CRIME & SAFETY
Suspects from deadly shooting on Premier Lane still at large
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of the teenager killed April 11 on Premier Lane is grieving her loss. The Columbia Police Department says they are still looking for two juvenile suspects wanted in the fatal shooting of Derek Silvey, 18. Police say they are a threat to the public. Michele...
Case dismissed for Columbia man accused in hammer attack
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The case against a Columbia man who was accused of using a hammer to attack a man near Stephens Lake Park in 2022 has been dismissed, according to an email from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson. Daniel Dwyer, 53, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. His case The post Case dismissed for Columbia man accused in hammer attack appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Mother of Columbia murder victim Derek Silvey says she will never get closure
COLUMBIA — Columbia police continued their search Monday for 2 black male juveniles in connection with a deadly Thursday night shooting in Northeast Columbia. Investigators said the juveniles shot and killed 18-year-old Derek Silvey in the 3300 block of Premier Lane. Silvey’s mother Michele Allison said she would never...
Riley Strain’s Family Criticizes Fraternity Brothers For Continuing To Party In Nashville After Their Friend Went Missing
The party must go on. Apparently that's what Riley Strain's fraternity brothers thought after the 22-year old University of Missouri student went missing in Nashville last month. And his family isn't happy about it. It's been just under a month since Strain's body was tragically recovered from the Cumberland River near downtown Nashville, and his family still has plenty of unanswered questions about what happened to their loved one the night he disappeared. And they're frustrated with his fraternity brothers for not doing anything to help them get those answers. Strain was in Nashville for a fraternity formal when he was asked to...
Four people injured in Howard County crash involving alleged drunk driver
Four people were injured, including an alleged drunk driver, after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Howard County. Shelby Thompson, of Columbia, was traveling south on Highway 5 near County Road 450 when she crossed the center line and struck a truck, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
Boone County officials celebrate groundbreaking of new regional law enforcement training center
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning at the Boone County Public Safety Campus for the new law enforcement regional training center. According to previous reporting, it will also include a 24/7 daycare service for the children of first responders. Construction of the training center is expected to be completed The post Boone County officials celebrate groundbreaking of new regional law enforcement training center appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Suspect in custody after alleged Subway robbery
Columbia police responded to the Subway at East St. Charles Road just after 6 p.m. Monday night after reports of a robbery. Officers told KOMU 8 that a man showed employees a weapon and then robbed the store. Police say the man fled Subway and went to nearby The Greens...
A Mexico, Missouri man was arrested for stalking and making death threats
NEW BLOOMFIELD — A Mexico, Missouri man was arrested on April 15 for first-degree stalking in Callaway County. Eugene K. Watts, 48, was arrested Monday at 6:45 a.m. for alleged stalking and making death threats to a victim with a juvenile child. The victim initially reported the stalking to...
Mexico structure fire leads to an arrest for arson
NEW BLOOMFIELD — A structure fire located at the 800 block of West Liberty led to an arrest on April 13. Mexico Public Safety Department (MPSD) responded to a fire on Friday, April 12 around 9: 12 p.m., where they extinguished a fire that engulfed a detached garage. The...
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