A Friday sentencing date has been set for a Columbia man convicted of murder for the June 2020 death of his neighbor on Sycamore Hills. A Boone County jury deliberated for three hours in mid-March, before convicting 56-year-old David Edward Myers of second degree murder. Myers testified during the trial that he killed Anthony Lockwood …
Deadly home invasion in Fulton still under investigation
Fulton Police are asking the public to contact them with any information about Monday night’s deadly home invasion, which left a 58-year-old man dead and another man with a gunshot wound. Fulton Police also found a body near the home invasion scene on Tuesday morning. Chief Bill Ladwig tells 939 the Eagle that the investigation …
Ashland-area community closing in on fundraising goal for new Ranken Tech campus
Construction is scheduled to begin soon on the new tech center in fast-growing Ashland. Ranken Technical College president Don Pohl says Ranken didn’t choose Ashland and that it was Ashland which chose Ranken. He says it’s about economic development. “Ultimately, you’ve got a great school system with Ashland. And we know that if the school …
With merger still under review, it’s business as usual right now at Missouri’s Orscheln stores
An executive at Tractor Supply says it’s still business as usual right now for Missouri’s 60 Orscheln stores, including two in Columbia and one in Jefferson City. Tennessee-based Tractor Supply announced last winter that they’ve entered into an agreement to acquire Moberly-based Orscheln in an all-cash transaction for $297-million. The proposed merger remains under regulatory …