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Crime
9:44 am
Mon April 29, 2013

Documentary to focus on man convicted Mo. killer

The plight of a Missouri man convicted of killing a newspaper sports editor soon will be the focus of a documentary film as he continues his battle for freedom.

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Crime
5:41 pm
Mon November 26, 2012

Ferguson family starts billboard campaign

Credit Maoling Xiong / KBIA
. The Ferguson family started billboard campaign Monday and the composite image is a newer version of the pervious composite produced by Columbia police based on the information from an eye witness.

Ryan Ferguson’s family started a billboard campaign Monday, encouraging the public to provide information about a composite image of a man possibly linked to the 2001 murder of Columbia Tribune editor Kent Heitholt.

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Ryan Ferguson Hearing
4:38 pm
Thu April 19, 2012

Ex-prosecutor denies telling witnesses what to say

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A Missouri judge denies telling witnesses what they needed to say when he was a prosecutor pursuing a conviction in the 2001 murder of a newspaper editor.

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PM Newscasts
5:15 pm
Tue April 17, 2012

Newscast for April 17, 2012

Regional news coverage from the KBIA news room, including:

  • More skepticism in the Ryan Ferguson murder trial -- this time from a forensic expert.

  • A Columbia hotel group supports a tax hike that would improve the Columbia Regional Airport.

  • A bill that would outlaw undercover activism.

Crime
2:43 pm
Tue April 17, 2012

Forensic expert questions motive in Heitholt death

An expert witness hired by convicted murderer Ryan Ferguson is questioning a police theory that former Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt was killed during an attempted robbery.

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