Illinois man charged with DWI in deadly Audrain County crash
An Illinois man was arrested after he is accused of driving while intoxicated causing the death of a Columbia woman after a crash in Audrain County on Friday.
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Columbia man suspected of shooting at group of people downtown, wounding one
A Columbia man accused last week of shooting at a group of people downtown has been charged with four felonies.
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Arrangements set for Osage Beach police officer who died in action
Visitation and funeral arrangments were set Monday for an Osage Beach police officer who died over the weekend during a car chase.
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Camdenton man charged in connection with Osage Beach police officer’s death
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man is facing charges after allegedly causing the death of an Osage Beach police officer, the Camden County prosecuting attorney confirmed on Sunday. According to a press release, Christopher Aaron Bishop Wehmeyer, 23, of Camdenton was charged with the Class A felony of aggravated fleeing a stop or detention
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Alleged robbery over fentanyl leads to two people shot in Callaway County
UPDATE: Charges against Freeman were later dropped. CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Deputies have arrested one person after they and another were shot in Callaway County on Saturday morning. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said that it arrested 42-year-old Kibby Freeman of Mexico, Mo. The office said in a Facebook post that Freeman was a
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DNA evidence used to charge Boone County man with murder, rape in 1993 Indianapolis killing
EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man is facing rape and murder charges stemming from a 1993 Indiana case. Dana Jermaine Shepherd, 52, faces charges in Marion County, Indiana, including two counts of murder and one count of rape “with deadly force.” Boone County deputies and
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Missouri man pleads guilty to manslaughter in infant daughter’s death
A man accused of killing his daughter and abandoning her corpse was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
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Columbia man sentenced to 18 years in prison after arson plea
A Columbia man pleaded guilty in court Friday morning and was sentenced 18 years in prison after being arrested in June 2023 following a fire and a 16-hour manhunt.
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Man killed after allegedly breaking into Pettis County home
One man was killed after he allegedly broke into a home and was shot by the homeowner on Friday morning in Pettis County.
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Man accused of assaulting victim at Columbia apartment complex pleads guilty
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of assaulting another person at a Columbia apartment complex and holding them against their will for a ransom pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Monday. Ralik Brooks pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree domestic assault, drug possession and tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to seven years in
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Man accused of stealing gun from MSHP vehicle pleads guilty, sentenced to probation
Editor’s notes: This article has been updated to say Johnson was sentenced to five years of probation. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of stealing a gun from a Missouri State Highway Patrol vehicle pleaded guilty to multiple felonies on Monday. Jamarie Young Johnson, 20, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree
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Columbia working on changes to city code amid new law impacting Citizens Police Review Board
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is working on updating its city code to comply with a new law that officially went into effect on Wednesday, that will limit the power of the Citizens Police Review Board. Senate Bill 754, which was signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson in July, focuses on modifying
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Man accused of stealing bike from student in Hickman High School parking lot
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he allegedly took a bicycle from a student on Wednesday in a parking lot at Hickman High School. Benjamin Bowman, 48, was charged with stealing, drug possession and misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $21,000
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Three accused in Fulton killing indicted by grand jury
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people who were accused in the death of a Fulton teenager were indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday. Mitchell Henderson Jr., 44, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree murder, illegal gun possession and armed criminal action. Quiara Walton, 19, of Fulton, is charged with first-degree murder. Emmanuel Brown, 20, of
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Rehearing denied after appeal sends Jefferson City murder conviction back to lower court
The Missouri Appeals Court has denied the prosecutor’s motion to have the case reheard or transferred to the Missouri Supreme Court after it was sent the case back to the circuit court.
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Police: One detained after apartment search led to multiple Boonville schools being placed on temporary lockdown
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple schools were placed on a lockdown Tuesday afternoon as the Boonville Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad served a search warrant in the 500 block of Vine Street, according to a social media post from BPD. BPD wrote that threatening text messages were made toward the police department,
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Mexico car fire causes damage to vehicle, nearby home
One car and home were damaged after the car was set on fire in Mexico on Monday.
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Ashland man sentenced 45 years for child sex crimes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man who pleaded guilty last month to two child sex crimes was sentenced on Monday. Justin Franks, 46, pleaded guilty on July 15 to statutory sodomy and second-degree child molestation. He was sentenced on Monday to 45 years in prison. According to previous reporting, court documents say law enforcement was told
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Ashland man sentenced to 50 years after found guilty of voluntary manslaughter
A Boone County judge sentenced an Ashland man found guilty of voluntary manslaughter to 50 years consecutively in prison on Tuesday.
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Missouri vehicle theft rates climb; Insurance agents share tips to protect your car
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police still have no new information on a string of vehicle break-ins captured on video in northern Columbia earlier this month. CPD spokesman Brain McNeill told ABC 17 they don’t have any updates on an incident report that on Aug. 13 after ring camera video showed at least three people wearing
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