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UPDATE: Man shot overnight near Columbia’s I-70 and 63 homeless camp

Columbia Police are appealing to you for any information you may have about a man who was shot overnight near a homeless camp near I-70 and Highway 63. Columbia Police say the incident happened at about 1:10 am near the connector, adding that the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police have no suspect information at this time. ABC-17’s Joshua Blount …

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Columbia man convicted of sex crimes involving six-year-old

44-year-old Timothy McWilliams has been convicted of child sex crimes (April 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Columbia-area man faces a lengthy prison sentence, after being convicted of four sex crimes involving a child. A sentencing date hasn’t been set yet for 44-year-old Timothy McWilliams. He was convicted on four counts, including statutory sodomy …

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Missouri Court of Appeals sends Columbia’s Spurlock lawsuit case back to Boone County; case involves whistleblower statute

Then-Columbia city manager John Glascock (2021 file photo courtesy of Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen) 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 of a Missouri state law that protects government whistleblowers. The 11-page ruling sends the case involving former Columbia city …

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(AUDIO): Missouri GOP treasurer describes immigrants as faith and family-oriented

Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek poses with a supporter after being sworn into office in Jefferson City on January 17, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Missouri Governor Parson’s Flickr page) The first minority statewide officeholder in Missouri history says half of his donors are first-time GOP donors and that 99 percent of his donors are individuals. State treasurer Vivek Malek (R) …

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Cleanup of Columbia homeless camp near Bob Evans to begin at 8 am Monday

Columbia City Hall (2021 file photo courtesy of city of Columbia) Columbia officials plan to close one lane of southbound Highway 63 near the I-70 connector on Monday morning, as they prepare to clear out a homeless camp near Steak ‘n Shake and Bob Evans. City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen tells 939 the Eagle that the cleanup will begin at about …

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