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Federal judge: Jefferson City bank fraud suspect is a flight risk

A Jefferson City businessman indicted for an alleged $27-million bank fraud scheme will remain in federal custody until his trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. has ordered 59-year-old Tod Ray Keilholz detained until the trial, citing prior criminal history and criminal behavior while on probation or parole. In a scathing three-page order, Judge Epps describes Keilholz as a flight …

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Big Lots to open in mid-October in Jefferson City

Big Lots is renovating the inside and outside of the former Best Buy on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City (September 18, 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Jefferson City has landed a major retailer to replace the former Best Buy store on heavily-traveled Missouri Boulevard. Big Lots has been renovating the inside and outside of the building, which …

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Seewood: federal grant helping to keep Columbia’s bus system fare free

Columbia’s city council has voted to suspend transportation fares for users of the GoCOMO bus system for the next fiscal year. City manager De’Carlon Seewood says GoCOMO has the ability to manage expenses with current Columbia transportation sales tax funding and with a grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The bus system has been …

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