(AP) — A Columbia man repeatedly denied suggestions from prosecutors Wednesday that he fatally injured his wife by jumping on her back or strangling her during an argument two years ago. Joseph Elledge testified for the second day in his first-degree murder trial in the death of 28-year-old Mengqi Ji, …

(AP) — Police in Sedalia say a man has been arrested and charged with first-degree burglary after a homeowner heard an intruder, grabbed a gun and shot him. The police responded Wednesday to a reported burglary at a residence. Police said the sleeping homeowner heard the intruder and began checking …

Abc – 17 — The Jefferson City Board of Education has approved a new bonus pay incentive for substitute teachers. Beginning on Tuesday, substitute teachers will receive a $500 bonus for every 20 cumulative days they sub for the district. The bonus pay structure, which is not retroactive, is in …

Update — Man sought after car chase and crash east of JCMO has been caught. Law officers are hunting for a man who was in a car that led police on a chase from Osage County and crashed at the State Emergency Management Agency Site east of Jefferson City. Investigators …

What do you think is behind the shortage of truck drivers in the country? Reed Coverdale is a trucker and a blogger. He says it’s getting too tough to get a commercial driver’s license … And now the state of California is not allowing trucking firms to use independent owner …

(AP) — A Mid – Missouri man accused of killing his wife admitted Tuesday that he buried her body in a park but insisted that her death was an accident that happened after he pushed her during an argument. Joseph Elledge is charged with first-degree murder in the death of …

Law enforcement agencies from across mid-Missouri are searching for a Boone County murder suspect, who’s on the run.   36-year-old Mark Alan Achterberg is charged with first degree murder, accused of shooting and killing 32-year-old Justin Stidham on Monday afternoon at Stidham’s home on North Kent Drive. That’s just north …

The jury in a high-profile Columbia murder trial heard a few hours of testimony on Monday from a CPD investigator about Joseph Elledge’s journal. The 26-year-old Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Her remains were discovered in March at …

Missouri’s governor is praising plans to build a new tech center in fast-growing Ashland, saying it ties-in with his focus on workforce development. Governor Mike Parson predicts Ashland’s tech center will create a pipeline of skilled workers in the region: The center is expected to open by the fall of …