Crime Archives

Centralia man charged with more child porn-related crimes

August 24, 2022 3:41 PM Matthew Sanders

A Centralia man charged last week with trying to get explicit photos of a girl was charged Tuesday with possessing and promoting child pornography.

Sedalia man arrested after 11-hour standoff

August 24, 2022 11:47 AM Matthew Sanders

Police arrested a Sedalia man early Wednesday on suspicion of kidnapping and having an explosive after an 11-hour standoff, police said in a news release.

University of Missouri sees decline in sexual assault cases over the last 5 years

August 23, 2022 9:47 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri reported 121 sexual exploitation/misconduct/assault between 2020-2021, which is down from 162 in 2019-2020. According to its 2020- 2021 annual report from it’s Office for Civil Right and Title IX, there were 121 reported assaults. 15 – Non-consensual Sexual Intercourse18 – Sexual assault: Rape3 – Sexual Assault: Attempted Rape2

Two men charged in connection with woman’s death in Phelps County

August 23, 2022 10:17 PM Katie Greathouse

Phelps County prosecutors charged two people Monday in connection with a woman’s death.

Judge allows Amtrak derailment lawsuits to move forward

August 23, 2022 8:26 PM Katie Greathouse

A judge allowed lawsuits filed in connection with June’s deadly train derailment in Chariton County to proceed in court.

Jefferson City man charged with shooting at Columbia home

August 23, 2022 4:28 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County prosecutors charged a Jefferson City man Monday with eight felonies including armed criminal action, domestic assault and stalking after he allegedly fired several shots at a woman’s car and home.

Inmate charged in former Jefferson City prison guard’s beating

August 23, 2022 12:22 PM Matthew Sanders

A Missouri prison inmate was charged last week with assault after allegedly beating a prison guard and causing severe injuries in July at Jefferson City Correctional Center.

Columbia man charged after Friday chase

August 22, 2022 6:18 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man was charged Friday and jailed without bond after authorities say he was arrested following a chase.

Police use surveillance video to find suspects in Columbia parking lot shooting

August 22, 2022 10:21 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police tracked down the suspects in a deadly Saturday shooting in a store parking lot by identifying a license plate in surveillance video, according to court documents.

Judge takes up order to protect student records in MU hazing case

August 22, 2022 5:20 PM Leila Mitchell

Lawyers agreed Monday to an order protecting student records covered by federal law in a University of Missouri hazing case.

Troopers arrest driver following deadly boat crash at Lake of the Ozarks

August 22, 2022 7:08 AM Zachary Farwell

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Edwards, Missouri man faces possible charges following a deadly boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers arrested Roy T. Jackson, 63, on Sunday around 2:10 p.m. in Camden County on warrants out of Morgan County. Jackson faces possible felony charges of boating while intoxicated which resulted in the

Two arrested in connection to Columbia supermarket homicide

August 21, 2022 2:49 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested two people in connection to a homicide that occurred Saturday in the parking lot of Moser’s Foods on North Keene Street. Columbia Police responded to a report of shots fired at around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday and found a man victim with apparent gunshot wounds. Police later identified the

One dead after shooting at Moser’s on Keene Street

August 20, 2022 5:45 PM Hannah Falcon

Columbia Police confirmed one person is dead after a shooting in the parking lot of Moser’s grocery store on Keene Street.

Concerned Columbia citizens report more car break-ins

August 19, 2022 12:15 PM Ethan Heinz

Columbia residents have been sharing experiences on social media platforms of getting their cars rummaged through, often while they’re sleeping.

One arrested after chase in east Columbia

August 19, 2022 11:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

Boone County deputies arrested a man after a Friday morning chase in east Columbia.

Jury in MU hazing case to be brought in from outside Boone County

August 19, 2022 9:48 AM Zachary Farwell

The jury in the trial of a former University of Missouri fraternity member accused of hazing will come from outside Boone County.

Judge keeps Lynlee Renick from collecting husband’s inheritance

August 18, 2022 5:42 PM Lucas Geisler

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Montgomery County judge agreed to bar a woman convicted of killing her husband from collecting any part of his inheritance. Judge Richard Scheibe ruled Thursday that Lynlee Renick cannot earn any money or property from Ben Renick’s remaining estate. A court-appointed guardian of Ben’s assets asked the judge on

Unlicensed daycare operator charged with manslaughter in infant’s death

August 18, 2022 2:32 PM Matthew Sanders

An unlicensed Sedalia daycare operator was charged last week with manslaughter and other crimes in connection with the December death of a 5-month-old boy.

Report of road rage leads to charges for Jefferson City man

August 18, 2022 12:33 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man was in the Callaway County Jail on Thursday after a woman said he pointed a gun at her and her children during a road rage incident.

Corrections officer sues inmate over brutal July attack at Jefferson City Correctional Center

August 18, 2022 11:58 AM Matthew Sanders

A former corrections officer at Jefferson City Correctional Center sued an inmate this week over a July beating that left the guard in a coma for six days.