Category: NEWS – Montgomery County
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Mexico Woman Pleads Guilty in $132K Theft Case
A Mexico woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $132,000 from her former employer in Montgomery County. According to court records, Ashley Harvey entered a guilty plea Wednesday to one count of stealing $25,000 or more. Investigators say the thefts occurred between June 2023 and July 2024 and involved altered business records and cash…
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Montgomery County Man to Be Sentenced in Child Fentanyl Death Case
A Montgomery County man who pleaded guilty in a drug-related death of his two-year-old child case is scheduled to be sentenced This Morning in Warren County. Bryan Danter entered guilty pleas in April to second-degree felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The charges stem from a…
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Warrant Issued for Montgomery County Man for Child Sex Crimes
A warrant has been issued for a Jonesburg man for multiple counts of child sex crimes. Dante Lawrence has been charged with three counts of statutory sodomy and three counts of second degree child molestation after a 17-year-old said in a forensic interview that Lawrence sodomized her 2019. At that time, the child was 9-10…
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Google and Montgomery County to Meet over Data Center Plans
Technology giant Google is expected to give more details this afternoon in a press conference regarding their plans to build a large-scale data center in Montgomery County. Local officials have already approved the proposal, and Governor Mike Kehoe is expected to attend the 4 p.m. conference. Initial plans state the Google data center is proposed…
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Montgomery County Woman Jailed for Assault
One woman has been arrested in Montgomery County following an assault on Monday evening. Court documents say that Candic Davis or Maplewood was riding in the back of a car when she got into an argument with the other passengers, and began trying to strangle the driver and another passenger. The reports say that when…
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Mid-Missouri Father Pleads Guilty in Toddler’s Fentanyl Death
A Mid-Missouri man has pleaded guilty in connection with the death of his two-year-old child. Court records show Bryan Danter admitted to second-degree murder, drug trafficking, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Danter was charged after troopers found the 2-year-old child dead in an apartment in September 2024. Investigators later determined the child died from…
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Montgomery County I-70 accident injures KC man and woman
Two people were involved in a single-vehicle accident late Sunday evening in Montgomery County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported that around 9:50 p.m., a 2014 Toyota Tundra was traveling eastbound on I-70, at the 166 mile marker, east of Williamsburg. The Toyota ran off the left side of the road, steered back to…
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Montgomery County Sheriff’s Report 3/20 – 3/26/26
SHERIFF’S REPORT 03/20/2026 – 03/26/2026 We are seeing a recent increase in scams in our area. Scammers may contact you by phone, text, email, or social media while pretending to be a trusted source, and they can be very convincing. Never send money to someone you do not know or cannot verify. A legitimate business…
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Montgomery City Home
Firefighters battled an early morning house fire in Montgomery City on Wednesday. Crews were called out just after 2 a.m. to South Walker Street, where they found the structure fully engulfed in flames. Two people had made it out safely, but one was taken to the hospital by EMS. The Montgomery Fire Protection District got…