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Alison Patton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia Police say an early morning shooting on Saturday that left one person hurt was accidental.

Police Department responded to a shots-fired call at Classic Buildings on North Providence Road around 4 a.m. Saturday

CPD spokesperson Colin Imhoff told an ABC 17 News reporter that a person was found hurt and was taken to a local hospital. He later said that after a CPD investigation, it was ruled an accident.

ABC 17 News has requested the incident report.

Classic Building’s Sales Manager James Melies told an ABC 17 News reporter that a police officer called him around 4:50 a.m., asking for any related surveillance video from the property. Melies said he provided officers footage from the business, but did not share the video with ABC 17 News.

Classic Buildings is near the Welcome Inn hotel and an Eagle Stop gas station.

Melies said that this type of crime is not one he sees normally around Classic Buildings.

“I do know that there has been a lot of shootings lately [in] Columbia and Jeff City,” Melies said. “As far as this area, our location, this is the first that I’ve seen.”

This is the eighth shooting in Columbia for 2026.

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Olivia Hayes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Osage County Sheriff Mike Bonham tells ABC 17 News the victim of a shooting Friday night remains in critical condition.

Bonham also confirmed the name of the victim as 45-year-old Jarrod Compton. Deputies responded to County Road 703 around 4:30 p.m. Friday and found Compton outside a mobile home with a gunshot wound. He was flown to University Hospital in Columbia with life-threatening trauma.

Bonham said the shooting may have been related to a love triangle involving family members. One man is in custody and a gun has been recovered by law enforcement.

The case remains an active investigation.

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Alison Patton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Police Department identified the suspect in custody after an armed robbery at a bank in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning.

Police arrested 71-year-old Basil Kyles, of Columbia, on charges of first-degree robbery, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm and tampering with evidence in a felony prosecution, according to a CPD press release.

Police said Kyles allegedly displayed a gun and threatened the employees of a bank on North 5th Street, according to the release. CPD wouldn’t specify how much money Kyles stole.

An ABC 17 News reporter went to the area Saturday and the only bank in the area was First Mid Bank and Trust.

According to the release, officers responded to the initial scene around 11 a.m. and arrested Kyles hours later around 3:45 p.m. near the intersection of Garth Avenue and Sexton Road in downtown Columbia.

Officers tracked Kyles through flock cameras and using information from private downtown businesses, according to the release.

CPD said no one was hurt in the incident.

Kyles was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster as of 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The United States Exercise Tiger Foundation is set to break a personal record Saturday at the group’s 5th annual Valentine’s for Veterans event.

Hosted at Captain’s Quarters hair salon in Columbia, the event will provide free haircuts and blankets to veterans from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Blanket donations will be accepted until 11:45 a.m.

“In battle, our vets and guardsmen or guardswomen leave no one behind, nor do we,” Susan Haines, USTF Director and owner of the Captains Quarters, said in a press release. “I have two stylists coming in from other salons to donate their time to cut our vets or members of the Missouri Guard or active duty hair, we will stay until we cut them all.”

The UTSF Veterans Foundation alone has donated 393 blankets, and organizers expect to donate around 450 or more this year, the release says. In previous years, the group averaged around 125 blankets.

Veterans will also be able to receive medals, coffee, flowers, boots and military food like MRE’s.

Additional blankets will be given to the Room at the Inn in Columbia.

The salon will be accepting walk-ins, but reservations can be made through (573) 449-2629.

Captain’s Quarters is located at 25 N 10th St. in Columbia.

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Madison Stuerman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Cole County judge ruled this week that Gov. Mike Kehoe acted within his legal authority when he called a special session for redistricting.

The decision, issued by Judge Christopher Limbaugh, confirms the legality of the session and the resulting House Bill 1, which redraws Missouri’s congressional district.

The NAACP challenged the constitutionality of the special session. The organization argued that the governor’s proclamation did not meet the legal requirements to justify an extraordinary legislative meeting.

State attorneys argued that the decision to call such a session is subjective and remains within the governor’s purview.

Limbaugh determined that because the basic requirements for the proclamation were satisfied, the special session was legal. He explained in his ruling that the state constitution provides the governor with the necessary leeway to manage legislative priorities during extraordinary circumstances.

