criminal justice

Since Carol Mayorga left her home in Kennett — a rural town in the state's Bootheel area — for her appointment with immigration officials in St. Louis earlier this spring, ICE officials have ping-ponged her throughout rural Missouri jails, including Greene County Jail in Springfield and Phelps County Jail in Rolla. She’s expected to be deported to Hong Kong.

The vehicle stops report issued for 2023 did not include a ‘disparity index’ showing whether police stopped drivers in minority groups more frequently than white drivers.

The defendant, Ted Salveter III, is an 89-year-old retired local attorney. He was found guilty earlier this year on four charges of harssment linked to obnoxious letters he sent to Springfield City Councilmember Abe McGull and McGull's wife, Crista Hogan.

Peter Newman will continue to serve two life sentences, plus 30 years, at the Jefferson City Correctional Center.

For the second time since May, a small group of Missouri sexual abuse survivors gathered at the federal courthouse in downtown Springfield to denounce boarding school abuse in rural areas. A note for our listeners and readers: This report contains frank discussion of severe abuse allegations.

In an official statement, Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott says he is “appalled” by the alleged conduct of a former employee, Jessy Ray Snow.

After a daylong trial late last month that touched on concepts of harassment versus First Amendment-protected political speech, a Missouri judge on Wednesday found local attorney Ted Salveter guilty of harassing a Springfield City Councilmember and his wife.

A court case in Greene County is currently underway to find whether local attorney Ted Salveter III is guilty of harassment against Springfield City Councilman Abe McGull and his wife, lawyer Crista Hogan.

Boyd Householder died Tuesday, according to reporting by the Kansas City Star citing multiple sources.

Late last week 48-year-old John Michael Felts — who was owner of Taco Habitat restaurants in Springfield and Branson — pleaded guilty to a pair of wire fraud counts related to COVID-19 aid for companies.