Callaway County authorities say they’ve solved a high-profile cold case murder that happened more than 21 years ago. A Callaway County grand jury has indicted 64-year-old Harold …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mid-Missouri foster care gala is Friday; Boone County has hundreds of foster children
A Friday night fundraiser will be held in Jefferson City to benefit an organization that aims to foster safe and nurturing homes for children and to facilitate …
Read More »Columbia’s popular winter trout program begins this afternoon
Columbia Parks and Recreation’s annual winter trout fishing program begins this afternoon at Cosmo-Bethel park, near Gentry middle school. The program opens today at 1. Missouri Department …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia murder suspect to be arraigned this afternoon
A Columbia man accused of stabbing his father to death will make his initial arraignment this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse, via video. Boone County prosecutors …
Read More »(LISTEN): New food bank market opens on Columbia’s Business Loop this morning; replaces central pantry
The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri will open its new Food Bank market on Columbia’s Business Loop this morning. The market is designed to provide …
Read More »(LISTEN): Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater discusses proposed downtown conference center, hotel on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater describes Tuesday as a great day, with the city releasing a request for qualifications for a proposed 36,000 square foot conference center …
Read More »(LISTEN): Palm Strategic Group partner Jonathan Ratliff appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Palm Strategic Group partner Jonathan Ratliff is also the Missouri House Republican Campaign Committee’s (HRCC) executive director. Republicans control the Missouri House 111-51, which is a supermajority-plus. …
Read More »Missouri’s Supreme Court has a female majority for first time in history
Missouri’s governor has appointed Ginger Gooch to the state Supreme Court, cementing the first-ever female majority on the state’s highest court. The 47-year-old Gooch will fill the …
Read More »Columbia Police chief announcement expected in early to mid-November
Look for an announcement in the next few weeks about Columbia’s next police chief, if not sooner. City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen tells 939 the Eagle that they’re …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia Farmers Market pavilion one of many improvements at Clary-Shy community park
Big things have been happening at the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) and the Columbia Farmer Market pavilion. The CCUA began with humble beginnings and an …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone County Nature School will serve all six school districts in county
Boone County has contributed about $400,000 to the Boone County Nature School, which is being built in the Three Creeks Conservation area between Columbia and Ashland. The …
Read More »Federal prosecutors say suspect who solicited images from Boone County children sentenced to 30 years
A Kansas man is heading to federal prison for the next 30 years, after admitting he solicited pornographic images from two Boone County child victims. Federal prosecutors …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s Rowden, Hoskins clash again over sports wagering
Two Missouri GOP state senators who are running for secretary of state next year are blaming each other for the defeat of sports wagering legislation in Jefferson …
Read More »Salute the Troops
At 93.9 The Eagle, we want to do something special to show appreciation to our military families in Mid-Missouri this Veteran’s Day. So we’ve partnered with All …
Read More »Missouri’s governor to make his second appointment to state Supreme Court in less than two months
We’ll know in a few hours who Missouri’s governor has chosen for the open seat on the state Supreme Court. Governor Parson will brief Capitol reporters this …
Read More »Columbia Moser’s parking lot murder suspect to go on trial in April
A Boone County judge has scheduled an April jury trial for a man charged with shooting and killing a man last year in a busy Columbia grocery …
Read More »Columbia store that prepared healthy meals closing
South Columbia’s Lean Kitchen Company is closing its doors. Reporter Zola Heck from Zimmer’s “Inside Columbia” magazine reports Lean’s Kitchen Company on Green Meadows’ final day will …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone County northern district commissioner Janet Thompson discusses federal ARPA dollars on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Columbia has received $25 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, while Boone County has received $35-million in federal ARPA dollars. President Joe Biden signed …
Read More »Harrisburg man arrested for deadly weekend crash; Missouri state troopers seeking DWI charges
Missouri state troopers are seeking criminal charges against a Harrisburg man for this weekend’s horrific deadly crash on Route J, a crash that killed passenger Corry Crowley. …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) discusses secretary of state’s race, term limits and sports wagering on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) is seeking the GOP nomination for secretary of state in August 2024. Senator Rowden, who is being forced out …
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