The Missouri House has voted 108-50 to send a proposed constitutional change to the Missouri Senate. The proposal would let voters decide if proposed changes to the Missouri Constitution should be raised from the current simple majority to 60 percent voter approval. House Joint Resolution 43 is sponsored by House Speaker Pro Tem Mike Henderson (R-Desloge), who says out-of-state groups with no ties to Missouri have spent millions of dollars to change the state’s Constitution. Pro Tem Henderson tells 939 the Eagle’s “Randy Tobler show” that many of these groups are not grassroots. Democrats and other opponents of Henderson’s HJR 43 say the proposal would stifle the voices of Missouri voters. They say the initiative petition process is needed because Missouri GOP lawmakers did not act on medical marijuana, minimum wage increases and other priorities for Democrats:
(AUDIO): Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy describes his subscription-based website as working at the intersection of culture and politics. Mr. Murphy, who has more than 40 years of experience in the newspaper business, joined 939 the Eagle host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on the “CEO Roundtable.” Murphy is not pleased with the way current Columbia candidate forums are conducted. He tells listeners he’s organized a March 13 debate for Columbia’s city council candidates and a March 20 debate between Columbia school board candidates. The debates will take place at Mizzou’s Busch auditorium, and details are still being worked out. Mr. Murphy talked in-detail about all of the races, specifically Columbia’s first ward race between incumbent Pat Fowler and challenger Nick Knoth. Fred and Mike Murphy also discussed the controversy over the January drag queen performance at a diversity breakfast and about ARPA funding and a proposed 120-bed homeless shelter near Columbia’s Business Loop:
(AUDIO): Sellout for Columbia/Boone County first responder dinner event
Next week’s Columbia dinner and dance to raise money and awareness for first responders across Boone County is a now a sellout.
Organizer Rick Rowden tells 939 the Eagle News that they’re expecting about 300 people for Thursday’s event. First Responder Support (FRS) is a brand-new organization that exists to promote goodwill between first responders and the community. FRS advisory board member Darryl Smith says their focus is on relief and support for first responders.
“First Responder Support is a 501C3 nonprofit organization. It is absolutely and unequivocally nonpartisan. First Responder Support will never take a position on a current case or controversy but will remain positive focused on our mission,” Smith says.
FRS provides relief and support to firefighters, police officers, EMTs and emergency telecommunications professionals in the county. Former Columbia Police Sergeant Turner Schuster tells reporters that being a first responder impacts your family life too.
“On the home front, the reality of being a responder is that countless birthdays, anniversaries and other special events are celebrated at odd, truncated times if even at all. When our responders are physically present with their families, they might not be there emotionally or mentally,” Mr. Schuster says.
The “You have my heart” dinner and dance is Thursday at 5:30 at the Atrium in downtown Columbia. Mr. Rowden says you can still make donations online.
Missouri’s Capitol dome to be lit red and gold tonight
Jefferson City-area motorists and people heading to the Lake of the Ozarks will notice the State Capitol dome shining red and gold starting tonight, under an order from the governor to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl appearance.
The Chiefs are making their third Super Bowl appearance in four years.
Governor Mike Parson’s spokeswoman, Kelli Jones, tells 939 the Eagle that the Capitol dome will be red and gold tonight. The governor is predicting a 30-27 Chiefs Super Bowl win, saying Arizona hasn’t ever seen heat like this.
2034 parole hearing set for convicted Columbia killer Lynlee Renick
Convicted Columbia killer Lynlee Renick will have to serve at least 12 more years in prison, before she’s eligible for parole.
Renick is the former Columbia spa owner convicted of second degree murder for the high-profile 2017 death of her husband Ben inside his snake barn near New Florence, a rural town near I-70 in Montgomery County.
State Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann tells 939 the Eagle News that Missouri’s Probation and Parole Board has set December 2034 for Renick’s first parole hearing. Renick is serving her 16-year sentence at the maximum-security prison in northwest Missouri’s Chillicothe.
A&E’s “Taking the Stand” profiled the case Thursday night, in a brand-new episode. The murder scene was so horrific that Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies first thought Ben Renick had been attacked by anacondas.
Lynlee Renick has maintained her innocence, saying Michael Humphrey of Jefferson City killed her husband. Humphrey, who’s serving a life prison sentence for second degree murder, testified against Lynlee Renick at her December 2021 Columbia trial, telling the jury that she killed her husband.
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