By JIM SALTER Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors called a fit of rage has been executed in Missouri. An official says 69-year-old David Hosier was pronounced dead Tuesday evening following a lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne
Continue Reading BONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) David Hosier is slated to be executed Tuesday at 6 p.m. after he was convicted of killing Jefferson City couple in 2009. Hosier, 69, was found guilty by a jury on Oct. 12, 2013, for first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree burglary and illegal gun possession. On Nov. 26, 2013. he
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon police officer who was placed on paid leave after he shot and killed a blind-and-deaf dog responded to a standoff last week in the small town as a member of another law enforcement agency. Officer Myron Woodson was a part of the large response at a Sturgeon mobile home park
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The execution of a man convicted of murder in the death of a Jefferson City couple will be carried out on Tuesday, a Monday press release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office confirmed. David Hosier, 69, was found guilty by a jury on Oct. 12, 2013, for first-degree murder, armed criminal action,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hartsburg man who was accused in a 2023 Columbia burglary where a babysitter was assaulted and more than $12,000 in vape devices were stolen pleaded guilty on Friday. Justin Hudson, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree burglary, stealing a gun and stealing more than $750. He was sentenced to 10
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A chase involving Callaway County deputies ended with a crash in Fulton on Monday and the arrest of two people.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former reserve officer for the Jefferson City Police Department was charged in relation to a child sex abuse case, according to court documents. Christina Garza, 49, of Jefferson City, was charged on Monday with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and failure of a mandated reporter to report child
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A Habitat for Humanity house in Jefferson City has been rendered uninhabitable by a crash involving a man accused of driving drunk.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff is warning residents of a jury duty scam where callers are once again posing as deputies. A Monday press release from the sheriff’s office, the scam involves scammers calling residents while falsely identifying themselves as deputies. The scammer tells the victims that they either missed jury duty
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has turned down a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, a move that likely clears the way for his execution. Hosier is scheduled to be executed Tuesday for the 2009 deaths of Angela and Rodney Gilpin of Jefferson City. His lawyer
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A southern Missouri man pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting and harassing federal officers at Fort Leonard Wood.
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CAMEDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An armed woman barricaded herself inside an abandoned vehicle Saturday in a wooded area in Climax Springs, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Sgt. Kyle Green with MSHP said Camden County deputies attempted to serve a felony warrant on the woman. The mother of the woman’s boyfriend reported the woman
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect a new statement from Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary since two teenagers were killed, and four others were injured in a shooting at a vacant Boone County house. On June 4, 2023, Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of murder in the death of a University of Missouri student in January 2023 will remain in the care of the Department of Mental Health until at least her next hearing, court records show. Emma Adams, 22, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hunnewell, Missouri, man who was accused of embezzling $3.5 million in Monroe County has been arrested. Ryan Edlin, 41, was charged on April 15 with money laundering, five counts of stealing more than $25,000, forgery and deceptive business practices, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnett, Missouri, man was charged with a pair of child sex crimes on Friday. Stephen Michael Jones was charged in Morgan County with child porn possession and third-degree child molestation. A no-bond warrant was issued on Friday. He was not listed on the Morgan County Jail roster on Friday afternoon.
Continue ReadingFormer White House chief of staff Mark Meadows pleaded not guilty Friday to criminal charges in Arizona where he is accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court documents filed on Thursday indicate that multiple men who were wanted for murder in the June 2023 shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia are in custody after they were arrested by Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police in Oklahoma. Deazes Turner, 20, Deljuan Turner, 20, Â and Alqueze Jones were arrested, according to
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The past few weeks have seen several high-profile incidents of gun violence, including the death of a man who fired at police at a northeast Columbia apartment complex on Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court records filed on Thursday indicate that multiple men who were wanted for murder in the June 2023 shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia are in custody in Oklahoma. Deazes Turner, 20, Deljuan Turner, 20, and Alqueze Jones were arrested, according to Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson and court entries. All three
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