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An infant found dead in a backpack stuffed inside a tire near a Columbia tire retailer in August 2019 was identified Tuesday after a nearly three-year investigation. Her parents were arrested Tuesday with charges related to her death and abandonment and will be transported to the Boone County Jail, Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones said during a news conference at City Hall, announcing a breakthrough in the case.

CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. – The Amtrak Southwest Chief collided with a dump truck on Monday afternoon, causing all but one car to derail southwest of Mendon, Mo. An additional person has died in a Columbia, Mo. hospital since initial information Monday evening was confirmed in a press conference. “There are now a total of four fatalities in the crash. Three...

Columbia police have identified a baby found dead outside a tire store in 2019 and arrested the child's parents in connection with her death. The post Columbia Police Department identifies infant found dead; parents arrested appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Columbia Police announces there’s been a break in the case of a dead infant found nearly four years ago. An arrest has been made and Police Chief Geoff Jones plans to hold a press conference this afternoon to update the public on the case. It was in August of...

COLUMBIA − Columbia Police announced Tuesday arrests have been made in connection to an infant found dead in August 2019 near McKnight Tire. Columbia police identified Samone J. Daniels as the victim. She was 4 to 5 months old at the time of her death and her remains had been inside a tire since 2017, according to CPD.

Columbia police say they'll provide more information about the investigation into an infant's 2019 death Tuesday. The post Columbia Police Department to update public on infant death investigation appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

A Columbia man accused of robbing the HyVee gas station on West Broadway while carrying a hammer has waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty. 30-year-old Jacob Woods is charged with first degree robbery and armed criminal action for Friday morning’s robbery, which happened just before noon. Woods also allegedly had a large knife that one customer said looked like a sword. The Columbia Police Department’s probable cause statement says the gas station clerk gestured for Woods to leave the store. Court documents quote Woods as then telling the clerk “Do you know what a man with a hammer and a knife can do?”

Columbia police have identified a baby found dead outside a tire store in 2019 and arrested the child's parents in connection with her death. The post Parents charged with murder, endangerment in death of baby found in Columbia appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

An organization that sought to use the Union City Auditorium for a drag show has canceled the event after confusion on a vote by a city committee. Nclusion Plus, a for-profit Columbia-based entertainment, education and marketing organization, sought to use the auditorium July 15. “We’re a mobile pop-up entertainment, education...

The total number of people injured is not yet known, but as of 11 a.m. Tuesday Missouri hospitals had seen at least 75 patients, not counting known transfers between medical centers.

Columbia Police have arrested two people in connection to the remains of an infant found in 2019. Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones announced on Tuesday that Staffone Fountain, 30, of St. Joseph, and Lavosha Daniels, 28, of St. Louis, are both in custody. Fountain was arrested on charges of First...

The death toll rose to four as investigators focused on the railway crossing, which had no electronic signals or crossing arms and was slated for improvements.

While two Appleton-based Boy Scout troops that were aboard an Amtrak train when it crashed and derailed Monday have made it home, two injured adults with the group will stay at a hospital in Columbia, Missouri. None of the 15 Boy Scouts or seven troop leaders, from troops 12 and 73, who were on the train had life-threatening injuries, said...

(The Center Square) – The largest of five new capital projects throughout the University of Missouri system will be funded equally by gifts and campus reserves. The Board of Curators unanimously approved $73 million for the construction of four projects at the flagship campus in Columbia and a welcome center at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) at Rolla.

Two suspects are arrested for their connection to the death of an infant whose remains were discovered in Columbia in 2019. Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones announced Tuesday afternoon that the infant’s parents, Staffone Fountain, 30, of St. Joseph, and Lavosha Daniels, 28, of St. Louis, had been arrested earlier in the day. Fountain is charged with first-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. Daniels is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and abandonment of a corpse.

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Columbia police said they have made arrests in connection to the discovery of the remains of an infant in 2019. Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones will hold a briefing Tuesday afternoon with more details. The child's body was found behind McKnight Tire in the 1900 block of Providence Road on...

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire north of Columbia early Tuesday morning is blamed for thousands of dollars in damage. The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the fire in the 1400 block of E. Gallup Mills Road around 6:35 a.m. Firefighters said a detached three-vehicle garage was on fire when crews arrived at The post Firefighters respond to early morning fire north of Columbia appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

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