Missouri attorney general files lawsuit against St. Louis County passes a mask mandate
Missouri’s Attorney General says he has filed another lawsuit against St. Louis County’s mask mandate.
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Grand jury indicts Auxvasse man following deadly 2020 crash
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County grand jury has indicted a man accused of a deadly 2020 crash. Jurors indicted John R. Meissert Jr., of Auxvasse, last week on felony charges of driving while intoxicated that resulted in the death of another person and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a
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Judge grants change of venue request in Lake of the Ozarks biker club shooting
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has approved a request to move the trial of a man accused in a Lake of the Ozarks biker club shooting. Miller County Judge Aaron Koeppen granted the change of venue request for Tonka Ponder at an arraignment hearing on Tuesday. The case will now move to St. Charles
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Murder charge filed after deadly 2020 shooting at Cosmo Park
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against a man after a deadly November 2020 shooting in Columbia. Prosecutors charged Isaiah C. Brunson, 19, with second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance on Wednesday in the death of 19-year-old Jermaine Spain. Police said Spain was shot and killed at Cosmo
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Suspect enters not guilty plea in deadly motorcycle crash
A suspect pleaded not guilty in a deadly Columbia crash.
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Harrisburg man sentenced to 11 years after 2019 crash that killed Columbia pedestrian
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Harrisburg man was sentenced to 11 years in a Missouri correctional facility after pleading guilty in the hit and run death of a Columbia man in the 1400 block of Range Line Street on June 29, 2019. Charles Waddill will serve seven years for leaving the scene of an accident involving
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Marceline man arrested for 27 more counts of Sex Offenses
MACON COUNTY, Mo(KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway troopers arrested Roger A. Cupp, 54, of Marceline, on Friday, for multiple sex crimes. Cupp is charged with felony sex offenses ranging from sexual exploitation of A minor, first-degree child molestation, first-degree statutory Sodomy – 1st Degree, and Possession of Child Pornography. Law enforcement arrested cup after an
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Driver involved in deadly I-70 crash had history of brake problems on truck
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The driver of the truck that hit and killed a Boone County fire official had a history of brake problems on his truck. Online court records show Kevin L. Brunson, 64, received three tickets from state inspectors in 2008 and 2009 for not properly equipping or maintaining the brakes on his
Continue Reading Jefferson City woman pleads guilty to tax evasion
A Jefferson City woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to tax evasion and failure to file form 5500 report (a 401K plan for employees).
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Missouri attorney general joins 24-state lawsuit to block mask, vaccine mandates for Head Start students
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s attorney general has joined 24 other states in a lawsuit to stop a mask and vaccine mandate on Head Start students and volunteers.“Head Start Programs provide much-needed resources for underserved communities, single moms, and other parents who may be struggling to provide care. Forcing children to wear masks all day
Continue Reading Osage Beach gun store owner indicted for allowing straw purchases; over 300 firearms seized
A federal prosecutor has charged Skelton Tactical Owner for illegal gun sales.
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Jefferson City man accepts plea deal in 2019 killing
A Jefferson City man charged with involuntary manslaughter could spend up to five years in prison.
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Two more teens taken into custody for Sedalia homicide
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Police took two more teenagers into custody this week for their alleged roles in a deadly shooting in Sedalia. The police department said on Wednesday that the two taken into custody join a third teenager suspected in a break-in that led to someone’s death. Police said it took two of the
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Fulton woman sentenced to probation after starting fire inside of grocery store
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a Fulton woman to supervised probation after she started a fire inside of a grocery store. According to court records, the judge sentenced Pamela J. Cordrey on Monday to five years of supervised probation. The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office charged her in June with arson. The charge against
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Fayette man charged in shooting death of teenage son pleads not guilty, asks for new judge
A father charged with manslaughter after his 15-year-old died from a gunshot wound has entered a not guilty plea and asked for a new judge according to court records.
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Jury recommends lighter sentence than prosecution sought in Renick murder trial
Jurors found Renick guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of armed criminal action Thursday after over 13 hours of deliberations.
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Sentencing hearing delayed for Joseph Elledge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sentencing hearing for a Columbia man convicted last month of killing his wife has been delayed. Public court records show a Boone County judge will hear Joseph Elledge’s lawyers request for a new trial on Friday, Jan. 7. 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Elledge is also expected to receive his sentence at
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Jury suspends deliberation in Lynlee Renick trial
The defense called Lynlee Renick to the stand as the third day of her trial at the Boone County Courthouse began. The trial is being heard here on a change of venue with a jury brought in from Clay County, Missouri.
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Lynlee Renick to take the stand in day three of her murder trial
Lynlee Renick told a judge yesterday she plans on taking the witness stand in day three of her murder trial Wendesday, more than three years after she allegedly killed her snake-breeding husband Ben Renick in 2017.
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Investigators testify to start day two of Montgomery County snake breeder murder trial
Lynlee Renick is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the deadly shooting of her husband, Ben Renick, at his snake-breeding facility in 2017. Prosecutors allege Lynlee Renick enlisted two friends in her plot to kill her husband after her spa had financial troubles. However, they accuse Lynlee Renick of pulling the trigger.
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