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Boone County Commissioners approve contract amendment for special prosecutor to work on murder cases

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission unanimously approved a contract extension for the county’s special assistant prosecutor assistance on four murder cases. The contract would require Sue Boresi’s assistance in the prosecution of Anthony Marine, who is accused of murder in May 2025; James Caldwell, who is accused of killing one person and injuring

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Carmen Lauber takes the stand during the Kouri Richins trial on Thursday.

Housecleaner says she bought drugs Kouri Richins allegedly used to kill spouse: ‘Please tell me these pills were not for him’

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A key witness in Kouri Richins’ murder trial testified Thursday that she obtained the fentanyl that prosecutors allege Richins used to kill her husband of nine years. Carmen Lauber, a housecleaner who worked for Richins, testified she sold illicit pills to the Utah mother four times in early 2022

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Hallsville mother accused of assaulting officer in school parking lot after child made threats

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville mother has been arrested and charged after she allegedly assaulted a police officer in the parking lot of Hallsville Intermediate School on Wednesday. Samantha Lewis, 35, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with third-degree assault of a special victim misdemeanor second-degree property damage and misdemeanor first-degree trespassing. She is

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