Cole County News Archives

Cole County Sheriff Greg White said this accident happened around 3 p.m. in the 5200 block of Veil Of Tears.

A 9-year-old girl was laid to rest Wednesday as a 15-year-old girl, described as an acquaintance, was in court on charges she carried out the younger girl's murder Elizabeth Olten was coming home from a friend's house last week in St.

Some area law enforcement agencies are stepping up efforts to watch sex offenders this Halloween.

This month has been the second wettest October since the state began keeping records.

A Pulaski County deputy was injured Wednesday night when her car hit a deer on U.S. 54 in Cole County around 7 p.m., a news release from the Sheriff's office said.

A dam at Renns Lake is in danger of bursting and area residents must find a different way to and from their homes, Cole County officials said Thursday night.

A judge heard from the attorney of a 15-year-old accused of murdering nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten, who was laid to rest the same day.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is appealing a trial court ruling that blocked a proposed hog farm from locating near Arrow Rock.

A teenage suspect in the slaying of a 9-year-old Missouri girl will remain in juvenile custody until a judge decides next month whether the first-degree murder case should be tried in adult court.

A parole absconder from St. Louis is believed to have shot another man in a Tuesday night robbery near downtown Jefferson City, then was shot by one of his victims who acted in self-defense. Patrick Evans, 37, who was released from prison two weeks ago, was found hiding in a small room in an upstairs apartment at 611 E. Capitol Ave.

A fifteen-year-old will go for a certification hearing this week after Cole County juvenile authorities ask to charge the teen with first degree murder.A A A A On Friday the fifteen year old led police to the body of nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten in the woods near her home.

A 15-year-old accused of killing 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten is to appear in a Missouri court Wednesday.

Authorities have charged a 15-year-old with first-degree murder for the death of 9-year-old girl in central Missouri.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Elizabeth Olten please call the Cole County Sheriff's Department at 573-634-9100. The tipline to call in information is 1-866-362-6422 and anyone with information may also call America's Most Wanted at 1-800-CRIME-TV. Elizabeth Olten, age 9, a fourth-grade student at Pioneer Trails Elementary School, ...

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The search continues in mid-Missouri for a 9-year-old girl who has been missing since she started walking home from a friend's house.

ST. MARTINS, Mo. -- Dozens of people have been searching a wooded area near Jefferson City, Mo., for a 9-year-old girl who vanished after visiting a friend.

A parole absconder from St. Louis is believed to have shot another man in a Tuesday night robbery near downtown Jefferson City, then was shot by one of his victims who acted in self-defense. Patrick Evans, 37, who was released from prison two weeks ago, was found hiding in a small room in an upstairs apartment at 611 E. Capitol Ave.

Cole County authorities are looking for a 9-year-old girl who did not return home after visiting a friend.

Two of the suspects in the robbery gone bad in Apache Flats several weeks ago will head to court today for a hearing to possibly reduce their bond.

Authorities say Billy Clinch shot and killed Jeremy Bohannon of Rocheport at a Columbia McDonalda s restaurantA two years ago.

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 5:58 p.m. Cole County Judge Richard Callahan this morning heard evidence and arguments in a civil suit brought by a man barred from doing business with the state for employing illegal workers.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. Police are now looking for an eighth person charged with murder in connection with a deadly home invasion last week in Cole County.

It's week two of the official flu season, and so far 1,400 Missourians have been sickened by either the regular or H1N1 flu virus.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. Hundreds of new doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine arrived in mid-Missouri Wednesday.

Some St. Louis residents want a court to strike down Missouri's latest economic development law in an attempt to halt tax credits for a massive development project.

Monday, October 12, 2009 at 5:04 p.m. The arrests keep coming in the home invasion robbery gone-bad in Cole County that left one robber dead.

By Newsdesk KRCG Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 10:05 PM The chase, which reached speeds ofA 100 miles per hour, lasted about 20 minutes before Borum lost control of the car and crashed on County Road 397 in Callaway County.

Friday, October 09, 2009 at 5:56 p.m. There has been a potentially significant development in the investigation of a Cole County home invasion that left one of the invaders dead.

Story changing in KC man's death in home invasion? Originally, Cole County authorities thought Lamar Gardner, 19, of Kansas City was shot and killed by an accomplice while they were committing a home invasion on Monday.

Four more people have been charged in a Jefferson City home robbery that left one of their accomplices dead from a gunshot.The Cole County prosecutor has charged Kansas City residents Leetez Hawkins, Anthony President and Terry White with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.

One person has been shot in Cole County during an early morning robbery at 5409 Business Highway 50 in Apache Flats at 5:45 a.m. Mother convicted of second-degree murder in court today By Newsdesk KRCG Monday, October 05, 2009 at 5:09 AM KeyondaA Lumpkin was convicted by jury in September.

A Boone County man is sitting in jail this morning after authorities seized a marijuana growing operation.

A robber who was apparently shot accidentally by an accomplice during a home invasion near Jefferson City has died, and authorities say three suspects are in custody.

An early morning robbery ends with 1,000 dollars missing and a man with a gun shot to the face.

One person has been shot in Cole County during an early morning robbery at 5409 Business Highway 50 in Apache Flats at 5:45 a.m. Cole County Sheriff Greg White tells KRCG Monday morning that a person was shot in the face at a trailer court .

The dog that bit a Cole County boy back in May will be put down. Stormy Garlin, 29, the owner of the mastiff that bit five year old A Rocky Scrivner recently pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child and one count of misdemeanor animal abuse in court.

"Unemployment rate in Callaway, Cole and Boone counties ticked up a tenth of a point in August." "Missouri jobless rate highest levels in the last 26 years." "Unemployment rate increased in Callaway County from 8 to 8.2 percent." "Cole County increased from 7.0 percent in July to 7.1 percent in August." "Boone County increased from 6.6 percent in ...

Some of the first doses of the H1-N1 vaccine doses are being rolled off the production lines.