An envelope containing a foreign substance is sent to another Jefferson City state office building. This one showed up Tuesday afternoon at the Supreme Court Building. Emergency crews responded and took the envelope away. Another envelope showed up at the Broadway Building April 7th. The substance in that envelope was …
Read More »Church trial finds Wardsville priest guilty of theft
A Catholic church trial finds a priest is guilty of stealing money from St. Stanislaus Parish in Wardsville. Father Ignazio Medina was accused of taking $300,000 in church money while he was the church’s pastor between 2012 and 2021. He’s has made restitution and no longer has a position in …
Read More »Guilty plea in high-profile Columbia fraternity hazing case; two felony charges dropped with plea deal
22-year-old Thomas Shultz of Chesterfield must serve 30 days in the Boone County jail, under Judge Jeff Harris’ April 24, 2023 order (April 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A former Mizzou fraternity member has pleaded guilty to supplying liquor to former Mizzou student Danny …
Read More »Man charged in 1991 Cole County murder wants case thrown out
A man accused in a decades – old Cole County killing wants his case dismissed. 46 – year old Chris Niemet is accused of killing Greg Jones of Russellvile in 1991 when they were both 14 – years old. Niemet’s lawyers claim there’s no evidence linking him to the shooting. …
Read More »Another death in Fulton bus crash
Another fatality in that crash involving a car and a Fulton school bus. The driver of the sports car that hit the bus last Friday has died. 19 – year old Myles Cook of Kansas City was injured in the crash. His passenger, 19 – year old Jordan Vokolek, died …
Read More »(AUDIO): State Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) discusses Senate GOP priorities and nuclear waste on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) says Missouri’s legislative Republicans are pushing an agenda that’s important to citizens. He says those items include protecting children, expanding busy I-70, approving a budget that funds priorities and initiative petition reform. Senator Fitzwater is also hopeful that the Senate will approve his bipartisan …
Read More »(AUDIO): Saturday’s bowling for autism in Columbia raises more than $30,000 for Easterseals Midwest
Columbia businessman John Cleek Jr. organized the 20th annual Bowling for Autism event at Columbia’s Town and Country lanes (April 22, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Organizers of Saturday’s 20th annual bowling for autism event in Columbia say it raised thousands of dollars to benefit Easterseals Midwest …
Read More »UPDATE: Fulton Police say two motorists now dead, after collision with school bus
Fulton Police have identified the two motorists who were killed in Friday afternoon’s collision with a Fulton school bus. Police say 19-year-old Myles Cook of Kansas City was traveling north on Westminster when his Nissan slid into the path of the bus that was southbound on Westminster. Fulton Police say …
Read More »KWOS’ Roundtable Discussion on Media Bias
Join News Radio 950 KWOS and Wake Up Mid-Missouri’s Branden Rathert, as he hosts a one hour roundtable discussion regarding misinformation in the news. Join us for the one hour broadcast, starting Wednesday, April 26th at 6pm on 104.5FM News Radio 950AM. Rathert will be joined by the following local …
Read More »Motorist’s name killed in Fulton bus collision hasn’t been released yet
Fulton police say a Kansas City resident has been killed in Friday afternoon’s collision with a Fulton Public School bus. The victim’s name hasn’t been released yet. Fulton Police say the crash happened at about 3:35 Friday afternoon, when a Nissan traveling north of Westminster slid into the path of …
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