Judge William Collins signed off Tuesday on the $1.625 million settlement between the parents of Officer Christopher Morton and several government officials and companies they sued in 2019. Darrel and Tara Morton will receive $926,443.17 from the settlement, while lawyers Bernard Schmitt and Melody Roberts of the Schmitt Law Firm in Kansas City will collect $691,647.06 for fees and expenses.
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A federal prosecutor has charged Skelton Tactical Owner for illegal gun sales.
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A Jefferson City man charged with involuntary manslaughter could spend up to five years in prison.
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Prosecutors charged Tonka Way-Con Ponder with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shootout that killed one man and injured four others during a July event for motorcycle enthusiasts at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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The sheriff’s office Facebook page posted 11 photos that showed a range of hardware tools and a trailer. Various people were in the comment section of the post thanking the office for its work.
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Dana R. Day Jr., 31, was found guilty Wednesday on one count of being a felon with a gun and ammunition after a jury deliberated for about an hour and 15 minutes following a two-day trial, according to a news release. Another person had bought the gun for him, the prosecutor’s office said.
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An Ashland man charged with two felonies in March 2020 for allegedly telling Jefferson City store clerks he had COVID-19 and asking them if they wanted the disease took a plea deal this week and received probation.
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Police took two more teenagers into custody this week for their alleged roles in a deadly shooting in Sedalia. The police department said on Wednesday that the two taken into custody join a third teenager suspected in a break-in that led to someone’s death. Police said it took two of the
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Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said car thefts usually are more frequent during the holiday season and specifically the wintertime because it’s common for people to leave their cars running to warm up.
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The sheriff’s office said Wednesday in a Facebook post that deputies are looking for Kevin L. Jackson of Mexico in connection with a Nov. 6 armed robbery at the Oak Crest Mobile Home Park on Audrain County Road 9832. Prosecutors charged Jackson with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in mid-November.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a Fulton woman to supervised probation after she started a fire inside of a grocery store. According to court records, the judge sentenced Pamela J. Cordrey on Monday to five years of supervised probation. The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office charged her in June with arson. The charge against
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A father charged with manslaughter after his 15-year-old died from a gunshot wound has entered a not guilty plea and asked for a new judge according to court records.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers found 60 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 70 in Boone County.
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Keegan Hartman, a University of Missouri Student, and 2018 Make-A-Wish recipient is trying to find the person who stole his custom official Mizzou Football Jersey along with other items.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police responded to a robbery Saturday around 11:15 p.m. at Arena Liquor on Providence Rd. Once at the scene, store employees informed officers that a male had entered the business demanding money while waving a handgun. The employees complied and handed the suspect an unknown amount of cash. There were no injuries
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The Columbia Police Department said Sunday morning they found four shell casings, with two of the bullets ending up in a home two more ending up in a car on Trinity Place.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is expected to survive after a shoot out with a man in Springfield Friday night. Troopers arrested Justin Jackman near South Fremont Avenue and East Lark Street around 7:45 a.m. Saturday. The Greene County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Jackman with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, felony
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Moberly man after being found behind a shed in the 2200 block of Old Highway 63 South. Tyran Evans was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon. According to court documents, a Moberly police
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Officers found Tylar Simon with a gunshot wound at his home on Kentucky Avenue at about 3:30 a.m., the Sedalia Police Department said in a news release. Police tried life-saving treatment but Simon was pronounced dead at the scene.
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