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1994 cold case murder re-opened by Columbia Police

A Columbia Police vehicle in December 2022 (file photo courtesy of CPD Facebook page) Columbia Police have re-opened a cold case involving a 1994 murder on Patsy Lane, which is behind the Domino’s Pizza on I-70 Drive southwest. Columbia Police Sergeant Matt Gremore says the victim was 43-year-old Virginia Davis. Sergeant Gremore posted a short video on CPD’s Twitter page. …

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CPD seeking charges against Columbia shooting suspect

21-year-old Sean Eugene Colton of Columbia is jailed without bond this morning (January 31, 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) One person has been shot and one arrest has been made after a Monday evening incident at a trailer court near Columbia’s Business Loop and Cosmo park. Columbia Police say the victim was transported to …

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Missouri’s Senate leader optimistic about funding for Wooldridge

The massive October 22, 2022 blaze in rural Wooldridge burned about 3,000 acres (file photo from 939 the Eagle listener Stephen McBee) Missouri’s Senate President Pro Tem has met with Governor Mike Parson’s chief of staff to discuss possible state assistance for fire-damaged Wooldridge. State Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) is optimistic. The October blaze destroyed at least 23 structures in …

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(AUDIO): Former State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”

Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs ruled Monday that CPS violated state statute in former State Rep. Chuck Basye’s Columbia school board filing case. The Rocheport Republican tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that he’s confident and hopeful that his name will appear on the April school board ballot. Mr. Basye wants CPS to pay for his legal expenses, …

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UPDATE: Boone County court rules in favor of Basye in Columbia school board filing case

Then-State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) seeks recognition on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on March 23, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) A Boone County judge has ruled that Columbia Public Schools (CPS) violated state statute in the Chuck Basye school board filing case. While CPS can appeal Judge Brouck Jacobs’ decision, the Rocheport Republican …

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