Gunshots hit parked car in Mexico, Mo.
An argument led to shots fired outside a Mexico, Missouri, home late Saturday, police said.
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Damage reported after shooting in Columbia Sunday night
Officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Rice Road shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday night for several reports of shots fired.
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Police investigate shots fired in Columbia early Saturday morning
The Columbia Police Department along with the Crime Scene Investigation team were seen investigating after a shots fired call.
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Suspect charged in Moberly shooting
The Randolph County prosecutor filed charges Friday morning against a Moberly man in connection with a Thursday night shooting.
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One in custody after man shot in the head in Moberly
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is in custody after officials found a man with a gunshot wound to the head Thursday night. The Moberly Police Department was notified of a person who was shot and bleeding in the 300 block of E. Burkhart St. around 8:22 p.m. When officers arrived they found a man lying
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Columbia police officer gets probation in child’s death
The crime carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail. The sentencing memo filed June 30 does not come with a recommended sentence for Heese, but notes that her chance of committing future crimes is low.
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Holts Summit man accused in Dollar General armed robbery
Tyler Williams, 24, was charged Thursday with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is accused of robbing a Dollar General at 1414 Missouri Blvd. on Wednesday morning, the Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release.
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Search underway in Callaway County for man accused of stealing from business
Several law enforcement agencies worked into the early hours of Thursday to find a suspect who ran from Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies.
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Missouri Dept. of Conservation agents arrest three after illegal paddlefish operation in Morgan County investigation
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Dept. of Conservation Facebook page is reporting three people were arrested after an investigation into the illegal paddlefish operation in Morgan County. Officials report a 13-hour investigation lead to the individuals being in possession of five whole paddlefish and about 75 pounds of paddlefish eggs, or roe. Roe is highly
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Law enforcement in Missouri is unsure of how the Second Amendment Preservation Act will affect their department
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement agencies across the state are unsure how the new Missouri law will affect their relationship with their federal partners. The law imposes a $50,000 fine on any state or local official who enforces a federal gun law that is not already a law in Missouri. Brian Leer, with the Boone
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Jackson County votes to join lawsuit against state gun law
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County legislators voted to join a lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans state and local law enforcement officers from enforcing federal gun rules. The Jackson County Legislature voted 5-3 Tuesday to join St. Louis and St. Louis County in opposing the law. Supporters of the lawsuit contend
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Missing Fulton woman found in Illinois in May pleaded guilty to drug and tampering with vehicle charge
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton woman pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and tampering with a motor vehicle. Tori Taylor admitted to keeping a car that she borrowed from the owner in late April. Taylor was the reported victim of an alleged kidnapping in April but was later found unharmed one month later
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8 killed in accidents, no drownings in Missouri over holiday weekend
Troopers worked 294 crashes over the holiday counting period in 2020 which includes 107 injuries and five deaths. Troopers arrested 145 people for DWI in 2020 and worked 14 boat crashes with seven injuries and no deaths.
Continue Reading Woman reports armed robbery in central Columbia parking lot
Officers were called at about 7 p.m. to the 1200 block of Again Street near Again Street Park and West Boulevard Elementary School, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release.
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Dixon woman arrested after drugs were found during missing person investigation
During an investigation for a missing person, officials in Maries County said they found suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription pills.
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Settlement reached in 2018 Columbia Waffle House shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement is in place between the family of a man killed at a Columbia Waffle House, the restaurant and the security guard that killed him. Attorneys for members of Anthony Warren’s family filed the proposed settlement with Judge Jeff Harris on Wednesday. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but the
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Troopers increase DWI enforcement as Fourth of July counting period kicks off
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is strictly enforcing driving while intoxicated and underage drinking laws this Fourth of July weekend. The 2021 counting period for the holiday will run from 6 p.m., Friday, to 11:59 p.m., Monday. The Missouri Department of Transportation Division of Highway and Traffic Safety also kicked off it’s
Continue Reading Columbia police officer considered “low risk” in sentencing memo
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both prosecutors and defense attorneys said they are not concerned that a Columbia police officer is any risk as she awaits sentencing. A joint memo filed by special prosecutor Kevin Hillman said that Andria Heese is “a very low risk to reoffend or engage in any criminal behavior.” The memo notes that
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Charges filed after a man allegedly runs a woman off the road on June 5 in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly read ended a woman’s vehicle causing her to crash on Highway 63 north in Boone County on June 5. According to a probable cause statement, Paris Williams allegedly used a Jeep to rear-end a vehicle causing it to go off the
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Judge Paul Wilson takes over as Missouri chief justice
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Supreme Court Judge Paul Wilson is starting a new role as the state’s chief justice. Wilson began a two-year term Thursday as the top judge, succeeding Judge George Draper, who remains on the court. Missouri’s chief justice position rotates every two years. Wilson was a longtime aide to former
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