COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ethan Jones has owned MindRight Wellness in downtown Columbia for five years. He said he came into work Monday with a heavy heart after shooting on Saturday morning left one student dead and injured two others just a few stores down. “It’s definitely a heavy energy,” Jones said. “It’s emotional, you know.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said Monday that crimes ranging from homeless trespassers on campus to gun violence in downtown Columbia have created a dangerous environment for citizens and students. “What I’m hearing from individuals, whether that’s the business leaders or citizens, is that Columbia was not this way in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say in court documents that the 23-year-old Florida man who opened fire early Saturday in downtown Columbia, killing a woman, shot 11 times into a crowd as he walked from the scene. Court documents show that 23-year-old Misael Covarrubias has been charged with three counts of assault, three counts of armed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Audrain County after he allegedly dragged a woman from her home, pulled her into a vehicle and assaulted her on Sunday morning. Lane Miles, 21, of Auxvasse, was charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, second-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor second-degree property damage. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court documents say Columbia police had to use a Taser on a man who is accused of a number of crimes. Deon Brown, 53, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with three counts of third-degree domestic assault, one count of misdemeanor third-degree kidnaping, misdemeanor resisting arrest, one count of second-degree domestic assault,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi held a news conference Monday morning to talk about crime in Columbia after a Stephens College student died over the weekend from a gunshot wound. Watch the playback in the player.
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Aiyanna Williams of Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri President Mun Choi, in an email obtained by ABC 17 News, called on Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe to address violent crime, warning that if action isn’t taken, he will elevate the issue to Gov. Mike Kehoe. Buffaloe, in response, listed actions the city government and Columbia Police Department have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ). Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is planning to take steps toward addressing violence downtown. Buffalo responded on social media to an early morning shooting on Saturday that left three people injured, calling it “one too many.” She announced plans to create a task force of city, county, university, business, and community leaders to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A plea hearing has been scheduled for next week for a man accused of manslaughter in a fatal crash in August 2024. Walter Montejo, 27, is charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault, misdemeanor driving while revoked and driving without insurance. He is being held at
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The state where the suspect was arrested has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with five felonies after he allegedly broke into two southwest Columbia homes and stole thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry and cash. Seweryn Rapacinski, 62, of Poland, was charged on Thursday with two counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brunswick man was charged in Chariton County with a slew of sex crimes on Thursday. Kenneth Paul Jr. was charged with six counts of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, two counts of fourth-degree child molestation and a lone count of third-degree assault. He was arrested on Thursday and his
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COLUMBIA, (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a felony and three misdemeanors after he is accused of threatening the lives of multiple people at a distillery on Thursday morning as he poured himself a beer. Ashraf Habimana, 39, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree burglary, two counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and a count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s annual security and fire safety report showed sharp declines in reported rapes and liquor arrests in 2024 from the previous year. The report was shared by the university on Friday. The report shows there were nine reports of rape in 2024, which is half the total of 2023’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of soliciting prostitution from an undercover police officer was allegedly found with 29 grams of fentanyl in July. Amy Hill, 47, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with second-degree drug trafficking, misdemeanor prostitution, two counts of felony drug possession and a single count of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged with a felony in Macon County on Thursday after authorities claim she stole $4,000 from her employer’s safe last month and fled to Alabama. Ashlynn Ross was charged with felony stealing. A warrant was issued on Thursday and a $10,000 bond was set. A court date has not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was detained by law enforcement on Tuesday after another person was found with a gunshot wound in the 200 block of North Wood Street in Brunswick, according to a social media post from the Chariton County Sheriff’s Office. The post says first responders were called at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man who was charged with murder in a Monday afternoon shooting in Morgan County pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance that was held on Wednesday afternoon. Robert Anselmo, 56, was charged earlier this week with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Johnetta Yeager. He
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery County man has been charged with four counts of child abuse after multiple children reported repeated abuse to law enforcement. Eric Peterson, of Middletown, has a bond hearing scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday. A warrant was issued on Wednesday and no bond was set. The probable cause statement describes three
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