In the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri Central Division, a federal judge denied the motion for 19-year-old Corionsa, aka Khorry, Ramey to attend the scheduled execution of her father, Kevin Johnson, Jr. On Ramey’s behalf, the American Civil...
A man from mid-Missouri’s Columbia has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, for throwing a Molotov cocktail into Columbia’s Planned Parenthood clinic in early 2019. 43-year-old Wesley Brian Kaster pleaded guilty in November to two counts:...
The governor says the execution of a convicted southwest Missouri killer will move forward, clearing the way for Tuesday evening’s scheduled execution in Bonne Terre. Governor Mike Parson told Capitol reporters on Monday in Jefferson City that he hasn’t...
UPDATE: The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling, vacating the stay of execution for convicted southwest Missouri killer Walter Barton. In their nine-page ruling, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals writes, in part: “We vacate the stay of execution and...
A trial for a mid-Missouri man charged with the February arson at the Columbia Planned Parenthood clinic has been delayed. 42-year-old Wesley Brian Kaster of Columbia is charged with one count of maliciously damaging a building, owned by an organization that receives...
