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Father of girl who died in Holts Summit crash files wrongful death lawsuit against girl’s mother, mother’s boyfriend

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a 3-year-old girl who died in a crash earlier this month in Holts Summit has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the girl’s mother, the mother’s boyfriend and the girl’s grandmother. The lawyer for Coby Durham filed a petition in Callaway County on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that Jessie

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Jefferson City Correctional Center death involved assault, sheriff’s office says

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate’s death Friday at Jefferson City Correctional Center involved an assault, the Cole County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The Department of Corrections told ABC 17 News this week that the sheriff’s office and the corrections department were investigating the death of Lewis Younce, 49. Younce was serving a 26-year sentence

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Cole County Sheriff’s Office investigating death at Jefferson City Correctional Center

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death that occurred Friday at Jefferson City Correctional Center, a Department of Corrections spokesperson told ABC 17 News. A release from the DOC states that Lewis Younce was pronounced dead at 8:55 p.m. Friday at Jefferson City Correctional Center. He was 49. Younce was

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Man accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at Boone County Courthouse now charged with assault

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of the Boone County Courthouse last month is facing an additional felony charge after a grand jury indictment was filed on Friday. Nicholas Walters, 39, is now charged with first-degree assault, first-degree arson, armed criminal action, resisting arrest and

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Suspect denies deadly shooting of Columbia teen in hotel room

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The teen suspect in a deadly Columbia hotel-room shooting allegedly told police under interrogation that an unknown person shot the 18-year-old woman Wednesday. Terrell A. Fields, 19, of Columbia, was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence, all felonies. He is accused

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