Crime Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about safety in local schools?

October 31, 2022 2:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri schools last week saw a string of police incidents and threats of violence.

Vigil held four years after boy’s body recovered in Jefferson City

October 30, 2022 6:55 PM Leila Mitchell

Community members came together Sunday, four years after 4-year-old Darnell Gray’s body was found in Jefferson City.

One person hurt after shooting at east Columbia apartment complex

October 29, 2022 11:14 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Officers are working to learn more following a shooting in East Columbia on Saturday. The department says they identified one potential suspect and brought them in for questioning around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers say they responded to the 200 block of Old Highway 63 around 10:30 p.m. Saturday for shots fired.

Man arrested for police chase, hitting multiple patrol cars

October 29, 2022 5:28 PM Hannah Falcon

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: this article has been changed to accurately reflect the amount of property damage. Audrain County deputies arrested a man Saturday following an overnight chase across Mid-Missouri. The chase happened early Friday morning. Michael J. Brooks, formerly of Mexico, Missouri, is accused of leading law enforcement officers on a chase

Two women settle federal lawsuit with MU over Title IX complaints targeting basketball player

October 28, 2022 8:48 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Two women who sued the University of Missouri in 2019 over its handling of their Title IX complaints have settled with the school before trial. The two people — identified in court only as Jane Doe 1 and 2 — made the agreement to drop the lawsuit on Oct. 7. The

CPD announces public informational meetings about Fusus software

October 28, 2022 8:15 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will host a couple of meetings next week for residents to learn more about Fusus, a software platform that allows police to access public or business video footage. With Fusus, police would have immediate access to video feeds, with the owner’s permission, on a single platform while responding

Mexico authorities identify source of school threat

October 28, 2022 11:18 AM Matthew Sanders

Police in Mexico have identified the source of a threat that led to all district schools being shut down Friday.

Deputies searching for man accused of hitting patrol vehicles during overnight chase across Mid-Missouri

October 28, 2022 9:06 AM Zachary Farwell

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies are searching for a man following an overnight chase across Mid-Missouri. Michael J. Brooks, formerly of Mexico, Missouri, is accused of leading law enforcement officers on a chase across parts of Montgomery, Callaway and Audrain counties. According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Brooks drove off after Montgomery City police

Police: Man charged with multiple felonies after threatening to ‘air this place out’ during custody exchange

October 28, 2022 4:22 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after an alleged incident occurred during a custody exchange on Thursday, according to Jefferson City police. The man’s girlfriend got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend at her residence about money for child care. Once the children were brought to the vehicle by

Man accused of shooting Randolph County deputy pleads guilty to charges

October 28, 2022 1:35 PM Zachary Farwell

A Linn County judge will decide the sentence a Moberly man will serve for shooting a Randolph County deputy.

Boone County Prosecutor says Wilson cold case will be charged under 1984 statutes

October 27, 2022 10:11 PM Marina Diaz

James F. Wilson, of Mooresville, North Carolina, was arrested in connection with the March 1984 rape and assault of a woman in northeast Columbia.

DNA leads to arrest in 1984 Columbia rape, attempted murder

October 27, 2022 12:20 PM Matthew Sanders

North Carolina authorities and Columbia police arrested a man Thursday who is suspected in a 1984 rape and attempted murder.

Mexico School Board says teacher accused of abuse should not get her job back

October 27, 2022 4:20 PM Ryan Shiner

The Mexico Board of Education is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a former teacher accused of abusing a student.

Fulton man arrested on suspicion of child enticement

October 26, 2022 10:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

Columbia police arrested a Fulton man on suspicion of child enticement on Wednesday.

Judge orders doctor charged with rape to be held without bond

October 27, 2022 12:03 PM Chris Bryant

A Columbia doctor charged with rape will be held without bond for now.

Former Saline County deputy sentenced to probation

October 26, 2022 7:08 PM Ryan Shiner

SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Saline County Deputy Braiden Christy received two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to fourth-degree assault on Monday. Christy, 33, was sentenced to one year in jail. The sentence was suspended. Christy was accused of touching an inmate’s breasts and watching her shower while he was working for the

Columbia man charged with rape, assault

October 26, 2022 8:13 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree rape and fourth-degree assault on Wednesday. Travis Birkhead, 37, was arrested by Columbia police Wednesday in the 2400 block of Broadway Bluffs Drive. The Columbia Police Department said in a press release that a woman told police on Saturday that she was raped and assaulted.

Police release name of man arrested after central Columbia standoff

October 26, 2022 11:22 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police on Wednesday released the name of the man they arrested after s standoff the night before in central Columbia.

Columbia’s Downtown Leadership Council votes in favor of CPD surveillance proposal

October 26, 2022 7:33 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Downtown Leadership Council voted in favor of the Columbia Police Department to use the Fusus software on Wednesday. The Fusus software would allow law enforcement to have access to both pubic and private surveillance cameras, body-worn cameras, drones and other feeds through the city. CPD would only use surveillance video on

MDC agents searching for poachers in Osage County

October 26, 2022 8:18 AM Zachary Farwell

OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is looking for information about the poaching of deer in Osage County. MDC agents said six deer dumped on a property in the Bonnots Mill area were shot and killed out of season. None of the animals were harvested, according to the department. Youth firearms