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Missouri’s witness protection fund sees uptick in use

  • Natanya Friedheim, Columbia Missourian
  • Updated Dec 23, 2025

With $2 million available, police departments can offer housing, food, transportation and childcare to crime witnesses.

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Arnold resident starts petition calling for removal of attorneys
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Arnold resident starts petition calling for removal of attorneys

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Aug 28, 2025
  • 5 min to read

An Arnold resident is trying to garner enough support to compel city officials to seek new legal representation.

Man pleads guilty in accident that killed Dittmer man, injured Arnold man
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Man pleads guilty in accident that killed Dittmer man, injured Arnold man

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 6, 2025

A St. Louis man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a street-racing accident that killed a Dittmer man and injured an Arnold man last …

County saw more homicides last year; most other crimes were down
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County saw more homicides last year; most other crimes were down

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Mar 7, 2025
  • 6 min to read

Jefferson County saw seven homicides last year, the highest number the Sheriff’s Office has reported in seven years.

Pevely mom accused of killing her children to have mental health examination
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Pevely mom accused of killing her children to have mental health examination

  • Leader staff
  • Feb 11, 2025

The Pevely mother accused of killing her two children will undergo a mental health examination. The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Of…

Former De Soto Police officer receives probation for assaulting handcuffed man
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Former De Soto Police officer receives probation for assaulting handcuffed man

  • Leader staff
  • Feb 8, 2025

Former De Soto Police Officer James A. Daly has been sentenced to two years’ probation after a jury found him guilty of assaulting a handcuffe…

Former county deputy gets 2 years’ probation for DWI following fatal crash
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Former county deputy gets 2 years’ probation for DWI following fatal crash

  • By Kim Robertson
  • Feb 7, 2025

Former Jefferson County Deputy Colby McCreary of De Soto received two years’ probation for the misdemeanor DWI he was facing in connection wit…

Festus-area chimpanzee caretaker may face new federal charges
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Festus-area chimpanzee caretaker may face new federal charges

  • Leader staff
  • Nov 25, 2024

The woman who once cared for seven chimpanzees at the now-defunct Missouri Primate Foundation, 12338 Hwy. CC, south of Festus may soon face ne…

House Springs man faces burglary, weapon, forgery charges
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House Springs man faces burglary, weapon, forgery charges

  • Leader staff
  • Nov 17, 2024

Coty Mitchell, 36, of House Springs is facing felony charges for reportedly entering a High Ridge home and pointing a gun at someone inside th…

Jury finds former De Soto Police officer guilty of assault
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Jury finds former De Soto Police officer guilty of assault

  • Leader staff
  • Nov 8, 2024

A Jefferson County jury has found former De Soto Police Officer James Daly guilty of two counts of fourth-degree assault, which are class A mi…

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