Category: NEWS-Mid-Missouri

A new murder case has been filed against a Fulton man accused in the 1991 killing of his classmate. William Christopher Niemet is scheduled for arraignment June 16. He was originally charged in 2020 in the fatal shooting of Greg Jones, when both were teenagers. Niemet has pleaded not guilty. A trial set for 2023…

A grand jury has indicted a man accused in a deadly assault at Fulton State Hospital earlier this year. Court records show Jabril Kanatzar now faces charges of first-degree murder and fourth-degree assault. Investigators say Kanatzar, who was a patient at the facility, attacked 53-year-old Christos Karagiannis in January 2025 allegedly punching and stomping on…

Route EE in Northeast Missouri will be closed for patching operations from County Road 140 to Missouri Route 151. Today and Tomorrow, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Travelers should plan to use alternate routes during these hours as the road will be closed to through traffic.

Two people are dead after a crash in Hermann Tuesday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 52-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were killed when their vehicle went off an embankment on private property east of East Sixth Street and into Frene Creek. Investigators say the SUV struck several trees, overturned multiple…

A Boonville man is facing federal charges in a child exploitation case. A grand jury has indicted 35-year-old Lance Aaron Larkin on counts of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. Investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol say they identified a file…

A Jefferson City man is facing multiple federal child pornography charges following an investigation sparked by a tip from Snapchat. A federal grand jury indicted 33-year-old Nathan Robert Kent on three counts of production, two counts of distribution, and one count of possession of child pornography. Investigators say a forensic review of Kent’s devices found…

A Jefferson City man was arrested Tuesday after police found 42 grams of methamphetamine in his car during a traffic stop. 30-year-old Calen Mummert has been charged with Second Degree Trafficking Drugs, Resisting Arrest For A Felony, and Driving with a Revoked or Suspended license. Probable cause statements say that officers attempted to stop Mummert’s…

An Iowa man has been charged with fleeing an arrest in Randolph County after a car chase on Monday. 26-year-old Brett Martin was arrested after probable cause statements say that he fled a traffic stop near Route NN in Randolph County. Officers allege that Martin reached speeds as high as 140 miles per hour. The…

An inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center has died. The Missouri Department of Corrections says 48-year-old Jason Branham was pronounced dead Sunday morning at 7. Branham was serving a 10-year sentence for assaulting a Department of Mental Health employee at a secure Callaway County facility. He entered the state prison system in April of…

Jefferson City firefighters responded to a house fire just before 7 Tuesday night on Scarborough Way. Crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from a single-family home, with the fire already spreading into the attic. Firefighters quickly made entry and brought the blaze under control, but the home suffered moderate fire and heavy smoke…

The Supreme Court of Missouri has scheduled one docket of cases for oral argument Today Beginning at 9 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear: SC101581, Jake Maggard. v. State of Missouri., an appeal from Cole County involving whether the new congressional map must be suspended pending the referendum process.