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8 staff members hurt in southeast Missouri prison attack

January 29, 2021 10:38 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri Department of Corrections says eight prison officers were hurt in an attack at a prison in the southeastern part of the state.

Former California, Mo. officers file lawsuit against city after being ‘wrongfully discharged’

January 28, 2021 11:58 PM ABC 17 News Team

CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three former California Missouri police officers filed a lawsuit against the department this week. According to court documents, former officers Jared Allen, Nick Stobbart were fired and Christopher Tew quit the police department after they reported criminal evidence being mishandled. The trio claim in court filings that the police chief, captain, and

Columbia man arrested for possession of child porn

January 28, 2021 11:07 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A tip by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children leads to charges of possession of child porn for a Columbia man.

Vehicle chase ends in fiery crash in Callaway County

January 28, 2021 3:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

According to officials at the scene, the chase started near the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia and the vehicle had stolen license plates on it.

Columbia man charged with 2nd-degree murder after overdose investigation

January 28, 2021 10:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the suspect’s name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A September 2020 overdose investigation leads to charges of 2nd-degree murder for a Columbia man already in custody. Columbia police began the investigation on Sept. 4, 2020 after they responded to a 29-year-old man in cardiac arrest. While on scene, police

Boonville inmate charged with attempted rape and violence toward probation officer

January 28, 2021 9:12 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man serving time for other crimes is now charged with attempted rape and violence to an employee of the Department of Corrections after an incident on July 1, 2020. According to court documents, William Riggs went upstairs at the Boonville Correction Center and allegedly attacked a female probation officer.

MU student removed from campus for harassment, alleged use of racial slur

January 28, 2021 4:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri student affairs is reporting a student was removed from campus after an overnight incident involving harassment and the alleged use of a racial slur. According to a release by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Bill Stackman, MU police responded to a report of an intoxicated student harassing two other

Trial scheduled for Iberia woman accused of poisoning husband

January 28, 2021 8:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia woman accused of poisoning her husband could head to trial later this year. The trial for Amy Murray is scheduled to start on October 4th at the Miller County courthouse. Joshua died from the antifreeze before Amy set fire to the bed Joshua’s body was lying on, according to court

Man arrested in Missouri in attack on US Capitol

January 28, 2021 6:12 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who was accused of taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday. FBI agents and Springfield police took Zachary Martin into custody without incident on federal charges of unlawful activities on Capitol Grounds, disorderly conduct and demonstrating in the Capitol building. No court documents

Nixa educator charged with federal child porn count

January 28, 2021 3:31 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo (AP) — An assistant principal at a southwestern Missouri junior high has been charged in federal court, accused of posing as a teenage girl to ask for sexually explicit photos of a 13-year-old boy. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Colby Fronterhouse, of Nixa, was charged Wednesday in Springfield’s federal courthouse with sexual exploitation for

Boone County prosecutors drop murder charge for man accused in fatal downtown shooting

January 28, 2021 2:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a man accused in the killing of a Sturgeon man in July 2020.

U.S. appeals court sides with Missouri state representative in case over Twitter account

January 27, 2021 3:42 PM Matt Ragsdale

The US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a Mid-Missouri State Representative on Wednesday in a case over her Twitter account.

Tuscumbia man charged after Miller County wreck sends passenger to hospital with serious injuries

January 26, 2021 5:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man is being charged with DWI – serious physical injury after a Sunday morning wreck on Route A west of Indian Trail Road in Miller County. According to the online crash report, Joshua Cox was driving when the vehicle went off-road, Cox overcorrected causing the F-350 to overturn. According

Report: Students didn’t report abuse due to lack of trust

January 26, 2021 3:13 PM Associated Press

KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Students at a suburban St. Louis school district where multiple sexual assault accusations have come to light through social media say they initially feared they would not be taken seriously or believed if they reported abuse. The Kirkwood school board heard a report Monday from Kansas City-based Encompass Resolution, which the

Witnesses describe deadly Phelps County shooting as self-defense

January 26, 2021 1:52 PM Associated Press

Witnesses reported that the dead man drew a pistol first and approached the other man with his gun pointed at him.

Person impersonates Columbia police officer to scam coffee shop

January 26, 2021 11:59 AM Zola Crowder

A Columbia coffee shop said Monday that it was scammed this week by a crook pretending to be a cop.

Columbia man charged after allegedly shooting shotgun inside a residence with children in the residence

January 25, 2021 11:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia police and later Missouri State Highway Patrol help with taking into custody a man accused of shooting a shotgun in the basement multiple times with kids in the residence.

Columbia man charged after alleged sexual assault and robbery

January 25, 2021 8:52 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, Columbia police began investigating a sexual assault and robbery after the victim came forward. The victim told police that she was seeing Xavier Gee just after midnight when Gee allegedly took out a gun and threatened to shoot the victim with it according to court documents. According to the victim,

Three arrested in connection to stolen vehicles out of Mexico

January 25, 2021 6:59 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico Public Safety Department is reporting that three people were arrested in Illinois driving a stolen vehicle from Mexico. Last Tuesday, MPSD reported that three vehicles had been stolen on Sunday overnight and that suspects may be from the St. Louis area and a larger group of suspects may be stealing from

No charges filed in fatal shooting by Jefferson City police

January 25, 2021 11:40 AM Matthew Sanders

Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said Monday that his office will not fire charges after Jefferson City police shot and killed a man earlier this month.