Crime Archives

Audrain County reaches settlement with family of slain jail inmate

February 14, 2020 2:32 PM Associated Press

The mother of a Mid-Missouri county jail inmate who died after another inmate attacked him for nearly 20 minutes has settled a lawsuit for $5 million.

Columbia mother sues CPS, CPD over daughter’s arrest

February 13, 2020 8:51 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia mother claims that the public school system and the police department owe her family following her daughter’s arrest at school. Kandas Holmes-Barnes filed the lawsuit on behalf of her teenage daughter on Jan. 27 against Columbia Public Schools and the Columbia Police Department. She is asking a court award her

Man charged in Vienna arson that sent six firefighters to the hospital

February 13, 2020 5:16 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday that a person is charged with an arson that sent six Vienna firefighters to the hospital.

CPD officer faces DWI charge

February 13, 2020 8:18 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors filed charges against a Columbia police officer on Thursday accused of driving while intoxicated.

Jury from Kansas City area to serve in Columbia fatal hit-and-run case

February 12, 2020 4:35 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice ruled on Tuesday to select jury members from the Kansas City area for a Columbia fatal hit-and-run case.

Third person pleads guilty to federal charges in Carl DeBrodie death

February 12, 2020 4:25 PM Lucas Geisler

A third person pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday for a crime related to the death of a Fulton man with disabilities.

Boone County shooting victim in critical condition, no one arrested

February 12, 2020 12:46 PM Madison Fleck

The victim of a shooting in Boone County was in critical condition on Wednesday after he was shot multiple times in the 15400 block of north Old Highway 63.

One injured, one in custody after Boone County shooting

February 11, 2020 7:44 PM Matt Ragsdale

Authorities at the scene told an ABC 17 News crew that a suspect was arrested and a shooting victim was taken to the hospital.

Callaway County chase ends in drug arrest

February 11, 2020 10:37 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said two people were arrested with a large quantity of drugs after a chase ended in Fulton on Tuesday.

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Jurors for Joseph Elledge’s trial to come from Warren County

February 11, 2020 8:49 PM Sydney Olsen

The Missouri Supreme Court has decided the jurors in the case of Mengqi Ji Elledge will come from Warren County.

Former Tolton wrestling coach charged with sexual abuse

February 11, 2020 5:02 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors charged a Columbia man Tuesday with misdemeanor sexual abuse after he was arrested over the weekend in Columbia.

Former MU professor pleads not guilty in sex abuse case

February 11, 2020 4:21 PM Matt Ragsdale

He is accused of taking the victim back to his apartment and sexually assaulting her after they had been drinking at a club in downtown Columbia.

Boonville man charged with robbery in two cases

February 11, 2020 3:19 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Boonville man is charged in connection with a December armed robbery and an alleged purse snatching.

Callaway County chase ends in crash

February 11, 2020 12:35 PM Madison Fleck

A chase in Callaway County ended in a crash on Tuesday afternoon.

Police: Camdenton robbery suspect shoots himself during standoff

February 11, 2020 11:34 AM Madison Fleck

A man suspected of a robbery in Camdenton shot himself in the head during a standoff with police, according to a news release from the Camdenton Police Department.

Former Moniteau County assessor’s husband charged

February 11, 2020 10:47 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have filed misdemeanor charges against the husband of a former Moniteau County official suspected of misusing public money.

Charges dismissed in deadly Saline County shooting

February 11, 2020 5:39 AM Brittany Wiley

The Missouri Attorney General’s office confirmed Monday that charges against a Saline County murder suspect were dismissed.

Cole County deputies search jail inmates with new body scanner

February 10, 2020 10:29 PM Matt Ragsdale

Meeting minutes show the commission awarded the $166,250 bid to Romaine Companies for the body scanner.

Man charged in Camden County accused of racially-motivated attack

February 10, 2020 8:43 PM Matt Ragsdale

Documents show deputies spoke with the worker’s supervisor who said the man was removed for being combative and yelling racial slurs at a bar worker.

Cooper County child molestation suspect released from custody

February 10, 2020 4:25 PM Matt Ragsdale

Online court records show he was released from the Cooper County Jail with the condition that he has no direct contact or indirect contact with the victim.