Morgan County man charged with sex crimes against a child
A Morgan County prosecutor has charged a Stover man with sex crimes against a child after an alleged sexual assault occurred in Sept.
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Boone County Cyber Task Force to receive part of $1.8 million grant to investigate crimes against children
$1.8 Million in Grants given out to 19 agencies across Missouri to investigate crimes against children
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Centralia residents want more transparency after police chief resigns
Centralia residents are asking the city for more transparency after the police chief on Friday submitted his letter of resignation.
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Advocates urge governor to grant clemency in Columbia triple murder
Anti-death penalty advocates delivered a petition Wednesday asking the state to spare the life of Ernest Johnson, saying his intellectual disability makes it unconstitutional to execute the man convicted of a Columbia triple murder.
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Change of venue, new judge granted in Quatavia Givens case
A Cole County judge granted a change of venue and a request for a new judge for a woman charged in the 2018 death of a Jefferson City child.
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Boone County man pleads guilty in crash that killed Columbia pedestrian
Charles Waddill pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of a crash that caused a death and tampering with evidence.
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Sedalia man pleads guilty to 2019 murder for hire
Jon Mark Wilson, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate facilities in the commission of murder for hire.
Continue ReadingJudge denies bid to immediately halt Columbia Public Schools mask mandate
Attorney General Eric Schmitt sought a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit he filed last month to end CPS’s mandate that all students and staff wear masks while indoors. Judge Brouck Jacobs denied that request in a two-plus-hour hearing Tuesday, along with a request to make the lawsuit class action, which would bring in other schools with mandates as defendants.
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Mexico police investigate Sunday shooting that damaged church
The Mexico Public Safety Department is investigating after a bullet damaged the the building’s siding Sunday morning.
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Missouri husband, wife plead guilty in Capitol insurrection
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri couple have pleaded guilty for their roles in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. The Kansas City Star reports that 30-year-old Kelsey Wilson and 32-year-old Zachary Wilson, both of Springfield, each pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to a misdemeanor count of knowingly entering or remaining in
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about crime in downtown Columbia?
Shots were fired over the weekend in downtown Columbia, a week after two people were hit by bullets in the same area. Weekend shootings in the crowded downtown area are not unheard of but remain relatively uncommon. However, the crowded nature of downtown on weekend nights brings extra danger to those incidents. Are you worried
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Woman charged after Sunday morning assault in Columbia
A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia woman after a Sunday morning assault where the suspect cut the victim with knives.
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Columbia city leaders look to past task force for violence mitigation strategies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are again looking to the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence in response to the recent shootings on Fifth St. downtown. Police say shots were fired Sunday on Broadway and Fifth Streets, but no injuries were reported. On Sept. 18, just a block away, two people were shot
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R. Kelly convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury in New York
In this federal case in the Eastern District of New York, Kelly faced a total of nine counts — one count of racketeering, with 14 underlying acts that included sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery and sex trafficking charges, and also eight additional counts of violations of the Mann Act, a sex trafficking law.
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Trooper hurt when suspected drunk driver crashes into patrol car
The crash happened on southbound Route C near Highway 42 just after 11:35 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Continue Reading CPD increases police presence downtown asking for the public’s help amid increased gun violence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department continues to search for suspects after gun violence incidents happened two weeks in a row in Downtown Columbia. CPD responded to Broadway and 5th just after 3:30 Sunday morning after getting reports of shots fired in the area. This comes just a week after two people were shot on 5th
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Two arrested for trafficking drugs near Lake Ozark
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested Friday off Byrd Circle outside Lake Ozark for trafficking drugs. The Miller County Sherriff’s Office said during the morning hours on Friday, deputies and members of the Mid Missouri Drug Task Force responded to an address off Byrd Circle outside Lake Ozark for a narcotics investigation. Deputies
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Man covered in blood causes disturbance in north Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police were called to the 4000th block of Arctic Fox Drive in north Columbia early Sunday morning for reports of a man covered in blood banging on doors in the neighborhood. ABC 17 News crews on scene confirmed that the man was detained. A resident at the scene says she was scared
Continue Reading Multiple shell casings found after shots fired in Downtown Columbia
The Columbia Police Department responded to Broadway and 5th just after 3:30 Sunday morning after getting reports of shots fired in the area.
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MU police report sexual assault but release little information
MUPD says in the release that the assault was reported at about 3:15 a.m. and happened between 1 and 2:50 a.m. Police described the attacker as “an unknown individual” and said the incident happened in an “unknown location.”
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