COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with trespassing on a school bus and peace disturbance after police say she threatened children on a bus in October. The Columbia Police Department said in a probable cause statement that it had video of Alexis Harvey-Phillips, 24, entering a school bus and screaming and yelling at
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Police closed part of an east Columbia residential street Tuesday.
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An Audrain County teenager will spend two years on supervised probation for making a threat about a school shooting.
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Central Bank of Boone County said Monday that an unusual number of its customers were the victims of debit and credit card fraud.
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Police were sent to a shots-fired call Monday in a commercial area of north Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man arrested on Friday has now been charged. Nicholas Brunda, 39, has been charged with four felonies and one misdemeanor after he is accused of firing a gun at a residential building on Friday. Property damaged was observed, but no injuries were reported, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. He was
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A Kansas City man accused of murdering two people inside a Jefferson City bar early Saturday was denied bond in his first court appearance Monday.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was updated with the correct name of the suspect. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An area contractor pleaded guilty on Monday to several charges involving deceptive business practices. Blake Mahoney pleaded guilty to stealing $25,000 or more and several counts of passing a bad check. He pleaded guilty to nine charges over four
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said on Monday that eight people died on during the Thanksgiving counting period, which lasted from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release. In addition, there were 115 people injured, 113 arrests made for driving while intoxicated, 414 crashes and 35
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman accused of driving while intoxicated and causing serious physical injury to a law enforcement officer in 2020 was sentenced on Monday. Kylie Shepherd, 28, was sentenced to five years in the department of corrections. She allegedly crashed her  Pontiac Vibe into a Columbia Police Department cruiser Feb. 24, 2020,
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Deputies have identified a suspect in a shooting early Saturday in southern Boone County.
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A Jefferson City woman is in critical condition after her boyfriend shot her while handling a gun on Sunday afternoon, according to the Cole County Sheriff’s Office.
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This story has been updated. BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man was arrested by Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies after a shooting on Friday. Nicholas Dean Brunda, 39, was arrested Friday for shooting at a Columbia residence earlier that day. Brunda is charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and
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HARTSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating after a shooting early Saturday morning left one man hurt. At 2:30 a.m. deputies responded to the 16000 block of South James Sapp Road in Hartsburg. When deputies arrived on scene, they found one man with a gunshot wound and believe he was shot at a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: This article was updated to more accurately represent the findings of the police investigation. A vigil was held Saturday evening for the two Jefferson City residents killed earlier that day during a fight at J. Pfenny’s Sports Grill and Pub. The Cole County prosecutor charged a Kansas City man
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanksgiving Eve is a busy travel day but is also — as some say — one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year, and law enforcement are encouraging people to not drive impaired. A few organizations are partnering with Lyft to help make sure people get home safe with an offer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple sex crimes after allegedly inappropriately touching and forcing himself on a woman at the Holiday Inn Expo Center on Monday, according to a probable cause statement. Brandon Johnson, 34, is an employee at the Holiday Inn Expo Center. He is charged with first-degree sexual
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces several felony charges after allegedly firing a gun at a vehicle. Jefferson City police say Jody Nowels, 35, was riding in a car with two people. He was driven to a gas station and to the area of East Capitol Avenue and Marshall Street, according to
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of starting fires around Moberly this week is facing several charges. Scott Bishop, 43, of Moberly, was charged Wednesday with nine counts of knowingly burning or exploding. He is being held without bond at the Randolph County Jail. According to the Moberly Police Department, crews responded Monday around 9:50
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of a Columbia murder in 2020 now has a trial date set for that case. Rickey Murry, 50, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The jury trial is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, March
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