SEMO professor, students identify remains found on Charleston farm in 1979

The identification was recently made through the combined efforts of Southeast anthropology professors and students, genetic and forensic experts, DNA studies and advances in technology. April 25, 2020After more than 40 years, an identification has been made in a cold...

DNA helps solve 20-year cold case in Indianapolis

March 10, 2020INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An arrest has been made in a 20-year-old murder case in Indianapolis.William Swain is charged in the October 2000 murder of 39-year-old Arthur McPhaul.Swain faces felony charges of murder, criminal deviate conduct resulting in a...

Documents: $4,000 in military surplus misplaced in Randolph sheriff’s office

That inventory also found that a gun held as evidence and checked out by the deputy, Roy Hardt, was not in the department’s possession. It was one of 21 guns checked out by deputies from the evidence collection for use on duty. The guns were not attached to...

Sheriff’s department prepares to destroy unclaimed weapons

Leer said anyone with ownership interest or can prove ownership should contact the Boone County Sheriff’s Department by Jan. 10 and ask to speak with the evidence custodians. January 7, 2020COLUMBIA — The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Monday it is...

Sheriff’s department prepares to destroy unclaimed weapons

Leer said anyone with ownership interest or can prove ownership should contact the Boone County Sheriff’s Department by Jan. 10 and ask to speak with the evidence custodians. January 7, 2020COLUMBIA — The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Monday it is...

More than 6,000 sex assault kits in Missouri are untested. Kansas City has the most

We have failed survivors of sexual assault,” said Matthew Huffman, spokesman for Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. November 30, 2019Jackson County has the highest number of untested sexual assault kits in the state, with more than 2,300...