Jefferson City man sentenced to life in prison for 2017 murder
Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green sentenced Jeffery Millens to life in prison on Wednesday after he was convicted of murder in October.
Continue ReadingHomicide
Police say man shot to death Wednesday in south Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say a man has been shot to death on the city’s south side. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday when officers were called to 115th Street and Holmes Road. Arriving officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken by paramedics to a
Continue Reading2 men charged in St. Louis Christmas Eve deadly shooting
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged in a Christmas Eve double shooting in St. Louis that left one person dead. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 41-year-old Ronald Fisher and 58-year-old Vada Cunningham, both of St. Louis, have been arrested in the shooting at an apartment complex that killed Michael
Continue ReadingCharges filed in New Year’s Day killing in Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say a St. Louis County man has been charged in the New Year’s Day shooting death of another man in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announced on Wednesday that 33-year-old John Thompson has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal
Continue Reading
Suspects in Benton County child murder case appear in court
Three of the four people facing criminal charges for the death of a 4-year-old Benton County girl appeared in court Tuesday morning.
Continue Reading2 more victims added to 2020 homicide count in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two more victims have been added to the record 2020 homicide count in Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Police Department said Monday that a 19-year-old man who was wounded in a Dec. 28 shooting died four days later. Officers found Abdulbasid Yassin unresponsive on the ground when they responded
Continue Reading
Columbia police continue to investigate 1989 cold case homicide
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police continue to investigate the cold case homicide of Carolyn William. Williams was found murdered in a residence on Unity Drive on January 1, 1989. Last year, the Columbia Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division reopened the case. “It is very difficult anytime someone is murdered,” said Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter. “The
Continue Reading
Benton County prosecutors accuse couple of beating a man, woman and two children
Benton County prosecutors accused a man and woman of multiple felony charges linked to severe beatings of a man, woman and two children that resulted in a 4-year-old dying.
Continue Reading
One child dead, mother and second child recovering after being severely beaten
BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A toddler is dead and her mother and another child are recovering in a Sedalia hospital after all three were severely beaten Sunday morning. In a Facebook post, the Benton County Sheriff said an investigation led Benton County deputies to arrest 35 year old Ethan J. Mast and 21 year old
Continue Reading
Jury trial set for man accused in Oct. 2019 homicide case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has scheduled Cameron White’s jury trial for Feb 24. A pre-trial conference is set for Feb. 1. White is charged with 2nd degree murder and armed criminal action. White allegedly shot Dajion Harris, 13, in Oct. 2019 after Harris showed White some guns. White said the two were
Continue Reading
Hermann woman charged with first-degree murder
HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) The homicide victim told police Christine Weber shot him before he was taken away to an area hospital where he died according to court documents. Court documents say Hermann police responded to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of Goethe Street on Tuesday. Police report finding a gun at
Continue Reading Murder suspect jailed in Neosho dies of COVID-19
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri murder suspect has died after contracting COVID-19 in jail while awaiting trial. The Joplin Globe reports that 43-year-old Vernon Thomas died Dec. 6. Newton County Sheriff Chris Jennings said Tuesday that Thomas died at a Joplin hospital, two days after his symptoms first appeared. Thomas was jailed on a
Continue Reading
Columbia man charged with murder after May 2020 shooting in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with 1st-degree murder and other charges after allegedly shooting the victim during a drug deal. According to court documents, Jamar Burns went to a St. Louis Taco Bell to buy marijuana from Darion Powell. During the purchase, Burns allegedly shot Powell and told another person to
Continue Reading 4 people now charged in deaths of SW Missouri couple
WILLARD, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors in southwestern Missouri have charged four people in connection with the November shooting deaths of a couple. Greene County’s prosecutor announced the charges Wednesday. Alex Chute and his fiancee, Brianna Sproul, were found dead Nov. 14 in Willard. Court documents accused Chute’s ex-wife, Theresa Cox, of planning the killings and
Continue Reading
Columbia man sentenced to 18 years in prison for 2019 fatal hit-and-run crash
A Columbia man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a 2019 fatal hit-an-run crash.
Continue Reading
Trial date set for suspect in teen’s central Columbia killing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be tried in March for a fatal shooting despite requests from his lawyer to speed up the case. Judge Kevin Crane on Friday set Javion Lawhorn’s trial to start March 1. Assistant Boone County prosecutor Morley Swingle said he expects the trial to last three days,
Continue Reading Man, 59, charged in eastern Missouri woman’s 1986 death
UNION, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 59-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the 1986 death of an eastern Missouri woman. Kenneth Avery Jr., of Villa Ridge, was charged Tuesday in the July 1986 death of Kristen Edwards, whose nude body was found in rural Franklin County. The Washington Missourian reported court
Continue Reading
Plea deal reached in fatal Columbia hit-and-run case
Stephen Wyse, the attorney for Lukas S. Evans, said Evans will enter his plea and be sentenced Tuesday.
Continue Reading
Third suspect in Chance Davis murder arrested
The third suspect accused of the June 27 killing of a Mexico man was arrested over the weekend.
Continue ReadingPolice: 2 weekend deaths in southern Missouri were homicides
WILLARD, Mo. (AP) — Police say the deaths of two people in a small southwest Missouri town are being investigated as homicides. Thirty-year-old Brianna Sproul and 28-year-old Alex Chute were found shot to death Saturday on the front porch of a home in Willard. Police Chief Tom McClain said Monday that the deaths are not
Continue Reading