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Pulaski County substitute teacher accused of plying kids with drugs, alcohol, money for sex

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former substitute school teacher and paraprofessional for a Pulaski County school district was charged last week with 19 felony counts related to child sex crime allegations. Carissa J. Smith of Dixon, Missouri, faces charges including statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child sex trafficking and paying a child for sex. Smith was in

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Suspect in deadly Columbia shooting waives arraignment

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a deadly Columbia shooting in summer 2023 waived arraignment Tuesday. Deljuan Turner’s arraignment was held Tuesday morning at the Boone County Courthouse. Another suspect, Damarkus Williams, will be arraigned Dec. 2, according to court records. Turner and Williams had their charges changed from second-degree murder to first-degree murder,

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