Boone County prosecutor calls on Columbia City Council to approve Flock cameras
Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson on Monday said he has asked the Columbia City Council to approve the use of the Flock Safety Camera System.
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Second person charged with kidnapping, assault in Moberly hostage case
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A second person has been with two felonies related to a hostage case on Sept. 20 in Moberly. Allison Escobar, 33, of Columbia, was charged on Friday with first-degree kidnapping and second-degree assault. She is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $100,000 bond. A court date has not been
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Vandals damage buses with BBs at Mexico Public Schools garage
Police are looking for the person or people who shot school buses and the garage housing them Saturday.
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Man accused of arson shot by Phelps County Sheriff’s deputy
PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An arson suspect is hospitalized after being shot by a Phelps County Sheriff’s deputy. According to the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, Central Communications received a call on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. about several structures and vehicles intentionally set on fire in the southwestern part of the county. The caller also stated
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Columbia man arrested, charged with first-degree assault
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was charged with assault has been booked into the Boone County Jail. George Patten, 61, was charged on Friday with first-degree assault and misdemeanor property damage. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 2:46 p.m. Thursday. An initial court appearance was held on Friday. His next
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Man pleads guilty to murder in November 2021 Columbia shooting, sentenced to 20 years in prison
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has pleaded guilty to murder in a November 2021 shooting in the 5900 block of North Kent Drive. Mark Achterberg, 39, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and illegal gun possession, Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson said in a Friday email. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was
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Casa Maria’s owner accused of arson arrested, booked into Butler County Jail
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An owner of a south Columbia Mexican restaurant accused of arson has been arrested. Crystal Umfress, of Columbia, was arrested by investigators and is being held at the Butler County Jail. A failure-to-appear warrant was issued on Tuesday in a felony case where she is charged with second-degree arson. A $100,000 bond
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Columbia man found not guilty of 2022 murder
A Boone County jury found a Columbia man charged with murder not guilty on Thursday.
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Bond set for man accused of driving bus while intoxicated
A judge set a bond for a  Sunrise Beach man charged with twenty counts of child endangerment on Friday morning.
Continue Reading Threats reported at multiple Mid-Missouri schools, Dixon R-1 school district cancels classes following threat to middle school
Editor’s note: Language around the custody status of some of the students has been clarified. DIXON, Mo. (KMIZ) Threats were reported at multiple Mid-Missouri schools on Thursday, with one school district canceling class as a result. The Dixon R-1 School District in Pulaski County will not hold classes on Friday after a threat was made
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Man in custody after hour-long standoff in Moberly
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in custody after an hour-long standoff in Moberly on Thursday. On Sept. 20 Moberly police were made aware of a possible kidnapping and assault at a home on Rollins St. The victim was rescued by the Moberly Police Department Sweat Team and the North Missouri Drug Task Force, MPD
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does your family talk about what to do in a school shooting?
School threats and shootings have continued this school year.
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School threats leave parents few choices but to ‘prepare and pray’
School threats, real or hoax, are taking a toll on some Mid-Missouri parents, students and teachers.
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Columbia man found guilty of manslaughter in November 2022 double homicide
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty on Thursday for manslaughter and other felonies in a November 2022 double homicide. Cadilac Derrick, 37, was found guilty of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action. He was found not-guilty of endangering the welfare
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Stover woman charged with Medicaid fraud, accused of logging work while clients were incarcerated
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover resident was charged on Wednesday after they were accused of Medicaid fraud. Constance Redinger was charged in Cole County with two counts of violations involving health care payments and one count of stealing more than $750. A criminal summons was issued on Thursday and a hearing was set for
Continue ReadingNYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on 5 federal public corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud
WABC, CNN Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Kara Scannell, Brynn Gingras, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Nicki Brown and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, according to a 57-page indictment
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has your school been affected by threats this month?
September has been the month of school threats.
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Failure-to-appear warrant issued for embattled Casa Maria’s owner in arson case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A warrant was issued on Tuesday for an owner of a south Columbia Mexican restaurant after she did not appear for a hearing in a felony case. Crystal Umfress, of Columbia, was charged last year with second-degree arson. A warrant was issued in the case on Tuesday for failure-to-appear. A $100,000 bond was set.
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District says student made threatening statement at Southern Boone Middle School
A student made a “threatening statement” in class Wednesday morning at Southern Boone Middle School — a school that has seen a spate of students arrested for alleged threats.
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Columbia teen charged with murder as adult in death of Macon man found in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia juvenile is being charged with murder as an adult in the death of a Macon man whose body was found in February in Boone County. Kavon Williams, 15, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said on March 1 that a 15-year-old
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