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Two teenagers were shot and killed at a party north of Columbia on June 4. Four other teens were wounded in the incident. No arrests have been made. Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey describes it as an active investigation. He tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that the double-homicide is gang-related. Sheriff Carey tells listeners that there are two …

21-year-old Jajuan Crockett is charged with second degree murder and two other felonies. He’s jailed without bond (June 28, 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) Court documents outline Monday afternoon’s drive-by shooting on Columbia’s Dove drive, a shooting that killed 33-year-old Deshon Joseph Houston of Columbia. Boone County prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Jajuan Crockett and …

The parking lot on the west side of JCMG’s medical building in Jefferson City remains closed to through traffic, as construction continues as the Dialysis Clinic Inc. moves into the former Outpatient Surgery Center (June 2023 photo courtesy of JCMG) The parking lot of the west side of the Jefferson City Medical Group (JCMG) building is closed this afternoon, due …

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe (2022 photo courtesy of city of Columbia’s website) A former Columbia mayoral candidate wants the city council to publicly recognize the danger that CPD officers put themselves in each day. Businessman Randy Minchew spoke from the podium at last week’s council meeting. He called on those in power “to respond appropriately and not make public statements …

A Columbia Police officer responds to Dove drive for Monday afternoon’s homicide (June 26, 2023 photo courtesy of Columbia Police Department Facebook page) The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Boone County Sheriff’s Department and Jefferson City Police are assisting Columbia Police with Monday’s homicide investigation on Dove drive. That’s north of Blue Ridge road, near fire station nine. The murder happened …