Jefferson City police find five weapons during string of shots-fired incidents
The incidents began last Tuesday at Community Park on Marshall Street, where police found shell casings in a parking lot.
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Attempted carjacking with gun reported in east Columbia
The Columbia Police Department said officers were unable to find a suspect believed to be involved in an attempted carjacking Monday night.
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Police investigate attempted burglary at a south Columbia bank
No arrests have been made following an attempted burglary at a bank in south Columbia.
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Columbia police investigate shots fired incident in the parking lot of the Broadway Walmart
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police release new details about a report of shots fire at the Walmart on Broadway at 8 p.m. Monday. Officials report searching the area and finding evidence of shots fired. Witnesses told police that four men may have been involved but ran away toward the Hy-Vee across from Walmart. Shortly afterwards,
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Columbia police report no one was in danger after a suspicious incident Monday
The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that dispatchers received reports that a woman was forced by a man into a gray SUV just before noon near Scott Boulevard and Chapel Hill Road. Officers could not find the vehicle.
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Former Boone County corrections officer sentenced to 12 years for transporting child pornography
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A federal judge sentenced a Fulton man to 12 years in federal prison without parole for transporting child pornography over the internet. Kevin Michael Downey, 35, a former Boone County corrections officer, was also ordered to pay a total of $30,000 in restitution to 10 of his victims. On Nov. 3, 2020,
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Phelps County sheriff identifies couple in murder-suicide
ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Phelps County Sheriff has identified the couple that died from a murder-suicide reported Saturday. According to a Facebook post from the department, deputies responded to the 11000 block of County Road 3160 around 7:30 a.m. after a family friend found 66-year-old Vita M. French dead. Officials report 73-year-old Lawrence R. French
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A man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing a Columbia gas station Saturday.
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Vandalized Columbia lynching site marker repaired
The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County said Friday in a news release that its staff learned of the vandalism to the James T. Scott marker around 8 p.m. Thursday.
Continue Reading Phelps County Sheriff investigating apparent murder-suicide
PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple is dead after an apparent murder suicide, according to the Phelps County Sheriff. According to a Facebook post from the department, deputies were sent to the 11000 block of County Road 3160 around 7:30 Saturday Morning after a family friend found the 66-year-old woman dead in her home. After
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Police: Man injured after east Columbia shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a man was hit by gunfire Friday afternoon in east Columbia. Officers were sent to the area of Orchard Lane and Callaway Drive for a shots heard call Friday at 4:30 p.m. and found shell casings in the street, a Columbia Police Department officer at the scene said. Sgt. Patrick
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Jefferson City man gets probation after pleading guilty to child abuse
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man pleaded guilty to child abuse charges in connection with an incident that happened last September. 30-year-old Sulaimaan Habeel admitted to a felony charge of abuse or neglect of a child and a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child. Jefferson City police investigated the abuse
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Salem man charged with attempted robbery of a Columbia Walmart
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Salem man is charged Thursday for robbery after an incident at the Walmart Supercenter off Conley Road. According to police, James Hanks, 37, of Salem, also threatened an employee while demanding money on April 29. Officials say officers found and arrested Hanks on Tuesday for an unrelated warrant. The Department’s Criminal
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Marshall police looking for suspect that robbed Advance America at gunpoint
MARSHALL, Mo (KMIZ) Marshall police are looking for the suspect that robbed Advance America at gunpoint Thursday morning. According to employees, the suspect entered the business and demanded money while displaying a firearm. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money. Officials report no one was injured during the robbery.
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Missouri man pleads guilty to pandemic business loan fraud
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri says in a news release that 44-year-old Brian Ruth, of Deepwater, entered the pleas Wednesday in the federal courthouse in Springfield. Prosecutors say Ruth received nearly $523,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans for three separate businesses.
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Moberly woman sentenced to 10 years for smuggling gun in body cavity into Boone County Jail
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman was sentenced to ten years in a Missouri Department of Corrections facility after smuggling a gun into the Boone County Jail back in February. On Feb. 14, Columbia police arrested Amy Wilhite for drug related offenses and took her to Boone County Jail. In March, Boone County Jail detention
Continue Reading Macon County man charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter after fatal Nov. 2020 wreck in Moniteau County
MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Atlanta, Missouri man faces a manslaughter charge after a fatal crash in Moniteau county on Nov. 4, 2020 at Highway 50 and Petree road. 33-year-old Joseph Harrington was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter in connection with the wreck. Court documents say Harrington was traveling eastbound and a pickup driver was
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Woman who admitted to causing fatal crash gets 10-year prison sentence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who pleaded guilty to causing a crash last May that killed a Columbia man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Judge Jeff Harris sentenced Regine McCracken to 10 years in prison for manslaughter. McCracken pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter and three misdemeanors — fourth-degree assault, careless driving
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Jefferson City police officer recovering after crash
The crash happened a little before 9 p.m. at Highway 50 and Missouri Boulevard when a patrol car with lights and sirens on was hit by a pickup truck in the intersection, according to a JCPD crash report.
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Mexico business robbed at gunpoint
Police did not name the business in the 2700 block of South Clark Street in a news release.
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