Meghan Drakas
Evening Anchor and Multimedia Journalist at KMIZ-TV (Columbia, MO)
Evening Anchor @ABC17news | Email me at [email protected] with any story ideas!
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1 week ago |
insidecolumbia.net | Meghan Drakas
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3 weeks ago |
abc17news.com | Meghan Drakas
Friday marks nine years since Garbrielle Rhodes Jr. was shot and killed in northeast Columbia. Police say they believe a shooting earlier in the day "is in direct relation to this homicide." According to the Columbia Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Deerfield Apartment Complex on Sylvan Lane around 7:45 p.m. on April 25, 2016, for a shots-fired call.
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3 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Meghan Drakas
Share Columbia Police say witnesses of crimes coming forward to authorities with information could help them unravel unsolved cases. But they also understand, there could be a risk. "I think there's a variety of reasons [why a person would not come forward to police]," CPD Lt. Matt Gremore said. "I don't think anybody wanted to be labeled as a snitch.
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3 weeks ago |
abc17news.com | Meghan Drakas
Columbia Police say witnesses of crimes coming forward could help bring answers to unsolved cases, but understands the risk Columbia Police say witnesses of crimes coming forward to authorities with information could help them unravel unsolved cases. But they also understand, there could be a risk. "I think there's a variety of reasons [why a person would not come forward to police]," CPD Lt. Matt Gremore said. "I don't think anybody wanted to be labeled as a snitch.
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1 month ago |
abc17news.com | Meghan Drakas
Eight years after two brothers were shot and killed in broad daylight, Columbia Police are still searching for answers Wednesday marks eight years since two half-brothers were shot and killed in broad daylight along I-70 Drive N.W. and Garden Drive in Columbia. According to the Columbia Police Department, at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2017, officers responded to northwest Columbia and found three men shot inside a white 2007 Audi SUV riddled with bullets.
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