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Woman charged with murder in Chariton County shooting; claims shooting stemmed from drug deal

January 23, 2023 4:48 PM Ryan Shiner

KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Keytesville woman has been charged with murder and other felonies in relation to a Friday shooting that left one man dead. Sherri L. Laws, 52, is charged with second-degree murder, armed-criminal action, delivery of a controlled substance – 35 grams or less and two counts of tampering with evidence. No court

One charged in deadly Chariton county shooting

January 21, 2023 3:49 PM abc17news-Newsroom

CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Chariton County prosecuting attorney charged 52-year-old Sherri L. Laws with second-degree murder after a deadly shooting in Keytesville. Chariton County deputies were called to a Keytesville home for a fight and found one man dead from an apparent gunshot wound and another man who had also been shot, Troop B

Two shot, one dead, in Chariton County

January 20, 2023 5:17 PM Matthew Sanders

A Friday morning shooting left one man dead and another badly injured in Keytesville, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

Chariton County teen charged after allegedly bringing gun to Keytesville School

January 3, 2023 8:14 PM Ryan Shiner

KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested and charged after the Chariton County Sheriff’s says he brought a handgun to a school. Christian Logue, 18, of Keytesville, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon. A sheriff’s deputy met with Logue in the principal’s office of Keytesville School on Thursday, Dec. 15. Logue allegedly told

Investigators unsure how deadly Chariton County house fire began

December 19, 2022 11:07 AM Matthew Sanders

The cause of a deadly fire more than a week ago in Chariton County is unclear, the Missouri State Fire Marshal’s Office reports.

Funeral services to be held for Salisbury woman killed in fire

December 18, 2022 7:29 AM Joushua Blount

SALISBURY, Mo. (KMIZ) Funeral services for are set for Sunday for Cheryl Springer, a 75-year-old Salisbury woman who died in a fire. The funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Salisbury. The interment will follow at the Prairie Hill Cemetery. Cheryl’s grandson Maxwell Springer also died in the fire

Salisbury community trying to comprehend loss of grandmother and boy in house fire

December 12, 2022 7:02 PM Erika McGuire

SALISBURY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Salisbury community is trying to comprehend the loss of a grandmother and a boy. Maxwell Springer, 17, and Cheryl Springer, 75, died in a house fire early Sunday morning. Jean Harvey say.” I just feel terrible that she had to end her life like this and she was with her grandson

Teen and grandmother die in Salisbury house fire

December 11, 2022 2:47 PM abc17news-Newsroom

Two people, a 17-year-old boy and his grandmother, died in a house fire in Salisbury early Sunday morning.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are rural railroad crossings too dangerous?

December 6, 2022 2:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri has been the scene of numerous train accidents over the past few months.

Two killed Sunday in Chariton County after head-on crash on Highway 24

November 7, 2022 7:43 AM Zachary Farwell

CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are dead following a head-on crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 24 in Chariton County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened about 3-miles east of Salisbury around 5:30 p.m. Troopers said a car driven by Paul L. Busto, 57, of Clark, hit an SUV head-on after

Parson speaks at Mendon four months after Amtrak derailment

October 27, 2022 2:46 PM Ethan Heinz

Gov. Mike Parson went to the Northwestern School District in Mendon on Thursday to thank the residents for assisting in recovery efforts an Amtrak train derailed there four months ago.

Gov. Parson to thank community, first responders for help following deadly Amtrak derailment

October 27, 2022 5:46 AM Joushua Blount

CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Michael Parson plans to visit Chariton County Thursday following the deadly Amtrak derailment in June. The governor is scheduled to visit Mendon High School from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. to thank the community and emergency crews for responding to the derailment. On June 27 at 12:42 p.m., an Amtrak train

Chariton County Sheriff’s Department: Man stabbed driver in Keytesville

October 17, 2022 4:22 PM Ryan Shiner

KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield, Missouri, man is charged with multiple felonies after allegedly stabbing another man in a car on Thursday. Jesse Brock, 24, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after a Chariton County Sheriff’s County deputy saw a man with a stab wound and found blood in several places in

Amtrak, BNSF seek change of venue in Chariton County train crash cases

October 17, 2022 12:45 PM Matthew Sanders

Amtrak and BNSF are asking judges to move at least three cases over a deadly summer train crash because too few people live in Chariton County.

New lawsuit filed in Amtrak derailment case takes aim at victims

September 22, 2022 5:41 PM Leila Mitchell

Railroad company BNSF is asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits over a deadly Chariton County Amtrak crash in a move some passengers’ attorneys are calling “unconstitutional.”

Pennsylvania couple sues contractor in Amtrak train crash

August 31, 2022 4:53 PM Matthew Sanders

A Pennsylvania couple who were riding on an Amtrak train through Chariton County went it hit a dump truck and derailed have sued the company that operated the truck and its driver, who died in the crash.