Columbia man pleads guilty to reduced charge in stepfather’s death
A Columbia man charged in March 2022 with shooting and killing his father pleaded guilty to reduced charges Monday and could spend more than two decades in prison.
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Charges dropped in Fayette manslaughter case
FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County prosecutor dropped charges against a man accused of killing a former Central Methodist University football player. Defense attorney Ben Faber told ABC 17 News that prosecutors dismissed the manslaughter case against Kundarrius Taylor. Faber could not specify when Prosecutor Deborah Riekhof dropped the case, due to it becoming a
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Man charged in deadly Douglass Park shooting pleads guilty to manslaughter
A man charged with first-degree murder for a 2020 shooting in Columbia’s Douglass Park pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Monday.
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Columbia man accused of 2020 Douglass Park murder in court Monday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of murder in a deadly shooting on Aug. 25 at Douglass Park is set to face a judge Monday morning for a pre-trial conference. Rickey Murry, 51, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after he’s accused of killing Corey Jordan in 2020. A Boone County assistant
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Man charged with two counts of murder after pregnant Boone County woman’s death
One person is in custody after another was killed after an assault early Tuesday morning.
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Man pleads guilty to 2020 Mexico murder
A Mexico, Missouri, man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday in relation to a 2020 shooting in Mexico.
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Court rejects Joseph Elledge murder conviction appeal
A Columbia man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body in a wooded area lost his appeal Tuesday.
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Investigators say witness interview led to discovery of Betty Hayes remains, arrest of her suspected killer
An interview with a witness led to investigators finding the remains of a Monroe County woman who disappeared more than a year ago, according to court documents.
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Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegal gun possession after murder acquittal
A Columbia man was sentenced to the maximum of 10 years in state prison Monday at the Boone County Courthouse for illegal gun possession after being acquitted of murder.
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Woman charged with murder in Columbia drug overdose arrested
A Rocheport woman charged with murder in connection with a 2021 fentanyl overdose was in the Boone County Jail on Wednesday.
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Unlicensed daycare operator charged in baby’s death makes first court appearance
A Columbia private daycare owner charged in relation to a baby’s death made her initial court appearance Tuesday.
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New date set to determine whether juvenile will be tried as adult in Columbia murder case
A judge set a new status hearing Friday for a juvenile charged with the May shooting death of 72-year-old Janet Jago outside her south Columbia home.
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Man found guilty of illegal gun possession, not guilty of other charges in Columbia murder trial
Thursday marked the second day of 52-year-old Leo Robinson Jr.’s trial for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder outside of Waffle House on Vandiver Drive in north Columbia.
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Third man charged in deadly north Columbia drive-by shooting
Boone County prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a third man allegedly involved in a deadly shooting in a north Columbia neighborhood.
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Two men charged in deadly north Columbia drive-by shooting
Prosecutors charged two Columbia men Wednesday with murder in the shooting death of a local man in a residential neighborhood.
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Man accused in deadly Moberly crash makes first court appearance after venue change
Garrett is charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the death of 22-year-old Maya Stillwell and her unborn child. He is also facing DWI charges and armed criminal action.Â
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Columbia man, 33, killed in Dove Drive homicide
A 33-year-old Columbia man was killed in a homicide Monday in a residential area of north Columbia.
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Woman accused in University of Missouri student death to undergo mental evaluation
The woman accused of killing a University of Missouri student and trying to burn his body has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation to see if she is fit to stand trial.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are Missouri’s childcare regulations strong enough?
A homicide case in Boone County has highlighted regulations on Missouri daycares.
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Columbia unlicensed daycare operator accused of manslaughter in baby’s death
A Columbia private daycare owner was charged Wednesday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of an infant in her care.
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