The Missouri State Highway Patrol says mid-Missouri roads remain treacherous this morning, and they’re urging you to stay off the road. Columbia Police are also urging you to slow down, saying hazardous driving conditions have caused them to implement the delayed crash report protocol. Columbia Police Officers Association (CPOA) president Matt Nichols joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”. Mr. Nichols discusses CPD’s delayed crash report protocol and also weighed in on efforts to recall Columbia first ward councilman Nick Knoth. It’s been 33 years since a Columbia city council member was recalled. Recall organizers say Knoth’s job as a lobbyist with the Missouri Realtors is a conflict of interest with his elected position. Councilman Knoth disputes that, as does the CPOA. CPOA president Matt Nichols is urging listeners to vote no on the recall, saying Councilman Knoth is being targeted by those who support defunding and abolishing the police:
(AUDIO): State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) discusses Amendment 4 on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missourians will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots on numerous races and constitutional amendments, including Amendment 4. If approved by Missouri voters, Amendment 4 would allow the state Legislature to increase minimum funding for the Kansas City Police Department. Missouri Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that a vote for Amendment 4 is a vote for safer streets and a vote “to stop big-city mayors from defunding our police.” Senator Luetkemeyer says the Kansas City Council cut $42 million from the KCPD last year. Some Democratic state lawmakers say it wasn’t a defunding but rather a reallocation of the funding. Senator Luetkemeyer is critical of Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. Mayor Lucas had said that Amendment 4 “has nothing to do with our city’s safety or officer pay and recruitment and everything to do with advancing the careers of non-KC based Republican politicians”: