A Columbia man charged with two counts of murder for two October fentanyl overdose deaths will be arraigned this afternoon at 1 at the Boone County Courthouse. …
Read More »Trial date to be set soon for Columbia bridge murder suspect
A Boone County judge is expected to set a trial date soon for a high-profile Columbia murder suspect accused of throwing a woman to her death last …
Read More »Columbia woman sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for deadly motorcycle crash; victim’s mother calls suspect “a waste of oxygen”
A Columbia woman admits she was intoxicated when her vehicle struck a motorcyclist on Providence road in 2021, a motorcyclist who later died. 939 the Eagle News …
Read More »UPDATE: Guilty plea expected today in deadly 2021 Columbia motorcycle collision
A plea hearing has been scheduled for this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia for a woman charged with involuntary manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia murder suspect to be arraigned at 1
A Columbia man charged with Sunday’s shooting death of a three-year-old child will be arraigned this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. Boone County prosecutor Roger Johnson …
Read More »Columbia holding two 9-11 events this morning
You have two opportunities this morning in Columbia to attend Patriot Day ceremonies to remember the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in New …
Read More »Columbia homicide victim’s mother: suspect hid in bushes before the incident
A convicted felon from Columbia has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing a man over $3 following a Douglass park dice game. Boone County …
Read More »Columbia homicide suspect to be sentenced today; charge amended to voluntary manslaughter
A Columbia man who admits he shot and killed a man after a 2020 dispute involving a Douglass park dice game will be sentenced this afternoon at …
Read More »Boone County judge sets January trial date for a Santulli hazing case
A former Fiji fraternity member charged with hazing for Columbia’s high-profile 2021 incident involving Danny Santulli will go on trial in January. 21-year-old Benjamin Karl of Columbia …
Read More »UPDATE: Missouri’s Probation and Parole Board issues warrant for Columbia murder suspect
Graphic court documents allege that a Columbia parolee shot and killed a pregnant woman on Clearview road this week, in front of two small children. Missouri’s Probation …
Read More »Most Missouri state offices closing today at noon; state offices closed Tuesday for 4th of July
Most of Jefferson City’s approximately 14,000 state employees will be going home early today (Monday), according to Missouri Governor Mike Parson. The governor says most state offices …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia Waffle House murder suspect’s trial is a go for next week
A Columbia man charged with shooting and killing a man outside the Waffle House on Vandiver in 2021 will go on trial next week. 939 the Eagle …
Read More »High-profile Columbia murder suspect to appear in court today
We may learn new details this afternoon about a defense attorney’s attempt to have his Columbia client committed to the state Department of Mental Health (DMH). Attorney …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia man admits strangling his wife to death in 2006; sentenced to 26 years in prison
A Columbia man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, after pleading guilty to second degree murder and abandonment of a corpse for the 2006 death …
Read More »Organizers pleased with Columbia Memorial Day ceremony turnout
About 200 people joined veterans from across mid-Missouri for Memorial Day’s wreath-laying ceremony at the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia. ABC-17’s Joshua Blount from our news …
Read More »Former President Harry Truman remembered today; it’s a Missouri and county holiday
Most of Jefferson City’s approximately 14,000 state employees are off today, to celebrate former President Harry Truman’s birthday. It is a state and county holiday, and Jefferson …
Read More »UPDATE: No bond for Columbia man who reportedly is person of interest in homicide
A Columbia man charged with a March drive-by shooting incident is also a person of interest in another major crime, according to our news partner KMIZ. ABC-17’s …
Read More »Columbia’s Menggi Ji murder case profiled in national podcast
A popular national podcast has profiled the 2019 Columbia case of a Columbia man convicted of killing his wife and burying her in Rock Bridge state park. …
Read More »Guilty plea in high-profile Columbia fraternity hazing case; two felony charges dropped with plea deal
A former Mizzou fraternity member has pleaded guilty to supplying liquor to former Mizzou student Danny Santulli during a high-profile 2021 incident in Columbia. 22-year-old Thomas Shultz …
Read More »UPDATE: Ameren Missouri clears downtown Columbia gas leak
Columbia’s fire chief says Ameren Missouri has controlled the natural gas leak that happened on Ninth street this morning. Fire chief Clayton Farr Jr. tells 939 the …
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