory to second-degree burglary. He was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections

Woman charged; five injured after car hits parked vehicle in Jefferson City

March 30, 2023 11:20 AM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people, including three children, had minor injuries after a car smashed into another parked vehicle Wednesday in Jefferson City. The car’s driver, Danielle Bailey, 28, was “visibly intoxicated” and arrested at the scene, police said in a news release. Bailey was driving a Nissan Altima in the 1400 block of

Randolph County man charged with murder after drug overdose

March 30, 2023 10:55 AM Matthew Sanders

A Randolph County man was charged Thursday with murder after a deadly drug overdose.

No arrests yet in three shootings over two days in north Columbia

March 30, 2023 11:40 AM Nia Hinson

Columbia police have announced no arrests in connection with three separate shootings over two days this week.

Three suffer minor injuries in shooting outside north Columbia gas station

March 29, 2023 5:21 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police taped off a shooting scene outside a north Columbia gas station Wednesday after three people suffered minor injuries.

FDA approves over-the-counter sales of opioid overdose drug naloxone

March 29, 2023 11:51 AM Ethan Heinz

The FDA approved a 4-milligram naloxone nasal spray for over-the-counter sales Wednesday.

Miller County woman faces child endangerment and drug charges

March 29, 2023 3:31 PM Ryan Shiner

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia woman has been charged after the Miller County Sheriff’s Office says she was found with fentanyl on Monday. Chanda Stouch, 50, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less and possession of a controlled substance. She is being

Library books become part of Missouri budget debate

March 28, 2023 12:26 PM Hannah Falcon

Libraries, their funding and local control figured heavily into a state House debate Tuesday morning, acting as a preview for what was to come later in the day when lawmakers take up the state budget.

Boone County dispatchers train for ‘swatting calls’

March 28, 2023 11:49 AM Ethan Heinz

When news started to spread nationwide Monday that six people had been killed in a Tennessee school shooting it appeared to set off “swatting” calls in districts around the state.

Columbia man accused of making terroristic threat at bank

March 28, 2023 4:23 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man faces multiple charges after police say he was found with a knife on Thursday at a Columbia bank. Jonathan Travis Carpenter, 40, is charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $5,000 bond. An

Fulton police search for suspect in Break Time robbery

March 28, 2023 3:31 PM Ryan Shiner

The Fulton Police Department is searching for someone accused of robbing the Break Time on North Bluff Street on Saturday night. A man wearing dark clothing and a blue ski mask pulled out a weapon and demanded money, according to a press release. He ran away after getting the money. The amount was not determined.