Crime Archives

Boone County prosecutor found dead at Columbia home

June 4, 2022 12:59 PM Matthew Sanders

Several police cruisers and a crime scene investigation van were at the home of Boone County’s top prosecutor Saturday.

Colleagues remember Dan Knight following death

June 4, 2022 7:35 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Lawyers and others reflected on their times with former Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight following his death on Saturday. Columbia police said officers found Knight dead at his south Columbia home on Memorial Court Saturday morning. Chief Geoff Jones said officers were dispatched to a possible gunshot death around 9:30 a.m.

Columbia Police Department will no longer do vehicle searches based on the smell of Marijuana

June 3, 2022 10:15 PM Marina Diaz

The Columbia Police Department released it’s 2021 traffic data on Friday.

City of Columbia lights keyhole orange to bring attention to gun violence

June 3, 2022 11:22 AM Kennedy Miller

The City of Columbia will mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Friday by lighting the iconic keyhole sculpture in front of City Hall orange in the aftermath of several high-profile mass shootings.

Man charged with multiple sex crimes against a child in Callaway County

June 3, 2022 9:17 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Callaway County prosecutor has charged a man with multiple child sex crimes.

State of Missouri seeks for lawsuit on mask policy at Columbia Public Schools to continue

June 3, 2022 8:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

The state of Missouri wants its lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to continue.

Bench trial to be held for Mid-Missouri police chief accused of assault

June 3, 2022 7:45 PM ABC 17 News Team

A bench trial will be held next month for a Mid-Missouri police chief accused of assault.

Family of former University of Missouri pledge asks why prosecutors aren’t charging fraternity with hazing

June 3, 2022 10:47 AM Zachary Farwell

A University of Missouri fraternity pledge hospitalized with alcohol poisoning is back home but he has not recovered from the October incident, an attorney for his family said Friday.

Jefferson City man given life sentence in corrections officer’s shooting death

June 3, 2022 12:11 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man who was 16 years old when he was charged in connection with the death of a corrections officer has been sentenced to life in prison.

University of Missouri conduct history shows pattern of bad behavior among fraternities

Charges filed in connection with a hazing incident at former University of Missouri frat

June 2, 2022 8:12 PM ABC 17 News Team

Charges have been filed in connection with a hazing incident at a former University of Missouri fraternity.

Man arrested in connection with 2017 Moberly homicide

June 2, 2022 3:10 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A suspect in the 2017 homicide of a Moberly man has been arrested in Illinois.

Sentencing hearing scheduled fatal hit and run for June 16 in Cole County

June 2, 2022 9:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

A woman convicted of leaving the scene of a deadly 2019 crash in Cole County will soon learn her sentence.

Prisoner death reported at Algoa Correctional Center

June 2, 2022 6:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Corrections is reporting an offender died Wednesday afternoon. Officials say Michael Damouth, 40, was pronounced dead at 2:43 p.m. at the Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City. Damouth was serving a 3-year sentence for stealing $750 or more from St. Louis City, a 2-year sentence for resisting

Columbia attorney goes over consequences of possessing and trafficking fentanyl

June 2, 2022 5:42 PM Kennedy Miller

A conviction for a drug crime in Missouri could mean a lengthy prison sentence and a criminal record that will follow you for years.

Columbia man agrees to pay restitution to defrauded investors from three states

June 2, 2022 3:41 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man has agreed to pay back over $635,000 in restitution to defrauded investors.

Charges filed against Macks Creek man accused of shooting at home

June 2, 2022 8:36 AM Zachary Farwell

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man faces charges in Camden County after he’s accused of shooting at a home. Deputies arrested Martin B. Perez, 59, early Tuesday morning at a home off of Blackberry Lane in Macks Creek. Investigators responded to the area after a person reported their neighbor was shooting a gun