Former Central Bank executive Bob Roper grew up in southern Indiana before moving to Lamar, Missouri and later to Columbia, where he earned a law degree from Mizzou. He practiced law for 12 years and didn’t like it and was then hired by Boone County National Bank (now known as Central Bank), where he was an executive. He is also a former business partner of Stan Kroenke, who spent years in business in Columbia, primarily in real estate. Kroenke now owns the Rams NFL and the Denver Nuggets NBA team. Mr. Kroenke and Mr. Roper owned a business some of you will remember in downtown Columbia, near the Blue Note. They’re still friends today. Roper joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” They discussed Bob’s career at Central Bank, Columbia’s homeless situation, a proposed Columbia homeless shelter and ARPA funding. Fred Parry tells listeners that the ARPA money should be transformational and worries the money will be wasted, with no accountability for those who receive the funding:
Mizzou’s graduation ceremonies begin this afternoon and continue all weekend; thousands of visitors in town
You can expect heavy traffic and long waits at popular restaurants all weekend in Columbia due to Mizzou’s graduation ceremonies, which begin this afternoon.
Some of the more popular restaurants like Shakespeare’s, Harpo’s and Shiloh are normally extra-crowded on graduation weekend.
The University of Missouri says more than 6,000 students will graduate this weekend, earning more than 6,600 degrees. Some students have earned more than one degree.
Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) director Amy Schneider tells 939 the Eagle that they have some hotel rooms available for tonight and tomorrow night, but very few. Some people will have to drive to Jefferson City or Boonville for hotel rooms.
Two additional suspects charged in connection with Sunday’s Plush Lounge murder; Simpson still being sought
Boone County prosecutors have filed charges against two additional suspects for Sunday morning’s deadly shooting at Plush Lounge on Columbia’s Business Loop.
41-year-old Justin Lamarr Simpson is charged with second degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and two other felonies. 28-year-old Samuel Moss is charged with armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm and another felony. Simpson has not been captured at this time.
Simpson and Moss are both convicted felons and are not allowed to possess firearms. Online court records show Simpson’s last known address is at an apartment complex on Columbia’s Clark lane.
939 the Eagle News has obtained the Columbia Police Department’s probable cause statement on both suspects, which notes CPD obtained video footage from Plush Lounge to help identify Simpson and Moss. A witness at the scene says she saw Simpson shooting from the doorway of Plush Lounge. Another witness helped identify the suspect wearing an orange cap at the scene as Sam Moss, who was captured Wednesday at Douglass park. Court documents say cartridges in Moss’ gun allegedly match the brand of cartridge casings found at the scene.
33-year-old Kimo Spivey is also charged with murder for the incident, which court documents say began as a verbal confrontation. Four others were wounded in the Plush Lounge incident, including Spivey.
(AUDIO): State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) discusses personal property tax relief and sports wagering on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that there is no path forward for sports wagering legislation this year. The 2023 session ends this evening at 6. He says any bill that would pass today with Sportsbook attached to it would be a clear Hammerschmidt multiple subject violation and would be thrown out by the courts. Senator Eigel also delivered a message to Missouri Senate and House GOP leaders on “Wake Up”: he says the Missouri Senate will pass his personal property tax cut bill today or nothing else will happen. Eigel says it’s badly needed for seniors and others hit with whopping personal property tax bills:
(AUDIO): Missouri women’s veteran appreciation legislation approved by Legislature
Bipartisan legislation that designates June 12 of each year as Women Veterans Appreciation day is heading to Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s (R) desk. The bill is sponsored by State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia). It’s personal for him.
“My grandmother was in the World War II in the U.S. Navy. She actually flew over the Atlantic looking for downed pilots. But yeah, so I filed Women’s Appreciation Day and it got onto Senate Bill 139 which passed. I was on the conference committee to help usher it through and it is headed to the governor’s desk,” Tyson Smith says.
Senate Bill 139 is a bipartisan bill that includes numerous state designations, including Albert Pujols day, breast cancer awareness day and UFO capital legislation.
Representative Tyson Smith’s grandmother also worked on bombers when they came in. He says his bill also highlights the growing number of women in the U-S military and the National Guard.
“June 12 comes from President Harry Truman. That was the day in 1948 that he allowed all women to serve permanently in the armed forces. So it has a great attachment to our state because of Harry Truman,” says Tyson Smith.
Representative Smith notes at least ten other states have this designation. He says the bill says let’s appreciate American’s female veterans.
Meantime, Smith is pleased with how Missouri’s 2023 session has gone. He tells 939 the Eagle that it’s been a good session.
“Every session is different, every year is different, every year has a different feel. But I’m excited moving forward, again Women Veterans Appreciation Day hopefully is going to get signed soon,” says Smith.
One of Smith’s bills that did not pass this session would have prohibited the selling or purchasing of semiautomatic and fully automatic firearms by anyone under 20 years old.
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