Suspect found after Columbia police search for person with a gun on south side of town
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department officers searched for a person with a gun near Nifong Boulevard and Buttonwood Drive in south…
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Jefferson City man sentenced to four years in prison
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been sentenced to four years in prison on a pair of felony charges. David Patton, 33, pleaded…
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Woman charged; five injured after car hits parked vehicle in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people, including three children, had minor injuries after a car smashed into another parked vehicle Wednesday in…
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Randolph County man charged with murder after drug overdose
A Randolph County man was charged Thursday with murder after a deadly drug overdose.…
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No arrests yet in three shootings over two days in north Columbia
Columbia police have announced no arrests in connection with three separate shootings over two days this…
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Three suffer minor injuries in shooting outside north Columbia gas station
Columbia police taped off a shooting scene outside a north Columbia gas station Wednesday after three people suffered minor…
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FDA approves over-the-counter sales of opioid overdose drug naloxone
The FDA approved a 4-milligram naloxone nasal spray for over-the-counter sales…
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Miller County woman faces child endangerment and drug charges
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia woman has been charged after the Miller County Sheriff’s Office says she was found with fentanyl on Monday.…
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Library books become part of Missouri budget debate
Libraries, their funding and local control figured heavily into a state House debate Tuesday morning, acting as a preview for what was to come later…
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Boone County dispatchers train for ‘swatting calls’
When news started to spread nationwide Monday that six people had been killed in a Tennessee school shooting it appeared to set off “swatting” calls…
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Columbia man accused of making terroristic threat at bank
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man faces multiple charges after police say he was found with a knife on Thursday at a Columbia bank. Jonathan Travis…
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Fulton police search for suspect in Break Time robbery
The Fulton Police Department is searching for someone accused of robbing the Break Time on North Bluff Street on Saturday night. A man wearing dark…
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Police tape off north Columbia strip mall after shooting; report another shooting scene
Columbia police have taped off part of a parking lot outside a small north Columbia strip…
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Camden County shooting suspect in custody
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Tuesday press release that a man accused of shooting another man has been…
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Reporting threats and suspicious behavior can prevent school shootings, according to experts and law enforcement
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the wake of the recent shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville on Monday, advocacy groups and local law enforcement are…
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Nashville school shooter had drawn maps, done surveillance
Nashville police identified the victims in the private Christian school shooting Monday as three 9-year-old students and three adults in their 60s,…
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Jefferson City woman charged after allegedly breaking in apartment, cutting man with knife
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman is facing several charges after deputies say she broke into a residence and attacked her boyfriend…
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Jefferson City woman charged after alleged assault involving a box knife
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance involving a box knife early Sunday morning at a home on the…
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Police presence in central Columbia early Sunday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of local law enforcement officers were responding to a scene in central Columbia early Sunday morning. ABC 17 News crews…
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Columbia man files lawsuit against Secretary of State for allegedly blocking initiative petition
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft alleging he illegally blocked an initiative…
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