Crime Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should ‘ghost guns’ be banned?

March 9, 2022 1:48 AM ABC 17 News Team

Authorities say the 18-year-old accused of a shooting at a Kansas City-area high school last week used a “ghost gun.”

Residents split as SROs to return to Columbia Public Schools

March 8, 2022 6:55 PM Chanel Porter

The Columbia City Council approved a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings.

Police: 1 Missouri officer, suspect die, 2 officers wounded

March 8, 2022 4:53 PM Associated Press

Three Joplin Police Department officers were hurt Tuesday in what Springfield, Missouri, media outlet KY3 calls a “shootout with a suspect.”

Columbia man charged after June 2021 police chase

March 8, 2022 8:55 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was trying to locate a wanted person in Centralia for previous offenses during the early morning hours of June 2021.

Ashland woman allegedly injures officer

March 8, 2022 4:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An Ashland officer was injured after responding to a disturbance at Main st. and Redbud Lane just after 11 a.m.

Accused Kansas City-area school shooter allegedly used ‘ghost gun’

March 8, 2022 4:13 PM Erika McGuire

The high school student accused of shooting and wounding an administrator and a school resource officer in Olathe, Kansas, last week allegedly used a “ghost gun.”

Columbia woman charged with hate crime

March 8, 2022 5:16 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have charged a Columbia woman with three felonies in connection with an alleged hate crime that occurred in February. Ashley D. Dooley, 34, was charged Monday with third-degree assault, assault motivated by discrimination and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police arrested Dooley on Feb. 8 after being called to an apartment complex

Special prosecutor reviewing deadly November Columbia police shooting

March 8, 2022 4:48 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor will decide whether or not a Columbia police officer that shot and killed a man last year will face charges. St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar’s office will review the police shooting of 30-year-old Quillan Jacobs. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight appointed Lohmar to review the case on Feb.

Authorities: 3 Missouri police officers, suspect shot

March 8, 2022 4:50 PM Associated Press

Joplin police say three officers and a suspect were shot in a confrontation in the southwest Missouri city.

Columbia man charged with two felonies in weekend shooting

March 7, 2022 11:37 AM Matthew Sanders

Tyler J. Matthews, 21, was charged Monday with first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor resisting arrest.

Hearings set for teens accused in fatal Columbia shooting

March 7, 2022 10:25 PM ABC 17 News Team

Hearings are set for two teens in custody for a Columbia killing.

State files lawsuit against Phelps County pool company for consumer protection violations

March 7, 2022 8:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against Zechariah Hockersmith, Richard Hockersmith, and ProCare Pools, LLC, out of Rolla, Missouri, for unlawful business practices.

Trial canceled for Columbia man after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter for drug overdose in Miller County

March 7, 2022 8:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial was canceled for a Columbia man after he pleaded guilty in February to involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance in connection to a drug overdose death from August 2020 in Miller County. William Crooks pled guilty without a negotiated plea agreement with the State regarding disposition, meaning he

Jefferson City woman charged with allegedly helping teen son fight another teen

March 7, 2022 2:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Cole County prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City woman after she took her 14-year-old son to fight another 14-year-old.

CPS Students For Change group wants more safety precautions in schools

March 6, 2022 4:36 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council plans to discuss and vote on a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings, but a group of CPS students called “Students For Change” want to see more safety precautions in place. The contract with CPS and the city

One person taken to the hospital after shooting in Columbia

March 5, 2022 3:20 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting on E Poplar Hill Drive in Columbia Saturday afternoon. Columbia Police Department officers confirmed on scene that there were multiple reports of gunshots just after 2 p.m. One couple in the area, Tom Detore and Eileen Kossak told ABC 17 News they

Columbia police conducting death investigation on Rangeline St.

March 5, 2022 6:46 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police have confirmed that they are conducting a death investigation near the Mosers on Rangeline St. Police were called to the area just after 2 p.m. Saturday. and remained on scene for almost five hours. It is not known at this time what caused the death. Police have not provided any

Student shot and arrested after opening fire on school resource officer and administrator in Kansas, police say

March 4, 2022 1:04 PM CNN Newsource

A suspect is in custody after a shooting injured an administrator and a school resource officer Friday morning at Olathe East High School in Kansas, police tweeted.

Jefferson City man sentenced to prison for attempted robbery

March 4, 2022 5:21 PM Matthew Sanders

A judge sentenced a Jefferson City man this week to eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery.

Third juvenile detained in Columbia shooting that killed teen

March 4, 2022 4:43 PM Matthew Sanders

A third teenage boy has been detained in connection with a shooting that claimed the life of a Columbia high school student last month, police said Friday.