ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with 1st-degree murder and other charges after allegedly shooting the victim during a drug deal. According to court documents, Jamar Burns went to a St. Louis Taco Bell to buy marijuana from Darion Powell. During the purchase, Burns allegedly shot Powell and told another person to
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WILLARD, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors in southwestern Missouri have charged four people in connection with the November shooting deaths of a couple. Greene County’s prosecutor announced the charges Wednesday. Alex Chute and his fiancee, Brianna Sproul, were found dead Nov. 14 in Willard. Court documents accused Chute’s ex-wife, Theresa Cox, of planning the killings and
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A Columbia man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a 2019 fatal hit-an-run crash.
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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 Kevin Crane on Friday set Javion Lawhorn’s trial to start March 1. Assistant Boone County prosecutor Morley Swingle said he expects the trial to last three days,
Continue Reading 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. Kenneth Avery Jr., of Villa Ridge, was charged Tuesday in the July 1986 death of Kristen Edwards, whose nude body was found in rural Franklin County. The Washington Missourian reported court
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Stephen Wyse, the attorney for Lukas S. Evans, said Evans will enter his plea and be sentenced Tuesday.
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The third suspect accused of the June 27 killing of a Mexico man was arrested over the weekend.
Continue ReadingWILLARD, Mo. (AP) — Police say the deaths of two people in a small southwest Missouri town are being investigated as homicides. Thirty-year-old Brianna Sproul and 28-year-old Alex Chute were found shot to death Saturday on the front porch of a home in Willard. Police Chief Tom McClain said Monday that the deaths are not
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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 Wednesday. Columbia Parks and Recreation Director Mike Griggs said Cosmo Park is frequented by families and sports teams and crime is rare there. A review of 911 calls shows no
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SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Sedalia police say the deaths of two men are being investigated as homicides. The victims, 66-year-old Steven Klein and 59-year-old Russell Bain were found dead on Thursday at a Sedalia home. Police have not said how they died or released many other details in the case. Police Chief Matt Wirt said
Continue Reading Columbia police say a 15-year-old was detained in Cosmo Park after suspected involvement in a Monday night homicide.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police continue to investigate after one person is dead from an evening shooting at Cosmopolitan Recreation Area Park. According to Columbia Police, officers responded to the shooting at 6 p.m. and found victim in the park. Columbia Police aided the victim until medics could arrive but the victim died at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County probable cause statement reveals why prosecutors charged a 63-year-old Columbia man with manslaughter and other charges after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle Sunday night. Court documents reveal after the hit and run, Columbia Police began looking for a 2019-2020 white Volkswagen Jetta. Three days later
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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 Prosecutor said a sentencing date has not yet been decided. Jeffery Millens was found guilty of murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm, Locke Thompson said. Millens is
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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 Columbia killing. Five more people admitted on Tuesday to helping sell thousands of pounds of marijuana across the country, including mid-Missouri. That includes Craig D. Smith, Jr., the Oregon man federal
Continue Reading Prosecutors charged a 63-year-old Columbia man with evidence tampering and manslaughter after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle Sunday night.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Jail inmate is charged with 3rd degree assault after striking another inmate in the face allegedly. According to Boone County probable cause statment, Javion Lawhorn walked up to another inmate at the Boone County Jail and punch the victim in the head while the victim was sitting at a
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WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor told a judge that a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin admitted to authorities that he disposed of the bodies but denied killing the men. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that special prosecutor Stephen Sokoloff made the argument Tuesday during a hearing in which a judge
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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, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s largest city has reached an unwanted milestone — a new record for homicides in a year. Two people died in separate shootings Thursday in Kansas City, the 155th and 156th killings in 2020. The Kansas City Star reports that breaks the record set in 2017. The first shooting happened
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