Crime

Police say two men used rifles to steal money and cartons of cigarettes from a 20-year-old female clerk working at a Break Time gas station.

After threatening a person who stole his iPhone, police said a teenager was assaulted by another man.

After threats had been made against him, police said a 75-year-old man pulled his own knife in self-defense.

Police arrested a man on suspicion of having bitten and choked his girlfriend.

The trespassing tickets issued to the 18 Rock Bridge High School students who were attempting a senior prank on Thursday have been dropped.

Defense attorney Richard French was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning after taking a personal day Tuesday.

Eighteen Rock Bridge High School students were caught attempting a senior prank around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, according to the school's principal.

A man is suspected of threatening a group of children with a rifle Wednesday night.

The Citizens' Police Review Board got a lesson on Wednesday night in how different perceptions among citizens and police officers can lead to misunderstandings.

A yearly analysis of statewide traffic stops shows that black drivers are far more likely to be stopped by officers than white or Hispanic drivers. This disparity has risen almost every year since 2001, when Missouri began publishing these reports.

The report, which will be released Tuesday, uses data from the state's more than 700 law enforcement agencies.

A Columbia man was arrested on methamphetamine charges  Friday in the 700 block of Business Loop 70, according to a news release.

Authorities said that Jimmy Behrle was drunk when he called the police, later resulting in his arrest.

A 19-year-old man was shot in the foot, but he has been treated and released from a hospital.

Local churches are urged to be cautious with a scam after the Columbia Police Department received a second report. 

Columbia police issued a warrant for 21-year-old Chaquana Townsend yesterday in connection with a Monday night stabbing.

A Columbia woman aiming for her boyfriend crashed into a tree and another vehicle Sunday afternoon, police said.

A woman who was attacked while walking home from her mother's house Sunday afternoon was treated for multiple lacerations at University Hospital.

The attorney general's office requested another extension to review Ryan Ferguson's appeal. Ferguson was convicted for the 2001 murder of Kent Heitholt.

Police arrested three suspects Monday in connection with a string of burglaries and auto thefts in May.