A Cole County woman accused in the death of her 2 – month old baby pleads guilty in the child’s death in February. Kayla Brewer saw her charges reduced and was sentenced to probation. She was facing a ten year prison term. An autopsy showed the baby had meth in …
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Missouri state treasurer Vivek Malek has completed his first 100 days in office. He joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to discuss that and the federal debt ceiling debate on Capitol Hill. Treasurer Malek is praising the MOScholars program, saying it’s helped more than 1,500 students. …
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The Boone County Courthouse is in downtown Columbia (2019 file photo from 939 the Eagle) About 200 people joined veterans from across mid-Missouri for Memorial Day’s wreath-laying ceremony at the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia. ABC-17’s Joshua Blount from our news partner KMIZ reports the 40-minute ceremony included nearly …
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Mizzou athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois (2021 photo from 939 the Eagle) Mizzou has fired longtime head baseball coach Steve Bieser, and the school says a national search for its next baseball coach begins immediately. Mizzou athletics director Desiree Reed-Francois announced the firing on Sunday afternoon, saying the terms of Bieser’s …
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Carter Halley of Brumley was operating this UTV on Route U in Miller County (May 29, 2023 photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F Twitter page) A weekend crash between a UTV and another vehicle in Miller County seriously injures both …
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38-year-old Mark Alan Achterberg is charged in Boone County Circuit Court with first degree murder. He’s being held without bond at the Boone County Jail (undated photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A hearing is set for Tuesday afternoon for a Columbia man charged with murdering a …
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Two men face drug and other charges after a Jefferson City traffic stop turns up nearly 1000 – Fentanyl pills. The pair was pulled over on Industrial Drive Thursday. Keon Hall and Typer McClinton were arrested for drug trafficking. McClinton also faces gun charges after a stolen gun was found …
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Two people are hurt when a car hits a UTV in Miller County. Troopers say the UTV driver, Carter Halley of Brumley, turned in front of a car driven Taylor Gardner of Edgar Springs on Route U Sunday. Halley was flown to University Hospital. Gardner went to Lake Regional Hospital.
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37-year-old Dr. Travis Birkhead has posted a $50,000 surety bond and has been released from the Boone County jail, with GPS monitoring (October 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) A Columbia physician who’s been jailed since October for allegedly raping a woman he met at a …
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Two people are arrested after a chase that began in Jefferson City. Police say they tried to stop a car driven by Dalton Fisher on Highway 50 Thursday afternoon. Fisher had multiple outstanding warrants for assault and possession of a controlled substance. The car led officers through several city streets, …
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