Fourth former University of Missouri fraternity brother takes plea deal in hazing case
A fourth former member of a shuttered University of Missouri chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Monday.
Continue ReadingA fourth former member of a shuttered University of Missouri chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were arrested after a disturbance at the Activity Recreation Center in Columbia led to a large police presence in the area for over an hour Sunday evening. Columbia Police and several other agencies responded to the ARC Sunday at 4:34 p.m. for reports of a fight and possible shooting. Police
Continue ReadingA Columbia man who pleaded guilty Friday to his wife’s 2006 murder has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison.
Continue ReadingA Centralia man charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty to a felony Thursday in a federal court.
Continue ReadingMontgomery County authorities have charged a St. Louis man with six felonies after he led deputies on a chase Tuesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Keith Comfort will have a pre-trial hearing on Friday at 1:30 p.m. before his jury trial on Monday morning at the Boone County Courthouse. Comfort is charged with killing his wife in 2006. According to court documents, in 2019, authorities say Comfort admitted to police in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin that he killed his wife Megan
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Several officers and a crime scene truck were on the side of Highway 63 on Thursday night in northeast Columbia. An ABC 17 News crew could see multiple police officers and the crime scene investigation van on Highway 63 near the Vandiver Drive exit. Some officers had cars resting on the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two local groups held a town hall meeting Thursday night to discuss crime in Columbia. The meeting was a joint collaboration between Destiny of H.O.P.E and P.E.A.C.E non-profit organizations. The meeting was called at the Parkade Plaza following a shooting that left two teenagers dead after an argument lead to gunshots in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The lawyer for a murder suspect in Boone County asked a judge to commit their client to a mental health facility. Emma Adams, 20, faces four felonies, including murder, for the killing of Sammy Clemons in January. Her attorney, Jeffrey Hilbrenner, asked Judge Jeff Harris to consider committing her to a
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges for scamming insurance companies on car crash claims and fraudulently obtaining federal COVID-19 relief money. Lawrence Lawhorn made the plea in two separate cases on Thursday. Lawhorn pleaded guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud and identity theft in the car crash
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri man was sentenced Monday after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a hospital. According to online court records, Geoffrey Allen pleaded guilty to an amended misdemeanor count of second-degree property damage after he broke into the Audrain Community Hospital last April. In a plea agreement, Allen will serve two
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo. (KMIZ.) Thursday marks the deadline for counties to expunge low-level marijuana offenses, but several counties including a few in Mid-Missouri aren’t expected to make it. Columbia attorney and marijuana advocate, Dan Viets argues it shouldn’t be necessary to get a court order which forces circuit courts to follow Missouri’s constitution, but Missouri NORML says they’re
Continue ReadingLegal marijuana advocates are raising concerns as a deadline looms to expunge most pot-related offenses from Missouri residents’ criminal records.
Continue ReadingELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested and eventually charged after Miller County Sheriff’s deputies found about 1,000 pills containing fentanyl among other drugs, according to a social media post from the sheriff’s office. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on westbound Highway 54 near Business 54 outside of Eldon. Deputies searched the vehicle and allegedly
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Discussions between elected officials are ongoing about how to handle a recent string of gun violence in the city. The discussions took place at Monday’s City Council meeting, where many council members shared concerns. “We’re way past the time of just discussing. It’s time to put something into action where we can
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motion for continuance was granted for a University of Missouri fraternity member accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case. Alec Bradley Wetzler, 21, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in April to supplying liquor to a minor and buying liquor as a minor, both misdemeanors. His sentencing hearing was originally set for
Continue ReadingBONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers was executed Tuesday evening by lethal injection. Michael Tisius, 42, was executed at the state prison in Bonne Terre after Gov. Mike Parson denied him clemency Monday. In a statement Parson said, “It’s despicable that two dedicated public servants were murdered in
Continue ReadingUNION, Mo. (AP) — A 67-year-old man has pleaded guilty to strangling a woman in Missouri and leaving her bound body in the woods three decades ago, a newspaper reported. Kirby R. King pleaded guilty on Friday to involuntary manslaughter and felonious restraint in the death of 22-year-old Karla Jane Delcour, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday morning, Columbia Police say they found multiple shell casings after a reported shooting near Rangeline St. and Blue Ridge Rd. ABC 17 News Crew arrived on scene at 4:40 a.m. as officers were finishing up their investigation. The Columbia Police Department confirmed shell casings were found in the area. Police
Continue ReadingBONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) The man convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers during a break-out attempt in 2000 is set to be put to death Tuesday evening. This follows recent information which paused his execution, revealing a juror at his 2010 resentencing only read at a third to fourth-grade level. The latest comments about
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