Two more arrested after shots fired in Columbia neighborhood
Police arrested two Columbia men this week in connection with shots being fired in a residential area, bringing the total number of suspects to four.
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Grand jury adds felony charge in Columbia beating death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury added a third felony charge last week to an indictment in a Columbia murder case. Adam A. Conner of Columbia was charged with second-degree murder and evidence tampering in 2022 after a woman’s body was found in a garage closet on High Quest Drive. Police have not named the
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you like the Columbia City Council’s approval of Flock cameras?
The Columbia City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to enter into a contract with Flock security cameras.
Continue Reading Second juvenile arrested after cars, residence shot in Columbia
Columbia police say they’ve arrested a second juvenile in connection with a shots-fired incident last Thursday.
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Boone County assault suspect arrested in Iowa
A suspect in an assault at a Columbia park has been arrested in Iowa, court records show.
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Camden County authorities identify man killed in alleged home invasion
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released the identity of a man killed in what authorities say was an attempted burglary. Derek A. Wayman, 44, was identified as the suspected burglar who was shot and killed early Wednesday at a residence on North Highway 7. Wayman was “known to frequent” the
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Rolla man charged with eight child pornography counts
A Rolla man was charged Monday with eight counts of possessing child pornography in an investigation that began in late June.
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Columbia man arrested after allegedly threatening people, barricading himself inside a business
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Comstock was charged with two misdemeanors — resisting arrest and peace disturbance. ORIGINAL: A Columbia man was arrested Saturday after allegedly threatening multiple people in Central Columbia. According to a social media post from Columbia police, Cameron Comstock, 24, of Columbia was arrested on charges of peace disturbance, fourth-degree assault, second-degree
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Police investigate shots fired on McKee Street in northeast Columbia
Columbia police investigated on McKee Street in northeast Columbia on Friday night.
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Boone County investigators claim ‘substantive evidence’ of years-long child sex abuse
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that investigators had found “substantive corroborating evidence” that a 72-year-old man had sexually abused a girl for years.
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Columbia man arrested after shots fired at apartment complex
Columbia police arrested a 25-year-old man early Friday after shots were fired along Clark Lane.
Continue Reading One juvenile suspect in custody after northeast Columbia shooting, other suspects at large
Police put up crime scene tape after a car crash in northeast Columbia on Thursday night.
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Columbia restaurant owner accused of impersonating southeast Missouri county commissioner to alcohol regulators
The Columbia woman accused of paying someone to set a Mexican restaurant on fire and impersonating public officials allegedly pretended to be a southeast Missouri county commissioner to state alcohol regulators.
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Audrain County ex-jailer accused of being part of drug conspiracy
An Audrain County jailer has been accused of helping smuggle drugs into the jail including heroin.
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Man charged after allegedly eating food, threatening worker in Columbia convenience store
A man originally from the Kansas City area has been charged in Boone County after allegedly eating donuts, candy and a hot dog at a convenience store without paying, and then threatening a manager’s life.
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Documents: Suspect has downloaded child pornography for decades
A Jefferson City man has downloaded files showing child pornography for “decades,” he allegedly told investigators during a search at his home Wednesday.
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Ex-deputy charged with leaving the scene on night of alleged drunken crash
Prosecutors have charged a former Morgan County deputy with two felonies for an incident that happened before the crash that led to his arrest last month.
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Sex crimes dropped against Jefferson City man in Boone County case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has dropped two sex crimes against a Jefferson City man just a week before trial was set to start. Assistant Prosecutor Olufunmike Owoso dropped a rape and sodomy charge against Aleksey Salaz on Wednesday afternoon. Owoso explained that she “partly reconsidered the strength of certain aspects of
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Child pornography suspect accused of locking kids in lockers
New charges of child abuse have been filed against a man who is in the Callaway County jail on child pornography charges.
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Prosecutors file six felony charges in Columbia robbery
An 18-year-old Columbia man was charged this week with six felonies for a January home invasion robbery.
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