A Columbia man with an active warrant for failing to appear in court is jailed without bond this morning, charged with Wednesday night’s brutal stabbing and beating …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s city council gives green light to Douglass park project; LGBTQ ordinance likely to come up soon
One of the basketball courts at Columbia’s Douglass Park will soon be known as the “Coach Willie Cox Court”, under a $995,000 improvement project approved by Columbia’s …
Read More »LGBTQ sanctuary city ordinance and Douglass Park improvements on tonight’s Columbia city council agenda
A Columbia resident wants the city council approve a sanctuary city ordinance involving its LGBTQ residents. Resident Mel Tully will address the council from the podium during …
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 »Guilty plea is expected Monday in 2020 Columbia park homicide
A Columbia man suspected of shooting and killing a man after a dispute over money at a Douglass park dice game is expected to enter a guilty …
Read More »UPDATE: Boone County prosecutors and defense reach plea in Columbia murder case
Boone County prosecutors and defense attorneys have reached an agreement involving the 2020 shooting death of Corey Jordan in Columbia’s Douglass park. 939 the Eagle News was …
Read More »Columbia suspect charged with killing a man at Douglass park will go on trial next week
Boone County prosecutors and defense attorneys say they’re ready for next week’s trial in a Columbia murder case that involves Douglass park. 51-year-old Rickey Lee Murry is …
Read More »Columbia has two Juneteenth celebrations today; Juneteenth is a federal and state holiday
Today is Juneteenth, which is a federal, Missouri, county and city holiday. It marks the effective end to slavery in the United States, commemorating the emancipation of …
Read More »Two additional suspects charged in connection with Sunday’s Plush Lounge murder; Simpson still being sought
Boone County prosecutors have filed charges against two additional suspects for Sunday morning’s deadly shooting at Plush Lounge on Columbia’s Business Loop. 41-year-old Justin Lamarr Simpson is …
Read More »UPDATE: Barricaded Columbia suspect was paroled from prison in 2021
Columbia Police have identified the parolee who allegedly took a hostage Tuesday night before barricading himself inside a home near Douglass park for two-and-a-half hours. The incident …
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