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A 17-year-old is now facing a first degree murder charge over that shooting in Jefferson City last week. Devin Schrimpf of Holts Summit is now in custody over the death of 18-year-old Jefferson City man Marquise Conley. Conley was found dead on Rolling Hills Drive early Halloween morning. A juvenile …

Boone County’s prosecutor points the finger at the husband in the case of a missing Columbia woman. ABC 17 reports Dan Knight called Joseph Elledge the prime suspect in the disappearance of Mengqi Ji Elledge yesterday (wed). She’s been missing about a month. A detective said yesterday (wed) he does …

A Pettis County resident is dead this morning after an officer involved shooting Tuesday night. According to a Nixle Alert, someone shot at deputies when they responded to a home for a domestic disturbance. Officers returned fire and the resident was hit and later died. No information yet on the …

(MissouriNet) — During a spoken word performance about suicide, artist and poet Tarren Jakobi simulated a hanging in front of a crowd of on-lookers at a Jefferson City music club. Audience members posed for pictures with Jakobi and took videos of the performance, not realizing anything was wrong. It wasn’t …

JCPD investigators named the teen killed in a Capital City shooting last week. 18 – year old Marquise Conley was shot and killed at a home on Rolling Hills Drive Thursday. There’s a $500 CrimeStoppers reward for information in the case. So far, no has been arrested or charged.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – After spending eight days in a tree to protest construction of a mid-Missouri nature trail, activist Sutu Forte has been arrested. The Columbia Missourian reports that Columbia authorities on Tuesday removed Forte from the tree by using a fire truck’s hydraulic bucket. She was handcuffed and …

(KIZ) — A bicyclist was killed on Monday after he was hit by a Ford Fusion on the Highway 50/63 interchange and Clark Lane in Jefferson City. Police were called to the area around 6 p.m. Monday in reference to debris in the area, according to a news release from …

One person dies in a southern Callaway County house fire. Investigators say the fire started Saturday night at a home on Route CC near Steedman. They found the victim inside a few hours later. Authorities are still trying to tell a few more of the victim’s relatives before releasing the …

A death investigation is underway after someone died at an east side Jefferson City bar late Thursday night. Police say the victim’s body was found at the Mission on east High around midnight. They don’t say if investigators suspect foul play.

The investigation continues into a deadly Jefferson City shooting that happened last Thursday. Police confirm that one victim is dead from gunshot wounds but haven’t said much else about the case. The victim was found at a home on Rolling Hills Drive.