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An attorney for a convicted Columbia murderer has filed a motion for a new trial. Online court records show Ashland-based special public defender Matthew Uhrig has filed …
Read More »UPDATE: Convicted Columbia killer asking for new trial
Boone County Court: Columbia child molestation suspect is a danger to the community
A Columbia man remains jailed without bond this morning, accused of numerous child sex crimes. Boone County prosecutors have charged 39-year-old David Walter Nacarato with 13 felony …
Read More »Missouri Court of Appeals sends Columbia’s Spurlock lawsuit case back to Boone County; case involves whistleblower statute
A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals has issued a unanimous ruling that says the city of Columbia lacks legal standing to challenge the constitutionality …
Read More »UPDATE: Boone County prosecutors dismiss child enticement charges against Centralia man
STORY UPDATED ON JULY 2, 2023: 939 the Eagle News has confirmed that Boone County prosecutors have dismissed the charges against Tanner Donald Ray Burton of Centralia. …
Read More »Mid-Missouri physician charged with rape expected to request bond reduction
A Columbia doctor charged with raping a woman he met at the Black and Gold tavern in October is set to appear in Boone County Circuit Court …
Read More »More prosecution witnesses in Columbia sodomy trial
A jury could hear closing arguments today in a Columbia sodomy trial. Psychologist Kurt Bumby, who’s 53, is charged with two counts of second degree sodomy. The …
Read More »Court documents indicate a child was inside vehicle, when Columbia woman was killed
Columbia’s assistant police chief tells 939 the Eagle that Sunday night’s murder of a woman on Blue Ridge road is domestic-related. That word from assistant chief Jeremiah …
Read More »Two Columbia suspects remain jailed, following Moser’s homicide
The Boone County court has rejected bond for two men charged with Saturday afternoon’s killing in the parking lot of a busy Moser’s grocery store in Columbia. …
Read More »Columbia mother charged in infant death case is arraigned
A former Columbia resident who is charged in connection with her infant’s death in 2017 has made her initial appearance in Boone County Circuit Court. 28-year-old Lavosha …
Read More »UPDATE: July trial set involving former Mizzou football assistant coach Derek Dooley’s lawsuit
A July 12th bench trial has been scheduled for former Mizzou offensive coordinator Derek Dooley’s lawsuit against the UM Board of Curators. A bench trial is a trial …
Read More »State officials file lawsuit against mid-Missouri fence contractor
Missouri’s attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit against “Affordable Fence” in Boone County, alleging that contractor Joseph Murray violated Missouri consumer protection laws. Attorney General Eric …
Read More »Extradition ordered for Columbia man charged with KinderCare bomb threat
A Boone County circuit judge has ordered Columbia’s KinderCare suspect to be extradited back to Missouri from Kansas, per a warrant. 25-year-old Alexzander Green is charged in …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia murder suspect has been captured
A Columbia murder suspect has been captured and is jailed in Boone County without bond. He’ll be arraigned at 1 this (Thursday) afternoon in Boone County Circuit …
Read More »UPDATE: Friday arraignment for Columbia man charged with rape/child molestation involving Culver’s incident
A Columbia man who’s served five stints in prison in the past 15 years is jailed without bond, charged with rape, child molestation and three other felonies. …
Read More »Columbia murder suspect makes initial court appearance
A Columbia man accused of shooting and killing his father late Sunday night on Pinecrest drive remains jailed without bond this morning. 21-year-old Samuel Brotherton, who’s charged …
Read More »UPDATE: Boone County grand jury indicts trucker for December death of assistant fire chief
A Boone County grand jury has indicted a Kansas City trucker for manslaughter for the I-70 December crash that killed Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Bryant …
Read More »DNA warrant is key part of Friday hearing in high-profile Columbia murder case
A Columbia man charged with murder for a 2017 drug-related killing in the Old Hawthorne subdivision will appear in court Friday afternoon. 29-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams is charged …
Read More »Boone County murder suspect may request bond reduction on Tuesday
An accused murderer from Columbia remains jailed without bond this (Tuesday) morning, after he fled to Iowa after the killing. 36-year-old Mark Achterberg is charged with first …
Read More »UPDATE: Lynlee Renick becomes emotional on witness stand; testifies Michael Humphrey killed her husband
A jury from western Missouri’s Clay County has been hearing emotional testimony Wednesday from a Columbia woman charged with killing her husband in 2017 in Montgomery County. …
Read More »UPDATE: Elledge requests a new murder trial
A prominent defense attorney has filed a motion for a new trial, in Joseph Elledge’s Columbia murder case. The 26-year-old Elledge was convicted in November of second …
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