Jefferson City man accused of attempted robbery with BB gun makes first court appearance
A Cole County prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City man after he threatened a woman at a gas station.
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State files charges against Maries County contractor with consumer fraud
Rodney Durbin faces nine counts in Maries County for defrauding consumers and financially exploiting elderly Missourians.
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Trooper charged for allegedly falsifying race info, searches on traffic stop reports
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper faces charges for allegedly lying on traffic stop reports. Special prosecutor Kelly King charged Master Sergeant Zach Czerniewski with 12 crimes across Montgomery and Cooper counties. Czerniewski faces ten charges in Montgomery County and two in Cooper County. The patrol said it began an
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should ‘ghost guns’ be banned?
Authorities say the 18-year-old accused of a shooting at a Kansas City-area high school last week used a “ghost gun.”
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Residents split as SROs to return to Columbia Public Schools
The Columbia City Council approved a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings.
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Police: 1 Missouri officer, suspect die, 2 officers wounded
Three Joplin Police Department officers were hurt Tuesday in what Springfield, Missouri, media outlet KY3 calls a “shootout with a suspect.”
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Columbia man charged after June 2021 police chase
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was trying to locate a wanted person in Centralia for previous offenses during the early morning hours of June 2021.
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Ashland woman allegedly injures officer
An Ashland officer was injured after responding to a disturbance at Main st. and Redbud Lane just after 11 a.m.
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Accused Kansas City-area school shooter allegedly used ‘ghost gun’
The high school student accused of shooting and wounding an administrator and a school resource officer in Olathe, Kansas, last week allegedly used a “ghost gun.”
Continue Reading Columbia woman charged with hate crime
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have charged a Columbia woman with three felonies in connection with an alleged hate crime that occurred in February. Ashley D. Dooley, 34, was charged Monday with third-degree assault, assault motivated by discrimination and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police arrested Dooley on Feb. 8 after being called to an apartment complex
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Special prosecutor reviewing deadly November Columbia police shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor will decide whether or not a Columbia police officer that shot and killed a man last year will face charges. St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar’s office will review the police shooting of 30-year-old Quillan Jacobs. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight appointed Lohmar to review the case on Feb.
Continue Reading Authorities: 3 Missouri police officers, suspect shot
Joplin police say three officers and a suspect were shot in a confrontation in the southwest Missouri city.
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Columbia man charged with two felonies in weekend shooting
Tyler J. Matthews, 21, was charged Monday with first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor resisting arrest.
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Hearings set for teens accused in fatal Columbia shooting
Hearings are set for two teens in custody for a Columbia killing.
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State files lawsuit against Phelps County pool company for consumer protection violations
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against Zechariah Hockersmith, Richard Hockersmith, and ProCare Pools, LLC, out of Rolla, Missouri, for unlawful business practices.
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Trial canceled for Columbia man after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter for drug overdose in Miller County
TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial was canceled for a Columbia man after he pleaded guilty in February to involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance in connection to a drug overdose death from August 2020 in Miller County. William Crooks pled guilty without a negotiated plea agreement with the State regarding disposition, meaning he
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Jefferson City woman charged with allegedly helping teen son fight another teen
A Cole County prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City woman after she took her 14-year-old son to fight another 14-year-old.
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CPS Students For Change group wants more safety precautions in schools
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council plans to discuss and vote on a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings, but a group of CPS students called “Students For Change” want to see more safety precautions in place. The contract with CPS and the city
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One person taken to the hospital after shooting in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting on E Poplar Hill Drive in Columbia Saturday afternoon. Columbia Police Department officers confirmed on scene that there were multiple reports of gunshots just after 2 p.m. One couple in the area, Tom Detore and Eileen Kossak told ABC 17 News they
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Columbia police conducting death investigation on Rangeline St.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police have confirmed that they are conducting a death investigation near the Mosers on Rangeline St. Police were called to the area just after 2 p.m. Saturday. and remained on scene for almost five hours. It is not known at this time what caused the death. Police have not provided any
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