Jeanne Abbott

2 months 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.