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Deputies arrest man after multi-county chase
Audrain County deputies arrested a man after a multi-county chase early Friday morning.
Continue ReadingAudrain County deputies arrested a man after a multi-county chase early Friday morning.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man has filed a federal lawsuit against a former Centralia police officer, the Centralia Police Department, the City of Centralia and two others after the man was allegedly pulled over, assaulted and arrested without probable cause. The lawsuit was filed on May 12, 2021 in the U.S. District Court
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two minors that sued the Camdenton R-III school district reached a settlement with the district this week. Federal court documents show a sealed settlement agreement between the minors, who are referred to as “Jane Doe” and “John Doe,” and the district on Monday. A court hearing was held Tuesday in Jefferson
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Highway Patrol is reviewing claims that a state lawmaker had sex with a drunk 19 year old while serving as a police officer in 2015. A spokesman on Thursday said a local prosecutor asked the patrol to investigate 42-year-old Republican Rep. Chad Perkins. A local police chief also went
Continue ReadingMONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury found a Morgan County man not guilty of murder. A Moniteau County jury returned the verdict Thursday afternoon. Thomas Capps was accused of killing Ronald Salmons in Versailles back in 2015. The case was moved to Moniteau County on a change of venue request. Prosecutors argued Capps staged a
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was killed by a police officer Wednesday in northwest Columbia. Director of training at Northstar police training, Adam Duncan, said officers try to link together two components in these situations. “It’s what they knew prior to contact with that person and the element of environment including who is around the
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City police officer suffered minor injuries during an assault Wednesday night.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials say arrests for marijuana use in state parks have dropped dramatically after policy changes prompted by the legalization of medical marijuana. The parks department issued new enforcement policies in April of last year. The Department of Natural Resources says 51 people were arrested for possession of less than
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Police Department says officers arrested a registered sex offender that tried multiple times to communicate with a child.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors say they have new evidence in the death of Mengqi Ji who they believe was killed by her husband Joseph Elledge. New court documents describe audio recordings of conversations between Ji and Elledge. The new documents detail 12 secret audio conversations, two recorded by Ji and 10 recorded by Elledge. Boone
Continue ReadingThe Cole County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against a man accused of threatening a school bus driver in Jefferson City on Tuesday morning.
Continue ReadingThomas Capps was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in 2019 for the March 17, 2015, death of Ronald Salmons.
Continue ReadingMARHSALL, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have arrested two people following a shooting in Marshall early Sunday morning. According to the Marshall Police Department, the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 100 block of S. Lafayette Ave. Police said officers discovered one person had been shot and taken to Fitzgibbon Hospital for their injuries. That person’s
Continue ReadingColumbia Police have now charged Mariquan Midgyett with armed criminal action and 1st degree assault after a shooting in a parking lot on May 10.
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in Mexico, Missouri, are investigating a shooting Monday night that left a man hurt. According to the Mexico Public Safety Department, the shooting happened around 6:05 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Breckenridge Street. Police said a person at a home on Breckenridge Street shot the 30-year-old man after he
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teen was arrested in connection with an Arkansas murder. 19-year-old Travis Barker was arrested Friday in Salem, Arkansas. Prosecutors charged him Monday with first-degree murder. Barker is the third suspect arrested in connection to the death of David Lee Stansbury. He will be formally indicted Tuesday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Judge Robin Ransom as the next Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Watch the event replay in the player below. Judge Ransom will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Laura Denvir Stith in early March. “Appointing a judge to the Supreme
Continue ReadingA Columbia man seeking an alternative method of execution will be put to death by lethal injection, despite the possibility of seizures.
Continue ReadingThomas E. Capps, 50, will face a jury trial starting Monday in Moniteau County.
Continue ReadingMissouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a woman following a single-car crash Sunday night.
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