CRIME & SAFETY
Man charged with domestic assault after allegedly pointing gun at woman in Maries County
BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Belle man was charged on Thursday after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman inside her home and threatened to kill her. Terry Lee Watson, 51, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree harassment, illegal gun possession, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held The post Man charged with domestic assault after allegedly pointing gun at woman in Maries County appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Jefferson City woman accused of stealing 225 iPhones from storage unit
A Jefferson City woman was charged, accused of stealing several iPhones and then reselling them. Cole County prosecutors charged Lisa M. Burkhart with Second Degree Burglary and Stealing/$750 or more. Court documents state a victim told a Jefferson City police officer that someone stole 225 iPhones from their storage shed...
18-year-old last seen working on hog farm found dead years later in another state
MERCER COUNTY, Mo. (KCRG/Gray News) - Missouri authorities say a body found this week was that of a missing 18-year-old. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the young man’s body was found near the Iowa border on Tuesday. Authorities said the remains were identified as Sebastian Tyrese Husted who...
Missouri State Highway Patrol Awards Ceremony honors top officers
Colonel Eric T. Olson, Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, congratulates the following employees for their actions at the awards ceremony on April 27, 2024. The ceremony took place at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. “Our award winners reflect the high caliber of individuals employed by...
Former Preferred Family Healthcare execs sentenced to prison for embezzlement, bribes
Two former executives of Springfield-based Preferred Family Healthcare will spend time in prison after their multimillion-dollar scheme that involved embezzlement and bribing elected public officials in Arkansas. Bontiea Bernedette Goss, 65, was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, and her husband, Tommy “Tom” Ray Goss, 68, was sentenced on...
Missouri ranks worst in nation for problematic puppy mills, report says
MISSOURI, USA — For the 12th year in a row, Missouri is considered the worst in the nation for problematic puppy mills. The state has topped the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) "Horrible Hundred" list since 2012, according to the organization's most recent report released Monday. The annual report focuses on 100 problematic puppy breeders, 23 of which are located in Missouri.
Jay Ashcroft: Re-fund the police and invest in Missouri communities
Over the last four years, progressive advocates pushing to defund the police have gotten their wish as resources have moved away from policing, toward social work, while making it more difficult for law enforcement to do their job. Along the way, a predictable thing happened: crime went up. Today, Missourians, particularly those in St. Louis and Kansas City, must deal with increasing violent and property crime. According to the FBI, St. Louis is now the most dangerous...
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