Crews continue search for missing mother 3 months after disappearance
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Authorities were at the Lamine River Wednesday continuing their efforts to find Mengqi Ji Elledge three months after her…
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Authorities return to search for Mengqi Ji Elledge
Law enforcement agencies returned to the De Bourgmont Lamine River Access on Tuesday, to search for the missing Columbia mother. The Columbia Police…
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Crews continuing search for Mengqi Ji Elledge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department confirmed Friday officers are continuing their search for Mengqi Ji Elledge, who’s been missing…
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Authorities continue search for missing Columbia mother for 10th day
Law Enforcement agencies will continue to search the Lamine river on Friday for Mengqi Ji…
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Missing Columbia woman’s parents seek control of her estate
The parents of Mengqi Ji Elledge, Ke Ren and Xiaolin Ji, are asking a judge to give them control of her property and finances. They have filed a…
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Search for Mengqi Ji Elledge continues into seventh day
Authorities were back at the De Bourgmont access on the Lamine River on Tuesday to search for a missing Columbia…
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Search for Mengqi Ji Elledge suspended until Tuesday
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Divers will resume their search of the Lamine River for a missing Columbia woman on Tuesday. Columbia Police Department spokesman…
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Change of judge granted in Elledge child abuse case
Lawyers for a Columbia man accused of child abuse and suspected in his wife’s disappearance have asked for a change of…
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Divers enter day four in search for missing Columbia mom
The search for a missing Columbia mom will continue for a fourth day Thursday on the Lamine…
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Boone County prosecutor: No body needed to file murder charges
Boone County’s head prosecutor said Wednesday that murder convictions can be won without a body, as divers continued their search for a missing…
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Fire chief speaks about difficulty of dive search for missing woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Divers with the Mid-Missouri Sheriff’s Dive Team continued their search for missing Columbia woman Mengqi Elledge Tuesday. They…
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The Mid-Missouri Sheriff’s Dive Team and Columbia Police Department will continue their search for a missing Columbia woman…
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Mid-Missouri authorities search for Mengqi Elledge
VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri Sheriff’s Dive Team posted on Facebook Tuesday authorities searched for Mengqi Elledge. Divers searched all day…
Continue Reading Elledge pleads not guilty in child abuse case
COLUMBIA, Mo, A Columbia man accused of child abuse pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in court on Tuesday morning. Joseph Elledge, 24, pleaded…
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Columbia police follow up on leads in Cooper County in missing woman case
A Columbia police source tells ABC 17 News detectives were in Cooper County on Wednesday to follow up on leads in the case of a missing Columbia…
Continue Reading Second child abuse count added in case tied to missing Columbia woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have added a second child abuse-related count against the husband of a missing Columbia woman. The Boone County…
Continue Reading Columbia police ask hunters, land owners for help in finding missing woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department asked for hunters and land owners to help them find a woman who has been missing since the…
Continue Reading Elledge denied bond reduction in child abuse case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The husband of a Columbia missing woman was denied a bond reduction on Tuesday after last week’s hearing in his child abuse…
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Vigil for Columbia woman held one month after she was reported missing
Friends and family of a missing Columbia woman gathered for a vigil Saturday, one month after she was reported missing by her husband, who is now the…
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Short-term arrangement reached in custody battle over missing woman’s child
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for the parents of a missing Columbia woman said Thursday they have reached a “very limited, short term agreement”…
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