Missouri’s governor candidates were finally set to debate on Friday afternoon in Columbia. The gubernatorial forum at Missouri Theatre was postponed a couple weeks after incumbent Republican …
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COVID-19 Update: Oct. 9
Cole and Callaway counties didn’t reach the record-high levels of new coronavirus cases reported Thursday, but saw increases close to those marks Friday. Cole reported 61 new …
Read More »Major Hurricane Delta to make landfall Friday
(AP) Hurricane conditions and life-threatening storm surge are forecast for southwestern Louisiana when Hurricane Delta makes landfall, which is expected Friday evening. The National Hurricane Center says …
Read More »The World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize
(AP) — The World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. The announcement …
Read More »7 Mizzou players to miss LSU game due to COVID-19 exposure
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said Thursday on his Tiger Talk radio show on KTGR that one of his players tested positive for COVID-19 this week. Add …
Read More »13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police
(AP) — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months …
Read More »Trump says he’s ready for rallies; doctor says therapy done
(AP) — President Donald Trump insists he is ready to resume campaign rallies and feels “perfect” one week after his diagnosis with the coronavirus that has killed …
Read More »(AUDIO) State Senate candidates Rowden, Baker debate on 93.9 The Eagle
The two candidates to represent Columbia in the state Senate lay out different visions for how Missouri should move forward after the COVID-19 pandemic. Republican incumbent Caleb …
Read More »(AUDIO) Q&A with Missouri House candidates on 93.9 The Eagle
Listen to 93.9 The Eagle’s Missouri House Forum on Wednesday night featuring candidates for the 44th district (Cheri Toalson Reisch and Jacque Sample), 47th district (Chuck Basye …
Read More »Mexico authorities announce 2nd arrest connected to June murder
Mexico authorities announce a second arrest in a June murder. U.S. Marshals picked up Sadiq Moore in Columbia on Thursday morning. He is connected to the killing …
Read More »Mo job claims up; US layoffs remain elevated as 840,000 seek jobless aid
Missouri initial unemployment claims were up more than 20% last week. The state labor department on Thursday reported 8,797 claims in the week ending Oct. 3. That’s …
Read More »COVID-19 Update: JC middle schools switching to online learning
Callaway County reports its fourth death from COVID-19. Health officials confirmed the news Wednesday. Active cases are up in Callaway, to 159, with 43 new positives on …
Read More »Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with Biden
(AP) — President Donald Trump says he won’t participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden if it’s virtual. Debate organizers announced Thursday that the …
Read More »Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate
(AP) — Trading barbs through plexiglass shields, Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris turned the only vice presidential debate of 2020 into a dissection of the …
Read More »CPD to search Lamine River for missing Columbia woman again
Columbia police will try once again to find the body of a missing woman in a local river. It has been a year now since Mengqi Ji …
Read More »Missouri Task Force One deployed for Hurricane Delta response
Missouri Task Force One is heading to its third hurricane this season. The Boone County-based emergency responders left on Wednesday night for Ponchatoula, Louisiana, to help with …
Read More »Gov. Parson: $133 million added to state budget
Gov. Mike Parson releases more funds to the state budget after encouraging economic growth amid the pandemic. Parson said Wednesday Missouri’s current unemployment rate of seven percent …
Read More »Deputy who fatally shot Missouri woman reinstated to force
(AP) — A sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a Missouri woman in June is back at work. The Pettis County sheriff’s deputy returned to work last …
Read More »Police investigate gunshots in northeast Columbia
Authorities are investigating gunshots in northeast Columbia. Police say they responded to a call on Rice Road at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Officers say two houses in …
Read More »Mizzou-LSU football game moved to Columbia
Mizzou football will now host the LSU Tigers because of concerns over Hurricane Delta. The SEC announced Wednesday this Saturday’s game between Mizzou and LSU will not …
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