Columbia officials are reminding residents that the roll cart trash collection system doesn’t begin until March 4, and that trash bags are not supposed to be …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft discusses AIPAC incident and Columbia Willroth complaint on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside an event Tuesday in Jefferson City sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Some of the demonstrators held signs saying “Each …
Read More »Author of Wooldridge fire book plans presentation tonight in Jefferson City
Tonight is your opportunity to learn new details about the great Wooldridge fire of 2022, a fire that literally burned half of the mid-Missouri village off the …
Read More »UPDATE: Ashland sewer ballot measure fails
Voters in southern Boone County’s Ashland have defeated a $40-million ballot measure involving waterworks and sewage. Ashland voters defeated the measure by a 138-117 vote; a simple …
Read More »(LISTEN): Leaders of new youth center hope to expand to north and to east Columbia
The executive director of Columbia’s Destiny of H.O.P.E. says the aim of the new youth center on South Providence is to be the safe place that our …
Read More »Funeral services set for former Missouri House Higher Education Committee chair
A state senator from southwest Missouri’s Springfield praises the legacy of a former Missouri House Higher Education Committee chair who’s passed away, saying he served Missourians with …
Read More »President Choi: Memorial Stadium donation will have a generational impact on Mizzou
The UM System president is ecstatic about a $62-million donation to Mizzou Athletics, which will fund major renovations to Memorial Stadium in Columbia and support the Tiger …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s aging American Legion post receives new paint job
Volunteers from Columbia’s Home Depot have painted the ballroom at the aging American Legion post on Route WW, which is 60 years old. Herbert Williams American Legion …
Read More »Columbia’s new short-term rental regulations to take effect in June
You’ll soon have to pay the same five percent lodging tax that hotels pay, when you stay at a Columbia Airbnb or other short-term rental property. Columbia’s …
Read More »Mizzou’s Drinkwitz, Choi praise $62-million donation for Mizzou Athletics
A $62-million donation announced Monday in Columbia is the largest gift commitment ever received by Mizzou Athletics. Mizzou athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois says the commitment will fund …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri’s governor is proposing a 3.2 percent pay raise for state employees. State employee pay is a top priority for State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City), whose …
Read More »(LISTEN): New Columbia youth center has zero tolerance policy on bullying and threats
Leaders of the new youth center on Columbia’s South Providence describe it as a safe place that provides a location for young people to study, do schoolwork …
Read More »LGBTQ and proposed coffee shop bills on Columbia’s city council agenda tonight
Columbia’s city council will first-read bills tonight involving a proposed new 7Brew coffee restaurant near Raising Canes on South Providence and another expressing support for Columbia’s LGBTQ …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia gas station murder suspect to be arraigned at 1 pm
New court documents say an 18-year-old Columbia man charged with killing a man at the busy Phillips 66 gas station on West Boulevard near I-70 Thursday night …
Read More »Columbia’s city council set to vote tonight on short-term rental regulations
Sweeping proposed new regulations on short-term rentals are set to be voted on tonight by Columbia’s city council. The council has been working to develop land use regulations …
Read More »(LISTEN): Coil Construction owners Randy and David Coil appear on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia-based Coil Construction has built numerous shopping areas, restaurants, medical facilities and entertainment facilities that you and your family members have visited for the past 49 years. …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia city council member Betsy Peters says she will abstain from vote on Airbnbs
Columbia’s sixth-ward city council member Betsy Peters tells 93.9 The Eagle that she will abstain from voting Monday evening on proposed new regulations for Airbnbs in the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s Hawley hammers Facebook and other tech companies at hearing
Missouri’s senior senator blasted Facebook’s chief executive officer during an emotional Senate hearing this week in Washington, a hearing that led to an apology from the powerful …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia Police arrest one after man shot and killed at gas station
Columbia Police say a man who was shot at the Phillips 66 on West Boulevard Thursday night has died from his injuries. CPD investigators say the incident …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s Coil Construction turns 50 next year
A well-known Columbia-based construction company will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. Coil Construction was founded by Randy Coil in 1975. Mr. Coil started the company …
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