A Cole County man now faces charges in a 2021 Columbia shooting. Wayne Warmack is charged with unlawful possession of a gun. He’s accused of shooting three people outside Vibez Lounge in downtown Columbia in September of 2021. One of the victims is paralyzed after being shot in the back.
Read More »Senate candidate is a big backer of the Callaway Plant
How would you like to be facing the energy shortages that many European countries are threatened with thanks to the war in Ukraine? Mid – Missouri Senate candidate Travis Fitzwater would like to see another reactor at the Callaway Nuclear Plant … Callaway applied for an expansion ten years ago …
Read More »STL area school has parents worried about radiation exposure
(AP) — Some parents of children at Jana Elementary School in suburban St. Louis say they’ll seek medical testing and guidance from doctors about what to do next, after a privately-funded environmental study found radioactive contamination inside the school and on the playground. The Hazelwood Board of Education on Tuesday …
Read More »Candlelight vigil is tonight in Columbia, one year after high-profile fraternity hazing case
Family members of a young man who’s blind and unable to walk after an alleged hazing incident in Columbia say their lives have been turned upside down. The incident happened one year ago today at a Mizzou fraternity house. A candlelight vigil is planned for tonight in Columbia for the …
Read More »Columbia man jailed without bond for hammer death could request a bond reduction
37-year-old Adam Conner of Columbia is charged with second degree murder(October 11, 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia man accused of beating a woman to death with a claw hammer inside her home recently will appear in court Wednesday afternoon, via video. 37-year-old …
Read More »Mid-Missouri food bank: food security “is running pretty rampant”
The food pantry at SERVE INC. of Callaway County in Fulton (file photo courtesy of SERVE website) A non-profit organization that’s operated for 51 years in mid-Missouri’s Fulton says their food pantry is seeing a massive effect from supply shortage. They’re also seeing an increase in unemployment and utility assistance requests. …
Read More »JCMO councilman wishes MSP project was further along
A Jefferson City councilman who spent much of his career working in Mid – Missouri prisons thought he’d see the MSP redevelopment further along than it is. The Fifth Ward’s Mark Schreiber is the former deputy warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary … Schreiber’s term ends in April. The long …
Read More »Student detained after JCMO social media threats
A Capital City High School student could face suspension or even expulsion. The student is accused of posting threats to social media. Investigators say the student posed as a former student and made the threats. Juvenile authorities are now involved. The student could also face criminal charges.
Read More »Two Missouri executions set for after the new year
(AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday set a February execution date for a suburban St. Louis man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her three young children nearly 18 years ago. Leonard Taylor, 58, is scheduled to be executed on Feb. 7 at the state prison …
Read More »Ashland lands a Taco Bell; city hopes for additional restaurants
Ashland city administrator Kyle Michel expects the Taco Bell being built near Highway 63 to open by December (October 16, 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Residents in one of mid-Missouri’s fastest-growing towns will no longer have to drive to Columbia or Jefferson City for Taco Bell. The …
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