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(AUDIO): Mid-Missouri man remembers fallen Hermann police detective; suspect jailed in Crawford County

Suspect Kenneth Lee Simpson was taken into custody on Monday afternoon in Hermann (March 13, 2023 photo courtesy of the New Haven Missouri Police Department Facebook page) The man suspected of shooting and killing a Hermann police detective and seriously wounding anther Hermann officer has been captured, after a 14-hour standoff. Our news partner ABC-17 reports the officers had gone …

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Mizzou men’s basketball heading to Sacramento for NCAA tournament

Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates celebrates after a big March 4, 2023 win over Ole Miss on senior Day at Mizzou Arena (March 4, 2023 photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics associate director for strategic communications Jason Veniskey) Mizzou men’s basketball team is heading to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2021. A few thousand Mizzou fans joined …

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Jefferson City man facing potential life prison sentence for murder

A Jefferson City man who pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder for two Thanksgiving Day murders in 2019 will be sentenced on Monday afternoon. 30-year-old Torry Upchurch admits killing 17-year-old Earle Key and 33-year-old Shantae Hill-Cook in separate incidents. Jefferson City Police say both victims were shot to death. Cole County prosecutor Locke Thompson tells 939 the …

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