Two people were charged on Thursday in connection with a shooting that happened in the 200 block of west Dunklin Street on Wednesday. Jefferson City Police originally responded to the weapons call at about 9:20 a.m. Wednesday and determined a person fired multiple rounds at a vehicle that was driving through the area, according to
Continue ReadingA search of thousands of pages of cellphone tower records helped lead Moniteau County deputies to a suspect in a stolen trailer case, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Thursday. A judge issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Jason R. Maynard, 42, of Blue Springs on a felony theft charge. Moniteau County deputies
Continue ReadingPolice investigated a report of a shooting Wednesday afternoon and determined no had been hurt. According to the Mexico Public Safety Department, officers responded to a report of a shooting at 3:56 p.m. in the 600 block of Carson Street. Investigators said at least one gun was fired during an argument between two people. No
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The Columbia Police Department took one person into custody on Wednesday night after the suspect led police on a chase in Columbia. Police originally tried to pull over Caleb M. Johnson, 20, of Prairie Home, and Johnson allegedly did not pull over and sped away. At one point, Johnson got out of the car at
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The director of a volunteer wrestling club that prepares athletes for high school competition has been accused of stealing from the group during the last three years. Ryan McKee of Jefferson City was charged Tuesday with stealing more than $25,000, a class C felony in Cole County Circuit Court. According to the probable cause statement,
Continue ReadingJefferson City police arrested one person after a shooting Wednesday morning in the 200 block of West Dunklin Street. Police originally responded to the weapons call at about 9:20 a.m., and determined a person fired multiple rounds at a vehicle that was driving through the area, according to a news release from the Jefferson City
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The Jefferson City woman accused of killing a 4-year-old boy and hiding his body in a wooded area is out of jail on bond. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said Quatavia Givens posted bond and was released from jail Wednesday morning. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem lowered Givens’ bond last month from $100,000 cash-only
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Cole County authorities recovered 20 guns and took two people into custody after two burglaries that happened last month. The first happened on Sept. 27 in the 1100 block of West Lohman Road between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The second happened on Sept. 30 in the 800 block of Route E between 7 a.m.
Continue ReadingMore police officers will be on the streets in Columbia this weekend. The Columbia Police Department will increase foot patrols downtown and in the East campus area for the University of Missouri’s Homecoming festivities, CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts said. While there will be more officers on the streets, bars and nightclubs in Columbia are not
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Federal prosecutors have charged a Centralia police officer with trying to have sexual contact with a minor using the internet. Clint Baer, 41, of Centralia, was charged Tuesday in a federal complaint with using interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Baer is accused of communicating with an
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A man has been charged with breaking into a home in Columbia and wearing the victim’s clothes. According to court documents, officers were called to the 200 block of Third Avenue to investigate a burglary on Sunday. The homeowner told officers he had walked in to find Wade Hulett and Kristina Heaston in his house.
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A Jefferson City rape case was dropped after it was originally filed at the beginning of October. Colton A. Birdno, 20, was accused in the case of being in the victim’s apartment in the 1600 block of Shady Court Monday night, according to court documents. Birdno allegedly pulled the victim off of her bed while
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The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a man accused of hurting a toddler with child abuse. Darrion L. Dowdy, of Jefferson City, is charged with abuse or neglect of a child, first-degree domestic assault and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Court documents obtained by ABC 17 News reveal a 2-year-old boy was
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One person was arrested and charged on Monday after they were accused of trying to rob the McDonald’s on Stadium Boulevard last month. Malik R. Cobb was fired from his job at the McDonald’s on Sept. 27, and an employee said they heard Cobb say he was going to rob the business, according to a
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Four people were arrested in Osage Beach Thursday all accused of buying and selling fentanyl. On Oct. 3, the Osage Beach Police Department and the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force were tipped off to a person living in the 800 block of Highway D who was allegedly selling fentanyl. According to a press release, authorities executed
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The Fulton police chief said his team responded well after a weapons scare at Fulton Public Schools on Friday. “We all handled the situation as we were trained to do,” Chief Steve Myers said Fulton police received a 911 call reporting a gun at Fulton Middle School on Friday and investigators traced that call to
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Missouri officials say welfare recipients with medical marijuana cards will continue to get financial aid. Social Services Department spokeswoman Rebecca Woelfel says the agency won’t cut off help to those who test positive for pot as long as they have medical marijuana cards. The policy comes after Missouri voters in 2018 said patients with cancer,
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A Columbia man was arrested and charged on Friday after he was accused of being a “significant” methamphetamine dealer in the area. In August and September, the Columbia Police Department interviewed multiple people who said Timothy M. Hyde was a significant drug dealer in Columbia. Two concerned citizens told police that Hyde had a storage
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Authorities have arrested one suspect in a Kansas City shooting that left four dead and five others hurt. Hugo Villanueva-Morales, 29, and Javier Alatorre, 23, are both facing four counts of first-degree murder. They both have bonds set at $1 million. Authorities say the two men opened fire at the bar Tequila KC following a
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UPDATE 9:45 A.M.: According to KMBC in Kansas City, of the five people shot, two have been released from the hospital. UPDATE 8:32 A.M.: According FOX4 News in Kansas City, police said they do not believe the shooting was random. Investigators told FOX4 News all of the victims are Hispanic males. One was in his
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