Missouri state troopers say a Pennsylvania woman suffered serious injuries in Thursday afternoon’s boat explosion and fire at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway …
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(AUDIO): Missouri business leader predicts new Ranken campus in Ashland will help with labor shortages
44 percent of small businesses nationwide cannot find employees to go to work for them, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB Missouri director …
Read More »Career fairs happening this afternoon at all four mid-Missouri Schnucks stores
Job seekers across mid-Missouri have an opportunity this afternoon to attend a career four at four area Schnucks stores. The St. Louis-based grocer is hosting a …
Read More »No arrests yet in Sunday’s double homicide in Boone County
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies still need your help in solving Sunday morning’s double homicide near Columbia. Boone County Sheriff’s Captain Brian Leer tells 939 the Eagle that …
Read More »Columbia’s newest school board member to be sworn-in Monday evening
Columbia’s school board has chosen former teacher Karen Hayes as the new board member to replace former board member Katherine Sasser. Our news partner KMIZ reports the …
Read More »Columbia’s city council members are discussing priorities and communication at their Independence retreat
Columbia’s seven city council members, city manager De’Carlon Seewood and department directors are heading to Independence this morning for a two-day council retreat at the Stoney Creek …
Read More »MoDOT: Expect delays next weekend on and near I-70’s Rocheport bridge
Mid-Missouri commuters and truckers should be prepared for delays if they’re traveling near I-70’s Rocheport bridge next weekend. Rocheport is about 14 miles west of Columbia. The …
Read More »(AUDIO): CPD chief: James Hundle’s 2021 homicide remains on front-burner
Columbia’s police chief says the cold case 2021 homicide involving a Mizzou CAFNR employee is still on the “front-burner”, and remains an active investigation. 939 the Eagle …
Read More »UPDATE: Chain reaction crash on I-70’s Rocheport bridge began with vehicle swerving, troopers say
Missouri state troopers say a six-vehicle chain reaction crash on I-70’s Rocheport bridge Tuesday happened when traffic was slowing due to construction, which restricted traffic to one …
Read More »Columbia man helicoptered to Des Moines hospital, following serious crash near Unionville
A Columbia man suffers serious injuries in a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in northern Missouri’s Putnam County, near the Iowa border. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash …
Read More »(AUDIO): 96-year-old mid-Missouri veteran receives the Medal of Combat Valor
That’s the sound of the U.S. Navy bell toll during Tuesday’s D-Day tribute at the Boone County Courthouse’s war memorial in downtown Columbia. The U.S. Exercise Tiger …
Read More »Convicted central Missouri murderer Tisius executed; expresses remorse for 2000 killings
A convicted double killer from mid-Missouri has been executed by lethal injection, about 23 years after he killed two Randolph County jailers in Huntsville. Michael Tisius was …
Read More »UPDATE: Westbound I-70 at Rocheport bridge reopens
Traffic is still slow for miles on both eastbound and westbound I-70 near the Rocheport bridge this evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reopened westbound I-70 …
Read More »UPDATE: Westbound I-70 at mid-Missouri’s Rocheport bridge shut down until further notice
Westbound I-70 at the 115 mile marker at the Rocheport bridge is completely closed at this hour, due to an accident that has led to cows on …
Read More »(AUDIO): Retiring Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Columbia police chief Geoff Jones will retire effective August 1. He joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”. He’s been police chief since 2019. …
Read More »Convicted mid-Missouri murderer Tisius set to be executed tonight
Barring intervention from a federal judge or the U.S. Supreme Court, a convicted killer from mid-Missouri will be executed this evening at the state’s maximum-security prison in …
Read More »CPD chief to retire this summer; CPOA praises Chief Jones
Columbia’s police chief has announced his retirement, effective August 1. Chief Geoff Jones has served the department for more than 24 years, starting as a patrol officer …
Read More »Two teens shot to death after weekend disturbance during party near Columbia, deputies say
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies say two teenagers were shot to death and four others were wounded in that Sunday morning incident near Columbia. The deadly shooting happened …
Read More »(AUDIO): Columbia Police Officers Association (CPOA) president Matt Nichols previews tonight’s city council meeting on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The Columbia Police Officers Association (CPOA) is asking residents to attend tonight’s city council meeting to support law enforcement. Attorney Donald Weaver will address the council tonight …
Read More »Columbia officials say GoCOMO study will help staffing levels
Columbia’s city manager says GoCOMO will undergo a comprehensive transit study this year. De’Carlon Seewood announced the study during his recent state of the city address. “This …
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