Homicide Archives

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Judge sets April trial date for Elledge child abuse charges

February 20, 2020 11:53 AM Joe McLean

Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs set a trial date Thursday in the child abuse case against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.

Murder charge filed in case of missing Columbia woman

February 19, 2020 4:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.

Sylvan Lane murder suspect pleads guilty

February 19, 2020 11:46 AM Madison Fleck

One of seven suspects in a Columbia murder case pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Two people were shot at a downtown Columbia nightclub.

Columbia Police Department disputes nightclub management’s version of fatal shooting aftermath

February 17, 2020 5:17 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department responded Monday to allegations of maltreatment made by the management of a Columbia nightclub after a deadly shooting.

Audrain County reaches settlement with family of slain jail inmate

February 14, 2020 2:32 PM Associated Press

The mother of a Mid-Missouri county jail inmate who died after another inmate attacked him for nearly 20 minutes has settled a lawsuit for $5 million.

Mid-Missouri truck driver pleads guilty in Indiana crash deaths

February 10, 2020 11:52 AM Matthew Sanders

A Sturgeon truck driver pleaded guilty last week in Indiana to killing three people in a crash last year.

No charges will be filed against security guard in deadly Waffle House shooting

February 7, 2020 3:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Boone County prosecutor said Friday that a security guard who shot and killed a man at a Columbia Waffle House on New Year’s Day 2018 will not be charged.

Names released in apparent murder-suicide near Columbia

February 4, 2020 5:23 AM Brittany Wiley

Boone County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they believe is a murder suicide.

The Ben Renick case: snakes, shootings and millions of dollars

January 30, 2020 8:50 PM Lucas Geisler

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As prosecutors in Missouri begin making their case that two people killed Ben Renick in 2017, courts are still settling millions of dollars worth of deals he started before his death. In the years since Renick, 29, was shot and killed at his Montgomery County home near New Florence, attorneys and

Miller County sheriff arrests one in connection with 19-year-old cold case

January 28, 2020 10:50 AM Connor Hirsch

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office arrested one woman in connection to a murder which took place 19 years ago.

Sheriff: Callaway County murder under investigation

January 24, 2020 5:37 PM Matthew Sanders

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says one person was found dead in Guthrie and foul play is suspected.

Bond hearing delayed for woman accused of killing husband

January 23, 2020 6:32 PM Lucas Geisler

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. Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to push back a bond hearing for Lynlee Renick until Feb. 24. She will remain in custody without bond until then. Montgomery County Prosecutor Nathan

Two people charged in deadly 2017 shooting of Mid-Missouri snake breeder

January 17, 2020 11:30 AM Zachary Farwell

The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two people in the deadly 2017 shooting of a snake breeder.

Chicago man sentenced for 2018 Miller County killing

January 16, 2020 5:19 PM Matt Ragsdale

Joseph McKenna, 27, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the death of Tyler Worthington.

Fayette man charged with murder

January 2, 2020 11:11 AM Matthew Sanders

Howard County prosecutors have charged a Fayette man with murder in connection with an alleged fatal drug deal.

Columbia officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in child's death.

Former prosecutor: Winning conviction in Columbia police manslaughter case could be difficult

January 1, 2020 12:48 PM Connor Hirsch

A former Cole County prosecutor said Wednesday that getting a conviction against a law enforcement officer is “immensely difficult.”

4 homicides in first 3 hours of 2020 in St. Louis

January 1, 2020 9:30 AM Associated Press

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.

Twelve people killed in shootings in Columbia during 2019

December 31, 2019 7:22 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia experienced an unusually high number of homicides in 2019.

Officials investigating East St. Louis homicide after body found in school parking lot

December 29, 2019 3:32 PM Sydney Olsen

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 Sunday morning.

Mother knows daughter “is home now” after authorities identify remains

December 20, 2019 9:48 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia Police Department confirmed late Friday night that human remains found were identified as being Megan Shultz’s.