A Boone County judge has scheduled an October sentencing date for a Columbia man who admits shooting his stepfather to death while the suspect was drunk last year. …
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(LISTEN): Missouri lawmaker and former Mizzou captain says bipartisan NIL law goes beyond Mizzou
A former Mizzou football captain who helped lead the successful passage of bipartisan NIL legislation describes the bill as very important to him. NIL stands for name, …
Read More »Columbia’s city council gives green light to McKinney building purchase; first-reads SRO agreement
Columbia’s city council has approved a bill to purchase the historic McKinney building downtown for $1.7 million. The two-story building is located at 411 East Broadway, next …
Read More »Team CoMo and other volunteer organizations provide free backpacks and shoes to Columbia students
More than 2,000 Columbia-area students are heading back to school this morning with new backpacks, socks and shoes, thanks to Team CoMO and other volunteers. Team CoMo …
Read More »Columbia’s Heidelberg fire was 20 years ago
Friday marked the 20th anniversary of that massive blaze that almost destroyed the Heidelberg in downtown Columbia. Our news partner ABC-17 showed footage this weekend of the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater discusses aging Tri-Level and Truman Hotel’s condition on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater is encouraged by recent comments about the aging tri-level made by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. The governor says state transportation officials should …
Read More »UPDATE: Missouri’s attorney general files amended charges in Columbia murder case; plea hearing set for Monday
Online court records show a Columbia murder suspect accused of killing his father in 2022 is set to appear in Boone County Circuit Court Monday morning for …
Read More »Potential McKinney building purchase and budget hearing to take centerstage at tonight’s Columbia council meeting
Columbia’s city council is set to vote tonight on a bill to appropriate $1.7 million to purchase the historic McKinney building downtown. The two-story McKinney building, which …
Read More »NWS: Columbia’s heat index breaks record; entire listening area under excessive heat warning
Columbia’s Sunday heat index of 118 has broken an all-time record. National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Jared Maples tells 939 the Eagle that Sunday’s mark …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mayor pleased with Columbia Mall’s approach on energy-efficiency and future
Columbia’s mayor is impressed with how Columbia Mall has pivoted from what a traditional mall looks like. “Bringing in things like Level Up and your different opportunities …
Read More »Missouri’s 2023 state fair wraps up; fair officials praise concert attendance
While we won’t have attendance numbers yet, Missouri state fair officials are pleased with this year’s turnout in Sedalia. The fair wrapped up on Sunday. Missouri Department …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone Electric Cooperative general manager Todd Culley appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative was Missouri’s first electric coop. It was formed in 1936 as part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Rural Electrification Administration. Boone Electric today …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone County commissioners excited about I-70 expansion’s ripple impact
Boone County’s three Democratic commissioners joined Missouri’s GOP governor for this week’s I-70 expansion bill-signing ceremony in Columbia. Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick says expanding I-70 …
Read More »UPDATE: Tonight’s Nelly concert in Sedalia is approaching a sellout
The state fairgrounds in west-central Missouri’s Sedalia have been packed for the entire state fair, and they’ll be busy for tonight’s performance by Nelly. The state Department …
Read More »Paint the M, midnight barbecue and Tiger Walk are this weekend at Mizzou
You’ll see a lot of activity this afternoon at Columbia’s Faurot Field, as a few thousand incoming Mizzou students paint the M. It’s an annual tradition that …
Read More »(LISTEN): Child care tax credits remain a top priority for Missouri Chamber leaders
The leader of the state’s largest business group says improving access to child care will be a top priority during Missouri’s 2024 legislative session in Jefferson City. …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia Democratic lawmakers join Missouri’s GOP governor on I-70 expansion bill
Boone County’s bipartisan legislative delegation was unanimous in its support of a bill pushed by Missouri’s governor to six-lane I-70 across the state. Senate President Pro Tem …
Read More »Boone County judge sets January trial date for a Santulli hazing case
A former Fiji fraternity member charged with hazing for Columbia’s high-profile 2021 incident involving Danny Santulli will go on trial in January. 21-year-old Benjamin Karl of Columbia …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri state fair’s ham breakfast is a sellout
U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, at least four other members of Missouri’s congressional delegation, Governor Parson and numerous other elected officials are in Sedalia for …
Read More »Mizzou students continue to move in; First Roar is tonight in Columbia
You’ll notice additional traffic near the Mizzou campus again this morning into the afternoon, as Move-In Days continue. UM System President Dr. Mun Choi was personally on-hand …
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