Sheriff: Callaway County murder under investigation
The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says one person was found dead in Guthrie and foul play is…
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Bond hearing delayed for woman accused of killing husband
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing for a woman accused of killing her husband at their Montgomery County home will now take place in February.…
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Two people charged in deadly 2017 shooting of Mid-Missouri snake breeder
The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two people in the deadly 2017 shooting of a snake breeder.…
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Chicago man sentenced for 2018 Miller County killing
Joseph McKenna, 27, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the death of Tyler…
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Fayette man charged with murder
Howard County prosecutors have charged a Fayette man with murder in connection with an alleged fatal drug…
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Former prosecutor: Winning conviction in Columbia police manslaughter case could be difficult
A former Cole County prosecutor said Wednesday that getting a conviction against a law enforcement officer is “immensely difficult.” …
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4 homicides in first 3 hours of 2020 in St. Louis
St. Louis police say four people were shot to death in the early hours of the first day of 2020, including three killed at one location.…
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Twelve people killed in shootings in Columbia during 2019
Columbia experienced an unusually high number of homicides in 2019.…
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Officials investigating East St. Louis homicide after body found in school parking lot
Fox 2 News in St. Louis reports Illinois State Police are investigating a homicide in East St. Louis after the body of an unidentified man was found…
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Mother knows daughter “is home now” after authorities identify remains
The Columbia Police Department confirmed late Friday night that human remains found were identified as being Megan…
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Family of 2 Wisconsin brothers killed in Missouri sues
The family of two Wisconsin men who disappeared during a trip to Missouri for their livestock business have filed a wrongful death…
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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…
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Murder suspect booked in Boone County Jail on more than $1 million bond
A Columbia man wanted in a January shooting death was booked into the Boone County Jail on Tuesday morning after he was arrested in Arizona last…
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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…
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Investigators to use SONAR tech during ninth day of Elledge search
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Law enforcement agencies are not giving up the search for a missing Columbia mother, Mengqi Ji Elledge. A search of the…
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Two more plead guilty in Missouri marijuana conspiracy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more people admitted to their roles in a nationwide marijuana-selling operation that’s tied to a killing in Columbia.…
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Teen murder suspect pleads guilty to reduced charge
A 16-year-old Jefferson City boy pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge in the shooting death of another…
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Police visited Columbia motel hundreds of times in past year
Police have visited a Columbia motel where a person was found dead Tuesday from a gunshot wound hundreds of times in the past…
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Dive teams enter third day of search for missing Columbia woman
Divers continued their search of the Lamine River for a missing Columbia woman on…
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Fewer criminal shooting deaths in Jefferson City this year compared to 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department has investigated four shooting deaths in 2019 compared to six shooting deaths in…
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