The Chillicothe Police Department reports the weekend arrest of one person following a drug investigation. Just after 1 o’clock Saturday morning, officers were granted a search warrant for a residence in the 1800 block of Borden Street as officers say they had received numerous complaints in the past week of drug activity. A traffic stop […]
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Audio: Missouri prisoners convicted of murder as minors could be paroled
Missouri prisoners convicted of murder as minors could be paroled. U.S. District Court Judge Nanette Laughrey has ruled that Missouri must revisit over 80 cases involving prisoners denied release for violent crimes they committed as juveniles, including murder, even though the crimes carried a mandatory life sentence. In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Escapee from Mercer County Jail back in custody
Information has been released about a prisoner who had escaped but has been returned to custody at the Mercer County Jail in Princeton Friday night. Mercer County Sheriff Stephen Stockman reports 27-year-old Drake Kately of Kansas City was found hiding in an apartment in Princeton and apprehended around 12:30 am on Saturday morning. Stockman says […]
Chillicothe Fire Department improves rating, placing in top 15% in the country
In a report of the Insurance Services Office, dated July 29, 2019, the Chillicothe Fire Department (CFD) has been recognized as achieving a reduced ISO rating of “3,” dropping from the “4” rating of just four years ago, placing Chillicothe in the top 15th percentile of Communities surveyed in 2019. This new rating is the […]
Missouri daycare owner sentenced for $556,000 fraud scheme
The owner of a Kansas City, Missouri, daycare center was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently receive more than $556,000 in federal benefits. Sharif Karie, 41, of Olathe, Kan., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to four years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. […]
Man arrested in Chula with two large knives appears before judge
An arraignment was held in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court Wednesday for a man accused of being armed with two large knives, threatening others outside of a Chula residence, and fleeing from law enforcement Tuesday morning. Online court information shows 32-year-old Todd Grigsby appeared via Polycom video without counsel. Grigsby entered a […]
Braymer man charged in Diemel brothers case makes court appearance
The Braymer man accused of driving a rental truck without permission of two missing brothers from Wisconsin appeared in the Associate Division of Caldwell County Circuit Court Thursday morning for a hearing. Online court information shows Garland “Joey” Nelson appeared via Polycom video, and, upon motion of Nelson, the case was continued to August 15th […]
Man who shot Trenton police officer appears in court
The Trenton man accused of wounding a Trenton police officer in June appeared in the Associate Division of Daviess County Circuit Court Tuesday. The Daviess County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports 39-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin’s case was continued to August 20th for the setting of a preliminary hearing. Griffin has been charged with the felonies of […]
Man pulls gun and threatens suicide during traffic stop in Brookfield
The Brookfield Police Department reports officers saw a subject pull a handgun and threaten to harm himself during a traffic stop at the west entrance of the Walmart parking lot near Park Circle Drive in Brookfield Monday night. Officers from the police department, Highway Patrol, and Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, and […]
Carrollton man charged in fatal Carroll County crash pleads guilty
A Carrollton man charged with felony driving while intoxicated – death of another, has pleaded guilty in Division One of Carroll County Circuit Court. Dustin Michael Goodale submitted a written plea of guilty and waiver of rights. The court ordered a sentencing assessment report, and the case was continued to September 25, 2019, at 10:30 […]
Missouri man sentenced to 17 years without parole for meth conspiracy
A Warrensburg, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Stacy A. Lyman, 40, of Warrensburg, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to 17 years and one month in federal prison without parole. Lyman was sentenced as an armed career criminal due to his […]
Gallatin Police Department investigating a case of arson
The Gallatin Police Department along with the Gallatin Fire Protection District and the State of Missouri Fire Marshall’s Office are investigating an arson incident that occurred on Saturday morning, August 3, 2019. According to information released by the Gallatin Police Department, authorities responded to the 400 block of North Main Street. The building in question […]
Chillicothe man faces additional charges from incident that ended in Mooresville
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports additional charges have been filed in the Livingston County Associate Circuit Court on a Chillicothe man stemming from an incident that ended in Mooresville in July. Twenty-nine-year-old Matthew Aaron Case allegedly fled from a deputy prior to being arrested on a felony warrant for alleged violation of bond conditions […]
Buckner, Missouri woman sentenced to prison on $160K embezzlement scheme
A Buckner, Missouri, woman was sentenced in federal court for a more than $160,000 embezzlement scheme while employed at the Lake City Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo. Brooke Brooks, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 18 months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Brooks to pay $163,493 […]
Braymer man makes court appearance on “felony tampering with a motor vehicle” charge
A hearing was held in the Associate Division of Caldwell County Circuit Court Thursday morning for the Braymer man arrested for allegedly driving a rental truck to travel to a farm near Braymer without permission of the two missing brothers from Wisconsin. Garland “Joey” Nelson appeared via Polycom video, and the case was continued, per […]
Clinton County Sheriff: Human remains discovered in case of missing Diemel brothers
Clinton County Sheriff Larry Fish announced during a news conference in Polo on Wednesday afternoon that investigators found human remains at the search area in Braymer where agencies have been searching for two missing Wisconsin brothers. Fish said the remains were found on Tuesday, however, the cause of death has not been determined, and the […]
Audio: Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue Missouri over ‘Heartbeat’ Bill
Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union are suing Missouri over a contentious eight-week abortion ban bill. In a complaint filed Tuesday evening, the organizations argue Missouri’s heartbeat ban violates U.S. Supreme Court precedent that protects access to abortion. The policy would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, except in […]
Missouri man sentenced to 19 years for enticing a minor for illegal sexual activity
A Potosi, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for enticing a child victim in Lawrence County, Mo., to engage in illegal sexual activity. Kevin Michael Nosser, 51, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 19 years and seven months in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Nosser to a […]
Braymer man charged with stealing missing Diemel brothers truck; authorities say case is now a death investigation
Missouri law enforcement officials say the case of two missing Wisconsin brothers is now a death investigation, and a Braymer man has been charged in connection with the case. Twenty-five year old Garland Nelson has been charged with felony first degree tampering with a motor vehicle, with no bond allowed. The vehicle is the one […]