Crime Archives

Camden County Sheriff’s Office seeks man in relation to death investigation

September 1, 2022 10:53 AM Matthew Sanders

Camden County deputies are asking for help finding a Camdenton man who they suspect hit another man with a vehicle Tuesday night, killing him.

International Overdose Awareness Day and the growing opioid epidemic

August 31, 2022 6:17 PM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. This annual international campaign is designed to end overdoses, remember those who have died without stigma, and to increase awareness of addiction. Fake prescription pills have risen to popularity with people thinking they are taking a certain drug, only to be taking a combination of others

Man shot in vehicle on Columbia street

August 31, 2022 12:08 PM Matthew Sanders

Police closed off part of an east-central Columbia street Tuesday.

Columbia woman accused of stealing from elderly couple and their disabled daughter

August 31, 2022 4:08 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman stole tens of thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of an elderly couple and their disabled daughter, a Boone County Sheriff’s Office detective wrote in a statement used to justify a felony charge against her. Ana Cristina Lopez-Clark, 54, was arrested and booked into the Boone County Jail

Callaway County man charged after chase on county roads

August 31, 2022 11:32 AM Matthew Sanders

A Callaway County man was charged this week with vehicle theft and resisting arrest after allegedly leading a deputy on a chase near New Bloomfield.

Moberly police arrest man accused in recent thefts from vehicles

August 31, 2022 5:59 AM Zachary Farwell

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly police officers recovered stolen property Tuesday while investigating thefts from vehicles. Police said officers identified 33-year-old Dustin Wheeler, of Moberly, as a suspect during the investigation. Wheeler was arrested at a home in the 400 block of E. Rollins Street around 5:45 p.m. on a no bond parole absconder warrant, according

Missouri’s ‘stand your ground’ law explained after Howard County man’s self-defense claim

August 30, 2022 9:40 PM Leila Mitchell

A man charged with first-degree murder claimed self defense in a Howard County courtroom Tuesday morning.

Two Columbia middle school students assaulted on bus; suspect detained

August 30, 2022 1:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Two Columbia Public Schools middle school students were assaulted Tuesday morning on their bus, a district spokeswoman said.

Suspect in deadly Fayette shooting pleads not guilty; lawyer claims self-defense

August 30, 2022 6:07 AM Matthew Sanders

Kundarrius Taylor, 23, is set to appear in the Howard County Court Tuesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Torrance Evans.

Jefferson City woman sentenced to prison for Molotov cocktail attack

August 30, 2022 2:20 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City woman was sentenced Tuesday to a dozen years in federal prison after pleading guilty to throwing Molotov cocktails into homes.

Registered sex offender sent to federal prison for child pornography

August 30, 2022 11:25 AM Matthew Sanders

A Versailles man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison without parole for possession of child pornography.

At least two homes hit in central Columbia shooting

August 30, 2022 1:22 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say at least two homes were hit with gunfire in a central Columbia shooting late Monday night. ABC 17 News crews were on scene around 11:40 p.m. and saw multiple officers searching the area with flashlights. CPD says an officer was close by at the time of the shooting and

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do Missouri prison conditions need to improve?

August 29, 2022 11:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

The NAACP held a virtual forum Monday night to talk about conditions in Missouri prisons.

Bike thefts in Columbia raise concerns

August 29, 2022 8:58 PM Ethan Heinz

The University of Missouri Police Department is investigating several bicycle thefts so far this year.

Moberly man charged after allegedly exposing himself to children in Columbia

August 26, 2022 11:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Suspect detained on charges relating to reported incidents of indecency, Aug. 25

Fayette shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder in CMU student death

August 25, 2022 8:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Central Methodist University is grieving the shooting death of a student and football player at the hands of a former student.

Centralia woman accused of driving wrong way on Highway 63, crashing into deputy’s cruiser

August 26, 2022 6:33 AM Matthew Sanders

A Centralia woman was arrested on suspicion of DWI, resisting arrest and careless driving after her vehicle hit a deputy’s cruiser Wednesday night on Highway 63.

New court dates set for six University of Missouri hazing suspects

August 25, 2022 11:17 AM Leila Mitchell

Five of the men charged with hazing in connection with the University of Missouri Phi Gamma Delta hazing case are scheduled for their first appearance in court Thursday.

Moberly man charged with threat to nursing home

August 24, 2022 5:16 PM Matthew Sanders

A Moberly man was charged Wednesday on allegations that he threatened to “clear out” a nursing home.

Audrain County man charged with exploiting elderly couple

August 24, 2022 4:16 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors charged a Mexico, Missouri, man Monday with five felonies for allegedly taking advantage of an elderly couple.