Murder incident happens outdoors of Moser’s Grocery Retailer
Columbia Police responded at round 4:20 p.m. to a report of pictures fired outdoors of Moser’s Grocery Retailer on N. Keene St., the place a murder was later confirmed to have taken place within the parking zone.
With the Moser’s grocery retailer nonetheless working, CPD arrange a fringe for the crime scene to make sure security of the realm.
Investigators at the moment haven’t any suspect data and are nonetheless figuring out the sequence of occasions resulting in this incident, though the sufferer has been confirmed to be an grownup male.
Anybody with details about the incident ought to contact the Columbia Police Division at 573-874-7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573-875-8477 to stay nameless.
Missouri man indicted over menace to Arizona official is a public college worker
A Missouri public college worker is going through federal prices for allegedly threatening an Arizona election official following Arizona’s outcomes of the 2020 presidential election.
Walter Lee Hoomstra, 50, was indicted Tuesday on one rely of speaking an interstate menace, which carries a most jail time period of 5 years, and one rely of creating a threatening phone name, which might lead to a two yr jail time period.
Hoomstra, who goes by “Butch,” additionally works because the Gainesville R-5 Faculty District’s expertise director. He has pleaded not responsible because the occasion befell, and his lawyer stated he voluntary turned himself in and is now cooperating with prosecutors.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer informed the Arizona Mirror this week that the voicemail — and dozens extra prefer it — had been left on his mobile phone after former President Donald Trump amplified the baseless declare that county election officers deleted digital information.
New Missouri regulation on banned books sparks debate
Faculty officers offering sexually-explicit supplies might now face prices beneath a brand new Missouri regulation which is ready to take impact on Aug. 28.
Punishments for these officers might vary from taking a category, a yr in jail or a $2000 nice.
The regulation is sparking debate and worrying some Missourians, whereas others say it protects children in faculties from sexually-explicit content material.
The statute describes sexually-explicit materials as depictions of intercourse acts or genitalia, with exceptions for creative and scientific significance. Whether or not or not it’s creative is as much as every individual’s interpretation, nevertheless.
Columbia Parks and Recreation hosts public enter assembly for updates on Recreation and Open Area Grasp Plan
Columbia Parks and Recreation hosted a public enter assembly for updates on its parks and trails grasp plan on the Columbia Farmers’ Market on Saturday.
WIth the plans final being up to date in 2013, right now’s assembly displayed maps of the brand new developments and land acquisitions set to happen over the following 10 years.
The top purpose of the pan is to have a 30 mile loop fully surrounding and connecting town’s community of trails.
The funding for these initiatives has been set by the 2021 tax renewal plan, with the group overwhelmingly passing this funding in assist of this growth in addition to different upkeep initiatives within the metropolis.
Columbia Parks and Recreation shall be internet hosting one other public enter assembly on Aug. 23 from 5-7 p.m. at Albert-Oakland Park, Shelter 3, and 4 different assembly alternatives in September. For the total record of assembly alternatives and the total plans for these metropolis developments go to their web site.