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 night.
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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 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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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 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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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 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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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 Friday.
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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 year.
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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. pleaded guilty to counts of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and two other felony crimes after Howard County prosecutors originally charged him with first-degree murder back in August.
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Court to consider reduced bond for Columbia man accused of wife’s murder
Joseph Elledge is in the Boone County Jail without bond on a first-degree murder charge in the disappearance of Mengqi Ji.
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A stalled search: One year later, Columbia mother Mengqi Ji remains missing
One year after Mengqi Ji, a Columbia mother, went missing police continue the search for her. Police announced on Tuesday Wednesday they would begin searching the Lamine River for Ji once again while removing part of the levee they built because the water level was so low.
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Second man accused of Mexico killing arrested
Mexico authorities say a second man accused of a June 27 killing was arrested Thursday morning.
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Deputy who fatally shot Missouri woman reinstated to force
The Pettis County sheriff’s deputy returned to work last week after an internal investigation found he had not violated any department policies in the June 13 shooting death of 25-year-old Hannah Fizer.
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Lamine River search for missing Columbia woman yet to resume
As of Thursday the search for missing Columbia woman Mengqi Ji has not resumed.
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Thursday marks one year since Columbia woman last seen alive
It has now been one year since Columbia woman Mengqi Ji was last seen alive.
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Columbia police to again search river for remains of Mengqi Ji
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said Wednesday that it would make another attempt at finding a woman’s remains in the Lamine River. Police suspended the search for Mengqi Ji’s remains in the river near Boonville in June. Ji went missing last October. Her husband, Joseph Elledge, has been charged with her murder. Elledge
Continue ReadingAnother killing means St. Louis ties record homicide rate
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis has tied its all-time record homicide rate, following a shooting death at a north side bar. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 36-year-old William Edwards of Cahokia, Illinois, was killed Sunday night at Bernie’s Place Lounge & Restaurant. A 28-year-old woman is suspected in the crime. St. Louis has
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Mid-Missouri woman accused of killing her husband released from jail
A Mid-Missouri woman accused of killing her husband has been released from jail.
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Columbia Police search for Mexico murder suspect Tuesday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed to ABC 17 that they were searching for a homicide suspect Tuesday night in west Columbia. According to the department, deputies with the help of Columbia police were looking for Timothy Midgyett. Midgyett is one of three suspects in a June homicide in Mexico. It
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Dealer charged with murder in Camden County drug overdose
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County Prosecutor’s office has charged a woman for the 2019 overdose death of 28-year-old Coralie Srejma, of Lake Ozark. According to the release, Srejma died of an Fentanyl overdose pon June 29, 2019 in the area of Cornett Drive in Lake Ozarks. During a year-long investigation, detectives were able to
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Holden man charged with murder and other crimes in Sept. 26 shooting
JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting on the 1100 block of SW U Highway in Holden, Missouri. According to the sheriff’s department Facebook page, when deputies arrived, they found 29-year-old Sabrina Page (Farris), of Holden, dead by a gunshot wound. Deputies arrested 30-year-old Daniel Page, of Holden.
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