Missouri Attorney General Requests Records From Catholic Dioceses The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is asking for court orders for the Catholic dioceses to turn over records in connection with an investigation into possible clergy abuse. In a statement from the Attorney General’s Office yesterday (Tuesday) they want personnel records, and records relating to allegations of…… Continue Reading
Missouri Governor Mike Parson Calls For Audit of the Department of Public Safety
Missouri Governor Mike Parson Calls For Audit of the Department of Public Safety Missouri Governor Mike Parson is calling for an individual audit of the Department of Public Safety. The new director Sandra Karsten, raised concerns after an internal investigation into a possible misuse of taxpayer dollars by the former director’s office. Drew Juden served…… Continue Reading
Three Trials In Carl DeBrodie Case Delayed
Three Trials In Carl DeBrodie Case Delayed Three trials in connection with the Carl Debrodie case are being pushed back. DeBrodie is the developmentally disabled man who went missing from a group home in Fulton and was found encased in concrete in April of 2017. According to Missouri Casenet, Anthony R. Flores who had a…… Continue Reading
Columbia City Council Holding Special Meeting on Matthes’ Resignation
Columbia City Council Holding Special Meeting on Matthes’ Resignation The Columbia City Council will hold a special meeting today (Monday) to discuss former city manager Mike Matthes’ resignation. The meeting will start at noon, with the first part closed to the public. The council will talk about Matthes’ performance as city manager. The council will…… Continue Reading
Homicide Investigation Continues in Boone County
Homicide Investigation Continues in Boone County A homicide investigation is continuing in Boone County after a 24 year old woman was found dead at a house over the weekend. According to authorities Ahmonta Harris was found dead from gun shots at a residence at the 5700 block of Limoges Drive around 11:15 Saturday night. No…… Continue Reading
Over One Thousand Lose Power On Columbia’s West Side
Over One Thousand Lose Power On Columbia’s West Side Over one thousand customers of Columbia Water and Light had no power during the snow storm last (Sunday) night. According to the Columbia Water and Light Outage map 1,424 customers lost power around 11 last (Sunday) night, mostly on the west side of Columbia. The exact…… Continue Reading
Winter Storms Causes School Closings and Hazardous Road Conditions in Mid Missouri
Winter Storms Causes School Closings and Hazardous Road Conditions in Mid Missouri More than two dozen area schools are closed today (Monday) due to the blizzard like conditions that hit Central Missouri last (Monday) night. Snow fell hard in the listening area, and was pushed by heavy wind gusts which obstructed visibility. The Missouri Highway…… Continue Reading
Extra Police Presence On Highways For Holiday Travel
Extra Police Presence On Highways For Holiday Travel Extra troopers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be taking to the roads starting today (Wednesday) and running through Sunday for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Troopers are participating in Operation C.A.R.E. which stands for Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort. The patrol will heavily target violations such as…… Continue Reading
Miller County Sex Offender Investigation Leads to Twelve Arrests
Miller County Sex Offender Investigation Leads to Twelve Arrests Over twelve arrests are now made in Miller County as a result of a recent large scale investigation that involved sex offenders registered in the county. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office, the United States Marshals Service, and Lake Ozark Police conducted the investigation on November 14th…… Continue Reading
Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes Resigns
Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes Resigns Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes will be resigning effective at the end of today (Wednesday). He tendered his resignation in a one line email to the city council yesterday (Tuesday). Per a severance agreement Matthes would be paid one hundred seventy nine thousand, six hundred fifty two dollars and…… Continue Reading
