Request to remove mayor’s girlfriend not mentioned in Ashland police report
Ashland Board of Aldermen members say the city’s public safety is not affected by the absence of the suspended Police Chief Lyn Woolford.
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Commissioner: Cole County bomb threat was delivered by mail
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman confirmed to ABC 17 News Wednesday that a piece of mail triggered the evacuation of the county courthouse and adjacent annex building a day earlier. The communication was mailed to the office of presiding Judge Patricia Joyce just before 10 a.m. Tuesday. Sheriff John Wheeler
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Sylvan Lane murder suspect pleads guilty
One of seven suspects in a Columbia murder case pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
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Settlement reached in Boone County deadly Business Loop crash
The son of a Moberly man who died in a Columbia crash is settling in a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Prosecutors recommend maximum sentence for Columbia terror suspect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal prosecutors are recommending a Columbia man who admitted to trying to conspire with terrorists spend the maximum 20 years in prison. Robert Hester Jr. is set to be sentenced March 4 in Kansas City. He pleaded guilty in September to charges of trying to supply bomb-making materials to a terror
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Suspect charged in University of Missouri robbery
Police say a suspect in a robbery on the University of Missouri campus told family and a friend he was involved in the incident.
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Linn Creek police chief charged with domestic assault
Linn Creek police chief Gregory Berry was charged with fourth-degree domestic assault on Feb. 6 after he allegedly pushed a victim at his home in October 2019.
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Columbia Police Department disputes nightclub management’s version of fatal shooting aftermath
The Columbia Police Department responded Monday to allegations of maltreatment made by the management of a Columbia nightclub after a deadly shooting.
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Two arrested after Fulton police find vehicle on fire
Fulton police arrested two men early Sunday after finding a vehicle on fire in southwest Fulton.
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Cole County circuit judge announces re-election bid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Green will run for a third term as a Cole Co. Circuit Judge. Green was first elected in 2010 as serves as the Division II judge. Daniel Green seeks a third term as Cole Circuit Court Judge It’s not clear if Green has an opponent in the race. Filing for
Continue ReadingSt. Louis Co. officer shot, suspect at-large after shoplifting
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are searching for one suspect after a uniformed police officer was shot in Ferguson, Missouri Sunday evening. The St. Louis County Police Department said the officer was shot while in a Walmart. The officer attempted to stop a shoplifter, police said, who then shot the officer multiple times. The officer
Continue Reading Camden County police chief arrested Saturday
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Linn Creek Police Chief Greg Berry was arrested Saturday afternoon on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic assault. The arrest was first reported by KSPR/KY3. Greg Berry, the Linn Creek police chief, was arrested Saturday. Photo: KY3/KSPR Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest records show Greg Berry was arrested around 12:45 p.m. on suspicion
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Gov. Parson’s budget to include $22 million for county jail reimbursement
An effort is underway by the Parson administration to pay down the $32 million tab owed to county jails across the state.
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Man suspected of shooting at officer accused of trying to escape jail
The man accused of shooting at an Ashland police officer in December is now charged with attempting to escape custody.
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Ex-trooper ends legal fights over his old job, walks away with thousands in back pay
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper will walk away with more than $100,000 in back pay after ending his lawsuits against the state. Attorneys for Anthony Piercy filed requests to dismiss three lawsuits against the state dealing with his firing and revocation of his peace officer’s license. State authorities took
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Man charged with DWI after wrong-way crash on I-70
Boone County prosecutors charged a Columbia man Friday in connection with a DWI crash that injured two people.
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Documents: Columbia police officer had blood-alcohol level over twice the legal limit
A Columbia Police Department officer charged with drunken driving had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit to drive, according to court documents.
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Former Miller County teacher gets 20 years in prison for child sex crime
A former teacher in Miller County was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a sex crime against a student.
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Audrain County reaches settlement with family of slain jail inmate
The mother of a Mid-Missouri county jail inmate who died after another inmate attacked him for nearly 20 minutes has settled a lawsuit for $5 million.
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Columbia mother sues CPS, CPD over daughter’s arrest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia mother claims that the public school system and the police department owe her family following her daughter’s arrest at school. Kandas Holmes-Barnes filed the lawsuit on behalf of her teenage daughter on Jan. 27 against Columbia Public Schools and the Columbia Police Department. She is asking a court award her
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