November 7, 2024

BURLINGAME — The former head of the Columbia, Mo., water department is in the Osage County jail in connection with the Saturday night shooting deaths of his wife and two teenage daughters. James Kahler will make his first appearance in Osage County District Court this morning where he will be charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated burglary. Karen Kahler, 44: Emily Kahler, 18; and Lauren Kahler, 16; were killed as a result of the shootings in Burlingame Saturday night. The wife’s mother, Dorothy Wight, is critical condition in Stormont-Vale Medical Center of gunshot wounds. The shootings sparked a massive hunt for Kahler who was captured without incident later Saturday night in Osage County. Kahler had faced trial in Missouri for domestic assault.

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