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CRIME & SAFETY
Licking man arrested in St. Robert with runaway & four pounds of methamphetamine scheduled for trial
A Texas County man arrested in Pulaski County with a runaway and four pounds of methamphetamine is scheduled for a new trial date. John Weaver, of Licking, is charged with first-degree drug trafficking, two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm.
Missouri toddler hospitalized with bite marks, burns, puncture wounds
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Warrensburg woman is charged with child abuse after doctors determined a toddler allegedly suffered human bite marks, puncture wounds, and other injuries. Johnson County prosecutors charged 39-year-old Ashley Marie Wallender with child abuse, child endangerment, and domestic assault. A worker with the children’s division...
Two wanted for Hickory County ATM theft lead Camden & Dallas County deputies on high-speed chase
Two men are now charged for attempting to break into an ATM, then leading deputies from three counties, including Camden and Dallas, on a high-speed chase. Chauncy Lane and Lonell Lane were taken into custody Tuesday, the same day as the crime. They’ve both been charged with stealing a teller machine, first-degree property damage, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest.
Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just a little over a month before Williams is scheduled to die.
UPDATE: Elderly mid-Missouri woman still missing after being swept into floodwaters
An elderly woman is reportedly presumed dead after her vehicle was swept into the flooded Perche Creek west of Columbia this afternoon. Our news partner KMIZ reports the elderly woman was in a vehicle with a man near Gillespie Bridge and Coats lane, when they became trapped in floodwater. The station quotes Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp. The woman’s body has not been recovered yet. Mr. Blomenkamp tells KMIZ that the couple had been driving home from Columbia. Rescuers reportedly saved two people from the vehicle. KMIZ reports one of the rescuers was a landscaping worker who entered the floodwaters.
Local firefighters issue warnings about fireworks ahead of 4th of July holiday
As the 4th of July arrives, so do the reminders on how to use fireworks safely for people to enjoy Independence Day without any danger. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, in 2022, 324 people in Missouri needed hospital care for fireworks related injuries, where 292 were treated in emergency rooms and 32 people were admitted to the hospital.
Decision approaching on Missouri law to make celebratory gunfire illegal
PECULIAR, Mo. (KCTV) - With the Fourth of July approaching, some are getting excited to celebrate. Others are also dreading the bullets that come toward them or their homes. Last year, the Kansas City Police Department’s Shotspotter recorded 193 rounds of gunfire between 6 p.m. on July 3 and 6 a.m. on July 5. That only includes areas where Shotspotter technology is placed, so the number citywide is bound to be higher.
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