A southwestern Missouri emergency room doctor missing for more than a week has been found dead in northwestern Arkansas. John Forsyth’s brother Richard posted a brief notice on Facebook, while the Benton County Sheriff’s Department in Arkansas said it was investigating, KOLR reported. Forsyth, 49, was reported missing on May 21 when he didn’t show …
Police are investigating the discovery of the badly decomposed body of a baby found in the woods in Kansas City, Missouri. Officers were called to an area near the intersection of East 41st and Pitman Road shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday, police said, after a 911 caller reported finding the body, KMBC reported. The caller …
Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are looking for a 12-year-old boy who didn’t come home after school. Isaiah Barnard was last seen wearing a gray hoodie with a bear and the word “Republic.” He was also wearing jeans. He is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 120 pounds, KCTV reported. Police said …
Protesters marched over the weekend in Kansas City, Missouri, after a 16-year-old boy was shot in the head when he went to the wrong house to pick up his sibling. Ralph Yarl is hospitalized and recovering from critical injuries, KMBC reported, but the homeowner was released from custody pending further investigation. “A person can be …
A 39-year-old Missouri woman went out to eat after work last Tuesday and hasn’t been seen since leaving the restaurant. A cousin found Jacquelyn “Jacque” Elizabeth Mitchell’s car about 15 miles from where she was last seen, but so far there’s been no sign of her, KTVI reports. “This is out of character,” said Tiffany …
A Missouri county sheriff and two of his deputies have been arrested, charged with helping a resident of the county to kidnap his daughter from their mother during a domestic dispute. The father. Donald “Rick” Gaston, was also arrested, along with Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett and Deputies Chase Bresnahan and Matt Cozad, according to …
Two Missouri women have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old child found dead in their home after a younger brother told a school resource officer about seeing the girl unconscious and unresponsive. The officer contacted the Waynesville Police Department, and officers found the child dead, according to the Pulaski County Prosecutor’s Office. Angela …
Kelly Allen was visiting a friend in March 2007. She was 20 years old, working as a nursing home caregiver while studying nursing, and she’d already spent a week with her friend. On March 13, she went to a job interview — and had already scheduled a second interview for March 16 before she left. …
A Missouri grand jury has returned an indictment on nine charges a man accused for holding a woman captive in his basement for a month. Timothy Haslett, 40, was arrested in October last year after a 22-year-old woman escaped his Excelsior Springs home and sought help from neighbors, as CrimeOnline previously reported. She was barefoot, …
Two children taken from their Missouri home nearly a year ago were found safe last week at a grocery store in Florida. The High Springs Police Department said it found the two children and their non-custodial mother when a routine vehicle tag check alerted that the owner of the vehicle was a fugitive. Kristi Nicole …
Investigators carrying out a welfare check on a University of Missouri student have arrested a 20-year-old Columbia woman after finding a burning body in her backyard. Because of the condition of the burned body, investigators have not yet been able to make a positive identification, according to a statement from the Columbia Police Department. “While …
Police in Columbia, Missouri, are warning of a “suspected prowler” who appears to be targeting women. The Columbia Police Department provided a list of incidents since August 9, all but one south of downtown. In that incident, the suspect entered a woman’s apartment but became frightened and left. (10) The suspect has been reported to …
