ELDON, 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
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COLUMBIA, 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
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COLUMBIA, 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
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BONNE 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
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UNION, 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
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COLUMBIA, 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
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BONNE 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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This year has seen several high-profile violent crimes, including the deadly shooting of two teenagers at a party over the weekend and the wounding of four others.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting that happened Sunday morning at a vacant home in Boone County raised questions for local advocacy groups in Columbia. The shooting left a 17- and 16-year-old dead and injured four others. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened after an argument at a vacant home in Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who is accused of abandoning a baby’s corpse had her bond lowered Monday at a hearing at the Boone County Courthouse. Lavosha Daniels, 31, is charged with abandoning a corpse and child endangerment. She was held without bond, but it was lowered Monday to $500,000. Daniels is being held
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for those responsible for shooting and killing two teens and injuring four others at a house party at a vacant home Sunday morning. However, the Sheriff’s Office says, “they have no information about a specific threat to the community” and they have no
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson confirmed in a Monday press release that the state will carry out Michael Tisius’ death sentence Tuesday after a request for stay for declined by the state Supreme Court of Missouri. Tisius, 42, is scheduled to die by lethal injection. It was initially delayed last week after
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teens were killed and four other teens are injured after a shooting at a vacant home in Boone County early Sunday morning. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to the 2600 block of Oakbrook Drive at 12:47 a.m. to reports of shots being fired. After investigating, deputies determined
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Black drivers in Missouri were pulled over at a higher rate based on their percentage in the population again in 2022, according to the state’s annual Vehicle Stops Report released Thursday.
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A federal appeals court has struck down a lower court judge’s stay of execution in the case of a man accused of killing two Randolph County jailers.
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A Jefferson City man was arrested and charged Wednesday after allegedly trying to rob a bank.
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County Sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent matter while causing an accident. Justin Dills, 29, was fined $130.50 plus court costs, totaling $250. Missouri POST records show that Justin W. Dills has a valid Class A license and he is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Kansas City bank branch manager has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly accepting gifts for facilitating a $12.4 million COVID-19 fraud scheme for a Jefferson City business owner, according to a Thursday press release from the Department of Justice. Anthony Omar Brockman, 48, who currently resides
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who is accused of killing his Russellville classmate more than 30 years ago will have to wait longer for his jury trial to start. Chris Niemet, 46, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree involuntary manslaughter at the Cole County Circuit Court. Kayla Brewer, 23, was sentenced on Tuesday to five years of supervised probation. She received a 10-year suspended sentence. She will also spend 10 days in the Missouri Department of Corrections, according to Casenet.
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