A Boone County jury has convicted 53-year-old Kurt Bumby of one count of second degree statutory sodomy (March 2023 file photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department’s website) A Columbia psychologist convicted of statutory sodomy has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs …
Read More »December trial set for former Mizzou fraternity member charged with hazing Santulli
The Boone County Courthouse is in downtown Columbia (2019 file photo from 939 the Eagle) A December 5 jury trial has been scheduled for a former Mizzou student charged with felony hazing for the alleged October 2021 Columbia incident involving Danny Santulli. Boone County prosecutors say Ballwin resident Ryan Delanty …
Read More »Sentencing is today for Columbia psychologist convicted of sodomy
A Boone County jury has convicted 53-year-old Kurt Bumby of one count of second degree statutory sodomy (March 2023 file photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department’s website) A Columbia psychologist convicted of sex crimes will be sentenced Friday morning in Boone County Circuit Court. 53-year-old Kurt Bumby was …
Read More »NWS: Hail and damaging winds are possible Saturday in mid-Missouri
Severe weather is possible across mid-Missouri on Saturday afternoon/evening (April 14, 2023 graphic courtesy of National Weather Service St. Louis Twitter page) Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening across the 939 the Eagle listening area. That includes Columbia, Jefferson City and Fulton. Golf-ball sized hail and …
Read More »MU frat house hazing trial date set
The ‘pledge father’ of a Columbia frat house freshman who was left blind and severely disabled will go to trial in December. Ryan Delanty is one of several defendants charged in the hazing of pledge Danny Santulli at MU’s Fiji House fraternity. Santulli cannot talk or walk after the alcohol …
Read More »How do you keep dangerous criminals off the street?
As Cole County’s prosecutor says he’ll seek the death penalty against a Jefferson City man who’s accused of stabbing his child’s mother to death this week, one state lawmaker says something needs to happen to keep violent criminals off the streets … Jefferson City Representative Dave Griffith says his colleagues …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri’s governor says Columbia-area is benefiting from overseas trade missions
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (right) speaks to Swift Prepared Foods president Tom Lopez on April 6, 2023, as an unidentified man looks on (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Missouri’s governor says overseas trade missions that he and Missouri lawmakers go on have paid dividends for the state. The …
Read More »(AUDIO): Veteran Missouri state senator wants to see I-70 four-laned through Columbia
A state senator from eastern Missouri who’s strongly considering a 2024 gubernatorial bid says the money is available to pay for his proposal to four-lane I-70 from Wentzville to Blue Springs. State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) spoke on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri.” https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Eigel-I70-1.mp3 “Using a combination of …
Read More »Mid-Missouri prosecutor seeking death penalty in stalking/murder case
Cole County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against 36-year-old Sergio Sayles, who’s charged with first degree murder (April 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Cole County Sheriff’s Department) The prosecutor in mid-Missouri’s Cole County will seek the death penalty for the gruesome murder of a Jefferson City woman who …
Read More »New high tech tracking gear on the way to Cole County ambulances
Cole County ambulances will be getting an updated tracking system. The ambulances are currently tracked by GPS location through cell phones. Cole County EMS is going to install a more modern system on its ambulances, similar to one used by Cole County deputies. The units will cost about $70,000. Most …
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