Crime Archives

Body found burned in Thursday night Morgan County vehicle fire

March 14, 2022 2:10 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An autopsy has been ordered after a body was found in a burned vehicle Thursday night in Morgan County.

Police arrest one after Jefferson City gun incidents

March 14, 2022 11:40 AM Matthew Sanders

Police say an alleged shooter went to the same home twice over two nights over the weekend.

One person shot in northeast Columbia after reported burglary

March 13, 2022 5:25 AM Ben Fein

One person was transported to a local hospital following a shooting on Godas Drive in northeast Columbia after officers responded to a shots fired call around 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

Russellville firefighter accused of arson suspended until further notice

March 11, 2022 7:11 PM Hannah Falcon

A Russellville volunteer firefighter is indefinitely suspended after allegedly confessing to setting several fires around the town.

Centralia man charged after police investigated storage units break-ins

March 11, 2022 9:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Centralia man is facing multiple charges after police investigated storage unit break-ins in Columbia.

Montana man gets probation after being charged with parental kidnapping

March 11, 2022 8:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Montana man who was charged with parental kidnapping in Jefferson City is now on probation.

Tuscumbia High School teacher accused of sex crimes against a student posts bond

March 11, 2022 7:41 PM ABC 17 News Team

TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tuscumbia High School teacher who is accused of sex crimes against a student has posted bond. Michael Allen is charged with two counts of sexual contact with a student and two counts of second-degree sodomy. He posted bond Thursday to get out of the Miller County Jail. Allen is not allowed to

Capital Region Medical Center notifies individuals of a December cybersecurity incident

March 11, 2022 3:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Capital Region Medical Center is notifying individuals that a third party may have compromised their personal information in a December 2021 cybersecurity incident.

Volunteer firefighter accused of arson in Cole County

March 10, 2022 1:06 PM Matthew Sanders

A volunteer firefighter for the Russellville-Lohman Fire Protection District has been charged with three felonies in connection with arsons in November and again in February.

Miller County R-III girls basketball coach charged with sex crimes against a student

March 10, 2022 2:59 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Miller County prosecutor has charged the Tuscumbia High School girls’ basketball coach with sex crimes against a student.

Police chase driver in central Columbia

March 10, 2022 12:16 PM ABC 17 News Team

An ambulance took a man away on a stretcher and he was accompanied on his trip to the hospital by a Columbia Police Department officer. A CPD spokesperson would only say the investigation is ongoing.

Fulton man charged with inappropriately touching a child

March 9, 2022 10:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Callaway County prosecutor has charged a man with inappropriately touching a child.

Jefferson City man accused of attempted robbery with BB gun makes first court appearance

March 9, 2022 9:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Cole County prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City man after he threatened a woman at a gas station.

State files charges against Maries County contractor with consumer fraud

March 9, 2022 3:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Rodney Durbin faces nine counts in Maries County for defrauding consumers and financially exploiting elderly Missourians.

Trooper charged for allegedly falsifying race info, searches on traffic stop reports

March 9, 2022 3:10 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper faces charges for allegedly lying on traffic stop reports. Special prosecutor Kelly King charged Master Sergeant Zach Czerniewski with 12 crimes across Montgomery and Cooper counties. Czerniewski faces ten charges in Montgomery County and two in Cooper County. The patrol said it began an

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should ‘ghost guns’ be banned?

March 9, 2022 1:48 AM ABC 17 News Team

Authorities say the 18-year-old accused of a shooting at a Kansas City-area high school last week used a “ghost gun.”

Residents split as SROs to return to Columbia Public Schools

March 8, 2022 6:55 PM Chanel Porter

The Columbia City Council approved a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings.

Police: 1 Missouri officer, suspect die, 2 officers wounded

March 8, 2022 4:53 PM Associated Press

Three Joplin Police Department officers were hurt Tuesday in what Springfield, Missouri, media outlet KY3 calls a “shootout with a suspect.”

Columbia man charged after June 2021 police chase

March 8, 2022 8:55 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was trying to locate a wanted person in Centralia for previous offenses during the early morning hours of June 2021.

Ashland woman allegedly injures officer

March 8, 2022 4:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An Ashland officer was injured after responding to a disturbance at Main st. and Redbud Lane just after 11 a.m.