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Woman who admitted to causing fatal crash gets 10-year prison sentence

May 5, 2021 2:26 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who pleaded guilty to causing a crash last May that killed a Columbia man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison.…

St. James man charged with second-degree murder after fentanyl overdose

April 29, 2021 9:10 PM ABC 17 News Team

ST. JAMES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Saint James man is now charged with second-degree murder in connection to a fentanyl overdose that happened in Maries County.…

Monroe County man gets 20 years for armed criminal action; murder sentence delayed

April 29, 2021 8:27 AM Chanel Porter

James Addie is charged with the 2018 death of his fiancée, Molly Watson, in Monroe…

Cole County judge denies motion in 1991 cold case

April 29, 2021 12:39 PM ABC 17 News Team

The request for a bill of particulars — a document that details the prosecution’s case — from lawyers representing William “Chris” Niemet of Fulton…

Mexico man goes on trial for 2018 murder of mistress

April 26, 2021 9:44 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Opening statements started Monday in the trial against a man accused of a 2018 murder. 54-year-old James Addie faces…

Two charged in Phelps County homicide case

April 22, 2021 7:49 PM ABC 17 News Team

ST. JAMES, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and woman are now charged in connection with a St. James homicide investigation. According to court documents,…

9-day trial scheduled for Jefferson City teen accused of murder

April 22, 2021 2:01 PM Matt Ragsdale

A nine-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Jefferson City teenager accused of a 2018…

Charges upgraded against pair accused in Benton County child’s death

April 21, 2021 4:15 PM Lucas Geisler

WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Benton County upgraded charges against the four people accused of helping kill a child. Kourtney Aumen and Ethan…

2 arrested near Vichy connected to St. James homicide

April 21, 2021 10:50 AM Matt Ragsdale

The St. James Police Department said two people have been arrested in connection to a homicide…

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial reach the right verdict?

April 21, 2021 2:44 AM ABC 17 News Team

The jury in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd started deliberating Monday and reached a verdict the next…

WATCH: Derek Chauvin reacts to guilty verdict in George Floyd killing

April 20, 2021 4:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

Watch Chauvin’s reaction as the verdict is…

Fayette woman charged after infant dies Sunday in Columbia

April 19, 2021 11:43 AM ABC 17 News Team

Officers made the discovery after being called to a home in the 1000 block of Elleta Boulevard in north Columbia, according to a Columbia Police…

Man charged with murder in Missouri convenience store attack

April 12, 2021 11:17 AM Associated Press

A 28-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of one person and the wounding of three more at a convenience store in a small southern…

Auxvasse man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges Wednesday

April 8, 2021 10:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted possession of a controlled substance (meth), forgery and felony murder in…

Columbia police identify remains as those of Mengqi Ji

April 6, 2021 10:24 AM Matthew Sanders, ABC 17 News Team

Remains found last month at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park are those of a Columbia woman last seen in October…

Man convicted of 2014 killing in Poplar Bluff

April 5, 2021 10:23 AM Associated Press

A 35-year-old Moberly man will be sentenced in May after being found guilty of murder in the death of a Poplar Bluff…

Jefferson City man convicted of assault charges, cleared of felony murder

March 26, 2021 9:55 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect in a deadly Jefferson City shooting was cleared of felony murder charges. Dana Day Junior was accused of killing…