Major demolition continues at Mizzou North on Columbia’s Business Loop (May 9, 2023 photo courtesy of 939 the Eagle’s Cosmo) Major demolition continues this morning at Mizzou North on Columbia’s Business Loop. UM System spokesman Christian Basi says demolition began in mid-March and is expected to be done by December. The scene is surrounded by a chain link fence, with …
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Court documents: Weekend Columbia homicide began as verbal confrontation
33-year-old Kimo Spivey of Columbia is charged with second degree murder and three other felonies. He’s currently jailed without bond (mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) A Columbia murder suspect remains jailed without bond this morning, charged with killing a 26-year-old man early Sunday morning on the Business Loop. The Columbia Police Department’s two-page probable cause statement says …
Read More »Court documents outline alleged attempted sexual assaults along popular Columbia trail
The sign for Columbia’s popular MKT Trail (2021 file photo courtesy of Columbia Parks and Recreation) Graphic court documents obtained by 939 the Eagle say a Columbia man charged with attempting to sexually assault two women along the MKT trail this week has previously shown his genitals to strangers who were walking along the MKT trail. 30-year-old Michael Tyrone Council …
Read More »Columbia’s mayor asks public for patience and grace, during use of force investigation
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe speaks at the October 19, 2022 ribbon-cutting ceremony for COU’s $23-million new terminal (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Columbia’s mayor has issued her first public statement since videos surfaced on social media of a Columbia police officer punching a subject who was on the ground several times in the face. Sunday morning’s incident …
Read More »UPDATE: Boone County prosecutors file murder charges against Kimo Spivey
33-year-old Kimo Spivey of Columbia is charged with second degree murder and three other felonies. He’s currently jailed without bond (mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) A convicted felon from Columbia has now been charged with second degree murder and three other felonies for Sunday morning’s deadly shooting on the Business Loop. Boone County prosecutors this (Tuesday) …
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