COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will host a couple of meetings next week for residents to learn more about Fusus, a software platform that allows police to access public or business video footage. With Fusus, police would have immediate access to video feeds, with the owner’s permission, on a single platform while responding
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Police in Mexico have identified the source of a threat that led to all district schools being shut down Friday.
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies are searching for a man following an overnight chase across Mid-Missouri. Michael J. Brooks, formerly of Mexico, Missouri, is accused of leading law enforcement officers on a chase across parts of Montgomery, Callaway and Audrain counties. According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Brooks drove off after Montgomery City police
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after an alleged incident occurred during a custody exchange on Thursday, according to Jefferson City police. The man’s girlfriend got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend at her residence about money for child care. Once the children were brought to the vehicle by
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A Linn County judge will decide the sentence a Moberly man will serve for shooting a Randolph County deputy.
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James F. Wilson, of Mooresville, North Carolina, was arrested in connection with the March 1984 rape and assault of a woman in northeast Columbia.
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North Carolina authorities and Columbia police arrested a man Thursday who is suspected in a 1984 rape and attempted murder.
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The Mexico Board of Education is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a former teacher accused of abusing a student.
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Columbia police arrested a Fulton man on suspicion of child enticement on Wednesday.
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A Columbia doctor charged with rape will be held without bond for now.
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Saline County Deputy Braiden Christy received two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to fourth-degree assault on Monday. Christy, 33, was sentenced to one year in jail. The sentence was suspended. Christy was accused of touching an inmate’s breasts and watching her shower while he was working for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree rape and fourth-degree assault on Wednesday. Travis Birkhead, 37, was arrested by Columbia police Wednesday in the 2400 block of Broadway Bluffs Drive. The Columbia Police Department said in a press release that a woman told police on Saturday that she was raped and assaulted.
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Columbia police on Wednesday released the name of the man they arrested after s standoff the night before in central Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Downtown Leadership Council voted in favor of the Columbia Police Department to use the Fusus software on Wednesday. The Fusus software would allow law enforcement to have access to both pubic and private surveillance cameras, body-worn cameras, drones and other feeds through the city. CPD would only use surveillance video on
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is looking for information about the poaching of deer in Osage County. MDC agents said six deer dumped on a property in the Bonnots Mill area were shot and killed out of season. None of the animals were harvested, according to the department. Youth firearms
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Another school shooting has taken place and this one is close to home.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police responded to a potential hostage situation around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Lyon Street. Police shut down Lyon Street from Circus Avenue to Fifth Street. A man was arrested after police had to use force inside the building, according to Lt. Scott Alpers, of the Columbia Police
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Lewis & Clark Middle School in Jefferson City received a tip from a student that a classmate had a gun Tuesday but the weapon turned out to be a BB gun, police said.
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Tuesday, schools are back in class except for Central Visual and Performing Arts where the shooting occurred.
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 19-year-old who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition, a police official said Tuesday. Orlando Harris also left behind
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