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UPDATE: Boone County prosecutors file murder charges after deadly blaze in south Columbia

Columbia Police are seeking first degree murder charges against 31-year-old Steven Martin Strumpf for Friday morning’s deadly blaze on Columbia’s Deerfoot Way (January 21, 2024 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department’s website) Boone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with first degree murder and arson for Friday’s early-morning deadly house fire in the 3900 block of …

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UPDATE: Columbia Public Schools (CPS) and most mid-Missouri districts are closed on Monday

The Southern Boone middle school is in Ashland (January 16, 2024 photo courtesy of Southern Boone R-1 spokesman Matt Sharp) The expected winter weather has forced Columbia Public Schools (CPS) and most mid-Missouri schools to cancel classes for Monday. CPS, the Jefferson City School District, Southern Boone R-1 in Ashland, Boonville R-1, Centralia Public Schools, Fulton Public Schools and New …

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(LISTEN): NWS expects mid-Missouri to see one-tenth of an inch of ice on Monday

Columbia, Jefferson City and the 939 the Eagle mid-Missouri listening area will be under a winter weather advisory, starting at midnight (January 21, 2024 graphic courtesy of NWS St. Louis Twitter page) Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton and the entire 939 the Eagle listening area will be under a winter weather advisory from midnight tonight through 6 pm on Monday. Freezing …

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(LISTEN): Missouri House Veterans Committee chair Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) discusses veteran suicide legislation on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”

Missouri House Veterans Committee chair Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) is championing bipartisan veteran suicide prevention legislation again this session. The committee voted 8-0 this week to approve Chairman Griffith’s bill that tasks the Missouri Veterans Commission with expanding their efforts to prevent veteran suicide. The Jefferson City-based non-partisan MOST Policy Initiative testifies that risk of suicide is higher among …

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