Trial date set for suspect in teen’s central Columbia killing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be tried in March for a fatal shooting despite requests from his lawyer to speed up the case. Judge…
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Man, 59, charged in eastern Missouri woman’s 1986 death
UNION, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 59-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the 1986 death of an eastern Missouri woman.…
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Plea deal reached in fatal Columbia hit-and-run case
Stephen Wyse, the attorney for Lukas S. Evans, said Evans will enter his plea and be sentenced…
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Third suspect in Chance Davis murder arrested
The third suspect accused of the June 27 killing of a Mexico man was arrested over the…
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Police: 2 weekend deaths in southern Missouri were homicides
WILLARD, Mo. (AP) — Police say the deaths of two people in a small southwest Missouri town are being investigated as homicides. Thirty-year-old…
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Columbia parks official: Violence at Cosmo rare
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crime is not a common occurrence at the Columbia park where a teenager was killed this week, a city parks officials said…
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Police say the deaths of two Sedalia men were homicides
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Sedalia police say the deaths of two men are being investigated as homicides. The victims, 66-year-old Steven Klein and…
Continue Reading Police: 15-year-old involved in Monday night homicide
Columbia police say a 15-year-old was detained in Cosmo Park after suspected involvement in a Monday night…
Continue Reading Columbia Police investigating fatal Cosmo Park shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police continue to investigate after one person is dead from an evening shooting at Cosmopolitan Recreation Area Park.…
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Boone County probable cause statement gives insight into fatal hit and run investigation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County probable cause statement reveals why prosecutors charged a 63-year-old Columbia man with manslaughter and other…
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Jefferson City man convicted of 2017 murder
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury convicted a Jefferson City man of second-degree murder linked to a 2017 killing on Thursday. The Cole County…
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Alleged leader, others plead guilty in marijuana operation tied to Columbia death
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bevy of new defendants have pleaded guilty for taking part in a years-long marijuana-selling operation with ties to a…
Continue Reading Columbia man charged with manslaughter after fatal Paris Road crash
Prosecutors charged a 63-year-old Columbia man with evidence tampering and manslaughter after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle Sunday…
Continue Reading Boone County Jail inmate on trial for 2nd-degree murder charged with assaulting another inmate
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Jail inmate is charged with 3rd degree assault after striking another inmate in the face allegedly. According to…
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Prosecutor: Man admits to disposing of bodies of brothers
WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor told a judge that a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin admitted to authorities that…
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Police say Columbia man sold drugs that led to deadly overdose
Mark Conn, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and selling drugs in connection with the Sept. 4 death on Spencer Avenue in Columbia.…
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Kansas City tops record for killings with 2 1/2 months left
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s largest city has reached an unwanted milestone — a new record for homicides in a year. Two people died in…
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Man accused of 2015 Moniteau County murder sentenced to 25 years in prison
The man accused of a 2015 murder in Moniteau County was sentenced to 25 years in prison on…
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Last stretch of search for missing Columbia mother will be on land
Columbia police have been searching for Mengqi Ji in the Lamine River outside of Boonville for more than one…
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Fayette man sentenced to 35 years for 2019 homicide
FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fayette man is sentenced 35 years for the homicide of John Turner, 29, of Poplar Bluff on Dec. 30, 2019. Alfredo Hicks Jr.…
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