Judge plans to set trial date in Joseph Elledge child abuse trial
Jurors will be selected from Warren County after convicted killer Joseph Elledge child abuse trial after a hearing ended Monday afternoon.
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Convicted murderers Joseph Elledge and Lynlee Renick both due in court Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two convicted murderers are both set to continue with court proceedings Monday afternoon in Boone County. Joseph Elledge Mengqi Ji and Joseph Elledge Joseph Elledge was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison for second-degree murder in his wife, Mengqi Ji’s death. Elledge reported Ji missing in October of 2019. After investigators
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Columbia man arrested Saturday for endangering the welfare of a child and felony resisting arrest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jarvis Montell Dancy, 29 of Columbia, was arrested Saturday for endangering the welfare of a child and felony resisting arrest. On Saturday around 6:40 a.m, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 1800 block of George Street. Once on the scene, officers
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Coronavirus pandemic increases human trafficking
According to the U.S State Department, an estimated 24.9 million adults and children are subjected to human trafficking around the world, including in the United States.
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Man files lawsuit against Cole County Jail after he allegedly shot himself while in custody
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man that was shot while in custody at the Cole County Jail has filed a lawsuit saying he didn’t get adequate medical care after the shooting in Nov. 2019. Brandon McNeese alleges the Cole County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff John Wheeler did not give the highest degree of care in
Continue Reading Fulton man charged with animal neglect after dog found dead in a house
A Callaway County prosecutor has charged a Fulton man with animal neglect after an investigation began in early December.
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Nearly 150 pounds of marijuana seized during I-70 traffic stop in Boone County
A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Tampa, Florida man for drug possession after a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Boone County.
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Auxvasse man sentenced for growing marijuana and gun possession
A federal judge has sentenced an Auxvasse man for growing marijuana and illegally possessing dozens of firearms.
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Judge sentences Columbia man to 10 years in federal prison for enticing a minor
A federal judge sentenced a Columbia man for attempting to meet a law enforcement officer who was posing online as a 14-year-old girl, for illegal sexual activity.
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Columbia homicide suspect claims he didn’t know gun was loaded; pleads not guilty
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man in northeast Columbia on Monday night says he didn’t know the gun was loaded. Shawn Long admitted to police in an interview on Tuesday that he picked up the gun and pointed it at Roberto Lauer, 18, in a “playful manner” before it
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Illinois man charged after bullet goes through a wall at an apartment in Jefferson City
An Illinois man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fired a gun in an apartment and the bullet went into another apartment with four people in it.
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Neighbors: Columbia shooting suspect and slain teen were friends
Officers arrested Shawn P. Long, 18, on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.
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MU opens investigation into former financial officer
The University of Missouri has opened an investigation into a former official over alleged financial mismanagement in the College of Engineering.
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Columbia police reopen death investigation following family questions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police will take another look at a 2020 death following questions raised by the deceased man’s family. Chief Geoff Jones wrote in a Dec. 8 letter that he would reopen both the death investigation and internal affairs investigation surrounding the death of Freddie McKee. The 37-year-old man was found dead outside
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Bond denied for a Jefferson City man accused of a 2018 murder
A Cole County judge denied bond for a Jefferson City teenager accused of murder last Wednesday.
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Illinois tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Juvenile male shot in central Columbia
*Editor’s note: The story has been updated to reflect that the shooting happened in central Columbia. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have confirmed that a juvenile male has been shot in central Columbia Saturday evening. Columbia Police was dispatched to the area of the 900 block of 8th Street in reference to a report of a
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Columbia man convicted of illegal firearm possession after police chase
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was convicted by a federal jury of illegally possessing the stolen firearm that he threw out of his car during a police chase. Cecil Jason Robinson, 42, was found guilty on Thursday of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Law enforcement attempted to stop Robinson, who
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Jefferson City man accused of trafficking mentally disabled woman
Michael Coon, 68, was charged Thursday with felony counts of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, first-degree rape or attempted rape, first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy and distribution of a controlled substance in a protected location.
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Moberly man charged with multiple crimes after domestic disturbance Thursday
A Randolph County prosecutor has charged a Moberly man after he allegedly stabbed a woman, kept her against her will and threatened her life.
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