A co-owner of the Roots N Blues festival said Friday that the event this year will have more security than in years past. This is Tracy Lane’s first year as co-owner of The Roots and Blues Festival in Columbia. She said she has been in events for 30 years, and said the festival has robust
Continue ReadingThe man accused of firing a gun after getting into a fight outside a Columbia church where a funeral was taking place pleaded guilty earlier this month, According to court records, John Cosey Jr. pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and fourth-degree assault, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. Court documents
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The University of Missouri Police Department released its 2019 Annual Fire Safety and Security Report on Friday, revealing a drop in violent crime and liquor law referrals in 2018. The 119-page report is tabulates incidents on the MU campus, certain off-campus buildings owned by MU and on public property directly adjacent to campus. Rapes declined
Continue ReadingJavion Lawhorn-Wallace has been accused in a drive-by shooting before. In 2010 he pleaded guilty to being the trigger man in a north Columbia drive-by. Now Lawhorn-Wallace is accused again of pulling the trigger in a drive-by shooting, this time with fatal consequences. Boone County prosecutors have charged Lawhorn-Wallace with second-degree murder, two counts of
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UPDATE 10:36 p.m.: Columbia police confirmed they are investigating a homicide on McBaine Avenue at Duncan Street. According to a news release, officers responded to the scene at 8:13 p.m. Wednesday and found a man with gunshot wounds. The man was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police identified the victim
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Police have arrest warrants out for two men suspected in a recent string of shooting deaths, Columbia Police Department Chief Geoff Jones said Wednesday. Jones and Mayor Brian Treece spoke at a news conference about shootings that have claimed four lives since Sept. 13. Jones ticked off a list of those killed in homicides in
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Two people were charged with murder in connection with recent gun deaths in Columbia, according to court documents that became available on Thursday. Aaron Harris, 26, of Columbia was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the Sept. 14 death of E’quan Spain, 19, near Park Avenue and Fifth
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Two men are now charged in connection with an alleged assault at a fraternity on the University of Missouri’s campus. Court documents said Joseph Huber and another man attacked a man in the parking lot of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house Sept. 14. The victim told police he left the area and did not
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The gun violence gripping Columbia has hit close to home for a former University of Missouri basketball star with deep Columbia roots. Willie Smith said Thursday that James Hickem, a 23-year-old killed by gunfire Wednesday night, is his grandson. Smith first spoke with ABC 17 News on Wednesday afternoon about the violence that has now
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The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau said it has not seen an immediate drop in tourism following recent shootings. The bureau has been measuring visitor’s perception of safety for the past four years. It is an annual measure. “Columbia, we’ve always branded our self as a community that is open, and welcoming and safe and
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Wednesday’s killing of James Hickem tied a grim milestone for the city of Columbia. The death marked the ninth homicide in Columbia in which law enforcement believed a crime occurred. That ties the number of killings set in 2017, the highest such mark in the last 20 years. Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones said Wednesday
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The Columbia Fire Department’s new chief, Brian Schaeffer, said Friday that he plans to build the department’s relationship with the community and have a succession plan in place before he leaves, as he heads into week four in his new role.
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