Jury in MU hazing case to be brought in from outside Boone County
The jury in the trial of a former University of Missouri fraternity member accused of hazing will come from outside Boone County.
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Judge keeps Lynlee Renick from collecting husband’s inheritance
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Montgomery County judge agreed to bar a woman convicted of killing her husband from collecting any part of his inheritance. Judge Richard Scheibe ruled Thursday that Lynlee Renick cannot earn any money or property from Ben Renick’s remaining estate. A court-appointed guardian of Ben’s assets asked the judge on
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Attorney wants murdered man’s wife barred from inheritance payouts
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – An attorney handling the estate of snake breeder Ben Renick wants his wife barred from collecting anything from his inheritance. Carla Wood Tanzey, the court-appointed administrator of Renick’s belongings, asked a judge to stop Lynlee Renick from getting any part of Ben’s estate. Tanzey wrote that their daughter should be
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Second Amtrak employee files lawsuit following train derailment
A second employee from Amtrak has filed a lawsuit after the train derailment in June.
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Boone County prosecutor wants refocus on shootings, homicides
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s new prosecutor wants the office to refocus its efforts on investigating and pursuing shooting and homicide cases. Roger Johnson said the 14 lawyers that make up the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office have 26 homicide cases to deal with right now. Each one of them, Johnson said, compounds the work the
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed after two-vehicle crash in Cole County
The widow of a man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after a two-vehicle crash in October 2020 in Cole County.
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Judge sentences Bunceton man to probation for hitting child with vehicle
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County judge sentenced a Bunceton man to probation for hitting a child with a vehicle in 2021. Judge Robert L. Koffman sentenced Treyvon Korte at a hearing on Monday to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in physical
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Gravois Mills man charged with sexually abusing a minor faces updated charge
More charges have been filed against a man accused of sexually abusing a minor at an unlicensed daycare in Versailles.
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Woman sentenced to probation for starting fire inside Jefferson City church
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge sentenced a woman Tuesday for starting a fire inside a Jefferson City church. In October, the Cole County Prosecutor’s Office charged Anne-Marie Mullins with breaking into Christian Fellowship Church on Beck Street in late May 2021. Mullins pled guilty at a court hearing Tuesday to amended misdemeanor
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Centralia man charged in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol breach
A Centralia man was arrested in Osage Beach and charged in federal court on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Columbia woman to serve five years probation after 2021 robbery
A Columbia woman will serve five years probation following her role in an April 2021 assault.
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Two Columbia men face federal charges after allegedly breaking into a pharmacy
Two Columbia men now face federal charges after investigators say they broke into a pharmacy and stole thousands of dollars worth of drugs.
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Jefferson City couple faces more federal charges in child porn case
A Jefferson City couple accused of making and sending child pornography now faces more charges in federal court following a new indictment.
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Suspect accused in MU hazing incident requests case to be moved out of Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the 11 men charged in the University of Missouri Fraternity hazing incident wants to see his case moved out of Boone County. Thomas Shultz, who is a former Phi Gamma Delta member, had a court appearance on Tuesday for his request to have his case moved. His attorney, Brent Haden,
Continue Reading Olean man charged with manslaughter following fatal April crash
TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Olean man is facing multiple charges following a fatal April 5 crash on Highway 52 in Miller County. A Miller County prosecutor has charged Chester McComb with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree involuntary manslaughter and failure to drive on the right half of the road. On the morning of April 5, McComb
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Prosecutors push back on tire track ID challenge in Addie appeal
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Attorney General’s Office defended the testimony a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigator gave that matched tire treads found at a murder scene to the suspect’s car. Assistant Attorney General Evan Buchheim wrote that the identification Trooper Jason Crafton made in James Addie’s case properly backed up his work for
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Exhibit list details evidence in Greitens family court case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – An attorney for Sheena Greitens gave the court photos of her and Eric’s son’s face to consider in their ongoing family court case. An exhibit list filed by Sheena Chestnut Greitens’s attorney Helen Wade laid out more than 100 pieces of evidence submitted during a closed-door hearing last week at the
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Man sentenced to four years in prison for resisting arrest; other charges dropped in Nov. downtown Columbia shooting
A man charged in a downtown Columbia shooting is sentenced to four years in prison for resisting arrest in connection with the Nov. 14 shooting near Vibez Lounge.
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Prosecutor’s office charges Sedalia man after accidental shooting of boy
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Sedalia man accused of accidentally shooting a boy. Byron A. Guider Jr. is charged in Pettis County with felony counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child that resulted in serious injury and unlawful use of a firearm. Police officers responded to a
Continue Reading Judge sentences Columbia man in deadly 2017 shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge sentenced a Columbia man last week for his role in a deadly 2017 shooting. Darold Pruitt pleaded guilty to felony counts of voluntary manslaughter, unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault, and armed criminal action at a court hearing on Monday. The judge sentenced Pruitt to 12 years in the
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