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Columbia man will spend 24 years in prison for 2023 killing in the Highlands neighbohood

3 weeks ago | columbiamissourian.com | Finnegan Belleau |Jeanne Abbott

By Finnegan Belleau,Jeanne Abbott An 18-year-old man will spend 24 years in prison for killing Janet Jago, the 72-year-old woman who was killed in 2023 during a robbery in the Highlands neighborhood. The judge on Thursday imposed the maximum sentence on Jermarion Burnett-Howard, who was involved in Jago's death after she tried to run during the robbery.
Sports betting is legalized in Missouri. Now what happens?

Nov 6, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Sydney Minor |Jeanne Abbott |Anna Colletto

By Sydney Minor,Jeanne Abbott,Anna Colletto Sports betting is now legal in Missouri after Amendment 2 passed with 50.1% of the vote Election Day. Now, anyone 21 and older can place wagers on the outcome of games and any other aspect of sporting events. The Missouri Gaming Commission will oversee regulations and must make sports betting available no later than Dec. 1, 2025. But it could be implemented sooner, said Jack Cardetti, spokesperson for Winning for Missouri in Education.
What to expect from Missouri ballot initiative outcomes

Nov 6, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Genevieve Smith |Jeanne Abbott |Anna Colletto

Two Missouri ballot initiatives were defeated Tuesday, and four others that seem more likely to affect the daily lives of voters were approved. A majority of voters defeated an amendment proposing a court fee for a sheriff's retirement fund, and defeated another proposing a casino on the Osage River. Other proposals - increasing the state's minimum wage, establishing a constitutional right to abortion, legalizing statewide sports betting and restricting voting rights to U.S. citizens - passed.
150 years after it was founded, MU's important collection of insects 'has a story to tell us'

Nov 4, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Alex Buchanan |Sophia Rentschler |Jeanne Abbott

By Alex Buchanan/Missourian,Sophia Rentschler,Jeanne Abbott About 80% of all animals on the planet are insects, and the Enns Entomology Museum at MU has one of the most important collections in the world. The Enns museum in the Agriculture Building on campus is the largest university-owned collection of insects anywhere, with 7 million specimens accumulated over 150 years.
How much does Columbia really recycle? Maybe more than you think, but residents can do better

Aug 18, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Caleigh Christy |Josh Stotler |Jeanne Abbott |Nick Sheaffer

Up to 35 tons of paper, plastic, aluminum, tin and glass are dumped into Columbia's recycling center every day, and more than a third of it ends up in the landfill. Almost all of the material sent to the landfill has been declared contaminated, improperly recycled or unable to be turned into anything new.
Abortion rights, sports betting, minimum wage to appear on November ballot

Aug 13, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Emmaline Luetkemeyer |Jeanne Abbott

By Emmaline Luetkemeyer,Jeanne Abbott Missouri voters will make a decision Nov. 5 on five ballot measures that were officially certified Tuesday. The four constitutional amendments and one proposition - which include abortion rights, sports gambling, ranked-choice voting, salary support for government attorneys and sheriffs, and minimum wage increases - were certified by the Missouri Secretary of State's Office.
Are they hotels?

Jul 13, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Ezra Bitterman |Jeanne Abbott

By Ezra Bitterman,Jeanne Abbott The Columbia City Council is revisiting an issue Monday that would classify short-term rentals like Airbnbs as hotels and require them to secure a business license. After the city adopted regulations over short-term rentals earlier this year, the rentals are now considered businesses with requirements like inspections, tax levies, and licenses.
Leaving pets in hot cars can be fatal, even at 70 degrees

Jul 5, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Emmaline Luetkemeyer |Jeanne Abbott

By Emmaline Luetkemeyer,Jeanne Abbott Leaving a pet in a hot car can be lethal, even at milder temperatures, but there is no Missouri law that explicitly prohibits doing so. The police department in Savannah, Missouri, north of Kansas City, is facing an uproar after a police dog died June 20 after being left in a hot car, The Associated Press reported.
State and county government offices, circuit courts closed Thursday and Friday

Jul 2, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Xander Lundblad |Grace Burwell |Jeanne Abbott

State and county offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of July Fourth, but city offices will reopen Friday after the holiday. Boone and Callaway County circuit courts will also close Thursday and Friday.
Ryan Delanty is taken in handcuffs to begin a six-month sentence in the Santulli hazing case

May 24, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Molly Gibbs |Ashlee Klotzbuecher |Caroline McCone |Jeanne Abbott

By Molly Gibbs,Ashlee Klotzbuecher,Caroline McCone,Jeanne Abbott Ryan Delanty was escorted out of a Boone County courtroom in handcuffs Friday afternoon, on his way to serving six months in jail for his part in the tragic hazing of a fraternity brother. The moment capped nearly an hour of emotional testimony by family members of Danny Santulli, who survived brain damage after an October 2021 incident at his fraternity house that left him unable to walk, talk or see.