A Columbia woman is charged with two counts of attempted murder and numerous other felonies, accused of stabbing her husband and trying to stab her children inside …
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Columbia trash survey to be discussed tonight; most surveyers back roll carts
Columbia’s city council says a survey completed by about 900 residents finds that trash remains a polarizing issue in the city. 892 Columbia residents took the survey, …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri’s state treasurer focusing on three “P’s”
Missouri’s new state treasurer says his first month in office has been a wonderful experience. Vivek Malek was born in India and arrived in Missouri in 2001 …
Read More »(AUDIO): Columbia College pleased with numbers from recent job fair
More than 100 employers from mid-Missouri and elsewhere had booths at this month’s Columbia College career fair, which drew several hundred people. Central Bank, Columbia Public Schools …
Read More »State employees pack Jefferson City state office building for bill-signing ceremony
Missouri’s governor says a bipartisan pay increase for state employees that he’s signed into law is critical to reversing the recruitment and retention struggles the state faces. Governor …
Read More »June trial scheduled for accused Columbia murderer
A Columbia man charged in the high-profile murder of his wife in 2006 will go on trial this summer. Boone County Circuit Judge Jeff Harris has scheduled …
Read More »(AUDIO): Columbia’s massive Swift Foods plant expected to open in April
An April ribbon-cutting is being planned for Columbia’s massive $185-million Swift Foods plant on Route B. Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) executive vice president Bernie Andrews …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri treasurer Vivek Malek appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State treasurer Vivek Malek (R) is Missouri’s 48th state treasurer. He was born in India and arrived in Missouri in August 2001 with two suitcases and $300 …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri’s governor describes I-70 plan as a once in a lifetime opportunity
Missouri’s governor is touting his $859-million proposal to widen and rebuild I-70 across Missouri as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Columbia business leaders are backing Governor Mike Parson’s (R) …
Read More »Jefferson City’s Truman Building is backdrop for today’s state employee pay raise bill-signing
Jefferson City’s approximately 14,000 state employees will soon see an increase in their pay. Governor Mike Parson (R) will sign the bipartisan 8.7 percent pay raise for …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia and Jefferson City under wind advisory
While any severe weather threat for mid-Missouri has ended, there is still a wind advisory in effect until 3 this (Monday) afternoon. The National Weather Service’s (NWS) …
Read More »Record money raised for mid-Missouri’s Radiothon for Children’s Hospital
The annual Radiothon to benefit the children and adolescents at Columbia’s Children’s Hospital has raised a record $260,013. The announcement was made Friday evening live on-air by …
Read More »UPDATE: High-profile Columbia murder trial is delayed
A highly-publicized Columbia murder trial will not start Monday morning in Columbia, after both sides learn that murder victim Megan Shultz was arrested on June 5, …
Read More »(AUDIO): Peggy Jean’s Pies co-founder Rebecca Wagster Miller appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
The Food Network has described Columbia’s popular Peggy Jean’s Pies as one of the ten best pies in the universe. Peggy Jean’s Pies started near the Business …
Read More »(AUDIO): Radiothon continues through 6 this evening
A new physician at Children’s Hospital in Columbia is a 2007 graduate of Jefferson City (JC) high school. Dr. Tyler Severance is a specialist in pediatric hematology-oncology. …
Read More »UPDATE: Jefferson City murder suspect indicted
A Cole County grand jury has indicted a Jefferson City double murder suspect. 35-year-old Damien Davis of Kansas City has been indicted on two counts of first …
Read More »(AUDIO): MFA Oil Rootin Tootin chili cookoff is Saturday in Columbia
Hundreds of people are expected to be at Columbia’s Holiday Inn Executive Center for Saturday’s 17th annual MFA Oil Rootin Tootin chili cookoff. Event organizer Kerrie Bloss …
Read More »Funding efforts are underway for a new hospital in Mexico, Missouri
A doctor and nurse in mid-Missouri’s Mexico hope to open a brand-new 65,000 square feet hospital in the next 16 months. The town has been without a …
Read More »“Every penny counts”, Radiothon Zimmer organizer says
We’ve received several $500 donations today during the 17th annual 939 the Eagle Radiothon. We’ve also received several donations for $1. All of the money being raised …
Read More »Window coverings to go up next week in downtown Columbia garage that’s seen numerous suicides
A downtown Columbia parking garage that’s seen at least eight suicides since it opened more than a decade ago will start to see new steel window coverings …
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