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This week in Cole County, Missouri, there were several incidents that occurred, including a serious crash suspected to be caused by driving while intoxicated, a fatal two-vehicle crash, a three-vehicle crash resulting in minor injuries, charges being dropped for a woman involved in a park shooting, a man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint, and a scooter collision causing moderate injuries to a woman.

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A Jefferson City man was taken to Capital Region Medical Center with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Cole County on Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report at 10:25 p.m., Gordon Barnes, 29, was driving a 2001 Subaru Legacy south on Zion Road. When...

A Jefferson City man is suspected of driving while intoxicated after being badly injured in a crash Saturday night in Cole County. The post Jefferson City man seriously injured after Saturday night crash; suspected of DWI appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Jefferson City, Mo (KMIZ) Friends who knew Melvin Callahan say that he was a jack of all trades.  Callahan served both his country and his community. He was also a pastor, carpenter, hunter, fisherman, volunteer, community leader and motorcyclist. And that is only scratching the surface of what Callahan could do.  “He was not just The post ‘He probably used his last breath to pray for her’: Friends remember Melvin Callahan appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

This week in Cole County, Missouri, several incidents occurred that require attention. A 27-year-old woman from Jefferson City was charged with murder in connection to the death of an 80-year-old man. A Russellville man was charged with drug trafficking after methamphetamine was found during a traffic stop. A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death appeared in court for a motion hearing. Two individuals suffered minor injuries in a crash at the tri-level overpass in Jefferson City. Police investigated trespassing at vacant properties, and drug trafficking and weapons charges were filed against a Jefferson City man after fentanyl was found during a traffic stop.

The Missouri Department of Corrections continues to fight a lawsuit filed in Cole County court by a Washington County woman. On June 23rd of 2021, a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against the state’s prison system by 65-year-old Patricia Lawson of Potosi. Lawson is a former employee at the Potosi prison. She has claimed sexual harassment at her former work site, a hostile work environment and retaliation in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. Lawson had worked at the prison in Potosi from mid-2007 to mid-2019.

A Missouri woman allegedly claimed she was in the shower when four male attackers killed her 80-year-old stepfather, but deputies claim she was completely dry and had shampoo applied to her dry hair. Authorities said her story changed multiple times until she eventually refused to answer questions at the sheriff’s...