9-day trial scheduled for Jefferson City teen accused of murder
A nine-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Jefferson City teenager accused of a 2018 murder.
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Charges upgraded against pair accused in Benton County child’s death
WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Benton County upgraded charges against the four people accused of helping kill a child. Kourtney Aumen and Ethan Mast now face a charge of first-degree murder in the death of 4-year-old Jessica Mast. Prosecutors on Wednesday changed the charge from second-degree murder. Both also faces two counts of armed criminal
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Local leaders react to guilty verdict in the Chauvin murder trial
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local leaders and law experts are reacting after the former Minneapolis Police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck was found guilty Tuesday of all three charges against him. Derek Chauvin, 45, was convicted on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The jury deliberated for more than 10 hours over two days
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Abuse lawsuit filed against former Christian camp counselor
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A former counselor already in prison for abusing children at a Christian camp near Branson is being sued by another alleged victim. The lawsuit accuses Peter Newman of abusing the plaintiff, who is not named, several times beginning in 1999 at the Kanakuk camp. Newman is serving two life sentences, plus
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Appeals court dismisses Columbia SRO from civil rights lawsuit
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal appeals court said a school resource officer working at a Columbia school is protected by qualified immunity for her part in the questioning of a student. A panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to leave Sgt. Keisha Edwards in the Rock Bridge
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Trial date set for lake-area woman accused in murder-for-hire plot
A Camden County judge has scheduled a five-day trial for the lake-area realtor charged with attempting to hire someone to kill her ex-husband’s mother.
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Montgomery County murder suspect seeks new judge and trial date
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the suspects in the killing of a mid-Missouri snake breeder wants his trial date moved up and a new judge to preside over it. An attorney for Michael Humphrey made the requests Wednesday afternoon in Montgomery County court. Attorney T.J. Hunsaker told Judge Jason Lamb that Humphrey was “re-invoking”
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Continue Reading Missouri on hook for legal fees for violating Sunshine Law
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is on the hook for nearly $138,000 in legal fees and expenses after an appeals court upheld a ruling that the state knowingly violated the open records law. KCUR-FM reports the Missouri Court of Appeals has determined that the state ran afoul of the Sunshine Law when the
Continue Reading Murder for hire suspect bonds out of Camden County Jail
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lake area realtor accused in a murder-for-hire case has bonded out of jail Thursday. 43-year-old Leigh Ann Bauman posted her $400,000 bond Thursday morning. She was charged in Camden County for conspiracy to commit murder back in March. Bauman is accused of attempting to hire someone to kill her ex-mother-in-law. According
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Court hearing scheduled for man accused in fatal Jefferson City shooting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A court hearing is scheduled later this year for a man accused in a deadly Jefferson City shooting. JaHuan Whirley could appear at the hearing in Cole County at 1 p.m. on June first. Whirley is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the shooting death of 33-year-old Justin Kammerich
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Columbia police identify remains as those of Mengqi Ji
Remains found last month at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park are those of a Columbia woman last seen in October 2019.
Continue Reading Cole County massage business named in civil lawsuit by Missouri attorney general
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City massage business calls a civil lawsuit from the Missouri Attorney General “slander and stereotypes against Asians.” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said in a news release that his office filed four civil lawsuits against illicit massage businesses operating in Missouri, including Blue Lotus Asian Massage Therapy in Cole
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Columbia man sentenced to prison for attempted chemical purchase
A federal judge sentenced a Columbia man to prison Tuesday after he admitted to trying to buy a deadly chemical on the dark web.
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Sentencing hearing scheduled for fatal 2019 Columbia shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sentencing hearing is scheduled next month in a deadly 2019 Columbia shooting. Aaron Harris pled guilty late last month to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of E’quan Spain. He’s expected to get sentenced at 9 a.m. on May 20th. Investigators say Harris was driving a car when Michael Anderson accidentally
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Man convicted of 2014 killing in Poplar Bluff
A 35-year-old Moberly man will be sentenced in May after being found guilty of murder in the death of a Poplar Bluff man.
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Thursday Cole County chase reached speeds in excess of 105 mph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has multiple charges filed against after a Thursday chase that reached speeds of 107 miles per hour that ended in Holts Summit. Jefferson City Police say officers responded to Southridge drive Thursday for an assault and Germaine Morehouse left the scene. Police chased Morehouse onto Highway 54,
Continue Reading Former state lawmaker sentenced for misusing campaign funds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Democratic state representative from St. Louis County has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for misusing campaign money for personal expenses. A federal judge in St. Louis on Wednesday also ordered 39-year-old Courtney Curtis to repay nearly $48,000. He pleaded guilty in November to three counts of wire
Continue Reading No convictions in St. Louis officer’s beating by colleagues
No convictions were returned for three white St. Louis police officers accused of beating a Black undercover colleague so severely during a 2017 protest over another officer’s acquittal that he had to undergo multiple surgeries.
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood of St. Louis region files lawsuit against Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of St. Louis Region is suing the state of Missouri to get court expenses covered from a 2019 hearing over its license to perform abortions. Planned Parenthood won that 2019 lawsuit in May 2020. Planned Parenthood is seeking $88,213.69 in expenses to get the license
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