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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested a suspect in a deadly house fire Friday. Steven Martin Strumpf, 31, is in custody in the Boone County Jail after a deadly house fire in the 3900 block of Deerfoot Way. Strumpf is facing murder, arson and weapons charges, according to Columbia Police Department. Steven Martin Strumpf, 31Courtesy:
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An elderly Jefferson City man was exploited out of more than $40,000 this month as part of a tech-support scheme, and police want to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone else. Two Texas men were charged this week with the financial exploitation of an elderly person after they were accused
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man who suffered moderate injuries in a crash was accused of driving while intoxicated Thursday night on Route A at Midway Road, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash and arrest reports. The crash occurred as a 2008 Chrysler Pacifica – driven by James Thacker, 39 – was
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By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wagmeister (CNN) — Actor Alec Baldwin has been indicted by a New Mexico grand jury on charges connected to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” new court documents show. Baldwin is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The first involuntary manslaughter charge
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Callaway County will stop paying its suspended sheriff, Clay Chism, next month.
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Court documents state that Columbia police responded to a call at Douglass Park where they found a victim with stab cuts to his head and neck.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Texas men were charged with the financial exploitation of a 78-year-old Jefferson City man after they allegedly collected thousands of dollars. Brandon Lamar Martin, 37, and Tarus Delynn Prince, 50 – both of Killeen, Texas – were arrested at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday. Warrants were issued for both and $50,000 bonds
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of motions were filed in court on Wednesday on behalf of the mayor of Belle. They attorney for Darryl White Jr. filed a motion to dismiss, a motion to for a change of venue, a motion for a jury trial and a request for a speedy trial on Wednesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Wednesday with multiple sexual assault charges. Christopher Williamson, 23, was charged with first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree statutory rape. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday and an order was placed to keep the probable cause statement under seal. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies on Thursday and was sentenced to four years in prison in relation to a nonfatal shooting from last year. Timothy Benson, 19, pleaded guilty to unlawful gun possession and tampering with evidence. He was previously charged with accessory to armed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rogers Street in central Columbia was blocked off on Wednesday night and a number of police and other emergency vehicles were seen. The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media at 7:40 p.m. that it responded to a report of an assault in the 400 block of Providence Road. Police told
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A Jefferson City woman was being held Wednesday in the Cole County Jail after allegedly trying to poison her husband.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with the murder of a Jefferson City bar employee and patron in 2022 has been denied a public defender. Damien Davis, of Kansas City, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of deceptive business practices was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison. Mark Doninelli, 47, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree odometer fraud, five counts of forgery, one count of deceptive business practices, intent to defraud by failing to make a sales tax return,
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The Ashland Board of Aldermen unanimously approved Scott Young to be the city’s new police chief at its Tuesday night meeting.
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An Eldon child killed Sunday by a gunshot wound to the head is one of about 130 who die by firearms each year, according to a major gun safety advocacy group.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree domestic assault after he allegedly knocked out a victim at an apartment on Saturday. Ricky Hendren, 55, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was set for Tuesday. According to the probable cause statement, police went to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after he was accused of sending nude images of another man without his consent. Casey Babcock, 42, was charged with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, a felony. He was booked into the Boone County Jail on Dec. 19 and posted a $4,500 bond the same
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An Eldon man left a loaded handgun on a living room table before a child was shot to death Sunday, according to court documents.
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