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Fulton man arrested after robbery involving a gun
Fulton Police arrested Justin L. Weeks, 32, after responding to a robbery Saturday morning.
Continue ReadingFulton Police arrested Justin L. Weeks, 32, after responding to a robbery Saturday morning.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is searching for a suspect after he allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle into a ravine in Columbia late Friday night. After a short pursuit ended in a crash, CPD detained one juvenile passenger and set up a perimeter around the Columbia Mall area to find the driver, who
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial for the suspect accused of killing a teenager in 2019 will once again be moved back. Judge Kevin Crane allowed prosecutors two more weeks to get lab reports from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosions for Javion Lawhorn’s trial. Crane set the trial to start on March 15.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to restore her authority to prosecute a couple accused of wielding guns at racial injustice protesters last summer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Gardner’s office on Thursday petitioned the state Supreme Court to block a judge’s order disqualifying
Continue ReadingAttorneys agreed in a court hearing Friday morning that a new special prosecutor will be appointed in a Columbia police officer’s manslaughter case.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of shooting a gun in southwest Columbia and causing property damage. Columbia police repsonded to a report of shots fire on the 4500 block of West Bellview Dr. on Feb. 1. Police found a damaged window and a bullet strike that left red paint/coating. Police stopped a
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after he was accused of setting a home on fire. Fire crews were called to the 2700 block of Schott road just before 8 p.m. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s office, the 41-year-old man was found intoxicated and armed with a shotgun in
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A father and son are accused of burglarizing Bob’s Guns & Knives store in early February. According to a probable cause statement, Christopher McCombs Sr. and Christopher McCombs Jr. allegedly broke into the store and stole an unknown amount of merchandise and knives. Officials say one man used a concrete saw
Continue ReadingJefferson City police officers arrested one person related to a chase Thursday morning.
Continue ReadingAn officer for the Fulton firefighters’ union has been arrested on suspicion of stealing from the union.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury has indicted a man accused of trying to hire someone to commit murder. According to court documents, Mehrdad Fotoohighiam trying to pressure witnesses in the case against him to not work with the prosecution. Fotoohighiam now faces two additional charges of tampering or attempted tampering with a
Continue ReadingA former U.S. attorney will be the special prosecutor in the case of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters last summer.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Department said in a news release that officers were called at about 2:45 a.m. to the 1100 block of Madison Street for a reported home invasion.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A chase that led to a crash into a Columbia creek started with a Tuesday morning domestic assault call, police said Tuesday afternoon. Columbia Police detained two people after a crash on the 2700 block of Forum Blvd. Tuesday morning before 9, Columbia Police responded to a report of a domestic assault
Continue ReadingA Hartsburg man faces multiple charges in Boone County after a Saturday shooting left one person hurt.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge says the wait time for some poor defendants to get legal help is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Will Hickle in an order said a group of poor defendants likely will succeed in a class-action lawsuit against the state. The defendants’ attorneys say some waited in jail for months before
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after a fire in Columbia. Police arrested 28-year-old Seth Vaughn early Sunday morning at a home in the 2000 block of Ammonette street. Vaughn could appear at a court hearing scheduled on Wednesday afternoon. According to court documents, Vaughn set stuff on fire in the kitchen of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys who represent medical marijuana clients say they are concerned about possible discipline under a directive issued by the state Supreme Court in June. The directive says attorneys cannot participate in, or advise clients on participating in, anything that is illegal under federal law, even if they are legal under
Continue ReadingColumbia Police have arrested Seth Vaughn, 28, of Columbia after after responding to a disturbance Sunday morning.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s department reveals new details about a Friday night chase that ends in one arrest and law enforcement looking for four other occupants of a stolen vehicle. Just before 6:30 p.m., a Boone County deputy was alerted by an automated license plate reader of a stolen vehicle near the intersection
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