Crime Archives

Man with life-threatening injuries after early morning shooting in northeast Columbia

December 4, 2020 8:29 AM Ben Fein

Columbia police say an early morning shooting on Greeley Drive sent a 29-year-old man to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Columbia Police investigating shooting on Kelsey Drive

December 3, 2020 11:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in the 5400 block of Kelsey Drive.

Fulton man arrested after allegedly showing a gun during a confrontation

December 3, 2020 9:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Police responded to a report of a person with a gun on the 200 block of west 6th Street Wednesday afternoon. According to officials, Jared Brooks drove to the location and had an argument with the victims, displaying a handgun in front of two adults and three children in a vehicle.

Judge dismisses criminal counts in Missouri duck boat deaths

December 3, 2020 3:05 PM Associated Press

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed neglect and misconduct charges against three employees of a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake in 2018, killing 17 people. U.S. District Judge Doug Harpool filed an order Wednesday upholding a recommendation made in September. The boat captain, the general manager of the boat’s

Man, 59, charged in eastern Missouri woman’s 1986 death

December 3, 2020 4:55 PM Associated Press

UNION, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 59-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the 1986 death of an eastern Missouri woman. Kenneth Avery Jr., of Villa Ridge, was charged Tuesday in the July 1986 death of Kristen Edwards, whose nude body was found in rural Franklin County. The Washington Missourian reported court

Callaway County sheriff: Four teens arrested in church vandalism

December 3, 2020 12:57 PM ABC 17 News Team

Chism said the four suspects range from 14 to 16 years old and they have been taken to the juvenile justice center in Columbia.

Columbia man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Doris Drive killing

December 3, 2020 12:26 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a killing on Doris Drive earlier this year.

Columbia man arrested at Midway scene not part of federal case

December 2, 2020 1:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

A man arrested Tuesday morning at a Midway police scene was not part of a federal insurance fraud case.

Plea deal reached in fatal Columbia hit-and-run case

December 2, 2020 12:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

Stephen Wyse, the attorney for Lukas S. Evans, said Evans will enter his plea and be sentenced Tuesday.

Auxvasse woman, former corrections officer, charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a state prison

December 1, 2020 6:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A former corrections officer was arrested on Oct. 28 accused of attempting to smuggle drugs into the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center.

Indictment alleges Columbia residents involved in insurance billing scheme

December 1, 2020 6:08 PM Sydney Olsen

An indictment that was unsealed Tuesday reveals an alleged insurance billing scheme where a group of 19 people collected $1.2 million. The scheme had been taking place since 2017.

Midway law enforcement scene linked to federal insurance fraud case

December 1, 2020 10:00 AM ABC 17 News Team

The indictment, filed last month and unsealed Tuesday, includes 66 counts against a total of 19 defendants.

Police arrest two in connection with Columbia hotel assault

December 1, 2020 11:51 AM ABC 17 News Team

Police have arrested a man and a woman in connection with a Monday night assault at a Columbia hotel.

Fulton man charged with child sex crimes

November 30, 2020 11:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Fulton police arrested a man on Friday linked to a sexual assault investigation that started earlier this year.

Columbia police complete search for remains of missing mom in debris from Lamine River

November 30, 2020 9:00 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department has finished its search for the remains of missing Columbia mother Mengqi Ji.

Columbia man arrested after he allegedly robs a man in Waffle House parking lot

November 30, 2020 11:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested a man after he allegedly robs a man in a Waffle House parking lot Saturday morning. According to court records, a man got into an argument with his wife while at the Waffle House on Vandiver Dr. Officials say the man went outside to smoke and then confronted the

Trial set for man accused of keeping wife’s body in freezer

November 30, 2020 9:52 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of keeping his wife’s body in the freezer for years will go on trial next November. Larry Dinwiddie, of Marshfield, is charged with killing his wife in 2015 and hiding her body in the freezer. During a hearing Monday, Dinwiddie’s trial was scheduled for Nov. 29, 2021.

Columbia Police investigating assault at Best Western on Clark Lane

November 30, 2020 8:25 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large group of Columbia Police are at the Best Western Plus Columbia Inn on Clark Lane. According to an ABC 17 News crew on scene, there are eight to nine police vehicles including a K-9 unit at the hotel. Our crew on scene are reporting none of the vehicles have lights

Shooting and burglary reported at Leeway Drive apartment building

November 30, 2020 1:26 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police responded to a shooting and burglary at a Leeway Drive apartment building Sunday night.

Police: Teen suspected in carjacking killed by car owner

November 30, 2020 10:15 AM Associated Press

Police in suburban St. Louis say a 14-year-old boy suspected in an attempted carjacking has been shot to death by the car’s owner.