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Columbia police ‘confident’ in search for missing woman

December 3, 2019 5:27 AM Brittany Wiley

The Mid-Missouri Sheriff’s Dive Team and Columbia Police Department will continue their search for a missing Columbia woman Tuesday.

Police release photos of suspect in smoke shop robbery

December 3, 2019 12:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department released photos on Tuesday of the suspect accused of robbing a local smoke shop. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that a man entered We B Smokin, 2716 Paris Road, at about 1 p.m. Monday and damaged a countertop coin-operated machine with a “large hammer”

CPD works to purge backlog of evidence

December 2, 2019 5:34 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted Monday to allow the police department to move funds from a project to pay salaries for two part-time employees. The Columbia Police Department is working to purge a backlog of evidence and enter municipal warrants into a statewide system. The department already has two part-time employees working

3 arrested in Camden County drug bust

December 2, 2019 9:41 PM Alec Pettus

Darrin HopkinsRussell StammMary Hill The Camden County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group executed a search warrant early Sunday morning, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. It happened at a home in Linn Creek. Authorities said they found around 56 grams of meth, 24 grams of hallucinogenic

Woman accused of arson pleads guilty to lesser charges

December 2, 2019 9:32 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of setting a fire in July 2018 pleaded guilty to lesser charges Monday. Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Rodewald confirmed Tammy Nevels pleaded guilty to delivery or possession of a controlled substance and fourth-degree assault. Court documents filed in 2018 said Nevels used a lighter to set a

Columbia police seek help in smoke shop robbery

December 2, 2019 5:47 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are asking for help identifying the person who stole money after damaging a machine in a northeast Columbia smoke shop. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that a man entered We B Smokin, 2716 Paris Road, at about 1 p.m. Monday and damaged a countertop coin-operated machine with

Woman charged for refusing to leave Columbia tree during trail protest

December 2, 2019 3:24 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor filed charges Monday against a woman who staged a weeklong protest by camping in a tree. Susan Fourcade, 67, also known as Sutu Forte, is charged with one count of misdemeanor trespassing. Forte was camped on a platform in a tree off Bluff Dale Drive to stop the

Fewer people die on Missouri roads this Thanksgiving

December 2, 2019 11:27 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol counted four fewer deaths in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday period than last year. Nine people died statewide in crashes between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, the patrol said in a news release. The patrol’s Troop F, which covers much of Mid-Missouri, reported

Cooper County manhunt underway after reported assault

December 1, 2019 8:21 PM Abbey Lamb

Authorities do not believe the suspect is in the area.

Fulton Police investigating possible self-defense shooting

November 30, 2019 6:00 PM Zach Boetto

Fulton Police Chief Steve Myers said the department is investigating the shooting death of a Fulton man that took place early Saturday morning. Official reports say around 3 a.m. officers were called to the 600 block of Jefferson Street to a report of shots fired. “Usually, it’s pretty much safe here, there’s nothing that really

St. Charles man dead after standoff in Callaway County

November 30, 2019 11:29 PM Barry Mangold

Deputies and troopers attempted to save a man who threatened them with a knife on Saturday. A 57-year-old St. Charles man was held-up in a vehicle in the 8000 block of County Road 234, south of Calwood, when deputies arrived around 8:30 a.m. for reports of suspicious activity. When deputies approached, the man displayed a

Individual shot, killed after entering a home in Fulton

November 30, 2019 9:52 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Fulton Police Department said a person was shot and killed Saturday morning. Police responded to the 600 block of Jefferson Street for reports of a gunshot. According to a news release, when officers arrived, they learned that an individual had gone into a home and was shot. The individual was pronounced dead at a

Hunters receive citations after start of deer season

November 29, 2019 5:50 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The November portion of deer season where hunters can use firearms started on Nov. 16. Since opening day, hunters around mid-Missouri have received citations for not following laws. Tom Strother is the Reginal Supervisor at the Department of Conservation in Columbia, Missouri. He said some citations are more common than others. “Common

Fewer criminal shooting deaths in Jefferson City this year compared to 2018

November 29, 2019 6:02 PM Jasmine Ramirez

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department has investigated four shooting deaths in 2019 compared to six shooting deaths in 2018, according to police records. A Jefferson City man is accused of two Thanksgiving killings. Torry A. Upchurch, 27, went to the police station wearing bloody clothes and admitted that he knew he

Jefferson City man charged in Thanksgiving night killings

November 29, 2019 5:43 AM Brittany Wiley

Charges have been filed against a man accused in two Jefferson City shooting.

Police investigate ‘weapons offense’ in Jefferson City

November 28, 2019 6:40 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating an incident involving a weapon on W. McCarty Street in Jefferson City. Officers were in the 1300 block around 6 p.m. Thursday night. In an email, Jefferson City Police Department’s Lt. David Williams confirmed the department is investigating a “weapons offense” and said he anticipated a formal release later.

Police block road in front of Jefferson City police station

November 28, 2019 9:49 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Police briefly blocked part of Monroe Street in front of the police station after a man approached an ABC 17 News staff member just before 9 p.m. Our crews say the man was covered in a red substance and went inside the police station. The vehicle the man was driving was

Large police presence on Southridge Drive in Jefferson City

November 28, 2019 10:24 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) There is a large police presence in the 2300 block of Southridge Drive in Jefferson City. Police have part of the road closed. ABC 17 News crews on scene saw crime scene tape up in the area and six police vehicles. ABC 17 News has contacted the Jefferson City Police Department

Boone County detention officer arrested accused of having child pornography

November 27, 2019 9:16 PM Matt Ragsdale

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the arrest of a former Boone County detention officer suspected of having child pornography. Kevin Downey, 33, of Fulton was arrested and taken to the Callaway County Jail around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mid-Missouri law enforcement officers responded to a residence at the 900 block of State

Camden County man accused of sexual contact with a child

November 27, 2019 4:45 PM Matt Ragsdale

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County prosecutors have charged a Macks Creek man with seven felonies relating to alleged sexual contact with a child younger than 14 years old. Andrew Helm, 44, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree child molestation and first-degree statutory sodomy. He was arrested Tuesday, according to court documents. Court documents say