Tagged: columbia police

The Missouri Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of Steven Rios - a former Columbia police officer - in the 2004 killing of a college student Rios was in a relationship with.

Rios was convicted in 2009 of second-degree murder for the death of Jesse Valencia, a 23-year-old University of Missouri student.

Rios is serving a life sentence.

Columbia Police started seeing an increase in the number of heroin-related arrests and overdoses beginning about six months ago. Heroin is now the number-one drug the department investigates. Last night police held a town-hall meeting to inform residents about the growing threat.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newscast, including:

• The announcement that the University of Missouri Press is closing
• "FASTCAT" is the new bus line in Columbia that will run between the MU campus and downtown Columbia
• The Columbia Fraternal Order of Police continues to call for the removal of Chief Ken Burton
• The Missouri Council of the blind wants a Columbia chapter

Columbia Police policies have changed but a police union is still calling for bolder action.

Missouri quarterback Corbin Berkstresser was arrested Tuesday morning for leaving the scene of an accident.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is cracking down on youth impaired driving.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• A lawsuit between southeast Missouri farmers and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• A battery acid leak affecting Columbia Police Department and Joint Operations
• Missouri Gaming Commission new rule regarding casino exclusion list
• More corn planted this year since end of Great Depression
• State Auditor Schweich releases report about misuse of federal funds