Lennon: record turnout for Tuesday’s Columbia municipal election
Boone County’s clerk says it will take about a week to certify Tuesday’s election for Columbia’s third ward council seat. Incumbent Karl Skala and challenger Roy Lovelady finished in a tie, with 1,102 votes each. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia” that they’re in a holding pattern, noting that …
Rural Missouri lawmaker hopeful his legislation will bring more physicians to outstate areas
The majority of rural Missouri counties don’t have enough doctors, and a rural lawmaker is hoping to change that. State Rep. Herman Morse (R-Dexter) is currently testifying before the Missouri House Rural Community Development Committee in Jefferson City about his rural primary care physician tax credit legislation. His two-page House Bill 2133 is aimed at providing …
Judge hearing Fotoohighiam trial expected to announce ruling on Thursday
UPDATE: Columbia businessman Fotoohighiam acquitted on all counts
UPDATE: A Columbia businessman charged with trying to kill his ex-wife and Boone County Judge Jeff Harris has been acquitted on all counts. Our news partner ABC-17 was in the courtroom this morning when Judge Steven Ohmer announced his verdict involving 67-year-old Mehrdad Fotoohighiam. He had been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with …