Category: Missouri

A Missouri Doctor’s Death Is Steeped in Mystery and Speculation. Authorities Aren’t Talking

CASSVILLE, Mo.—John Forsyth was known as a hard-working doctor who cared deeply for his patients and often teased nurses in the emergency room to ease tension. He was a father of eight and newly engaged. He also co-founded a cryptocurrency business with his brother. His sudden disappearance from a southwestern Missouri town last month—and the…


19 States Sue EPA Over California’s New Zero-Emission Rules for Big Rigs

A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit seeking a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant waivers to California that allows the state to ban new diesel-powered heavy-duty truck sales in 2035. Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird led the group of 19 states that filed the legal action on June 5…


2 Dead, Another Injured, in Shooting Involving Kansas City Police Officer, Authorities Say

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Two people are dead and a third person is injured after a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer Friday night, but few details were immediately available. The shooting happened after an officer called for help shortly before 9 p.m. near a McDonald’s restaurant in eastern Kansas City. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman…


Missouri Supreme Court Declines to Halt August Execution of Man Convicted of Killing Child

The Missouri Supreme Court has turned aside an appeal by a man scheduled to be executed in August for killing a 6-year-old girl. Johnny Johnson, 45, was convicted of first-degree murder in in the 2002 death of Casey Williamson in suburban St. Louis. He faces execution Aug. 1 unless the courts intervene or Republican Gov….


Man Pleads Guilty to Strangling and Dumping Body of Missouri Woman 3 Decades Ago

UNION, Mo.—A 67-year-old man has pleaded guilty to strangling a woman in Missouri and leaving her bound body in the woods three decades ago, a newspaper reported. Kirby R. King pleaded guilty on Friday to involuntary manslaughter and felonious restraint in the death of 22-year-old Karla Jane Delcour, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday. She…


Missouri Man Executed for Killing 2 Jailers During Failed Bid to Help Inmate Escape in 2000

BONNE TERRE, Mo.—A Missouri man who shot and killed two jailers nearly 23 years ago during a failed bid to help an acquaintance escape from a rural jail was executed Tuesday evening. Michael Tisius, 42, received a lethal injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre and was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m.,…


Missouri Man Facing Execution for Killing 2 Jailers in Failed Bid to Help Inmate Escape in 2000

A man who shot and killed two rural Missouri jailers nearly 23 years ago during a failed bid to help an inmate escape is set to be executed Tuesday evening. Michael Tisius, 42, is scheduled to die by injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre for killing Leon Egley and Jason Acton at the…


4 Dead in Missouri After Car Crosses Center Line, Strikes Motorcyclists

AURORA, Mo.—Four people died and seven others were seriously injured when a car crossed the center line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles. The accident happened Saturday afternoon on Missouri Route 39 near the southwestern Missouri town of Aurora. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Toyota Corolla crossed the center line of…


Federal Court Reinstates Death Penalty Order for Missouri Inmate Convicted of Killing Jailers

ST. LOUIS—A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution for a Missouri inmate who is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday for his role in the deaths of two jailers. Michael Tisius, 42, was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing Randolph County jailers Jason Acton and Leon Egley during a failed…


What to Know About the Case of the Missing Missouri ER Doctor Found Dead in Arkansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his body was found in an Arkansas lake. But the case remains shrouded in mystery as investigators have released few details to his family or the public. What’s Known So Far Dr. John Forsyth, 49, was last seen alive on…