The University of Missouri says it’s providing support and counseling in a search for a missing student who was last seen in Nashville, Tennessee. Mizzou says student …
Read More »UPDATE: Missouri’s Parole Board revokes parole of Columbia carjacking suspect
A Columbia parolee who allegedly tried to carjack a woman in broad daylight in February outside the busy Walmart on Columbia’s Grindstone Parkway is back in state …
Read More »Columbia/Boone County officials describe opioid deaths as a public health emergency
Officials in Columbia and Boone County will hold a town hall meeting this evening to discuss what they call the ongoing drug overdose crisis. The Boone County …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey addresses beating near Hazelwood East high school on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
St. Louis television station KMOV reports a girl whose head was repeatedly slammed into the concrete street during a fight near Hazelwood East high school in north …
Read More »Columbia Rock Bridge girls and Jefferson City Jay boys heading to Missouri basketball semifinals
Here’s an update on the weekend 2024 Missouri State High School Activities Association’s (MSHSAA) boys and girls basketball tournaments: The Columbia Rock Bridge girls are heading to …
Read More »Downtown Columbia’s McKinney building task force to hear public input today
The Columbia Mayor’s task force on the McKinney building in downtown Columbia holds its second meeting this afternoon. The task force meets at 3:30 at Second Baptist …
Read More »(LISTEN): Area state senator running for Missouri secretary of state sponsoring paper ballot legisation
A state senator who represents mid-Missouri’s Cooper and Howard counties in Jefferson City is pushing paper ballots as he seeks the GOP nomination for Secretary of State. …
Read More »Missouri lawmaker pushing anti-hazing bill working to address language concerns
A southern Missouri lawmaker who’s sponsoring anti-hazing legislation in Jefferson City tells 939 the Eagle that he’s looking at options to address concerns about his bill. State …
Read More »UPDATE: Developer wants to build a marijuana dispensary near busy Columbia Highway 63 interchange
Columbia’s city council will soon decide if a “comprehensive marijuana dispensary” instead of a hotel can be built near the busy Highway 63 and Stadium Boulevard interchange. …
Read More »UPDATE: Well-known Columbia restaurant owner charged with arson to go on trial in 2025
A February 2025 jury trial has been scheduled in southeast Missouri for a well-known Columbia restaurant owner charged with second degree arson. 43-year-old Crystal Umfress is the …
Read More »(LISTEN): VP Culture’s Dr. Randal Weidenaar appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
VP Culture owner and organizational psychologist Dr. Randal Weidenaar has done workshops for numerous organizations, including the University of Missouri, Columbia-based EquipmentShare and MFA and for the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Lawmakers in both parties like anti-hazing bill, but say language needs to be tweaked
The family of a former Mizzou student in Columbia who’s now unable to walk, talk or see supports anti-hazing legislation that’s being proposed by a southern Missouri …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia Police searching for Plush Lounge murder suspect
Columbia Police and the U.S. Marshals are actively searching for a murder suspect who’s wanted in connection with the May 2023 killing of Melvin Hooker III outside …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia parolee charged with trying to carjack customer outside Grindstone Parkway Walmart
A Columbia parolee convicted of robbing and sodomizing a woman in 1991 is now charged with trying to carjack a woman in broad daylight in February outside …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia city council candidate Lisa Meyer appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The city of Columbia is currently 37 police officers short. Voters in Columbia’s second ward will see two candidates on their April city council ballot: Lisa Meyer …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s high school basketball championships mean big business to Columbia
You’ll notice extra traffic around Columbia’s Mizzou Arena again today and Saturday, as the 2024 Missouri State High School Activities Association’s (MSHSAA) boys and girls basketball championships …
Read More »(LISTEN): Downtown Columbia Candy Factory owner Mike Adkinson discusses 50 years in business on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Downtown Columbia’s popular Candy Factory opened in 1974 and was owned by Georgia and Earl Lundgren. The Candy Factory was one of Columbia’s first female-owned businesses when …
Read More »(LISTEN): Veteran northern Missouri Congressman Graves taking re-election seriously
The dean of Missouri’s congressional delegation has been campaigning across his sprawling 39-county north Missouri district, as he seeks a 13th term on Capitol Hill. U.S. Rep. …
Read More »Anti-hazing legislation to be heard this morning by Missouri House committee
A Missouri state lawmaker who graduated from Mizzou says he wants to prevent a situation like Danny Santulli’s alleged Columbia hazing incident from ever happening again. State …
Read More »Columbia’s McKinney building task force continues to meet; multiple potential possibilities exist
Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission heard a brief update Wednesday night about the McKinney building task force, which has been appointed. The task force continues to meet. City …
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