“As long as the basic requirements for the proclamation are met, the governor has the constitutional discretion to decide whether an extraordinary occasion exists, to decide whether or not to proclaim an extraordinary session of the legislature and then to decide what action is deemed necessary to address it,” Limbaugh wrote.

In addition to the primary ruling, the judge stated that all other pending motions and claims for relief in the case were denied.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

One person is in critical condition after a shooting in Osage County Friday afternoon.

Osage County Sheriff Mike Bonham said deputies responded to County Road 703 around 4:30 p.m. and found a 45-year-old man outside a mobile home with a gunshot wound.

Due to the rural location, a medical helicopter landed nearby, and the victim was flown to University Hospital in Columbia.

Bonham said the shooting may have been related to a love triangle. One man has been detained and is being questioned, and authorities have taken possession of a firearm.

A woman was also stopped while attempting to leave the scene in a black pickup truck. Bonham said she is not considered a suspect, but deputies wanted to speak to her as part of the investigation.

The identities of the victim and the detained suspect have not been released.

The case remains an active investigation.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Moniteau County commissioner who resigned from his position earlier this week has been charged with three felonies.  

Former Northern District Commissioner Doug Naros was charged on Friday in Moniteau County with forgery and two counts of stealing. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Friday. He had resigned from his position after submitting a letter of resignation on Tuesday.

Previous reporting shows the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office requested on Jan. 28 for the Missouri State Highway Patrol to investigate stealing allegations made against an elected official.

The probable cause statement says on Jan. 22, Naros was “observed by Road and Bridge employees with his personal vehicle in the Road and Bridge shop. A Road and Bridge employee was observed installing parts on Naros’s vehicle.”

A $227.52 invoice was submitted to the Moniteau County Cleark by O’Really Automotive, the statement says. The invoice had a handwritten note with “#5036” and the initials “DN” to indicate the parts were used on Vehicle 5036. The parts were not installed on a county vehicle with that number, the statement says.

“O’Reilly Automotive personnel searched their database and verified the vehicle searched during the transaction on January 22, 2026 matched the description of the vehicle owned by Naros, but not the vehicle owned by Moniteau County (Vehicle 5036.),” the statement says.

Naros allegedly confessed to charging it the account for his personal vehicle. A similar invoice regarding a 100-gallon fuel tank was also charged to the county about a week before that cost $959.99, the statement says.

Court documents also allege Naros told county road-and-bridge employees to trim trees at the driveway of his home in November.

“Additionally, Naros directed an on-duty Road and Bridge employee to transport the county’s mini-excavator to Naros’s residence for Naros’ personal use. During a non-custodial, voluntary interview, Naros confessed to directing these events,” the statement says.

Naros allegedly also OK’d an invoice worth $1,07.27 to put new gravel on roads and spread an inch of road rock on his own driveway, court documents say. The statement makes several more allegations of Naros using equipment for personal use.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who the Missouri State Highway Patrol says has held “several law enforcement positions” was charged on Friday in Pettis County with first-degree rape.

Collin Goodsell, 28, of Peculiar, Missouri, is being held at the Pettis County Jail without bond. A mugshot was not immediately available on Friday afternoon and a court date has not been set.

According to an email from a Missouri Department of Public Safety spokesman, Goodsell as of Friday has a valid peace officer license and is commissioner by the Belton Police Department.

Charging documents allege Goodsell raped a woman in 2017 “by the use of forcible compulsion and in the course thereof the defendant displayed a deadly weapon in a threatening manner.”

A Friday press release from MSHP says Goodsell was arrested on Thursday after the Division of Drug and Crime Control was requested in December to investigate sexual assault allegations against a Belton Police Department employee.

MSHP wrote that Goodsell has held “several law enforcement positions in Cass and Livingston” counties.

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Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Jefferson City police officers responded to a shooting Friday on East Cedar Way.

A Friday press release from the Jefferson City Police Department says officers were called at 12:06 p.m. to the 900 block of East Cedar Way after someone had been shot.

A 37-year-old Jefferson City man was found with a gunshot wound. That person was brought to an area hospital and is stable with non-life-threatening injuries, the release says.

The suspect — a 26-year-old Jefferson City man — was seen driving away in a vehicle and a chase with police occurred until the alleged shooter pulled over in the 1700 block of East Elm Street, the release says.

He was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and endangering the welfare of a child, a second release says.

The name of the alleged shooter was not released by police on Friday afternoon.

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