A Cole County Judge is ruling the firing of a Missouri State Trooper involved in the drowning death of a man was unlawful. The ruling was made yesterday (Wednesday) in the lawsuit against the Missouri State Highway Patrol where former trooper Anthony Piercy says Superintendent Sandra Karsten overstepped her boundaries by firing him. Judge Patricia…… Continue Reading
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler Gives Update on the Farm Bill
The farm bill is now moving onto the United States Senate after passing the house. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler says the bill has a couple of amendments she added addressing rural broadband. Hartzler says 80 percent of the farm bill deals with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that used to be known as food stamps. There…… Continue Reading
Jury Recommends Life In Prison Without Parole in Nichols Murder Trial
A jury is recommending a sentence of life in prison without probation for the man accused of killing a 92 year old woman in Moberly in 2013. A jury made the recommendation for Jeffrey Nichols yesterday (Wednesday) for the murder of Carmelita Kaser. He could have received the death penalty. The judge in the case…… Continue Reading
Columbia Police Investigate Shooting At McBaine Avenue
Columbia police are investigating a shooting in the area of McBaine Avenue and West Worley Street last (Wednesday) night. Officers say they responded to the 600 block of McBaine Avenue around 7:10 last (Wednesday) night and found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. The department is…… Continue Reading
Thousands of Dollars Spent By Mo Lawmakers In Greitens Investigation
Thousands of Dollars Spent by MO Lawmakers In Greitens Investigation Final costs spent by Missouri lawmakers into allegations against former Governor Eric Greitens are around one hundred ten thousand dollars. According to the Associated Press the House Investigating Panel spent more than twenty nine thousand dollars from March through May, that went mainly for court…… Continue Reading
Boonville Woman Arrested On Several Child Sex Crimes
A Boonville woman is facing several child sex charges after an arrest yesterday (Tuesday) morning. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office and investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol served a search warrant on West Street in Boonville yesterday (Tuesday) and arrested 49 year old Brady S. Anton. The potential charges include 3 counts of First…… Continue Reading
Two Arrests Made in Fulton High School Burglary
The two men suspected of breaking into the Fulton High School last week are now in police custody and are being identified. 22 year old Zachary Dain Rice, and 28 year old Wendell Mark Belisle both of Fulton are being held in the Callaway County Jail. Charges include 2nd Degree Burglary, Property Damage, and Trespassing.…… Continue Reading
Man Shot in Jefferson City
A 26 year old man in Jefferson City is recovering after being shot early this (Wednesday) morning. According to police it happened around 1 am in the 100 block of Boonville Road in Jefferson City. The man suffered a single, non-life threatening gunshot wound and was taken to the St. Mary’s Medical Center and then…… Continue Reading
Kander Announces Run For Mayor of Kansas City
Former Missouri Secretary of State and former U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander is announcing a run for Mayor of Kansas City. He made his announcement yesterday (Monday) and will face more than a half a dozen declared candidates in the race. Kander is 37 and a former Army intelligence officer who served in Afghanistan, spent…… Continue Reading
Rhineland Woman Moderate Injuries in Callaway County Accident
A Rhineland woman is recovering from moderate injuries after an accident in Callaway County last (Monday) night. The highway patrol reports it happened on Highway 94, a quarter of a mile east of Route C. 22 year old Kendrea J. Burwell lost control of her car and overturned. She was taken to the University Hospital…… Continue Reading
