Dixon woman arrested after drugs were found during missing person investigation
During an investigation for a missing person, officials in Maries County said they found suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription pills.
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Settlement reached in 2018 Columbia Waffle House shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement is in place between the family of a man killed at a Columbia Waffle House, the restaurant and the security guard that killed him. Attorneys for members of Anthony Warren’s family filed the proposed settlement with Judge Jeff Harris on Wednesday. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but the
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Troopers increase DWI enforcement as Fourth of July counting period kicks off
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is strictly enforcing driving while intoxicated and underage drinking laws this Fourth of July weekend. The 2021 counting period for the holiday will run from 6 p.m., Friday, to 11:59 p.m., Monday. The Missouri Department of Transportation Division of Highway and Traffic Safety also kicked off it’s
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Columbia police officer considered “low risk” in sentencing memo
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both prosecutors and defense attorneys said they are not concerned that a Columbia police officer is any risk as she awaits sentencing. A joint memo filed by special prosecutor Kevin Hillman said that Andria Heese is “a very low risk to reoffend or engage in any criminal behavior.” The memo notes that
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Charges filed after a man allegedly runs a woman off the road on June 5 in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly read ended a woman’s vehicle causing her to crash on Highway 63 north in Boone County on June 5. According to a probable cause statement, Paris Williams allegedly used a Jeep to rear-end a vehicle causing it to go off the
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Judge Paul Wilson takes over as Missouri chief justice
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Supreme Court Judge Paul Wilson is starting a new role as the state’s chief justice. Wilson began a two-year term Thursday as the top judge, succeeding Judge George Draper, who remains on the court. Missouri’s chief justice position rotates every two years. Wilson was a longtime aide to former
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Columbia police issue citation to man for shooting a gun within city limits
The Columbia Police Department was called to a report of shots fired in the 4000 block of Orchard Lane at 12:43 this morning.
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Man charged after vehicle assault Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a man accused of using a car to assault a person Tuesday morning. Police arrested Darell Rogers. Darell Rogers He is charged with eight felony counts. His charges include first-degree assault, first-degree domestic assault, first degree property damage, tampering with a vehicle, leaving the scene of a wreck, driving
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No charges for Randolph County deputy that killed Jacksonville man
HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County prosecutor won’t charge a county deputy that shot and killed a man in March. Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford told ABC 17 News that she decided not to file charges against the deputy that killed David Hill on March 23 in Jacksonville. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with Columbia vehicle assault
Police arrested Darell L. Rogers, 35, in connection with an assault at a Break Time convenience store on Tuesday.
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Columbia man charged after claiming to harm son, wanting to assault law enforcement
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is formally charged after an incident Monday where he claimed to have killed his son and then attempted to assault law enforcement with a blade and have them kill him. According to court documents, Raul Bravo called dispatch and told them he had killed his son and took the
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Jefferson City man charged after firing gun into the air Friday morning
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is now charged after police arrested him Friday after he allegedly fired a gun into the air several times. Prosecutors charged Sandalio Ingram with drug possession, possession of a firearm by a felon, stealing a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated and armed criminal action.
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Mo. Supreme Court sides against state in open records case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Public governmental bodies in Missouri cannot charge fees for the time attorneys spend redacting documents prior to their release to the public, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the court ruling noted that the Missouri Sunshine Law allows officials to charge requestors for “research”
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Supreme Court of Missouri issues execution date for Columbia man found guilty in 1994 murder
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court has set an Oct. 5 date for the execution of a Columbia man convicted in a triple-murder. Ernest Lee Johnson was sentenced to death for the 1994 killing of Mary Bratcher, Mable Scruggs, and Fred Jones at a Columbia convenience store with a claw hammer. Johnson’s execution
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Jefferson City police arrest man on suspicion of child endangerment, gun crime
Jefferson City police say they arrested a man early Tuesday on suspicion of making threats with a gun inside an Elizabeth Street residence.
Continue Reading Police: One sought after vehicle assault at Columbia gas station
Police taped off part of a central Columbia gas station parking lot Tuesday morning for an investigation.
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Camdenton man charged with multiple counts of sex crimes against a child
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man is charged with multiple sex crimes against a child after a nine-month investigation after a tip from a parent. According to a press release, Thomas Lee Earl Carnahan is charged with three counts of statutory rape of someone under the age of 14 and two counts of statutory sodomy
Continue Reading Columbia police release name of man subdued after charging officers with knife
Six Columbia Police Department vehicles were at Colonial Village mobile home park along with two ambulances and a fire truck just before 1 p.m.
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Deputies transition to roving patrol search for convicted murderer after a vehicle pursuit
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: As of 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said law enforcement is not actively searching for Thorp in a certain area anymore. Around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, deputies transitioned to a roving patrol search for a convicted murderer who they said ran away after a vehicle
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Escaped Missouri State prison inmate in custody
Jason Laird, who escaped custody Tuesday after Pettis County Sheriff’s Department reported an inmate has escaped custody after working at the Missouri State Fairgrounds just after 5 p.m.
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