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Wednesday, October 12, 2011  Update: A judge sentenced James Kraig Kahler to death on Tuesday.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Kahler is accused of killing his estranged wife, their two teenage daughters and the wife's grandmother in Kansas over Thanksgiving weekend 2009.

Monday, August 22, 2011  The defense takes over in the Kraig Kahler murder trial.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  The attorneys weren’t the only ones to speak during the first day of the jury trial. Kahler’s young son testified.

Monday, August 08, 2011  A motion to move the capital murder trial of a former Columbia city official failed. On Monday a judge denied James Kahler’s request. Defense attorneys wanted the trial moved because of what they called “overwhelming prejudice.”

Monday, July 25, 2011  James Kraig Kahler is scheduled for trial on August 8. Monday, hundreds of potential jurors went through an unusual selection process.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  James Kraig Kahler is to be arraigned Feb. 7 on one count of capital murder and four alternative counts of first-degree murder.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010  A Missouri man charged with killing four family members in Kansas said he wants to waive a preliminary hearing so his son doesn't have to testify.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  An exercise instructor killed in a 2009 Thanksgiving weekend shooting in Kansas will be honored Saturday at a Columbia charity "boot camp" organized by her workout students.

Thursday, October 07, 2010  The preliminary hearing for a former Columbia official charged with fatally shooting four members of his family last year has been moved to December.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  A preliminary hearing in the case of a former Columbia, Mo., city official charged with killing four family members in Kansas has been delayed.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  An Osage County judge has ruled that a boy who was the only survivor during a rampage that left four family members dead will testify against his father next month via remote television.

Thursday, February 18, 2010  The preliminary hearing for the former Columbia Water and Light Director, charged with killing four members of his family in Burlingame, Kan., has been rescheduled.

Friday, December 11, 2009  A fourth murder charge has been added to the case against former Columbia Water and Light Department Director Kraig Kahler.

Thursday, December 10, 2009  Kraig Kahler, the former director of Columbia’s Water and Light Department, will likely face a fourth murder charge.