COLUMBIA — The chain of events that led to Ricky Gurley being seated quietly in the back row at a hearing of the Supreme Court of Missouri on Nov. 9 as his lawyer presented a First Amendment case in front of seven judges has caused the Columbia private investigator some grief. If the court finds [...]
COLUMBIA — In a crowded living room a half-mile west of Columbia police headquarters, Matthew Akins and his crew watched videos of people from all over the city talk about their problems with local police. In the far corner of the dimly lit room lay a black bag containing Akins’ sidekick — a Sony HD [...]
Lexi Brown, 5, walks inside her home at Lot 246 at the Columbia Regency mobile home park. Lexi lives with her three siblings, mother and grandmother. Her mother, Melissa Dinwiddie, wants to know when she and her children will be forced to leave their home. “They need to tell us something,” she said. ¦ MATTHEW BUSCH BY BRAD [...]
Inspectors Struggle to Keep Up With Flood of Imports The FDA physically inspects only about 2 percent of food imports.By Brad Racino News21(Click here to read the story with accompanying graphics, photos, videos and interactive maps) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Inside the giant warehouse, past the labyrinth of cubicles and corner offices, behind the security door marked “Authorized [...]
FDA Looks to Computer Program to Predict Risky Imports FDA uses PREDICT to target suspect imports. (Click here for the full story with accompanying photos)By Brad Racino, News21 In 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began looking for a better way to monitor the rising volume of imports hitting America’s shores each year. The agency’s solution was PREDICT, or [...]
James Kraig Kahler, who was convicted last week of capital murder in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife, their two teenage daughters and his wife’s grandmother, looks into the spectators gallery in Osage County District Court in Lyndon, Kan., during a break in his sentencing hearing Monday. ¦ THAD ALLTON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BY BRAD RACINO LYNDON, Kan. [...]
Retired group of Columbia men build homes for Habitat for Humanity Ross Swofford takes a break in front of the Habitat for Humanity house he is helping to build for Chris Ruff, a war veteran. Swofford is a member of the “Day Crew,” a group of 17 men who regularly volunteer for Habitat and [...]
Watch the discussion on KBIA’s “Intersection” broadcast By Brad Racino January 28, 2011 | 12:00 a.m. CST COLUMBIA — The potholes on the road near Bill McNeil’s home are too deep for him to cross in his wheelchair. The floorboards are so rotted in spots in Christopher Weisser’s trailer, he’s afraid he might fall through someday. [...]
Friday, September 23, 2011 | 11:00 p.m. CDT BY BRAD RACINO COLUMBIA — Missouri National Guard soldiers and airmen were cautioned today to “avoid wearing a military uniform in public” due to a “direct threat” in retaliation to a gang-related shooting around Fort Sill, Okla., earlier this week. According to an internal memo leaked to the [...]
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