Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde confirms that Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s home was swatted Sunday evening. Chief Wilde tells 939 the Eagle that JCPD is continuing to investigate. Secretary Ashcroft joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri,” telling listeners that Jefferson City Police received an anonymous call that Ashcroft had killed his wife and shot other people. Ashcroft praises the professionalism of Jefferson City Police, and is calling on those responsible to be prosecuted. He says no one was injured in the incident, and that he walked out the front door with his hands up, as several armed JCPD police officers were in front of his house:
UPDATE: Boone County murder suspect to be arraigned today
A Columbia man with a lengthy criminal history is jailed without bond this morning, charged with second degree murder and two other felonies for the Christmas Day killing of a woman he was in a relationship with.
Boone County prosecutors have charged 38-year-old Jeffrey Edward Skaggs with second degree murder, domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
The Boone County Sheriff Department’s redacted one-page probable cause statement says deputies were dispatched to the 6000 block of East O’Rear road for a cardiac arrest early Christmas morning and found Skaggs with the dead 41-year-old woman, who has not been identified. The probable cause statement quotes Skaggs as admitting to assaulting the victim before she died. Court documents also say the woman’s cell phone captured a portion of the assault, allegedly showing Skaggs being the aggressor and assaulting the woman as she was holding her one-year-old.
Skaggs will be arraigned at 1 this afternoon before Boone County Circuit Judge Tracy Gonzalez. He’ll be arraigned via video, from the Boone County jail.
UPDATE: Boone County murder suspect to be arraigned today
A Columbia man with a lengthy criminal history is jailed without bond this morning, charged with second degree murder and two other felonies for the Christmas Day killing of a woman he was in a relationship with.
Boone County prosecutors have charged 38-year-old Jeffrey Edward Skaggs with second degree murder, domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
The Boone County Sheriff Department’s redacted one-page probable cause statement says deputies were dispatched to the 6000 block of East O’Rear road for a cardiac arrest early Christmas morning and found Skaggs with the dead 41-year-old woman, who has not been identified. The probable cause statement quotes Skaggs as admitting to assaulting the victim before she died. Court documents also say the woman’s cell phone captured a portion of the assault, allegedly showing Skaggs being the aggressor and assaulting the woman as she was holding her one-year-old.
Skaggs will be arraigned at 1 this afternoon before Boone County Circuit Judge Tracy Gonzalez. He’ll be arraigned via video, from the Boone County jail.
(LISTEN): One to four inches of snow expected in mid-Missouri from Monday through Tuesday
While models have changed a bit, the National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says Columbia, Jefferson City and much of mid-Missouri will receive anywhere from one to four inches of snow from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
NWS St. Louis meteorologist Chris Kimble tells 939 the Eagle that Columbia and Jefferson City will begin seeing precipitation tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours.
“You’ll be right on that borderline between rain and snow with temperatures likely above freezing or just near freezing when it begins. With the temperature warming through the night, you’ll likely change to rain. You may get a few inches of snow before that happens though. And then as the storm system moves away on Tuesday, we may see that change back to snow before it ends with another inch or two possible,” Kimble says.
Mr. Kimble says the temperature will determine how much snow mid-Missouri receives. Winds of up to 30 miles an hour are also possible on Tuesday. Kimble encourages motorists to give themselves extra time on the road.
“If you do run into areas where there is snow on the ground, obviously you’ll want to slow down, take it easy. Budget extra time if you’re having to travel. Avoid it if you can,” says Kimble.
You’re encouraged to fill your gas tanks up before the storm. Mid-Missouri could also see another winter storm on Thursday night into Friday, along with temperatures well-below freezing. The timing and exact location of that second storm is unclear. Keep your radio tuned to 939 the Eagle for updated forecast and weather information.
(LISTEN): Columbia Parks and Recreation director Gabe Huffington appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia’s Parks and Recreation department has 78 parks, ranging from its largest, Cosmo park, to 20 neighborhood parks. It has 82 full-time employees and another approximately 600 part-time employees, with an annual budget of about $18-million. Columbia Parks and Recreation director Gabe Huffington joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” Mr. Huffington grew up in southwest Missouri’s Buffalo, and began his career in golf course management. He’s been with Columbia Parks and Recreation for 15 years, including about a year as director. Mr. Huffington tells listeners that Columbia’s Activity Recreation Center (ARC) and the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse have been packed recently, as people make New Year’s resolutions about fitness. He also discussed one of the fastest growing sports in the United States: pickleball:
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