Crime Archives

Cole County murder suspect tied to unsolved 2005 Fulton killing

February 27, 2020 5:00 PM Lucas Geisler

A man accused of killing a teenager in a 1991 Cole County case was also tied to 2005 Fulton killing that remains unsolved.

St. Louis officer sentenced after killing fellow officer

February 28, 2020 12:17 PM Associated Press

A St. Louis police officer accused of accidentally killing a female colleague while playing a variation of Russian roulette has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty in the shooting.

Police search for robber in east Columbia

February 27, 2020 11:19 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police were searching an area of east Columbia filled with medical and other offices Thursday morning for a robbery suspect.

Cole County officials announce murder charges in 1991 case

February 26, 2020 3:55 PM Matthew Sanders

Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler plans to hold a news conference Thursday in regard to a 1991 Russellville killing.

Highway patrol seeks information in Lake of the Ozarks rape investigation

February 27, 2020 12:16 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is seeking more information about a man and woman from Kansas charged last month with giving a woman drugs and raping her at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Court documents: Sedalia killing result of disagreement

February 27, 2020 11:17 AM Madison Fleck

Court documents filed Tuesday revealed a weekend killing in Sedalia was the result of a disagreement the victim had with a group of people.

Columbia man faces federal charge linked to January arrest

February 26, 2020 9:33 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was charged in a federal indictment on Wednesday for being a felon in possession of a firearm linked to a January arrest in Fulton.

Camdenton man charged after alleged road rage incident

February 26, 2020 10:30 AM Matthew Sanders

Camden County deputies arrested a Camdenton man on charges of assault and leaving the scene of a crash after an apparent road rage incident Sunday.

Arrest in 1991 murder is long-overdue, Russellville residents say

February 25, 2020 4:33 PM Joe McLean

More than a dozen Russellville residents told ABC 17 News Tuesday they felt frustrated that the case took so long to yield an arrest.

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Husband of missing Columbia woman not yet served with warrant

February 25, 2020 4:06 PM Connor Hirsch

After first-degree murder charges were filed nearly a week ago, Joseph Elledge has not been served with a warrant and his arraignment has not been set.

Columbia man charged after assault at Post Office

February 25, 2020 3:34 PM Amber Tabeling

Columbia Officers arrested Eddie B. Linzie, 43, of Columbia, on suspicion of first-degree assault and armed criminal action on Monday.

Second murder charge filed in connection with Doris Drive shooting

February 25, 2020 3:36 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors on Thursday charged a second person with a teen’s killing in a Feb. 5 shooting on Doris Drive.

Man charged with weekend Sedalia shooting

February 24, 2020 10:15 PM Matt Ragsdale

Pettis County prosecutors charged a man on Sunday with a Sedalia shooting that injured one man.

Wright City man sentenced to federal prison for stealing from Callaway County store

February 24, 2020 11:06 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Wright City man was sentenced on Monday to eight years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing firearms from a Williamsburg business in June 2019.