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Two juveniles wanted in deadly Columbia shooting

April 12, 2024 5:15 PM Matthew Sanders, Jazsmin Halliburton, Nia Hinson

Police are looking for two juveniles in connection with a deadly Thursday night shooting in northeast Columbia.

‘No foul play was found’ in death of Moberly man whose body was found in January

April 12, 2024 2:57 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) No foul play was determined in the death of a Moberly man whose body was found on Jan. 29 in the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly, Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson told ABC 17 News in a text message. Wilson said a toxicology report came back that indicated Corey

18-year-old man killed in Columbia shooting

April 11, 2024 9:15 PM Ryan Shiner, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man was killed in a Thursday shooting in the 3300 block of Premier Lane in northeast Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said Thursday that two suspects remained at large and there is a danger to the public. They are considered armed and dangerous. Descriptions of the suspects were

1 dead, several injured after 18-wheeler crashed into Texas Department of Public Safety office, driver arrested

April 12, 2024 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A man drove a stolen 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety building Friday, killing one person and injuring 13 others, according to local officials. The driver of the stolen 18-wheeler was identified as Clenard Parker, 42, from Chappell Hill, law enforcement officials said in

Randolph County experiencing increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths

April 11, 2024 8:00 PM Nia Hinson

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County has been seeing an increase in overdose deaths related to fentanyl over the past few years, according to the county’s prosecutor. Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford said the county had been seeing a trend in heroin use that often times was found to be laced with fentanyl. Luntsford said the

Boone County prosecutor describes role of cameras in investigations as witnesses feel reluctant to speak with officials

April 11, 2024 7:56 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) In 2012, the Columbia City Council approved a plan to replace two old surveillance cameras in Douglass Park. City staff held multiple community meetings to find ways to deter rising crime numbers at Cosmo Park. Between 2009-11, 39 arrests were made at Douglass Park, according to a 2012 City Council memo. During

Moberly man charged with murder in drug overdose death

April 11, 2024 10:19 AM Matthew Sanders

A Moberly man was booked into jail Wednesday on suspicion of second-degree murder and drug dealing in connection with a July 2023 overdose death.

Teen charged as adult in Audrain County homicide

April 11, 2024 12:01 PM Matthew Sanders

A 17-year-old Monroe County boy was charged Thursday with premeditated murder in Audrain County.

13 Missouri children found in 2023 after Amber Alerts

April 11, 2024 12:30 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

Thirteen missing Missouri children were found in 2023 after authorities issued Amber Alerts to help find them.

Two Columbia men charged with murder in fentanyl overdose

April 11, 2024 11:39 AM Matthew Sanders

Two Columbia men were charged with felony murder Thursday in a 2023 fentanyl overdose.

Iowa man accused of impersonating law enforcement at Saline County truck stop

April 11, 2024 11:21 AM Matthew Sanders, Ryan Shiner

A Clinton, Iowa, man was charged Wednesday after he was accused of impersonating a police officer and having an explosive at a truck stop.

MSHP report names CPD officers involved in August shooting at Columbia apartment complex

April 10, 2024 9:13 PM Nia Hinson, Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five Columbia Police Department officers were described to have been involved during an incident at a Columbia apartment complex in August that resulted in a man getting killed by police, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol The Aug. 4 shooting at The Landing in Columbia left 22-year-old Marquis

Versailles PD: Stolen truck used to steal money from ATM at shopping center parking lot

April 10, 2024 7:07 PM Ryan Shiner

VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A stolen Dodge pickup truck was used to steal money from an ATM machine from the West Vue Shopping Center, according to a press release from the Versailles Police Department. The release states the Dodge was stolen from a business on South Highway 5 and the suspects attached chains from the truck

Chiefs’ Rashee Rice facing aggravated assault charge after high-speed Dallas crash

April 10, 2024 5:40 PM Associated Press

Dallas police said Wednesday that Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Rashee Rice faces charges including aggravated assault after he and another speeding driver of a sports car caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway.

Missing 3-year-old boy found, Amber Alert canceled

April 10, 2024 2:16 PM Ryan Shiner

PERRYVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) An Amber Alert that issued on Wednesday afternoon for a missing 3-year-old boy out of Perryville, Missouri, has been canceled after the boy and suspect were found. The alert – which was sent at 1:48 p.m. – stated Aziah Laurent was abducted around noon on March 19. He has brown hair and

Man accused in Sedalia shooting arrested

April 10, 2024 3:46 PM Ryan Shiner

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of a Tuesday morning shooting has been arrested, according to a social media post from the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office. Bear Hagston was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He was arrested on Tuesday evening and is being held at

5 people have been arrested after a shooting in a West Philadelphia park that was filled with hundreds of people

April 10, 2024 10:21 PM CNN

WPVI, CNN By Nadeem Muaddi, Christina Maxouris, John Miller and Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Five people have been arrested – four of whom are juveniles – after a Wednesday afternoon shooting that unfolded in a West Philadelphia park during a large Muslim religious celebration filled with families and children, police say. The shooting

Dorsey executed on Tuesday night following SCOTUS denial

April 9, 2024 12:40 PM Lucas Geisler, Hannah Falcon

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) Convicted murderer Brian Dorsey was executed on Tuesday evening, Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann stated in a news conference. Officials were given the OK to administer the lethal injection to Dorsey at 6:01 p.m. He was dead by 6:11 p.m. The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Dorsey’s

Springfield police: Missing girl in Amber Alert found

April 9, 2024 5:24 PM Matthew Sanders

A statewide alert has been put out for a 2-year-old girl abducted from Springfield, Missouri.

Court docs: Man charged after threatening Islamic Center students with knife, pipe

April 9, 2024 5:02 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he was accused of threatening students at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri with a knife and a pipe on Monday. Heath Garrett Waller, 38, was charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree endangering the welfare of