Robertl Koffman News Today

As we prepare for the New Year, we reflect back on the year ending and make hopeful plans for the one just beginning. Perhaps you are like me and make resolutions I may (or may not) manage to keep in 2024. I also find myself reflecting on ways the courts, too, are finishing one chapter and preparing to begin a new one. I see this most vividly in the number of judges we have lost in the past few years, mostly to retirement and, sadly, a few to death. While some of the retiring judges are able to ...

The Hon. Robert L. Koffman is stepping down as presiding judge of the 18th Circuit Court and took time as he packed his office in the Pettis Courthouse to reminisce on his career as a judge.

Thomas was sentenced to thirty nine years in prison for the robbery that happened in January of 2020.

Jason S Klein, 45, of Sedalia, was convicted by a Pettis County Jury Tuesday afternoon of possession of a controlled substance.

The Jury found Thomas guilty as charged on all counts.

A 21-year-old House Springs resident charged with a felony for stealing a motor vehicle in August has been sentenced to serve some time in jail. Charles Lawrence Olson was taken into custody while he was attempting to steal a motor vehicle on August 7. Olson waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty, on February 22, to a Class D Felony for Tampering with a Motor Vehicle. The Honorable Robert L. Koffman, Presiding Judge for the 18 th Judicial Court, sentenced Olson to spend 4 years in jail wi...