Mizzou’s new basketball coach has been hitting the ground running on recruiting, and he’s also visiting with state lawmakers in Jefferson City. Coach Dennis Gates rang the bell to begin Thursday morning’s Missouri Senate session. Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) introduced Coach Gates and Mizzou athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois on the floor. Rowden tweeted …
UPDATE: Columbia Rock Bridge employee charged with felony is placed on administrative leave
Columbia Public School (CPS) officials say a Rock Bridge high school door monitor charged with felony nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images has been placed on administrative leave, per district policy. 30-year-old Paris Logan is also charged with one misdemeanor count. He’s posted a $6,000 bond and will be arraigned on May 12, according to …
UPDATE: Suspect killed in Fulton’s deadly home invasion was a convicted murderer
Fulton Police have confirmed that the suspect killed after Monday night’s home invasion was a convicted killer on parole from prison. Police believe 45-year-old Willie Thompkins was shot during the home invasion but fled the scene and hid under a utility trailer, before dying. Detectives believe Thompkins was wounded in the shooting, and survived for …
Highway Patrol still investigating after 500 pounds of marijuana spill onto I-70 east of Kingdom City
Missouri state troopers say 500 pounds of packaged marijuana spilled onto eastbound I-70 in Callaway County after Wednesday morning’s crash involving two tractor trailers and a GMC Sierra. The crash closed the eastbound lanes near Williamsburg for a few hours. That’s about 15 miles east of Kingdom City. Troopers have arrested two men from the …
Charges filed against CPS employee who serves as Rock Bridge assistant football coach
An employee at Columbia’s Rock Bridge high school has posted bond, after being charged with a felony for nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. 30-year-old Paris Logan will be arraigned at the Boone County Courthouse on May 12, according to online court records. Our news partner ABC-17 reports Logan is an assistant football coach at …