The man shot who shot and killed himself after an hours long standoff with Columbia police has a long criminal history. Jermaine Burnett was in prison from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2022. Burnett faced charges from everything from tampering with cars and property damage to assault …
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(AP) — A disgraced former Missouri House speaker has been fined $47,000 for allegedly breaking campaign finance laws, according to records released Tuesday. The Missouri Ethics Commission, which handles ethics violations by politicians, said it uncovered the alleged misconduct during an audit of Republican John Diehl’s campaign last year. . He …
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17 JCPD employees received awards during the Jefferson City Police Foundation’s second annual awards banquet on May 17, 2023 (photo courtesy of Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde) Jefferson City’s police chief has high praise for the heroism and professionalism displayed by his officers in numerous difficult circumstances during the …
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Offender Jermaine Burnett served multiple stints in prison like the maximum-security Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point (2018 photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) (Story updated to include the exact dates of incarceration for Burnett) The Columbia Highlands homicide suspect who apparently shot and killed himself during …
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State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on February 11, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says his office’s investigation into the now-closed Mexico and Fulton hospitals continues. General Bailey is investigating allegations made …
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A Missouri state trooper on-duty in 2023 (photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain John Hotz) Every available Missouri state trooper will be on-duty across the state during the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, enforcing traffic laws and assisting motorists. Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain John Hotz says troopers …
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Offender Jermaine Burnett served multiple stints in prison like the maximum-security Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point (2018 photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) The Columbia Highlands homicide suspect who apparently shot and killed himself during a long standoff Tuesday night had served several stints in prison. …
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A truck driver from Higbee was killed in Sunday afternoon’s collision and derailment in mid-Missouri’s Monroe County (aerial photo courtesy of Del Buckman’s Facebook post) The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Hannibal and the sheriff’s department in mid-Missouri’s Monroe County tell 939 the Eagle that busy Highway 24 near …
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AP — A jury has recommended that a Missouri woman whose two young daughters died inside a hot car in 2018 be sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. A Clay County jury found Jenna Boedecker guilty on Friday of two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of endangering the welfare of …
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A Jefferson City man faces drug and weapons charges after a Sunday incident. Chaquan McClain is accused of threatening his girlfriend’s father with a gun at a home on East Dunklin. Officers say he was arrested and they found Fentanyl pills and a pistol that had been modified to fire …
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