You would no longer be able to text while driving or make social media posts while driving, under a bill in the Missouri Legislature. Powerful House Transportation Committee Chairman State Rep. Jeff Porter (R-Montgomery City) will present his bill to a House committee Wednesday afternoon. House Bill 1487 creates the offense of distracted driving. Porter, …
Dateline NBC to feature high-profile central Missouri murder case on Friday
A high-profile mid-Missouri murder case with ties to Columbia, Jefferson City and New Florence will be profiled Friday night in an all-new “Dateline NBC” episode. The case involves Columbia’s Lynlee Renick, who owned Ascensia spa in Cherry Hill. She’s now serving a 16-year prison sentence for second degree murder and armed criminal action. She was convicted …