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Jefferson County Leader - Dec. 18

Jefferson County Leader - Dec. 18

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Saturday, December 20, 2025
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Officials walk through investigation into Erik Spencer’s death
Local News

Officials walk through investigation into Erik Spencer’s death

  • Kayla Grimshaw and Jacob Richey, KOMU 8 News
  • Updated 6 hrs ago

Officials said the man who shot Erik Spencer intervened in a physical domestic dispute between Spencer and a woman.

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Poll: Americans back criminal and homelessness reform

  • By Zachery Schmidt | The Center Square contributor
  • Updated 2 hrs ago

This story has been updated since its initial publication.

Library discussion dominates December De Soto council meeting
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Library discussion dominates December De Soto council meeting

  • By Teresa Inserra
  • Dec 18, 2025
  • 2 min to read

Discussions about the De Soto Public Library’s bidding process continued for a second month, taking up most of the time at a brief De Soto Cit…

Local News

Columbia may undergo gun violence analysis and establish response teams

  • Alec Martirez, Columbia Missourian
  • Updated Dec 18, 2025

The study would last four to six months and examine fatal and non-fatal shootings from the past two years.

Audrain County man charged with attempted sodomy and assault
Local News

Audrain County man charged with attempted sodomy and assault

  • Camden Buehler, KOMU 8 Senior Digital Producer
  • Updated Dec 17, 2025

Gerald Walker Jr. has been charged with first-degree sodomy and first-degree assault. 

Cole County man committed to Sexually Violent Predator Unit
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Cole County man committed to Sexually Violent Predator Unit

  • Avery Copeland, KOMU 8 Digital Producer
  • Updated Dec 15, 2025

The man was referred to the Department of Mental Health for treatment.

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Poll: Lawyers add to headaches from car crashes

  • By John O’Brien | Legal Newsline
  • Updated Dec 16, 2025

Car-crash victims can expect a call from lawyers who will send them to their firm’s preferred doctors, results of a recent survey show.

Imperial woman allegedly attacks another woman to get car keys
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Imperial woman allegedly attacks another woman to get car keys

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 12, 2025

Erica Rose Meyer, 31, has been charged for allegedly attacking and stealing keys from a woman she lives with at an Imperial home. Meyer was ar…

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Bill designed to protect school kids from sexual misconduct

  • By Esther Wickham | The Center Square
  • Updated Dec 13, 2025

(The Center Square) – A new bill meant to protect children was introduced by U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, called the National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025.

Arnold Police arrest man for alleged unwanted sexual advances
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Arnold Police arrest man for alleged unwanted sexual advances

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 11, 2025

Arnold Police recently arrested a man for allegedly exposing himself and rubbing himself on unsuspecting woman while in various stores in the …

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