JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Bay Springs, Mississippi, man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for a child enticement charge that involved a teenager from Columbia, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Zachary Wes Buckley, 49, pleaded guilty in November to child enticement and was sentenced to 16 years in federal
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office revealed on Friday night that it concluded its death investigation of a man who was shot and killed in early March. The sheriff’s office made the announcement about the death investigation of Orion Quesenberry on its social media. Quesenberry was killed in early March in a shooting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Columbia man has been charged with sodomy and other felonies after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman early Tuesday. Nicholas Mathews was charged on Friday with first-degree sodomy, armed criminal action, first-degree kidnapping, third-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man who was accused of breaking into an apartment on Jan. 28 and destroying every item in the residence has been arrested. James Alcobas, 31, was charged on March 18 with second-degree burglary and first-degree property damage. He was also charged the same day with tampering with a witness. He
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The Missouri Supreme Court declined Friday to stop the execution of a Mid-Missouri double murderer set to die next week.
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn’t work, lawyers for a death row inmate say in an appeal aimed at sparing his life. Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled for execution
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former football coach for the Jefferson City Jays is pushing for Gov. Mike Parson to stop the upcoming execution of Brian Dorsey. Dorsey, 52, has an execution date set for Tuesday. Dorsey was found guilty by a Boone County jury in 2008 for shooting and killing his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall woman was arrested on Wednesday at a Columbia elementary school on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and other charges. Yaquelin Bonilla, 36, was charged with DWI, driving while revoked and leaving the scene of an accident. She is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. A court date
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the identity of a man whose body was found floating in the Missouri River in May 2019 near Tebbetts. But, it’s trying to get extra help by using the crowdfunding website DNASolves to raise funds for the remaining casework costs, according to a social
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The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $3,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in a Columbia homicide.
Continue Reading BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) An Independence man was charged on Wednesday after he was accused of leading deputies on a chase and breaking into a house on March 13. Travis Bellomy II was charged with first-degree burglary, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault, resisting arrest and illegal gun possession. A warrant was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was charged after he was accused of attacking two men with a hammer at a Columbia bar on Jan. 31. Kurtis Hoener was charged with first-degree assault causing serious physical injury, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A warrant for his arrest was requested on Wednesday and a
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Wednesday after authorities claim he was responsible for shooting at people in four separate instances. Floyd Dudley Jr., of Mexico, Missouri, was charged with first-degree attempted assault. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday and no bond was set. A court date has not been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with several felonies after he attempted multiple carjackings on Tuesday, according to court documents. Josue Lopez, 30, was charged with vehicle hijacking, two counts of attempts child kidnapping, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, third-degree assault, resisting arrest and two misdemeanors: operating a vehicle without a valid license
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Prosecutors charged a Columbia man with buying a handgun and illegally giving it to a minor Tuesday.
Continue Reading Brian Dorsey is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court again to stop his pending execution in less than a week.
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A chase that began in Columbia ended with a suspect’s arrest at the Jefferson City Airport.
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A jury will be brought in from Johnson County during the Boone County trial of a former University of Missouri fraternity member charged with hazing.
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Authorities have identified the man killed in a Sunday night shooting in Osage Beach.
Continue Reading BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Boonville Correctional Center was charged with first-degree assault on Monday after authorities claimed he poured hot water on another inmate in January. An arraignment was set for Russell McKelvey for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 23. Court documents state that McKelvey allegedly walked from his living area at 2:06
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