MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico Public Safety Department is reporting that three people were arrested in Illinois driving a stolen vehicle from Mexico. Last Tuesday, MPSD reported that three vehicles had been stolen on Sunday overnight and that suspects may be from the St. Louis area and a larger group of suspects may be stealing from
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Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said Monday that his office will not fire charges after Jefferson City police shot and killed a man earlier this month.
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Multiple agencies responded after reports of shots fired in Boone County Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they found several stolen guns after a chase that included shots fired at officers early Thursday. Police suspect the gun used to fire at officers was one of the stolen weapons. The shooting, in which a police cruiser was damaged, happened after officers tried to stop a stolen vehicle
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico man is facing multiple charges after a child abuse investigation began in Nov. 2020. According to a probable cause statement, the victim walked-in to the Mexico Public Safety Department asking for help to contact his mother. Detective Tylor Bounds saw bruising on the victim and asked about it. The victim
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Morgan County Adult Detention Center is being charged with 1st-degree assault after an incident Sunday. According to the probable cause statement, Buddy Griswold assaulted fellow inmate John Stafford, sending Stafford to Missouri University Hospital for emergency medical life-saving treatment. Detective Jennifer Chinn says that video surveillance shows that
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Columbia police arrested two people after a crash on W. Worley Street Tuesday afternoon resulted in a shooting.
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two people after the department began an investigation after a 49-year-old woman died Tuesday. According to the probable cause statement, the woman returned home Tuesday after meeting with Derek Beck. The woman was allegedly on drugs and was put into bed before her death. According to
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People who find themselves in dangerous situations should try to draw attention to themselves and pay attention to their surroundings, a Jefferson City police spokesman said after a man was accused of kidnap and rape.
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Columbia police were shot at early Thursday morning. A police training expert says officers receive training in preparation of these situations.
Continue Reading Multiple people have been detained after firing shots at officers at the intersection of Ash and Orr Street.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri appeals court has rejected a second appeal by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner challenging her removal as prosecutor against Mark McCloskey, who along with his wife, Patricia, pointed weapons at racial injustice protesters last year. Gardner argued the disqualification of her and her office from Mark McCloskey’s case
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IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Miller County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a Thursday morning armed robbery at the Eagle Stop convenience store in Iberia. Deputies report the suspect showed a gun to the store clerk and then assaulted him. Officials say the clerk has minor injuries. According to deputies, the suspect assaulted the store clerk. After taking
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RHINELAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hermann woman is accused of stealing $360,000 from the bank account for The Corner Restaurant Bar and Grill in Rhineland where she was a manager. According to the probable cause statement, the owner spoke to Katie Muenks about financial irregularities from the business’s bank account. The owner said that Muenks and
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According to court documents, David Lee is accused of luring the 19-year-old victim to a hotel on the 1300 block of Jefferson Street and raping her, then stopping the victim from calling for help.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The co-owner of a one-time Kansas City payday lending company has pleaded guilty to a bankruptcy fraud count related to his 2015 personal bankruptcy, in which prosecutors say he hid more than $1 million in assets. The Kansas City Star reports that 53-year-old Del Kimball pleaded guilty Tuesday and faces
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The tactic came under scrutiny this summer after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis as an officer knelt on his neck.
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WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a Benton County 4-year-old killed in December will have the chance to get out of jail ahead of trial. Judge Mark Pilley set a $500,000 cash or surety bond for James Mast, 28, at a Tuesday morning hearing. The bond allows Mast to pay just 10 percent of the
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The Columbia Police Department revised its use of force policy to more clearly define the definition of neck restraints as a use of deadly force.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man is being accused of a touching a victim inapproripately over several years according to court documents. Kyle Moser allegedly touched the victim’s chest back in 2017 when the victim was 11. From Jan. 2018 to May 2018, Moser allegedly touched the victim’s chest again and then watched the victim
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