Crime

Deputies from the Boone County Sheriff's Department searched two residences in Columbia and found finished methamphetamine, meth paraphernalia, chemicals and equipment, according to a news release.

The man who reported the incident said he recognized the assailant as a neighbor.

Two men robbed Eagle Stop on North Providence Road just before 3 a.m., according to the Columbia Police Department.

Missouri has suspended Gavin Stark indefinitely and spokesman Shawn Davis said the Athletics Department is still gathering details about the event. Stark, who started 17 games at first base for Missouri in 2012, has started four games this season.

Kenyata Miles, 32, was charged Wednesday with the sexual trafficking of a minor. He is charged with harboring a 16-year-old runaway and using her for prostitution.

Anthony Tyree Graves could receive a sentence of 30 years in prison for shooting Deaudre Johnson, 17. Circuit Court Judge Kevin Crane  will make a decision on Graves' sentence on June 10.

The order calls upon the state to respond to the claims in Ferguson’s petition, which include a lack of physical evidence, a lack of credible witness testimony and a constitutional violation in the trial's jury selection.

In the first day of the trial of Anthony Tyree Graves, a witness testified that the victim, 17-year-old Deaudre Johnson, wasn't the intended target of the shooter.

A man entered the store at 900 Conley Road on Tuesday morning armed with a handgun and demanded money.

Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Oak Street on Monday in reference to a report that shots had been fired. 

Rudy Perez Jr. is accused of killing a fellow patient at Truman Veterans Hospital in February. He has entered a plea of not guilty by means of mental disease or defect.

The investigation revealed three men armed with handguns forced open the front door of the apartment.

Flakne, 41, was charged with third-degree domestic assault and the unlawful use of a weapon.

The investigation was initiated after passengers informed Homeland Security and TSA officials that items from their luggage were missing.

Searches of two residences, a motel room and a vehicle by the Boone County Sheriff's Department lead to the discovery of 650 grams of cocaine and $16,500 in cash. 

Robert Melton said he didn't understand the sentence he received after a plea deal in his 2012 trial because he didn't get enough time with his attorney.

A man entered the Break Time on Forum Boulevard, pointed a gun at the cashier and demanded cash, according to a police news release.

Ellison Hutchison will serve 22 years in prison after admitting to selling heroin to Maximillion Shackelford, who died of an overdose last year.

Christopher Kelley was found guilty of two federal counts of arson for setting fire to MU's Ellis Library and a Stephens College building in 2011. Kelley could face up to 20 years in prison for the crimes.

After receiving severe burns in a fire in his apartment in 2005, Daniels won $4.9 million in a civil suit against the management company, alleging that the smoke detectors didn't work due to improper maintenance.