(AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting one officer and wounding another at a Hermann convenience store was charged with murder and four other crimes. Prosecutors charged 35-year-old Kenneth Lee Simpson of St. Louis County with first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a …
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An undated photo of Hermann Police Sergeant Mason Griffith (photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F Twitter page) Graphic court documents obtained by 939 the Eagle say the suspect charged with shooting two Hermann police officers Sunday night at a Casey’s had given both officers fake names when …
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Columbia-based Little Dixie Construction is building the new TopTracer Golf facility at Midway Golf and Games (January 2023 photo from Zimmer’s LG Patterson) The president of Rost Enterprises expects a July grand opening for the new TopTracer golf facility being built at Midway Golf and Games west of Columbia. Former …
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Mizzou senior Emilee Carleton, who was born with a cleft condition, plans to attend medical school and wants to help others (photo courtesy of Whitney Morris and Operation Smile) A Mizzou senior who was born with a cleft condition plans to attend medical school to help others, and she’s also …
Read More »Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee chairman Rep. Brad Pollitt (R-Sedalia) says the Show-Me State has 1.8 percent of the nation’s K-12 students but 3.5 percent of the country’s school districts. Chairman Pollitt joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” to discuss his open enrollment bill, …
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Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek poses with a supporter after being sworn into office in Jefferson City on January 17, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Missouri Governor Parson’s Flickr page) Missouri’s new state treasurer says the state of Missouri has no investment in the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank in California. The …
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A Jefferson City man who admits killing two people on Thanksgiving Day in 2019 has been sentenced to two life prison sentences. Cole County Judge Cotton Walker sentenced 30-year-old Torry Upchurch to the two life sentences on Monday afternoon, which is the sentence that was recommended by Cole County’s prosecutor. …
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Suspect Kenneth Lee Simpson was taken into custody on Monday afternoon in Hermann (March 13, 2023 photo courtesy of the New Haven Missouri Police Department Facebook page) The man suspected of shooting and killing a Hermann police detective and seriously wounding anther Hermann officer has been captured, after a 14-hour …
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Suspect Kenneth Lee Simpson was taken into custody on Monday afternoon in Hermann (March 13, 2023 photo courtesy of the New Haven Missouri Police Department) UPDATE: Missouri state troopers say a man wanted for killing a Hermann police detective and shooting another officer Sunday night at a Casey’s in Hermann …
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Suspect Kenneth Lee Simpson was taken into custody on Monday afternoon in Hermann (March 13, 2023 photo courtesy of the New Haven Missouri Police Department) UPDATE: Missouri state troopers say a man wanted for killing a Hermann police detective and shooting another officer Sunday night at a Casey’s in Hermann …
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