Bond set at $400,000 for Columbia shooting suspect; Wednesday arraignment set
A Columbia man accused of shooting his roommate on Monday evening near Cosmo Park makes his initial court appearance this afternoon.
21-year-old Sean Colton is charged with two counts of armed criminal action, domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Colton will appear via video before Judge Kimberly Shaw today at 1.
Columbia Police say the victim was transported to a hospital, but his condition is unavailable.
Rural Missouri lawmaker predicts his bill can be game-changer for movie production
A mid-Missouri state lawmaker says his tax credit bill has the potential to bring film production back to Missouri.
State Rep. Kurtis Grgeory (R-Marshall), a former Mizzou football captain, tells 939 the Eagle that this is one industry that virtually doesn’t exist in Missouri now because the state lacks incentives. He is testifying this morning before the Missouri House Economic Development Committee in Jefferson City. Gregory’s Show MO Act is House Bill 675. It’s five pages.
Supporters of the bill note the popular television show “Ozark” is primarily filmed in Georgia, rather than the Lake of the Ozarks. That’s because of Georgia’s generous tax credits for film production, supporters say. Actor Jason Bateman stars in the show.
Gregory predicts his bill will be a job creator, adding that the amount of people “behind the scenes” is astonishing. He tells 939 the Eagle that the bill will result in new jobs for the 4,000 graduates a year from Missouri colleges in the motion media industry and support structures from hair to make-up to catering and costume supply.
He also says Missouri’s two major airports, interstate system, natural beauty, historic towns and large cities make it a perfect location.
UPDATE: Basye to appear on April CPS school board ballot
A former Missouri lawmaker’s name will appear on April’s Columbia school board ballot, under an order from Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs.
The judge issued a two-page ruling late Tuesday afternoon, directing Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon to add former State Rep. Chuck Basye’s (R-Rocheport) name to the April 4th ballot.
Columbia Public Schools (CPS) spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark tells 939 the Eagle that CPS will not appeal Judge Jacobs’ decision.
The judge ruled Monday that CPS violated state statute in Basye’s school board filing case. Judge Jacobs issued his decision after a two-hour bench trial.
Basye, a former Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee chair, filed a 16-page lawsuit against CPS and the board, saying they broke state law when they didn’t accept his candidate filing on December 27. The district says Basye didn’t follow CPS rules about making an appointment by December 22. Judge Jacobs ruled that requiring an appointment violated state law.
Basye expressed confidence he would appear on the April ballot, during a Tuesday interview on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri.”
1994 cold case murder re-opened by Columbia Police
Columbia Police have re-opened a cold case involving a 1994 murder on Patsy Lane, which is behind the Domino’s Pizza on I-70 Drive southwest.
Columbia Police Sergeant Matt Gremore says the victim was 43-year-old Virginia Davis. Sergeant Gremore posted a short video on CPD’s Twitter page.
“Virginia was found deceased at 1508 Patsy lane in Columbia, Missouri on June 6 of 1994. Virginia’s death was ruled as a homicide,” Gremore says, in the video.
Ms. Davis’ 1994 obituary indicated that she was a quilter and a member of the Booneslick Trail Quilters Guild.
“If anyone has any information regarding Virginia’s murder, you’re encouraged to contact the (CPD) Criminal Investigations Division at (573) 874-7409 or Crimestoppers at (573) 875-8477”
Sergeant Gremore says while Davis’ death was determined to be a homicide, a suspect has yet to be identified.
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