Prosecutor won’t file charges in Callaway County shooting based on self-defense argument
The Callaway County prosecutor will not file charges against the man who shot and killed another man outside of a bar earlier this year.
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Noble Health’s bankruptcy plan in Callaway County OK’d by federal judge
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement that was proposed in federal bankruptcy court for Noble Health has been accepted by a judge. Nobel Health announced the closure of its hospitals in Fulton and Mexico in 2022. Rural health care has been an issue across Missouri. according to the 2021 Health in Rural Missouri report, there are 55
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Man found guilty of murder in October 2022 death of woman pushed off Highway 63 bridge
A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty of murder in the death of Kaylen Schmit.
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Jury hears from multiple witnesses in first day of Boone County murder trial
Jury selection was set to begin Wednesday in the first-degree murder case against Jessie Williams.
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Former Rolla municipal attorney disbarred by Missouri Supreme Court
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Rolla municipal judge was disbarred following a unanimous decision by the Missouri Supreme Court. The Missouri Supreme chose to disbar James T. Crump after he violated multiple professional rules, according to the decision written by Judge Kelly C. Broniec. The decision to disbar him comes after his “mismanagement of
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Case against Pettis County Commission, IT department head dismissed without prejudice
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court case filed last year against the Pettis County Commission and the head of its IT department was dismissed without prejudice on Thursday. The case centered around cameras installed in the courthouse, with Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada claiming in the petition that the audio and video recordings violated voters’
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Dorsey executed on Tuesday night following SCOTUS denial
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) Convicted murderer Brian Dorsey was executed on Tuesday evening, Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann stated in a news conference. Officials were given the OK to administer the lethal injection to Dorsey at 6:01 p.m. He was dead by 6:11 p.m. The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Dorsey’s
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Demonstrators plan last-ditch effort to stop Dorsey execution; Parson denies clemency
Missourians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty are planning demonstrations against the execution of a Mid-Missouri double murderer.
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Teen gets five years for fight at Columbia ARC
A Columbia man was given a five-year prison sentence Friday for his role in a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center last June.
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314 Missourians in jail waiting for mental health treatment, local counties experience delays
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Across Missouri, 314 people are in jails awaiting treatment from the Department of Mental Health. These people have been deemed incompetent to go to trial, but have not been admitted into the department to receive treatment. In addition, there 268 people also waiting for evaluations to determine if they are competent to
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One family drops from MU Health Care lawsuit involving gender-affirming care; Choi, Barohn named as defendants
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One family is dropping out of a federal lawsuit filed against MU Health Care in a case surrounding gender-affirming care. MU Health Care said in August that it would stop prescribing or administering puberty-delaying drugs or hormone replacement therapy to transgender minors. A pair of Boone County families sued MU Health in November, claiming MU Health was
Continue Reading Missouri Court of Appeals to hold oral arguments at MU, William Woods in March
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals will be hearing oral arguments for cases for a couple of days next month at area colleges. Four cases each day will be heard, with the first being 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at the University of Missouri School of Law and the second at
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Man scheduled to die for killing cousins in Callaway County seeks halt to execution
A man scheduled to die in April for the killing of his cousins in New Bloomfield is seeking a stay, arguing that Missouri’s lethal injection method would violate his religious beliefs and be unnecessarily painful.
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Former Fiji ‘House Dad’ and Mayor of Belle are both scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Fiji ‘House Dad’ John O’Neill and Mayor of Belle Daryl White Jr. are set to appear in court on Tuesday. Daryl White Jr. is facing a pair of misdemeanor charges that were filed against him in December for allegedly stealing from the city. The misdemeanor stealing and official misconduct charges come
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Callaway prosecutor: No charges filed against Columbia officers involved in shooting of suicidal man
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against the Columbia police officers who were involved in the shooting of a suicidal man at a Columbia apartment complex in August. Marquis Rivera, 22, was shot and killed by Columbia police officers on Aug. 4 after police said Rivera shot into the air and then shot
Continue Reading Wrongful death lawsuit filed against man in 2022 crash that killed Moberly woman
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a woman who was killed in a September 2022 crash in Cooper County has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver. Randall Hendricks filed the lawsuit on Thursday against Inocente Prisciliano-Miranda, of Sedalia, in the Cooper County Circuit Court. A summons was issued for Prisciliano-Miranda. Belinda Hendricks was
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree with the verdict in Jennifer Crumbley’s trial?
A jury on Tuesday convicted Jennifer Crumbley on four counts of manslaughter related to her son Ethan’s school shooting in Michigan.
Continue Reading New trial date set for former fraternity member charged in hazing case
A jury trial for a former University of Missouri fraternity member charged in connection with the suspected hazing of Danny Santulli will now be held in May.
Continue Reading Family of Callaway County double murder victims say killer deserves no clemency
Surviving family members of two people killed by their cousin in New Bloomfield in 2006 say their loved ones’ killer — their own cousin — deserves no clemency.
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60 Missouri corrections officers, staffers urging governor to halt execution of ‘model inmate’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dozens of Missouri Department of Corrections staff members are urging Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a man scheduled to die in April for killing his cousin and her husband, with a former warden calling him a “model inmate.” Sixty corrections officers and other staff members signed onto a
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