Crime Archives

Ways to help Uvalde families following deadly mass shooting in Texas

May 25, 2022 11:48 AM Kennedy Miller

Organizations nationwide are coming together to help people who lost a loved one in the violence.

Columbia Public Schools offers advice, resources to help children cope after Texas elementary shooting

May 25, 2022 12:03 PM Matthew Sanders

The head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.

Missouri congressional Democrats, Sen. Hawley call for action after Texas massacre; Hartzler offers prayers

May 25, 2022 11:27 AM Matthew Sanders

The two Democrats in Missouri’s congressional delegation called for more action to address gun violence after a shooter killed 19 elementary students at a Texas school, while a Republican who represents Columbia and other parts of Mid-Missouri offered prayers.

US Air Force member charged in 2018 rape in Columbia

May 25, 2022 6:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A US Air Force member stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is facing a rape charge from 2018 in Columbia. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Nathan Repka with a second-degree rape charge. In August 2018, Repka visited the victim and went to a party where he became “blackout

Police called to fight involving knife at Columbia gas station

May 25, 2022 4:06 PM Erika McGuire

No one was injured during a fight involving a knife at a Columbia gas station Wednesday.

Missouri Attorney General files lawsuit against Boone County fencing contractor for unlawful business practices

May 25, 2022 3:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Joseph Murray for unlawful business practices.

Parents waited late into the night for children to be identified after a gunman killed 19 students and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school.

Uvalde school shooter texted a teenaged girl ‘Ima go shoot up a(n) elementary school’ before massacre

May 25, 2022 5:38 PM CNN

By Isabelle Chapman, Daniel A. Medina, Nicole Chavez, Dakin Andone and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Just before killing 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school Tuesday, the 18-year-old gunman allegedly texted a girl who lives in Germany about his intentions. According to screenshots reviewed by CNN and an interview with the 15-year-old girl

Judge sentences man for March standoff at central Columbia apartment complex

May 25, 2022 10:47 AM Zachary Farwell

A Boone County judge has sentenced a man after a standoff at a central Columbia apartment complex in early March.

Lockdown lifted at Jefferson City Correctional Center after fight involving 25 inmates

May 25, 2022 8:58 AM Zachary Farwell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A lockdown was lifted Wednesday morning for most of the Jefferson City Correctional Center following a fight among inmates. The incident involved about 25 inmates who were using the yard on Tuesday, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. A spokeswoman said two JCCC staff members were hurt during the incident

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is more regulation needed to stop or reduce mass shootings?

May 25, 2022 2:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

Fourteen children and a teacher were gunned down at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.

Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee says 2021 stop proportion against black drivers raises continuous concerns

May 24, 2022 4:31 PM Leila Mitchell

Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones created the Vehicle Stop Committee in 2019.

Columbia man faces pleads guilty to federal charges after posting photos, videos of guns and drugs

May 24, 2022 8:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of illegally possessing firearms after posting Snapchat photos and videos in which he illegally possessed various guns and drugs.

Gunman at a Texas elementary school kills 19 students and two adults before being fatally shot, officials say

May 24, 2022 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

A suspect is in custody after a shooting incident at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, left at least two dead and injured 14 people, including students, authorities said.

One hurt, homes damaged in Boone County shooting

May 24, 2022 3:57 AM Molly Stawinoga

A deputy at the scene said that gunfire hit multiple homes in the area but couldn’t say whether anyone was hurt.

California man charged with second-degree murder after woman dies from overdose

May 24, 2022 3:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A California man is facing multiple charges after a woman died from fentanyl toxicity according to the Boone County Medical Examiner’s office.

Lake-area realtor charged in murder-for-hire case fails to show up for bond hearing because of rehab

May 24, 2022 1:44 PM Matthew Sanders

A real estate agent accused in a murder-for-hire plot missed a court appearance to revoke her bond Monday because she was in rehab, her lawyer told the court.

Columbia bomb threat suspect remains in Kansas; extradition ordered

May 24, 2022 11:31 AM Matthew Sanders

The man accused of calling in a bomb threat to a Columbia daycare last week remained Tuesday in custody in Kansas, though he has now been ordered to return to Boone County to be tried.