Charge dropped against Columbia councilman Thomas
The lawyer for a Columbia councilman accused of misusing his office says a prosecutor has dropped charges.
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Crash takes out power lines in southwest Columbia
A vehicle crashed into power lines on Chapel Hill Road between Scott Boulevard and Fairview Road on Friday, taking out power to some Columbia Water and Light customers.
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MSHP: Fulton officer who shot Columbia man was threatened
After investigating, the Missouri State Highway Patrol found that a Fulton Police Department officer was threatened before he shot and killed a Columbia man.
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One taken to hospital in Columbia shooting
The Columbia Police Department responded to the 2700 block of Paris Road on Tuesday.
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Court documents: CPD officer was ‘reckless’ in causing girl’s death
Court documents that became available on Tuesday morning revealed new details in the death of 4-year-old Gabriella Curry
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Police identify victim in Fayette homicide
The Fayette Police Department identified Monday’s homicide victim as 29-year-old John L. Turner from Poplar Bluff.
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SSM, University of Missouri end exclusive talks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis-based SSM Health and University of Missouri Health Care have decided to end exclusive talks about MU Health taking over SSM’s operations in Mid-Missouri. SSM announced the end of exclusive negotiations in a news release Friday. SSM and MU Health had filed a letter of intent to transfer ownership of
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Husband of missing woman indicted on charge related to disappearance
A Boone County grand jury indicted Joseph Elledge Friday morning on one count of abuse or neglect of a child and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
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Murder charge refiled against suspect in deadly Jefferson City shooting
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a Jefferson City man for a second time in connection with a 2018 killing.
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Columbia Public Schools closed Tuesday; Jefferson City to start late
Three school districts called off Tuesday classes as another round of snow fell on Mid-Missouri.
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Crash causes backups on I-70 at Perche Creek
A crash involving multiple vehicles caused backups in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Perche Creek on Monday morning.
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Columbia man arrested, charged in Welcome Inn killing
A Columbia man was arrested and charged on Friday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with a killing at the Welcome Inn in Columbia.
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Mizzou officially hires Eli Drinkwitz as head football coach
The UM Board of Curators voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Eli Drinkwitz as the University of Missouri’s new football coach.
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WEATHER ALERT DAY: Isolated damaging winds possible overnight
TUESDAY NIGHT UPDATE (10:30 PM) Showers and thunderstorms have pushed east into Illinois tonight, with much of the severe weather impacting western Illinois and metro east St. Louis after midnight. The main impact overnight will be strong to damaging winds not associated with thunderstorms due to this very powerful system moving across the Midwest. Winds
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Ember from training starts fire at Missouri State Penitentiary
The Jefferson City Fire Department said Thursday that an errant ember from an intentionally set fire on city property caused a blaze Wednesday on the roof of a Missouri State Penitentiary building.
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Eldon woman killed crossing Highway 54 in Cole County
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An SUV hit and killed a woman crossing Highway 54 near Brazito on Tuesday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The patrol said in an online crash report that Rachel Welch, 46, of Eldon, died after a 2007 Lincoln Navigator hit her while she was crossing the highway at
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Holts Summit teen charged in Jefferson City killing
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit teen was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with a killing on Rolling Hills Drive in Jefferson City. Devin L. Schrimpf, 17, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the killing of Marquise Conley, 18. Police responded to the 1900 block
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Prosecutor: Columbia man is prime suspect in wife’s ‘murder’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s lead prosecutor said in court Wednesday that the husband of a missing woman is the prime suspect in her disappearance, accusing him of killing her. Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight said at a bond reduction hearing that investigators suspect Joseph Elledge in the October disappearance of his wife, Mengqi
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Woman charged after Jefferson City crash kills cyclist
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a Springfield, Missouri, woman Tuesday with leaving the scene of a crash where a bicyclist died. Haily Crabtree, 26, is charged with a single count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a Class D felony. Police found Crabtree after the crash, which happened
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Jefferson City police identify homicide victim
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City police on Tuesday identified the teenager killed in a shooting last week. Marquise Conley, 18, was killed in the shooting Thursday in the 1900 block of Rolling Hills Drive, the Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release. CrimeStoppers is offering a $500 reward for information leading to
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