Missouri’s governor will be in Columbia Thursday morning to help cut the ribbon on a new lab at the MACC campus on the Business Loop. Governor Parson …
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Blunt says Missouri House’s daily debates closely resemble Congress
Missouri’s senior senator on Capitol Hill says the Show-Me State is where the nation comes together. Retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) recently addressed the Missouri House in …
Read More »Boone County teenager dies in one-vehicle crash
A Hallsville teenager has been killed in a crash on Highway 124 in Boone County. Missouri state troopers say 18-year-old Molly Jones was a passenger in a …
Read More »Board members get first-hand view of progress at Columbia Regional Airport’s new terminal
Members of Columbia’s airport advisory board took a field trip on Wednesday, touring the $23-million new terminal being built at Columbia Regional Airport (COU). The new terminal …
Read More »(AUDIO) Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood appears on “Wake Up Columbia”
De’Carlon Seewood is Columbia’s first African-American city manager. He began in January. Mr. Seewood joined us live on “Wake Up Columbia” to discuss BeHeardCoMo, a new portal …
Read More »June trial set for Columbia woman charged with deadly motorcycle collision
A Columbia woman charged with involuntary manslaughter and DWI for the November death of a motorcyclist on North Providence will go to trial in June. Boone County …
Read More »Missouri’s state treasurer: it’s time for the world to cut Vladimir Putin off
Saying that Vladamir Putin is a “madman,” Missouri’s state treasurer is calling for an emergency meeting of the state MOSERS board of trustees. MOSERS is the acronym …
Read More »Missouri’s new health director has served at DHSS for more than 22 years
A key figure in Missouri’s COVID response efforts is the state’s new acting health director. Governor Mike Parson has named Paula Nickelson of Fulton as the state …
Read More »Missouri’s governor says COVID numbers are trending in right direction
Missouri’s governor says COVID numbers are dropping significantly across the state. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters that since the Omicron variant peaked in January, daily cases …
Read More »Columbia board members to tour new COU terminal on Wednesday
Members of Columbia’s airport advisory board will be at Columbia Regional Airport (COU) this afternoon to tour the $23-million new terminal that’s under construction. The new terminal …
Read More »Suspect in Columbia’s Oak Towers incident receiving mental health evaluation
A Columbia man who fired multiple shots at Oak Towers before barricading himself inside his apartment on Tuesday morning is being evaluated at a local health facility. …
Read More »UPDATE: Suspect in the Oak Towers incident taken into custody
UPDATE: Columbia Police spokesman Jeff Pitts tells 939 the Eagle that the suspect who barricaded himself in an apartment at Oak Towers has been taken into custody. …
Read More »Veteran Boone County Prosecutor will not seek fifth term in November; Knight strongly considering a run for judge
Boone County’s longtime prosecutor has announced that he will not seek re-election in November. Dan Knight, who was first elected prosecutor in 2006, is finishing his fourth …
Read More »Blasting operations to begin soon near I-70 Rocheport bridge
State transportation crews say mid-Missouri motorists will see lane closures and delays over the next several weeks on I-70 near the Rocheport bridge. State Department of Transportation …
Read More »Christofanelli: sports wagering would bring $15-million in additional revenue to Missouri
A bill to legalize sports wagering in Missouri is now before a House committee in Jefferson City. The House Special Committee on Public Policy held a recent …
Read More »Missouri’s new acting health director to be announced Tuesday afternoon
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) will have a new acting director this afternoon. Governor Mike Parson has called a noon press conference at …
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