Kansas City police say two armed suspects are in custody after multiple people were struck by gunfire outside Union Station near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ parade and rally Wednesday afternoon. Police wrote on social media that shots were fired about 2 p.m. west of Union Station near the garage and that multiple people were struck. The Associated Press reported that according to fire officials eight to 10 people were injured. Police were asking people to leave the area so first responders could get through to treat victims. Police were also asking any witnesses to please go to the southwest corner of Pershing and Main streets. This is a story in progress and will be updated as information becomes available.
(LISTEN): Columbia College pleased with turnout and response at annual career fair
Columbia College’s dean of student affairs says more than 100 students and alumni participated in Tuesday’s annual Grossnickle Career Services Center career fair. Columbia College Dean Dave Roberts tells 939 the Eagle that Columbia College has been hosting the event for more than two decades.
“We’ve had amazing response from employers being here to support our students today. The great thing I love about our career fair it gives students and employers time to connect, a time to talk. And so we’ve heard employers tell us all day that they’ve had a chance to really talk to people and connect with people at the table,” Mr. Roberts says.
More than 70 businesses, school districts, government agencies and non-profits were at Southwell gymnasium, and several of them conducted interviews on-site. Central Bank, EquipmentShare, Veterans United Home Loans and MU Health Care were just some of the employers who were there. Roberts says the response from the employers has been terrific.
“And what we find is the Columbia College students tend to stay in the Columbia or mid-Missouri areas when they’re looking for jobs after graduation and internships. And so a lot of times our employers are saying hey we’ve hired Columbia College students for years, they’re a great group of students. And to see alums coming back in, our evening and online students attending, it’s been great,” says Roberts.
Not all of the Columbia College students who attended the career fair were seniors. Underclassmen also attended. Columbia College promotes the importance of internships.
“Internships are a great opportunity for our students to learn skills, connect with employers and for employers to learn about the students working for them. And generally 60 percent of our students get a job as a result of an internship, which is incredible for the students and for the company,” Roberts says.
American Outdoor Brands, Columbia Public Schools (CPS), the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and Waffle House were just a few of the other companies and agencies that participated.
UPDATE: Columbia gas station murder suspect expected to request bond reduction
A Columbia man charged with killing a man on February 1 at the Phillips 66 Fastlane gas station on West Boulevard will be in Boone County Circuit Court this afternoon.
18-year-old Seth Brinegar is charged with second degree murder and armed criminal action for the shooting death of 33-year-old Corey Bilger, who was pumping gas when he was shot. Brinegar is set to appear in court at 1 pm today for a bond hearing before Boone County Judge Kimberly Shaw. Brinegar is represented by Columbia defense attorney Jeffery Hilbrenner.
The murder happened in the parking lot of a busy Fastlane gas station, near Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen.
Court documents quote Brinegar as repeatedly asking the victim if he was following him. The Columbia Police Department’s three-page probable cause statement quotes a witness at a nearby pump as saying Bilger told Brinegar that he didn’t know him. Brinegar allegedly cursed at Bilger and then shot him when he approached his vehicle. A witness says Bilger was not holding anything except a cell phone. Court documents quote Brinegar as saying he fired four to five shots. One of those bullets struck a Ford Fiesta that was occupied by a man and a six-month old. No one in that vehicle was injured.
(LISTEN): State Rep. Rudy Veit (R-Wardsville) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
A mid-Missouri state lawmaker who’s also an attorney praises Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Russell, who delivered her State of the Judiciary address last week. Chief Justice Russell says that while she may be the “face” of the judiciary in Missouri, the hard work is done in courthouses across Missouri by the approximately 3,600 clerks, bailiffs, court reporters, jury supervisors, juvenile office staff and others, along with more than 400 judges and commissioners. State Rep. Rudy Veit (R-Wardsville), whose district includes Jefferson City, is an attorney and the Missouri House Judiciary Committee’s vice chairman. Representative Veit praises Chief Justice Russell’s speech and her plan to visit all 46 judicial circuits across Missouri. She’s been to 14 thus far. Representative Veit also supports Chief Justice Russell’s call for lawmakers to improve juror pay. Judge Russell notes Missouri’s statutory minimum hasn’t been increased since 1989 and is just $6 per day and 7 cents per mile for traveling from their homes to the courthouse and back. Chief Justice Russell says Missouri judges are embarrassed to tell jurors these rates. Representative Veit agrees. State employee pay is another priority for Representative Veit, who represents thousands of state employees. Missouri Governor Mike Parson says his administration has raised state employee pay by more than 20 percent since he took office in 2018. Missouri’s 47,000 state employees received an 8.7 percent pay raise last February, under a bipartisan plan proposed by Governor Parson. The governor is proposing another state employee pay increase in this year’s budget: 3.2 percent. While Representative Veit likes that, he says it needs to be more:
Mid-Missouri’s Roman Catholic churches holding extra masses today for Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent for the thousands of Roman Catholics who live in mid-Missouri.
Churches are holding numerous masses and services, and Catholics will wear a marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads today. The ashes essentially symbolize mortality and penance.
Columbia’s Our Lady of Lourdes will hold five masses today: 6:30 am, 8 am, noon, 5:30 and 7 pm. Columbia’s Newman Center will hold six masses today: 7 am, noon, 4 pm at Jesse Hall, and then at 5, 7 and 9 pm. Jefferson City’s St. Peter Catholic Church next to the Missouri Capitol plans four masses today: 8 am, 10 am, 12:03 pm and 7 pm.
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