by admin | Jan 11, 2008 | Politics / Govt
State Senator Chuck Graham (D-Columbia), who was arrested for drunk driving, can drive from his home in Columbia to the Capitol now. A judge in Columbia has reinstated Graham’s driving privileges. Graham was picked up for drunk...
by admin | Jan 10, 2008 | Politics / Govt
Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO) has announced a plan designed to better protect Missourians from drunk drivers. He’s asking the General Assembly to approve legislation that would require a repeat offender to modify his or her vehicle to add an ignition interlock...
by admin | Oct 26, 2007 | Crime / Courts
A central Missouri prosecutor says he doubts he will seek life imprisonment for a man convicted of being a persistent offender, but he says he could. Henry County Prosecutor Richard Shields says a jury convicted 44-year-old Joseph Townsend of Deepwater of a Class B...
by admin | Jul 10, 2007 | Crime / Courts
A drunk driver who caused a head-on crash on Interstate 70 in Columbia has been sentenced to three years in prison. An apology to a woman who was severely injured in the other car has fallen on deaf ears. Ben Miller had had six beers before he started driving that...
by admin | Jul 4, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A new law will go into effect this year that closes a loophole a state lawmaker exploited to avoid a drunken driving conviction. A law approved in 1982 required the use of a non-alcoholic antiseptic swab before blood could be drawn to determine a suspect’s blood...
