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Woman accused of statutory rape, child porn possession requests change of venue

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of several child sex crimes in Maries County requested a change of venue on Tuesday. Rikki Lynn Laughlin, 24, was charged with second-degree statutory rape, possession of child pornography, tampering with a victim, sexual exploitation of a minor, tampering with physical evidence, furnishing pornographic material to a minor

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School bus driver, bus aide accused of child molestation in Pulaski County

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville couple, who are described as a Waynesville School District bus driver and bus aide, have been charged with child sex crimes Marshall Nightingale, 28, was charged with two counts of second-degree child molestation, while Charlotte Rhea Nightingale, 36, was charged with one count of second-degree child molestation. Warrants were issued

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$100,000 of damage reported in fire near Business Loop 70 in Columbia, ruled as arson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that was reported Tuesday morning in the 300 block of Nebraska Avenue was determined to be arson, according to a Tuesday afternoon press release from the Columbia Fire Department. There were no injuries reported at the storage unit where the fire occurred, but the initial damage estimate is $100,000, according

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