Suspect Kenneth Lee Simpson was taken into custody on Monday afternoon in Hermann (March 13, 2023 photo courtesy of the New Haven Missouri Police Department Facebook page) The man suspected of shooting and killing a Hermann police detective and seriously wounding anther Hermann officer has been captured, after a 14-hour standoff. Our news partner ABC-17 reports the officers had gone …
Read More »Local News
(AUDIO): Cleft condition advocate at Mizzou taking her talents to Operation Smile; hopes to meet UM System President Choi
Mizzou senior Emilee Carleton, who was born with a cleft condition, plans to attend medical school and wants to help others (photo courtesy of Whitney Morris and Operation Smile) A Mizzou senior who was born with a cleft condition plans to attend medical school to help others, and she’s also started an Operation Smile club at the school in Columbia. …
Read More »UPDATE: Hermann murder suspect taken into custody; Hermann police detective killed in line of duty
Suspect Kenneth Lee Simpson was taken into custody on Monday afternoon in Hermann (March 13, 2023 photo courtesy of the New Haven Missouri Police Department) UPDATE: Missouri state troopers say a man wanted for killing a Hermann police detective and shooting another officer Sunday night at a Casey’s in Hermann has been taken into custody. The Missouri State Highway Patrol …
Read More »Mizzou men’s basketball heading to Sacramento for NCAA tournament
Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates celebrates after a big March 4, 2023 win over Ole Miss on senior Day at Mizzou Arena (March 4, 2023 photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics associate director for strategic communications Jason Veniskey) Mizzou men’s basketball team is heading to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2021. A few thousand Mizzou fans joined …
Read More »Jefferson City man facing potential life prison sentence for murder
A Jefferson City man who pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder for two Thanksgiving Day murders in 2019 will be sentenced on Monday afternoon. 30-year-old Torry Upchurch admits killing 17-year-old Earle Key and 33-year-old Shantae Hill-Cook in separate incidents. Jefferson City Police say both victims were shot to death. Cole County prosecutor Locke Thompson tells 939 the …
Read More »