Crime Archives

Columbia murder suspect dies in prison

February 7, 2020 11:51 AM Madison Fleck

A man accused in a Columbia killing died while in prison on Thursday.

Columbia man pleads guilty to child sex crimes

February 7, 2020 10:46 AM Madison Fleck

A Columbia man who was a substitute teacher at a northeast Missouri school pleaded guilty to child sex crimes on Thursday.

Supreme Court decision puts Columbia business owner’s future in question

February 6, 2020 8:24 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dimetrious Woods wants to build something. Woods opened an auto spa in 2019 at the corner of Business Loop 70 and Rangeline Street. He also helped a group of other men mentor young people following a violent month in Columbia that killed six people. He’s branded himself around town as “Motivated Meechi.”

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Boone County Circuit Judge denies motion to dismiss charge in Joseph Elledge case

February 6, 2020 9:03 PM Matt Ragsdale

Online court records show Jacobs denied the motion from Elledge’s attorney John O’Connor after it was taken into advisement on Monday.

Police: Intruder killed during reported Columbia home invasion

February 6, 2020 12:32 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia teenager was killed by gunfire during what was reported as a home invasion Wednesday night.

CPD death investigation in north Columbia

February 5, 2020 7:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police officers to a crime scene at a residence on Doris Drive in north Columbia Wednesday night.

Names released in apparent murder-suicide near Columbia

February 4, 2020 5:23 AM Brittany Wiley

Boone County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they believe is a murder suicide.

Hundreds of pounds of marijuana recovered in two Cooper County busts

February 4, 2020 10:48 AM Madison Fleck

A Georgia man was arrested on Monday after highway patrol troopers found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in his car.

Large police presence on North Creasy Springs Road

February 4, 2020 2:29 AM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are currently investigating an incident in the 5100 block of North Creasy Springs Road. Columbia Police, Boone County Sheriff Deputies, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Boone County Fire Protection District are all on scene. According to ABC 17 News crews authorities are attempting to talk to someone on a megaphone inside

Change of venue granted, motion to dismiss charge taken into advisement in Joseph Elledge case

February 3, 2020 10:28 PM Matt Ragsdale

Online court documents show Elledge’s attorney has until 5 p.m. on Feb. 4 to submit a list of proposed counties for jury selection.

Morgan County man accused of threatening Mid-Missouri churches

February 3, 2020 8:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is charged in Miller County after police say he threatened multiple area churches on Sunday. William Inlow, 67, of Rocky Mount faces a felony charge for making a terroristic threat after he was arrested on Sunday. Eldon police officers say Inlow threatened the First Christian Church in Eldon. Court documents

JCPD: No one in custody after weekend shots fired incident

February 3, 2020 11:27 AM Connor Hirsch

Nearly two days after the police confirmed shots fired in a Jefferson City neighborhood, the department has yet to release more details about the incident.

Two people were shot at a downtown Columbia nightclub.

Suspect says punch preceded deadly shooting near Columbia nightclub

February 3, 2020 1:37 PM Molly Stawinoga

The man accused in a deadly shooting outside a Columbia nightclub says he was punched, leading him to fire the fatal shot early Sunday.

CPD officer arrested on suspicion of DWI

February 3, 2020 12:28 PM Madison Fleck

A Columbia Police Department officer was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated late Sunday night.

Court documents detail Columbia knife attack

February 3, 2020 11:11 AM Madison Fleck

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Friday after he allegedly cut woman multiple times with a box cutter knife. Police responded to the home in the 200 block of Park Avenue around 4:30 a.m. on Friday after a woman called and told police she was being stabbed. When officers arrived, they found

Witnesses describe fatal shooting scene in downtown Columbia

February 2, 2020 3:48 AM Molly Stawinoga

Columbia police confirmed two people were shot at Vibez nightclub in Columbia early Sunday morning. One person has been detained.

Surveillance footage captures shots fired incident in Jefferson City

February 1, 2020 5:48 PM Connor Hirsch

The Jefferson City Police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened early Saturday morning.

Authorities investigate after shots fired in Jefferson City.

Police confirm shots fired in Jefferson City

February 1, 2020 5:24 AM Molly Stawinoga

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Jefferson City authorities confirmed shots were fired early Saturday morning. Police were called to the 1600 block of St. Mary’s Boulevard just before 4:30 a.m. Saturday. ABC 17 News crews at the scene saw authorities searching a neighborhood with flashlights. Authorities confirmed shots were fired, but could not provide any additional

Moniteau County officials making changes to spending methods

January 31, 2020 9:52 PM Zach Boetto

A former Moniteau County assessor is facing charges for misusing public funds and now her former office is making changes. ABC 17 News first reported about these accusations when the former Moniteau County assessor, Amanda Trimble submitted her resignation at the end of last month. The prosecutor has now filed charges been against her. Mac Finley,

Woman suffers life-threatening injuries in Columbia knife attack

January 31, 2020 5:44 AM Matthew Sanders

A woman was left with life-threatening injuries Friday morning after she was attacked with a knife in central Columbia.