Veteran State Rep. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) credits hard work for his victory in a five-way GOP primary for a Missouri Senate seat. The sprawling new district includes Callaway, Montgomery, Pike, Lincoln and St. Charles counties. Representative Fitzwater will face Libertarian Catherine Dreher in the November election. No Democrat filed in the race. The winner …
Mid-Missouri lawmaker: flooding issue should be on table for upcoming special session
Missouri’s governor is heading to the storm-battered St. Louis region this (Monday) afternoon to visit with leaders from towns impacted by historic and deadly flash flooding. Governor Mike Parson will also visit the University City fire station at 3 pm. The governor says he’ll meet with federal, state and local emergency management partners, and says …
Convicted killer from Columbia sentenced to 16 years in prison
A Columbia woman convicted of killing her husband in a Montgomery County snake barn is heading to prison for 16 years. Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane sentenced Lynlee Renick on Monday, saying she is lucky the jury recommended only 16 years. They could have recommended a life sentence for the second degree murder conviction. …
UPDATE: No verdict yet in Renick murder trial in Columbia
There has been no verdict in a high-profile Columbia murder trial, a case that’s drawing national attention and live coverage on Court TV. A jury deliberated for about six hours Wednesday evening, before suspending their deliberations for the night. The jury got the case at about 5 pm. 33-year-old Lynlee Renick is charged with first …
Renick expected to take witness stand on Wednesday in Columbia murder trial; closing arguments expected as well
Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in Columbia in a high-profile murder trial involving the gruesome death of a Montgomery County snake breeder. Lynlee Renick is charged with first degree murder for the 2017 death of her husband in rural Montgomery County. Ben Renick was shot numerous times, including a bullet wound to …