Search for missing Columbia woman ends for the week
The search for a missing Columbia woman has wrapped up for the week because of expected rain and storms.
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Authorities continue search for Mengqi Ji at the Lamine River
Crews returned to the De Bourgmont Access at the Lamine River near Highway 41 in search for a missing Columbia mother.
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Authorities continue to build levee in search for Mengqi Ji
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Crews gained ground Thursday on the Lamine River levee construction to aid in the search for Mengqi Ji. Authorities began building the levee in order to get heavy machinery onto the river in attempt to reach the south column of the Highway 41 bridge where they believe Mengqi Ji may be located.
Continue Reading Crews return to Lamine River in search of missing mom
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Search teams returned to the Lamine River on Wednesday, in search of a missing Columbia mother. “Our goal is really to gain some closure for the family and to truly investigate to a point where we find evidence of her body and close the case,” Brittany Hilderbrand, a Columbia Police Department spokesperson
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Building of Lamine River levee in missing mom search begins
The De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County closed Tuesday to allow Columbia police to continue searching for a missing Columbia mom, Mengqi Ji.
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Columbia police to build levee on Lamine River to find missing Columbia woman
The Columbia Police Department announced Wednesday it will work with local and state partners to build a levee at the Lamine River to help in the search for a missing woman.
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Group raising money to fund new search for Mengqi Ji
The Missing Person Support Center posted an update in fundraising for missing Columbia woman Mengqi Ji.
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Judge sets trial date in Columbia murder case
The Columbia man accused of murdering his wife will head to trial in June.
Continue Reading Search for missing Columbia mother could cost more than $500,000
The search for the body of a Missouri woman presumed to have been murdered by her husband could cost at least $500,000.
Continue Reading Search continues for missing Columbia mother
The Columbia Police Department said it has not found any new evidence after it searched additional locations for the remains of Mengqi Ji.
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Elledge pleads not guilty to child abuse, domestic assault charges
Joseph Elledge, a Columbia man accused of killing his wife last fall, is set to be arraigned Monday afternoon following his grand jury indictment on a murder charge.
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Grand jury indicted Joseph Elledge on first-degree murder
The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday that a grand jury indicted Joseph Elledge on a count of first-degree murder.
Continue Reading Husband of missing Columbia woman not yet served with warrant
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.
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Friend of missing Columbia woman speaks out about disappearance
Less than a month before Mengqi Ji went missing in October, the Columbia mother called her friend, Muzhen Li, to complain about a fight she was having with her husband, Joseph Elledge.
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Criminal defense attorney speaks about alleged strangulation in Elledge case
A second probable cause statement filed in the murder case of a missing Columbia woman alleges her husband may have strangled her.
Continue Reading Judge sets April trial date for Elledge child abuse charges
Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs set a trial date Thursday in the child abuse case against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.
Continue Reading VIDEO: Joseph Elledge enters courtroom for child abuse hearing
Courtroom video shows Joseph Elledge entering court for a hearing in his child abuse case.
Continue Reading Murder charge filed in case of missing Columbia woman
Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.
Continue Reading Former prosecuting attorney speaks about Elledge murder charge
Prosecutors charged Joseph Elledge with first-degree murder Wednesday in connection to the disappearance of his wife Mengqi Ji Elledge.
Continue Reading Jurors for Joseph Elledge’s trial to come from Warren County
The Missouri Supreme Court has decided the jurors in the case of Mengqi Ji Elledge will come from Warren County.
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